Sunday October 17, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/17/1971:



Oakland came from a 10-0 halftime deficit to crush Philadelphia in the final two quarters dominated by Daryle Lamonica's quarterbacking. He passed for TDs to Fred Biletnikoff and Eldridge Dickey and Biletnikoff's eight receptions made him the Raiders' all-time leading receiver. George Blanda had an extra-point kick attempt blocked, ending his streak at 201, a mark second only to the 245 set by San Francisco's Tommy Davis.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE52.5  (26)177.0  (9)229.5  (23)18
DEFENSE180.8  (23)220.8  (26)401.5  (26)8
OFFENSE185.2  (2)133.8  (20)319.0  (6)8
DEFENSE115.5  (12)169.5  (16)285.0  (12)14

Line: Raiders by 14

Team1234F
Philadelphia Eagles (0-5-0)730010
Oakland Raiders (4-1-0)00132134

( 7- 0) PHI Tom Woodeshick 7 yard pass from Rick Arrington (Happy Feller kick) (10- 0) PHI Happy Feller 31 yard field goal (10- 6) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 35 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (kick failed) (10-13) OAK Pete Banaszak 2 yard rush (George Blanda kick) (10-20) OAK Eldridge Dickey 27 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) (10-27) OAK George Atkinson 26 yard fumble return (George Blanda kick) (10-34) OAK Don Highsmith 14 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
                     PHI             OAK
First Downs:         11              20
Rushes-yards:        23-62           35-176
Yards/rush:          2.7             5.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-27-175-1     18-30-243-1
Sacked-yards:        2-11            1-7
Net pass yards:      164             236
Net yards/pass:      5.7             7.6
Total net yards:     226             412
Total plays:         52 (44% run)    66 (53% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             6.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             1-1
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     5-49            8-67

Attendance: 54,615

Passing:
PHI: Rick Arrington, 8 of 14 for 112 yards and 1 TD; Pete Liske, 6 of 13 for 63 yards (1 int) OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 7 of 15 for 144 yards and 2 TDs; Ken Stabler, 11 of 15 for 99 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
PHI: Lee Bouggess, 9 for 18 yards; Tom Woodeshick, 8 for 29 yards; Tom Bailey, 4 for 2 yards; Ben Hawkins, 1 for 10 yards; Harold Jackson, 1 for 3 yards OAK: Pete Banaszak, 13 for 42 yards and 1 TD; Marv Hubbard, 11 for 80 yards; Clarence Davis, 5 for 26 yards; Don Highsmith, 4 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Ken Stabler, 1 for 8 yards; Charlie Smith, 1 for -8 yards
Receiving:
PHI: Lee Bouggess, 4 for 30 yards; Gary Ballman, 3 for 90 yards; Harold Jackson, 3 for 25 yards; Ben Hawkins, 1 for 15 yards; Tom Woodeshick, 1 for 7 yards and 1 TD; Harold Carmichael, 1 for 7 yards; Sonny Davis, 1 for 1 yard OAK: Fred Biletnikoff, 8 for 148 yards and 1 TD; Eldridge Dickey, 3 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Rod Sherman, 2 for 22 yards; Pete Banaszak, 2 for 19 yards; Marv Hubbard, 2 for -3 yards; Raymond Chester, 1 for 10 yards
Kick returns:
PHI: Jim Thrower, 4 for 101 yards OAK: Clarence Davis, 2 for 63 yards; Marv Hubbard, 1 for 17 yards
Punt returns:
PHI: Bill Bradley, 1 for 7 yards OAK: George Atkinson, 3 for 18 yards
Interceptions:
PHI: Bill Bradley, 1 for 27 yards OAK: George Atkinson, 1 for 11 yards
Punting:
PHI: Tom McNeill, 8 for 323 yards OAK: Jerry DePoyster, 5 for 192 yards
Field Goals:
PHI: Happy Feller, 1/2 OAK: George Blanda, 0/1


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