Sunday October 31, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/31/1976:



Ken Stabler broke a 6-6 fourth quarter tie with a 31-yard touchdown pass to Fred Biletnikoff, putting the Raiders' receiver over 8,000 career yards and giving Oakland a 19-6 win and a three-game lead in the AFC West. The Raiders' defense sacked Steve Ramsey 10 times for 62 yards and allowed only two field goals. Clarence Davis scored Oakland's other TD on a seven-yard run.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE132.7  (20)160.3  (12)293.0  (14)14
DEFENSE110.9  (1)171.0  (19)281.9  (9)13
OFFENSE135.1  (19)219.4  (3)354.6  (8)15
DEFENSE148.0  (17)204.9  (25)352.9  (24)11

Line: Raiders by 8

Team1234F
Denver Broncos (4-4-0)60006
Oakland Raiders (7-1-0)3301319

( 3- 0) DEN Jim Turner 21 yard field goal ( 3- 3) OAK Errol Mann 23 yard field goal ( 6- 3) DEN Jim Turner 28 yard field goal ( 6- 6) OAK Errol Mann 36 yard field goal ( 6-13) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 31 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) ( 6-19) OAK Clarence Davis 7 yard rush (kick failed)
                     DEN             OAK
First Downs:         16              20
Rushes-yards:        29-131          45-160
Yards/rush:          4.5             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-30-196-1     16-27-245-2
Sacked-yards:        10-62           2-23
Net pass yards:      134             222
Net yards/pass:      3.4             7.7
Total net yards:     265             382
Total plays:         69 (42% run)    74 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             0-0
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     7-55            4-35

Attendance: 52,169

Passing:
DEN: Steve Ramsey, 13 of 30 for 196 yards (1 int) OAK: Ken Stabler, 16 of 27 for 245 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 14 for 63 yards; Jon Keyworth, 12 for 50 yards; Steve Ramsey, 2 for 7 yards; Rick Upchurch, 1 for 11 yards OAK: Mark van Eeghen, 19 for 76 yards; Clarence Davis, 12 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Pete Banaszak, 10 for 19 yards; Carl Garrett, 2 for -2 yards; Dave Casper, 1 for 5 yards; Cliff Branch, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
DEN: Riley Odoms, 4 for 51 yards; Otis Armstrong, 4 for 38 yards; Jack Dolbin, 2 for 76 yards; Haven Moses, 2 for 24 yards; Jon Keyworth, 1 for 7 yards OAK: Dave Casper, 7 for 73 yards; Fred Biletnikoff, 4 for 69 yards and 1 TD; Cliff Branch, 3 for 103 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 1 for 7 yards; Pete Banaszak, 1 for -7 yards
Kick returns:
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 4 for 91 yards; Boyd Brown, 1 for 13 yards OAK: Carl Garrett, 2 for 34 yards; Rick Jennings, 1 for 15 yards
Punt returns:
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 3 for 6 yards; Steve Foley, 1 for 0 yards OAK: Neal Colzie, 3 for 39 yards
Interceptions:
DEN: Joe Rizzo, 1 for 8 yards; Bob Swenson, 1 for 0 yards OAK: Jack Tatum, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
DEN: Norris Weese, 8 for 286 yards OAK: Ray Guy, 6 for 240 yards
Field Goals:
DEN: Jim Turner, 2/2 OAK: Errol Mann, 2/2


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