Saturday December 12, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/12/1970:



The Oakland Raiders powered to their fourth straight Western Division championship, conquering their closest rivals, the Chiefs, in the decisive game before a record Oakland crowd. Marv Hubbard carried 7 times in succession for four first downs and 40 yards and a TD to put the game beyond Kansas City's grasp. The Raiders racked up 204 yards rushing compared to a total offense of 121 by the Chiefs.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE143.3  (5)124.9  (25)268.2  (18)30
DEFENSE109.2  (8)130.6  (2)239.8  (2)41
OFFENSE139.3  (7)206.2  (2)345.6  (1)20
DEFENSE153.3  (25)154.9  (11)308.2  (23)26

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Kansas City Chiefs (7-4-2)30036
Oakland Raiders (8-3-2)067720

( 3- 0) KC Jan Stenerud 20 yard field goal ( 3- 3) OAK George Blanda 23 yard field goal ( 3- 6) OAK George Blanda 35 yard field goal ( 3-13) OAK Marv Hubbard 6 yard rush (George Blanda kick) ( 3-20) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 36 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) ( 6-20) KC Jan Stenerud 40 yard field goal
                     KC              OAK
First Downs:         7               23
Rushes-yards:        23-62           47-204
Yards/rush:          2.7             4.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     6-12-80-1       9-19-136-1
Sacked-yards:        3-21            3-16
Net pass yards:      59              120
Net yards/pass:      3.9             5.5
Total net yards:     121             324
Total plays:         38 (60% run)    69 (68% run)  
Yards/play:          3.2             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             1-0
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     7-91            5-67

Attendance: 54,596

Passing:
KC: Len Dawson, 6 of 12 for 80 yards (1 int) OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 9 of 19 for 136 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
KC: Ed Podolak, 12 for 21 yards; Wendell Hayes, 9 for 25 yards; Len Dawson, 1 for 10 yards; Billy Cannon, 1 for 6 yards OAK: Hewritt Dixon, 20 for 67 yards; Marv Hubbard, 16 for 93 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Smith, 11 for 44 yards
Receiving:
KC: Otis Taylor, 3 for 59 yards; Ed Podolak, 2 for 4 yards; Frank Pitts, 1 for 17 yards OAK: Fred Biletnikoff, 3 for 80 yards and 1 TD; Warren Wells, 2 for 33 yards; Hewritt Dixon, 2 for 21 yards; Raymond Chester, 1 for 7 yards; Charlie Smith, 1 for -5 yards
Kick returns:
KC: Robert Holmes, 3 for 104 yards; Ed Podolak, 2 for 62 yards OAK: Jimmy Warren, 1 for 25 yards; George Atkinson, 1 for 23 yards
Punt returns:
OAK: George Atkinson, 1 for -2 yards; Rod Sherman, 1 for -2 yards
Interceptions:
KC: Jim Lynch, 1 for 3 yards OAK: Kent McCloughan, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
KC: Jerrel Wilson, 5 for 194 yards OAK: Mike Eischeid, 4 for 146 yards
Field Goals:
KC: Jan Stenerud, 2/3 OAK: George Blanda, 2/2


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