Sunday December 12, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/12/1971:



The Chiefs clinched their first AFC Western Division title since 1966 with a 10-yard field goal, the last of three by Jan Stenerud, with 1:48 left. It came after a 90-yard march, highlighted by four completions from Len Dawson to Otis Taylor, had ended on the 3. Marv Hubbard, the Raiders' top runner, scored twice after carrying 21 times for 77 yards.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Oakland RaidersOFFENSE157.4  (6)154.2  (12)311.7  (6)32
DEFENSE123.8  (11)165.1  (18)288.9  (14)37
Kansas City ChiefsOFFENSE133.0  (11)169.6  (6)302.6  (8)24
DEFENSE92.1  (3)183.0  (25)275.1  (12)28

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Oakland Raiders (7-4-2)070714
Kansas City Chiefs (9-3-1)760316

( 0- 7) KC  Otis Taylor 29 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 0-10) KC  Jan Stenerud 33 yard field goal
( 7-10) OAK Marv Hubbard 1 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
( 7-13) KC  Jan Stenerud 14 yard field goal
(14-13) OAK Marv Hubbard 1 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
(14-16) KC  Jan Stenerud 10 yard field goal
                     OAK             KC
First Downs:         18              17
Rushes-yards:        29-93           31-110
Yards/rush:          3.2             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-31-130-2     18-31-199-2
Sacked-yards:        2-16            1-5
Net pass yards:      114             194
Net yards/pass:      3.5             6.1
Total net yards:     207             304
Total plays:         62 (46% run)    63 (49% run)  
Yards/play:          3.3             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-0
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     6-62            5-46

Attendance: 51,215
Passing:
OAK: George Blanda, 12 of 22 for 94 yards (2 int); Daryle Lamonica, 5 of 9 for 36 yards
KC: Len Dawson, 18 of 31 for 199 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
OAK: Marv Hubbard, 21 for 77 yards and 2 TDs; Pete Banaszak, 5 for 11 yards; Don Highsmith, 2 for 4 yards; Raymond Chester, 1 for 1 yard
KC: Wendell Hayes, 19 for 77 yards; Ed Podolak, 10 for 35 yards; Len Dawson, 2 for -2 yards

Receiving:
OAK: Fred Biletnikoff, 6 for 52 yards; Marv Hubbard, 6 for 43 yards; Rod Sherman, 1 for 26 yards; Raymond Chester, 1 for 8 yards; Clarence Davis, 1 for 3 yards; Don Highsmith, 1 for 2 yards; Pete Banaszak, 1 for -4 yards
KC: Otis Taylor, 8 for 113 yards and 1 TD; Ed Podolak, 7 for 28 yards; Morris Stroud, 2 for 29 yards; Dennis Homan, 1 for 29 yards

Kick returns:
OAK: Clarence Davis, 2 for 61 yards; Marv Hubbard, 1 for 16 yards
KC: Ed Podolak, 3 for 65 yards

Punt returns:
OAK: Don Highsmith, 1 for 0 yards; Tommy Maxwell, 1 for 0 yards
KC: Ed Podolak, 2 for 24 yards

Interceptions:
OAK: Nemiah Wilson, 1 for 20 yards; George Atkinson, 1 for 7 yards
KC: Jim Kearney, 1 for 0 yards; Jim Marsalis, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
OAK: Jerry DePoyster, 5 for 193 yards
KC: Jerrel Wilson, 5 for 152 yards

Field Goals:
OAK: George Blanda, 0/2
KC: Jan Stenerud, 3/4




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