NFL game summary for 01/03/1971:

Johnny Unitas' passing and play calling and the running of rookie Norm Bulaich powered the Colts to their first AFC championship. Bulaich scored twice and Unitas picked up 245 yards on 11 completions. His key completion came in the fourth quarter on a 68-yard touchdown reception by Ray Perkins out of a formation of four wide receivers. George Blanda became the oldest quarterback to perform in a title game when he replaced Oakland's injured Daryle Lamonica in the second period. The 43-year-old veteran threw touchdown passes to Fred Biletnikoff and Warren Wells, but was intercepted three times.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	140.3 (7)	204.6 (2)	344.9 (1)	30
DEFENSE	144.8 (23)	149.2 (6)	294.0 (19)	27
OFFENSE	95.4 (23)	199.9 (3)	295.3 (8)	36
DEFENSE	102.8 (6)	171.9 (21)	274.6 (9)	34

Line: Raiders by 1

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Oakland Raiders (9-5-2)	0	3	7	7	17
Baltimore Colts (13-2-1)	3	7	10	7	27

( 0- 3) BAL Jim O'Brien 16 yard field goal ( 0-10) BAL Norm Bulaich 2 yard rush (Jim O'Brien kick) ( 3-10) OAK George Blanda 48 yard field goal (10-10) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 38 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) (10-13) BAL Jim O'Brien 23 yard field goal (10-20) BAL Norm Bulaich 11 yard rush (Jim O'Brien kick) (17-20) OAK Warren Wells 15 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) (17-27) BAL Ray Perkins 68 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick)

                     OAK             BAL
First Downs:         16              18
Rushes-yards:        22-107          38-126
Yards/rush:          4.9             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-36-277-3     11-30-245-0
Sacked-yards:        5-48            3-8
Net pass yards:      229             237
Net yards/pass:      5.6             7.2
Total net yards:     336             363
Total plays:         63 (34% run)    71 (53% run)  
Yards/play:          5.3             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             0-0
Turnovers:           4               0
Penalties-yards:     2-20            2-10

Attendance: 56,368

Passing:
OAK: George Blanda, 17 of 32 for 271 yards and 2 TDs (3 int); Daryle Lamonica, 1 of 4 for 6 yards BAL: Johnny Unitas, 11 of 30 for 245 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
OAK: Hewritt Dixon, 10 for 51 yards; Charlie Smith, 9 for 44 yards; Marv Hubbard, 3 for 12 yards BAL: Norm Bulaich, 22 for 71 yards and 2 TDs; Tom Nowatzke, 8 for 32 yards; Jerry Hill, 5 for 12 yards; Johnny Unitas, 2 for 9 yards; Sam Havrilak, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
OAK: Warren Wells, 5 for 108 yards and 1 TD; Fred Biletnikoff, 5 for 92 yards and 1 TD; Hewritt Dixon, 3 for 15 yards; Raymond Chester, 2 for 36 yards; Charlie Smith, 2 for 21 yards; Marv Hubbard, 1 for 5 yards BAL: Eddie Hinton, 5 for 115 yards; Roy Jefferson, 3 for 36 yards; Ray Perkins, 2 for 80 yards and 1 TD; John Mackey, 1 for 14 yards
Kick returns:
OAK: George Atkinson, 2 for 37 yards; Rod Sherman, 1 for 23 yards BAL: Jim Duncan, 4 for 105 yards
Punt returns:
OAK: George Atkinson, 2 for 10 yards BAL: Ron Gardin, 2 for 1 yard
Interceptions:
BAL: Jerry Logan, 1 for 16 yards; Ray May, 1 for 0 yards; Rick Volk, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
OAK: Mike Eischeid, 5 for 200 yards BAL: David Lee, 6 for 272 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: George Blanda, 1/1 BAL: Jim O'Brien, 2/4