The 1993 season was the Houston Oilers 34th season and their 24th in the NFL.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
13	Houston Oilers	Brad Hopkins	Tackle	Illinois

Regular season

The Buddy Ryan-led defense helped propel the Oilers to an 11-game winning streak to end the 1993 regular season, only to be upset by Joe Montana and the Kansas City Chiefs in the Astrodome during the Divisional Round of the playoffs. He was most notably involved in a sideline altercation with then-offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride during a national broadcast. Ryan had been criticizing Gilbride's "run and shoot", referring to it as the "chuck and duck." Ryan felt that last-minute stands cost him two players to injury when the offense could have simply just ran the ball and killed the clock. At the end of the first half in the last game of the season against the New York Jets, Gilbride called a pass play, and when Cody Carlson fumbled the snap, Ryan started yelling at Gilbride, who started walking towards Ryan, yelling back. When they were in arms length, Ryan punched Gilbride and two players quickly separated them.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 5, 1993	at New Orleans Saints	L 33-21
2	September 12, 1993	Kansas City Chiefs	W 30-0
3	September 19, 1993	at San Diego Chargers	L 18-17
4	September 26, 1993	Los Angeles Rams	L 28-13
5	Bye
6	October 11, 1993	at Buffalo Bills	L 35-7
7	October 17, 1993	at New England Patriots	W 28-14
8	October 24, 1993	Cincinnati Bengals	W 28-12
9	Bye
10	November 7, 1993	Seattle Seahawks	W 24-14
11	November 14, 1993	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 38-3
12	November 21, 1993	at Cleveland Browns	W 27-20
13	November 28, 1993	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23-3
14	December 5, 1993	Atlanta Falcons	W 33-17
15	December 12, 1993	Cleveland Browns	W 19-17
16	December 19, 1993	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 26-17
17	December 25, 1993	at San Francisco 49ers	W 10-7
18	January 2, 1994	New York Jets	W 24-0

Standings

AFC Central
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Houston Oilers	12	4	0	.750	368	238
Pittsburgh Steelers	9	7	0	.563	308	281
Cleveland Browns	7	9	0	.438	304	307
Cincinnati Bengals	3	13	0	.188	187	319

Roster

QuarterbacksWarren Moon, Cody Carlson Running BacksGary Brown, Lorenzo White, Spencer Tillman Wide ReceiversHaywood Jefferies, Webster Slaughter, Ernest GivensTight Endsnone (Run & Shoot offense)		Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen		Linebackers Defensive BacksCB Special Teams		Reserve Lists Practice Squad Rookies in italics

Postseason

AFC Divisional Playoff

AFC: Kansas City Chiefs 28, Houston Oilers 20

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Played indoors, domed stadium
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy
• Referee: Gerald Austin
• Game attendance: 64,011

Chiefs quarterback Joe Montana threw three touchdown passes in the second half to give his team a 28-20 win. The Oilers jumped to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter with kicker Al Del Greco's 49-yard field goal and running back Gary Brown's 2-yard touchdown. Then after a scoreless second period, Montana threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to tight end Keith Cash in the third quarter. In the fourth period, Del Greco kicked a 43-yard field goal to give Houston a 13-7 lead. But aided by a 38-yard pass interference penalty, the Chiefs advanced 71 yards to score on wide receiver J.J. Birden's 11-yard touchdown reception form Montana. On the Oilers' next possession, Kansas City defensive lineman Dan Saleaumua recovered a fumble by Houston quarterback Warren Moon, setting up Montana's 18-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Willie Davis. The Oilers then drove 80 yards to score on wide receiver Ernest Givins' 7-yard touchdown catch, but the Chiefs responded with running back Marcus Allen's game-clinching 21-yard touchdown that capped off a 79-yard drive.

Awards and records

• Haywood Jeffires, Pro Bowl Selection
• Warren Moon, Pro Bowl Selection

Milestones

References

• Oilers on Pro Football Reference
• Oilers on jt-sw.com