Perhaps drained from their emotional victory over the rival Giants, the Redskins needed overtime to knock off the Houston Oilers.

There were no touchdowns scored until the fourth quarter, with the teams trading field goals for a 6-6 third quarter tie. The Redskins finally got in the end zone in the fourth quarter with a Byner run, but Houston answered with a Lorenzo White TD. Regulation ended with the score tied at 13.

Warren Moon threw an interception on Houston's first OT possession, and Washington drove into position for Lohmiller's game winning FG.