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Johnny Tapia, boxing champ, dead at 45

| Sunday, December 21, 2008 | |||||
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
| Houston | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Oakland | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| Wrap | |||||
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
| Oakland Touchdown - 20-yard pass from JaMarcus Russell to Chaz Schilens. (Sebastian Janikowski extra point is good). |
| Houston Touchdown - 1-yard run by Vonta Leach. (Kris Brown extra point is good). |
| Second Quarter |
| Houston Field Goal - 53-yarder by Kris Brown. |
| Houston Field Goal - 24-yarder by Kris Brown. |
| Third Quarter |
| Oakland Touchdown - 29-yard pass from JaMarcus Russell to Johnnie Lee Higgins. (Sebastian Janikowski extra point is good). |
| Oakland Touchdown - 80-yard punt return by Johnnie Lee Higgins. (Sebastian Janikowski extra point is good). |
| Fourth Quarter |
| Houston Field Goal - 40-yarder by Kris Brown. |
| Final Team Statistics | ||
| Statistics | Houston | Oakland |
| First Downs | 17 | 17 |
| Rushes-yards | 22-90 | 34-139 |
| Passing yards | 255 | 236 |
| Return yards | 234 | 223 |
| Passing (Att-Comp-Int) | 36-19-1 | 25-18-0 |
| Punts-Average | 4-36.8 | 4-48.5 |
| Penalties-Yards | 1-15 | 2-14 |
| Time of Possession | 28:31 | 31:29 |
| Individual Statistics | |
| Rushing | |
| Houston | Steve Slaton 18-66, Kevin Walter 1-13, Matt Schaub 2-10, Vonta Leach 1-1 |
| Oakland | Justin Fargas 22-93, Darren McFadden 12-46 |
| Passing | |
| Houston | Matt Schaub (19-36), Yards: 255, Sacked: 3, TD: 0 |
| Oakland | JaMarcus Russell (18-25), Yards: 236, Sacked: 1, TD: 2 |
| Receiving | |
| Houston | Owen Daniels 7-111, Steve Slaton 5-36, Andre Johnson 2-19, Kevin Walter 2-17, David Anderson 1-65, Joel Dreessen 1-4, Vonta Leach 1-3 |
| Oakland | Darren McFadden 5-41, Zach Miller 4-70, Johnnie Lee Higgins 3-56, Chaz Schilens 3-52, Luke Lawton 2-13, Justin Fargas 1-4 |
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