1992 Houston Oilers

The 1992 Houston Oilers season was the team's 33rd season, and their 23rd in the NFL.

The Oilers reached the playoffs for the 6th consecutive season, which was the longest such streak in the NFL at the time. (They would extend that to seven straight playoff appearances the next season.)

AFC Wildcard
The Oilers held a 35-3 lead on the Buffalo Bills. Bills backup quarterback Frank Reich led the Bills on a 35–3 run in the second half and overtime against the Oilers defense en route to a 41–38 overtime victory. The game is the largest comeback in NFL history, regular or postseason. Houston, whose 1992 team some believed gave them their best chance to win the Super Bowl, made several sweeping changes in the offseason.

Defensive coordinator Jim Eddy was fired shortly after the game. Oilers cornerback Chris Dishman called it "the biggest choke in history,"

According to statistics site Football Outsiders, who does play-by-play analyses of each team each season, the Oilers were the best team in the AFC at the end of the 1992 season. "So if you are a Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans fan," says the site, "who agonizes over the Frank Reich comeback game blowing your franchise's best shot at a Super Bowl title, well, here's another opportunity to feel sad."

Scoring summary


 * HOU – Jeffires 3-yard pass from Moon (Del Greco kick) 7–0 HOU
 * BUF – FG Christie 36-yards 7–3 HOU
 * HOU – Slaughter 7-yard pass from Moon (Del Greco kick) 14–3 HOU
 * HOU – Duncan 26-yard pass from Moon (Del Greco kick) 21–3 HOU
 * HOU – Jeffires 27-yard pass from Moon (Del Greco kick) 28–3 HOU
 * HOU – McDowell 58-yard interception return (Del Greco kick) 35–3 HOU
 * BUF – K. Davis 1-yard run (Christie kick) 35–10 HOU
 * BUF – Beebe 38-yard pass from Reich (Christie kick) 35–17 HOU
 * BUF – Reed 26-yard pass from Reich (Christie kick) 35–24 HOU
 * BUF – Reed 18-yard pass from Reich (Christie kick) 35–31 HOU
 * BUF – Reed 17-yard pass from Reich (Christie kick) 38–35 BUF
 * HOU – FG Del Greco 26-yards 38–38 tie
 * BUF – FG Christie 32-yards 41–38 BUF

Awards and records

 * Haywood Jeffires, Pro Bowl Selection
 * Haywood Jeffires, All Pro Selection
 * Warren Moon, AFC Passing Leader (Passer Rating 89.3)
 * Warren Moon, Pro Bowl Selection
 * Lorenzo White, Pro Bowl Selection