NFL game summary for 10/01/1972:

San Diego overcame a 14-0 deficit in the first quarter to tie in a game in which Cid Edwards rushed for 97 yards and caught six passes for 100 in his Charger debut. George Blanda kicked the tying 40-yard FG in the fourth quarter but missed with a try for the winning one in the last two minutes.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
San Diego Chargers	OFFENSE	114.5  (16)	173.0  (12)	287.5  (14)	7
	DEFENSE	106.0  (8)	198.0  (21)	304.0  (16)	8
Oakland Raiders	OFFENSE	146.5  (9)	195.0  (7)	341.5  (7)	6
	DEFENSE	142.0  (19)	85.0  (1)	227.0  (4)	6

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
San Diego Chargers (1-1-1)	0	7	0	10	17
Oakland Raiders (1-1-1)	14	0	0	3	17

( 0- 7) OAK Raymond Chester 23 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
( 0-14) OAK Marv Hubbard 1 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
( 7-14) SD  Cid Edwards 1 yard rush (Dennis Partee kick)
(14-14) SD  Carl Mauck 0 yard fumble return (Dennis Partee kick)
(17-14) SD  Dennis Partee 41 yard field goal
(17-17) OAK George Blanda 40 yard field goal

                     SD              OAK
First Downs:         20              15
Rushes-yards:        50-196          25-90
Yards/rush:          3.9             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-13-156-1      14-26-152-1
Sacked-yards:        1-7             1-10
Net pass yards:      149             142
Net yards/pass:      10.6            5.3
Total net yards:     345             232
Total plays:         64 (78% run)    52 (48% run)  
Yards/play:          5.4             4.5
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             0-0
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     7-56            5-52

Attendance: 53,455

Passing:
SD: John Hadl, 9 of 13 for 156 yards (1 int)
OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 14 of 26 for 152 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
SD: Mike Garrett, 29 for 72 yards; Cid Edwards, 18 for 97 yards and 1 TD; John Hadl, 3 for 27 yards
OAK: Marv Hubbard, 16 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Smith, 7 for 28 yards; Daryle Lamonica, 1 for 3 yards; Don Highsmith, 1 for 1 yard

Receiving:
SD: Cid Edwards, 6 for 100 yards; Gary Garrison, 3 for 56 yards
OAK: Fred Biletnikoff, 5 for 75 yards; Charlie Smith, 3 for 26 yards; Raymond Chester, 2 for 38 yards and 1 TD; Marv Hubbard, 2 for 5 yards; Don Highsmith, 1 for 12 yards; Pete Banaszak, 1 for -4 yards

Kick returns:
SD: Jesse Taylor, 3 for 71 yards
OAK: George Atkinson, 2 for 48 yards; Cliff Branch, 1 for 14 yards

Punt returns:
SD: Lenny Dunlap, 4 for 33 yards

Interceptions:
SD: Bryant Salter, 1 for 22 yards
OAK: Nemiah Wilson, 1 for 14 yards

Punting:
SD: Dennis Partee, 1 for 52 yards
OAK: Jerry DePoyster, 5 for 195 yards

Field Goals:
SD: Bill McClard, 0/1; Dennis Partee, 1/1
OAK: George Blanda, 1/2

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