NFL game summary for 10/09/1972:

Five Oakland interceptions, including a pair by defensive tackles Art Thoms and Otis Sistrunk, limited Houston to 89 yards total offense, lowest in Oiler history. Thoms also blocked two FG attempts. Daryle Lamonica threw a pair of TD passes and Clarence Davis, making his debut for the season, ran 14 yards for a score.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Oakland Raiders	OFFENSE	127.7  (16)	177.3  (6)	305.0  (13)	7
	DEFENSE	160.0  (22)	106.3  (1)	266.3  (8)	9
Houston Oilers	OFFENSE	89.0  (24)	169.3  (9)	258.3  (22)	6
	DEFENSE	203.3  (26)	233.7  (25)	437.0  (26)	12

Line: Raiders by 9

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Oakland Raiders (2-1-1)	3	7	3	21	34
Houston Oilers (1-3-0)	0	0	0	0	0

( 3- 0) OAK George Blanda 46 yard field goal
(10- 0) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 16 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
(13- 0) OAK George Blanda 35 yard field goal
(20- 0) OAK Mike Siani 27 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
(27- 0) OAK Clarence Davis 14 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
(34- 0) OAK Bob Moore 1 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)

                     OAK             HOU
First Downs:         19              7
Rushes-yards:        38-164          22-90
Yards/rush:          4.3             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-27-167-0     4-25-31-5
Sacked-yards:        3-29            4-32
Net pass yards:      138             -1
Net yards/pass:      4.6             -0.0
Total net yards:     302             89
Total plays:         68 (55% run)    51 (43% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             1.7
Fumbles-lost:        4-4             1-0
Turnovers:           4               5
Penalties-yards:     8-70            6-69

Attendance: 51,378

Passing:
OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 12 of 26 for 166 yards and 2 TDs; Ken Stabler, 1 of 1 for 1 yards and 1 TD
HOU: Dan Pastorini, 3 of 21 for 31 yards (4 int); Kent Nix, 1 of 4 for 0 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
OAK: Marv Hubbard, 14 for 73 yards; Charlie Smith, 12 for 37 yards; Clarence Davis, 6 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Pete Banaszak, 5 for 15 yards; Raymond Chester, 1 for 3 yards
HOU: Willie Rodgers, 9 for 17 yards; Hoyle Granger, 5 for 29 yards; Robert Holmes, 3 for 37 yards; Dan Pastorini, 3 for 7 yards; Al Johnson, 1 for 1 yard; Kent Nix, 1 for -1 yards

Receiving:
OAK: Fred Biletnikoff, 6 for 94 yards and 1 TD; Mike Siani, 3 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Davis, 1 for 15 yards; Cliff Branch, 1 for 5 yards; Bob Moore, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD; Marv Hubbard, 1 for 0 yards
HOU: Robert Holmes, 2 for -5 yards; Jim Beirne, 1 for 19 yards; Hoyle Granger, 1 for 17 yards

Kick returns:
OAK: Cliff Branch, 1 for 16 yards
HOU: Linzy Cole, 2 for 41 yards

Punt returns:
OAK: George Atkinson, 2 for 6 yards; Cliff Branch, 2 for 0 yards
HOU: Ken Houston, 2 for -10 yards

Interceptions:
OAK: Nemiah Wilson, 1 for 32 yards; Phil Villapiano, 1 for 12 yards; George Atkinson, 1 for 0 yards; Otis Sistrunk, 1 for 0 yards; Art Thoms, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
OAK: Jerry DePoyster, 5 for 144 yards
HOU: Dan Pastorini, 8 for 355 yards

Field Goals:
OAK: George Blanda, 2/3
HOU: Skip Butler, 0/2

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