Sunday November 22, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/22/1970:



George Blanda's talented toe pulled out another victory for the Raiders, this one coming on a kick from 16 yards in the final four seconds after Oakland had killed the clock in the final four minutes. Daryle Lamonica had his passing TDs game streak halted at 25, second best in pro history. John Hadl connected with a pair of TD passes to Gary Garrison, the Chargers' gifted receiver.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE99.7  (22)172.4  (11)272.1  (17)15
DEFENSE146.9  (25)166.4  (17)313.3  (24)18
OFFENSE146.4  (3)215.0  (2)361.4  (1)14
DEFENSE138.2  (20)163.1  (14)301.3  (20)19

Line: Raiders by 6

Team1234F
San Diego Chargers (4-4-2)707317
Oakland Raiders (6-2-2)077620

( 7- 0) SD  Gary Garrison 5 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick)
( 7- 7) OAK Charlie Smith 3 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
(14- 7) SD  Gary Garrison 15 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick)
(14-14) OAK Charlie Smith 1 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
(14-17) OAK George Blanda 18 yard field goal
(17-17) SD  Mike Mercer 11 yard field goal
(17-20) OAK George Blanda 16 yard field goal
                     SD              OAK
First Downs:         20              22
Rushes-yards:        30-176          38-183
Yards/rush:          5.9             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-27-187-2     14-23-213-0
Sacked-yards:        6-32            0-0
Net pass yards:      155             213
Net yards/pass:      4.7             9.3
Total net yards:     331             396
Total plays:         63 (47% run)    61 (62% run)  
Yards/play:          5.3             6.5
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             1-1
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     5-68            6-52

Attendance: 54,594

Passing:
SD: John Hadl, 12 of 27 for 187 yards and 2 TDs (2 int) OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 14 of 23 for 213 yards
Rushing:
SD: Dickie Post, 15 for 64 yards; Brad Hubbert, 10 for 50 yards; Mike Garrett, 3 for 25 yards; John Hadl, 1 for 24 yards; Willie Frazier, 1 for 13 yards OAK: Hewritt Dixon, 20 for 79 yards; Charlie Smith, 15 for 84 yards and 2 TDs; Daryle Lamonica, 2 for 17 yards; Marv Hubbard, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
SD: Gary Garrison, 6 for 114 yards and 2 TDs; Willie Frazier, 4 for 56 yards; Lance Alworth, 2 for 17 yards OAK: Fred Biletnikoff, 6 for 115 yards; Hewritt Dixon, 3 for 40 yards; Raymond Chester, 2 for 25 yards; Charlie Smith, 2 for 21 yards; Warren Wells, 1 for 12 yards
Kick returns:
SD: Speedy Duncan, 5 for 125 yards OAK: George Atkinson, 2 for 36 yards; Rod Sherman, 1 for 19 yards
Punt returns:
SD: Russ Smith, 2 for 5 yards OAK: Alvin Wyatt, 3 for 21 yards; Rod Sherman, 1 for -1 yards
Interceptions:
OAK: Dave Grayson, 1 for 25 yards; Bill Laskey, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
SD: Dennis Partee, 5 for 227 yards OAK: Mike Eischeid, 3 for 112 yards
Field Goals:
SD: Mike Mercer, 1/1 OAK: George Blanda, 2/4


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