NFL game summary for 09/24/1972:

Raider safety Jack Tatum scooped up a ball fumbled by Packer MacArthur Lane into the end zone and raced 104 yards for a record touchdown, and a pass interference penalty set up Charlie Smith's one-yard winning TD in this interconference game. Tatum's fumble return erased the oldest record in the NFL, 98 yards with a fumble by George Halas, owner of the Chicago Bears, who did it vs. Marion (Ohio) on November 4, 1923.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Oakland Raiders	OFFENSE	97.0  (18)	273.0  (1)	370.0  (6)	5
	DEFENSE	141.0  (14)	106.0  (7)	247.0  (7)	4
Green Bay Packers	OFFENSE	145.0  (12)	145.0  (14)	290.0  (15)	1
	DEFENSE	62.0  (4)	126.0  (9)	188.0  (3)	4

Line: Raiders by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Oakland Raiders (1-1-0)	10	0	10	0	20
Green Bay Packers (1-1-0)	7	7	0	0	14

( 3- 0) OAK George Blanda 43 yard field goal
( 3- 7) GB  John Brockington 1 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick)
(10- 7) OAK Jack Tatum 104 yard fumble return (George Blanda kick)
(10-14) GB  John Brockington 1 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick)
(13-14) OAK George Blanda 14 yard field goal
(20-14) OAK Charlie Smith 1 yard rush (George Blanda kick)

                     OAK             GB
First Downs:         21              15
Rushes-yards:        46-196          36-143
Yards/rush:          4.3             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-21-142-0      5-13-75-0
Sacked-yards:        2-25            1-11
Net pass yards:      117             64
Net yards/pass:      5.1             4.6
Total net yards:     313             207
Total plays:         69 (66% run)    50 (72% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             2-2
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     7-102           4-55

Attendance: 56,263

Passing:
OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 8 of 21 for 142 yards
GB: Scott Hunter, 4 of 9 for 66 yards; Frank Patrick, 1 of 4 for 9 yards

Rushing:
OAK: Marv Hubbard, 24 for 125 yards; Charlie Smith, 15 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Pete Banaszak, 4 for 24 yards; Daryle Lamonica, 1 for 10 yards; Cliff Branch, 1 for 5 yards; Don Highsmith, 1 for 2 yards
GB: John Brockington, 18 for 73 yards and 2 TDs; MacArthur Lane, 10 for 44 yards; Bob Hudson, 3 for 16 yards; Scott Hunter, 2 for -3 yards; Leland Glass, 1 for 13 yards; Perry Williams, 1 for 7 yards; Dave Davis, 1 for -7 yards

Receiving:
OAK: Fred Biletnikoff, 4 for 35 yards; Mike Siani, 3 for 71 yards; Charlie Smith, 1 for 36 yards
GB: Rich McGeorge, 2 for 25 yards; John Brockington, 1 for 33 yards; Dave Kopay, 1 for 9 yards; MacArthur Lane, 1 for 8 yards

Kick returns:
OAK: George Atkinson, 1 for 27 yards
GB: Bob Hudson, 2 for 41 yards; Ike Thomas, 1 for 28 yards; Perry Williams, 1 for 9 yards

Punt returns:
OAK: Cliff Branch, 2 for 21 yards; George Atkinson, 1 for 8 yards
GB: Bob Hudson, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:

Punting:
OAK: Jerry DePoyster, 4 for 179 yards
GB: Ron Widby, 6 for 277 yards

Field Goals:
OAK: George Blanda, 2/3

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