The plain cold fact is this: When the Houston Oilers leave the House of Pain they tend to collapse like a house of cards. And since the wild-card Oilers won't be seeing the Astrodome this postseason, they'd better figure out what to do about this domesickness before Saturday's AFC playoff game in Cleveland.

The Oilers got blown out at Cincinnati and in New York by the Jets. Losses at Seattle and Philadelphia were respectable, but last week's loss in Cleveland prevented this wild-card game from being played in Houston. Now, as temperatures fall, the Oilers have to face talk that dome teams cannot win in the cold.

PHOTO,,Fotosports International; CHART CAPTION:[Jerry Glanville]: "We're going to be the best cold weather team Texas has ever seen." CAPTION: ----- OILERS: ROAD WORRIERS ------ Home Opponents ----------------------- Result Sept. 11, Los Angeles Raiders ------ W, 38-35 Sept. 25, New England Patriots ------ W, 31-6 Oct. 9, Kansas City Chiefs ----------- W, 7-6 Oct. 30, Washington Redskins ------- W, 41-17 Nov. 7, Cleveland Browns ----------- W, 24-17 Nov. 20, Phoenix Cardinals --------- W, 38-20 Dec. 4, Pittsburgh Steelers -------- L, 37-34 Dec. 11, Cincinnati Bengals --------- W, 41-6 Totals ---------------------------------- 7-1 Road Opponents ----------------------- Result Sept. 4, Indianapolis Colts -------- W, 17-14 Sept. 18, New York Jets ------------ L, 45- 3 Oct. 2, Philadelphia Eagles -------- L, 32-23 Oct. 16, Pittsburgh Steelers ------- W, 34-14 Oct. 23, Cincinnati Bengals -------- L, 44-21 Nov. 13, Seattle Seahawks ---------- L, 27-24 Nov. 24, Dallas Cowboys ------------ W, 25-17 Dec. 18, Cleveland Browns ---------- L, 28-23 Totals ---------------------------------- 3-5