Sunday October 25, 1970
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NFL game summary for 10/25/1970:



George Blanda, oldest player in the game, came off the bench when Daryle Lamonica hurt his back in the first period and paced the Raiders to a third straight victory. Blanda, 43, connected with a pair of TD passes to rookie tight end Ray Chester, and another to Warren Wells. Lamonica kept his TD streak going when he connected with a TD pass to Chester before departing.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE89.8  (22)144.6  (19)234.4  (24)12
DEFENSE108.6  (10)146.2  (7)254.8  (7)15
OFFENSE153.2  (4)248.8  (1)402.0  (1)8
DEFENSE141.2  (20)173.4  (18)314.6  (21)6

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Pittsburgh Steelers (2-4-0)077014
Oakland Raiders (3-2-1)7177031

( 0- 7) OAK Raymond Chester 37 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
( 7- 7) PIT Preston Pearson 2 yard rush (Gene Mingo kick)
( 7-14) OAK Warren Wells 44 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick)
( 7-17) OAK George Blanda 27 yard field goal
( 7-24) OAK Raymond Chester 19 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick)
(14-24) PIT Dennis Hughes 12 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Gene Mingo kick)
(14-31) OAK Raymond Chester 43 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick)
                     PIT             OAK
First Downs:         24              15
Rushes-yards:        29-128          38-162
Yards/rush:          4.4             4.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-37-182-4     10-17-194-1
Sacked-yards:        5-44            1-10
Net pass yards:      138             184
Net yards/pass:      3.3             10.2
Total net yards:     266             346
Total plays:         71 (40% run)    56 (67% run)  
Yards/play:          3.7             6.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             3-1
Turnovers:           5               2
Penalties-yards:     8-108           10-131

Attendance: 54,423

Passing:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 12 of 27 for 138 yards and 1 TD (4 int); Terry Hanratty, 3 of 10 for 44 yards OAK: George Blanda, 7 of 12 for 148 yards and 3 TDs (1 int); Daryle Lamonica, 3 of 5 for 46 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
PIT: Preston Pearson, 11 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Frenchy Fuqua, 7 for 47 yards; Warren Bankston, 7 for 30 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 2 for 19 yards; Dick Hoak, 2 for 9 yards OAK: Hewritt Dixon, 19 for 106 yards; Charlie Smith, 11 for 32 yards; Marv Hubbard, 4 for 20 yards; Don Highsmith, 2 for 2 yards; Rod Sherman, 1 for 2 yards; George Blanda, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
PIT: Dennis Hughes, 5 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Hubie Bryant, 3 for 53 yards; Ron Shanklin, 2 for 43 yards; Warren Bankston, 2 for 0 yards; Dave Smith, 1 for 20 yards; Frenchy Fuqua, 1 for 15 yards; Bob Adams, 1 for 8 yards OAK: Raymond Chester, 5 for 107 yards and 3 TDs; Warren Wells, 2 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Hewritt Dixon, 2 for 10 yards; Fred Biletnikoff, 1 for 10 yards
Kick returns:
PIT: Mel Blount, 1 for 19 yards; Jon Staggers, 1 for 18 yards OAK: George Atkinson, 2 for 33 yards; Alvin Wyatt, 1 for 32 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Hubie Bryant, 3 for 18 yards OAK: Alvin Wyatt, 5 for 44 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: Chuck Allen, 1 for 30 yards OAK: Kent McCloughan, 2 for 0 yards; Nemiah Wilson, 1 for 7 yards; George Atkinson, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
PIT: Bobby Walden, 6 for 284 yards OAK: Mike Eischeid, 5 for 199 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: George Blanda, 1/3


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