Sunday December 3, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/03/1972:



Oakland clinched its fifth AFC Western crown in six years on a final-minute TD by Charlie Smith. San Diego missed a final chance for victory when Dennis Partee's 51-yard FG attempt fell short. Mike Garrett rushed for 145 yards on 28 carries, his fourth 100-yard game of the season.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE174.5  (3)163.8  (11)338.4  (3)22
DEFENSE121.2  (6)149.7  (11)270.9  (7)32
OFFENSE146.1  (12)158.6  (13)304.7  (11)34
DEFENSE117.3  (4)162.7  (17)280.0  (12)27

Line: Raiders by 3½

Team1234F
Oakland Raiders (8-3-1)770721
San Diego Chargers (4-7-1)0106319

( 7- 0) OAK Raymond Chester 16 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) ( 7- 3) SD Dennis Partee 15 yard field goal ( 7-10) SD Cid Edwards 1 yard rush (Dennis Partee kick) (14-10) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 36 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) (14-16) SD Gary Garrison 52 yard pass from John Hadl (kick failed) (14-19) SD Dennis Partee 18 yard field goal (21-19) OAK Charlie Smith 9 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
                     OAK             SD
First Downs:         17              26
Rushes-yards:        27-96           53-233
Yards/rush:          3.6             4.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-23-223-2     15-26-221-2
Sacked-yards:        2-21            1-14
Net pass yards:      202             207
Net yards/pass:      8.1             7.7
Total net yards:     298             440
Total plays:         52 (51% run)    80 (66% run)  
Yards/play:          5.7             5.5
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-0
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     5-39            5-55

Attendance: 54,611

Passing:
OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 14 of 23 for 223 yards and 2 TDs (2 int) SD: John Hadl, 15 of 26 for 221 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
OAK: Marv Hubbard, 15 for 68 yards; Charlie Smith, 9 for 22 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Davis, 2 for 3 yards; Pete Banaszak, 1 for 3 yards SD: Mike Garrett, 28 for 145 yards; Cid Edwards, 20 for 55 yards and 1 TD; John Hadl, 3 for 29 yards; Jesse Taylor, 1 for 4 yards; Gary Garrison, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
OAK: Mike Siani, 4 for 71 yards; Fred Biletnikoff, 3 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Smith, 3 for 33 yards; Raymond Chester, 2 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Cliff Branch, 1 for 19 yards; Marv Hubbard, 1 for 6 yards SD: Cid Edwards, 5 for 78 yards; Gary Garrison, 4 for 79 yards and 1 TD; Dave Williams, 3 for 51 yards; Mike Garrett, 3 for 13 yards
Kick returns:
OAK: Clarence Davis, 3 for 76 yards; Greg Slough, 1 for 0 yards SD: Jesse Taylor, 4 for 76 yards
Punt returns:
SD: Lenny Dunlap, 2 for 29 yards
Interceptions:
OAK: Gerald Irons, 1 for 11 yards; Dan Conners, 1 for 0 yards SD: Bryant Salter, 1 for 14 yards; Lee Roy Caffey, 1 for 4 yards
Punting:
OAK: Jerry DePoyster, 3 for 130 yards SD: Dennis Partee, 1 for 44 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: George Blanda, 0/1 SD: Dennis Partee, 2/5


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