Sunday November 7, 1976
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NFL game summary for 11/07/1976:



Ken Stabler's 49-yard touchdown pass to Cliff Branch with 4:33 left in the game erased a 27-21 lead the Bears gained in a 20-point third quarter. Stabler staked the Raiders to a 21-7 lead early in the third quarter with TD passes of 17 and 75 yards to Dave Casper and Branch. Walter Payton, scoring the game's initial touchdown and setting a Chicago record with 36 rushes, scored the final two TDs in the third quarter on 12 and two-yard runs, putting the Bears in the lead before Stabler's TD to Branch.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE138.2  (17)219.8  (3)358.0  (5)17
DEFENSE145.9  (15)196.0  (25)341.9  (24)13
OFFENSE161.6  (9)95.1  (28)256.8  (23)15
DEFENSE129.8  (10)154.1  (12)283.9  (8)22

Line: Raiders by 4

Team1234F
Oakland Raiders (8-1-0)0147728
Chicago Bears (4-5-0)7020027

( 0- 7) CHI Walter Payton 5 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) ( 7- 7) OAK Dave Casper 17 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) (14- 7) OAK Cliff Branch 75 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) (21- 7) OAK Clarence Davis 2 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) (21-14) CHI James Scott 36 yard pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick) (21-20) CHI Walter Payton 12 yard rush (kick failed) (21-27) CHI Walter Payton 2 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) (28-27) OAK Cliff Branch 49 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick)
                     OAK             CHI
First Downs:         13              20
Rushes-yards:        27-118          55-181
Yards/rush:          4.4             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-17-234-0     10-18-204-1
Sacked-yards:        3-30            2-20
Net pass yards:      204             184
Net yards/pass:      10.2            9.2
Total net yards:     322             365
Total plays:         47 (57% run)    75 (73% run)  
Yards/play:          6.9             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             1-1
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     5-55            6-51

Attendance: 53,585

Passing:
OAK: Ken Stabler, 11 of 17 for 234 yards and 3 TDs CHI: Bob Avellini, 10 of 18 for 204 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
OAK: Mark van Eeghen, 12 for 62 yards; Clarence Davis, 10 for 53 yards and 1 TD; Pete Banaszak, 3 for 2 yards; Carl Garrett, 1 for 4 yards; Ken Stabler, 1 for -3 yards CHI: Walter Payton, 36 for 97 yards and 3 TDs; Roland Harper, 17 for 66 yards; Bob Avellini, 1 for 15 yards; James Scott, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
OAK: Cliff Branch, 5 for 163 yards and 2 TDs; Fred Biletnikoff, 2 for 18 yards; Clarence Davis, 2 for 15 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 1 for 21 yards; Dave Casper, 1 for 17 yards and 1 TD CHI: James Scott, 3 for 76 yards and 1 TD; Brian Baschnagel, 3 for 56 yards; Roland Harper, 1 for 36 yards; Greg Latta, 1 for 22 yards; Steve Schubert, 1 for 10 yards; Walter Payton, 1 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
OAK: Carl Garrett, 2 for 44 yards; Rick Jennings, 2 for 35 yards CHI: Mike Adamle, 2 for 16 yards; Brian Baschnagel, 1 for 23 yards; Johnny Musso, 1 for 17 yards
Punt returns:
OAK: Neal Colzie, 3 for 16 yards CHI: Brian Baschnagel, 1 for 3 yards; Virgil Livers, 1 for 1 yard
Interceptions:
OAK: Ted Hendricks, 1 for 9 yards
Punting:
OAK: Ray Guy, 6 for 219 yards CHI: Bob Parsons, 7 for 229 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: Errol Mann, 0/1 CHI: Bob Thomas, 0/2


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