Schedule Game summaries ====Week One vs.
Steelers==== Two
Warren Moon touchdowns and a score off a Steelers fumble put the Oilers up 24–16 at halftime, but from there
Neil O'Donnell led the Steelers back on three scoring drives and a 29–24 Pittsburgh win. ====Week Two at
Colts==== Warren Moon added two more touchdowns while
Jack Trudeau and
Tom Tupa couldn't reach 140 passing yards in a 20–10 Oilers win. ====Week Three vs.
Chiefs==== Two years after throwing for 527 yards in a 27–10 win Moon was intercepted twice and held to 279 yards but led the Oilers from down 13–3 to lead in the fourth 20–13. From there future Oiler
Todd McNair tied the game, but
Al Del Greco won it 23–20 in overtime on a 39-yard field goal. ====Week Four vs.
Chargers==== Warren Moon threw a touchdown and ran in a second while
Stan Humphries was intercepted three times in a 27–0 shutout. It would be the franchise's final win over the Chargers until
2013.
Bye Week ====Week Six at
Bengals==== The Oilers had won their previous two matchups (both 1991) with the Bengals by a combined score of 65–10 but memory of Cincinnati's 41–14 playoff win in 1990 was still fresh as the Oilers raced to a 24–0 lead, Warren Moon threw five touchdowns, and Houston won 38–24. ====Week Seven at
Broncos==== The Oilers returned to the site of a 26–24 playoff meltdown the previous season. The game lead changed five times as the Oilers took a 21–20 lead but the Broncos won 27–21.
Week Eight vs. Bengals Houston authored another season sweep as Moon threw for 342 yards and two scores while
Norman Esiason had a touchdown but gave up a safety when he was run out his own end zone.
Week Nine at Steelers Moon led the Oilers to two field goal drives as the Steelers led 7–6 at halftime. Moon had to give way to
Cody Carlson, who threw a touchdown then saw a fumble-return score and a 20–7 Houston lead. But from there two Neil O'Donnell touchdowns rallied Pittsburgh to a 21–20 win. ====Week Ten vs.
Browns==== Moon again started and again Carlson came in, this time with the Oilers down 17–0, and his two touchdowns weren't enough in a 24–14 Browns win. ====Week Eleven at
Vikings====
Future Vikings quarterback Moon rallied Houston from down 10–3 on a touchdown to
Ernest Givins and a drive ending in a field goal and the 17–13 Houston win. This was the last time an NFL franchise from Houston defeated the Minnesota Vikings. The Oilers franchise would never defeat the Vikings again until
2008 when they became the
Tennessee Titans, and as of 2024, the
Houston Texans are 0-6 against the Vikings. ====Week Twelve at
Dolphins==== The Oilers under
Jack Pardee had blown leads with noticeable frequency and it happened again after leading 13–3 in the second quarter. The Oilers were held scoreless in the fourth in losing 19–16. ====Week Thirteen at
Lions==== With
Warren Moon now out with injury until the end of the season
Cody Carlson started and the game lead changed five times in the second half.
Lorenzo White’s score was the winner in the 24-21 contest. ====Week Fourteen vs.
Bears==== The Oilers reached eight wins 24-7 while the Bears were approaching the end of
Mike Ditka’s time as head coach. The opposing quarterbacks Carlson and
Peter Tom Willis combined for just 363 yards passing. ====Week Fifteen vs.
Packers==== Two
Cody Carlson interceptions and two Oilers fumbles hurt Houston in a 16-14 loss to the Packers despite holding Green Bay to less than 230 yards.
Week Sixteen at Browns Carlson rallied the Oilers from down 14-3, overcoming two interceptions to toss two touchdowns and win 17-14. The Oilers defense picked off
Bernie Kosar three times. ====Week Seventeen vs.
Bills==== After a
Steve Christie field goal the Bills were crushed by 27 straight Oilers points.
Jim Kelly was knocked out of the game and for Buffalo’s ensuing playoff game. Cody Carlson had a touchdown then gave way to
Warren Moon who had a touchdown and despite completing less than half his passes (6 of 13) had a higher passer rating (91.8 to Carlson’s 73.4); Bills quarterbacks had only a 27 passer rating.
Standings ==Playoffs==