NFL game summary for 10/29/1972:

Six Raiders tallied on TDs and the Oakland defense tied a club record of six interceptions in beating Los Angeles. The Raiders scored three times during a first-period interval in which the Rams handled the ball five times. Phil Villapiano's 82-yard TD interception was the second longest in Raiders history.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Los Angeles Rams	OFFENSE	165.8  (4)	132.2  (20)	298.0  (12)	14
	DEFENSE	141.5  (18)	106.0  (1)	247.5  (4)	18
Oakland Raiders	OFFENSE	148.2  (9)	173.3  (9)	321.5  (5)	14
	DEFENSE	127.3  (11)	138.0  (8)	265.3  (10)	16

Line: Raiders by 1

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Los Angeles Rams (4-2-1)	0	3	7	7	17
Oakland Raiders (4-2-1)	28	7	0	10	45

( 0- 7) OAK Charlie Smith 4 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
( 0-14) OAK Clarence Davis 8 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
( 0-21) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 30 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
( 0-28) OAK Raymond Chester 27 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
( 0-35) OAK Mike Siani 31 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
( 3-35) LA  David Ray 21 yard field goal
(10-35) LA  Dick Gordon 6 yard pass from Pete Beathard (David Ray kick)
(10-42) OAK Phil Villapiano 82 yard interception return (George Blanda kick)
(17-42) LA  Lance Rentzel 9 yard rush (David Ray kick)
(17-45) OAK George Blanda 30 yard field goal

                     LA              OAK
First Downs:         16              23
Rushes-yards:        27-154          44-213
Yards/rush:          5.7             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-35-183-6     10-24-149-0
Sacked-yards:        2-20            0-0
Net pass yards:      163             149
Net yards/pass:      4.4             6.2
Total net yards:     317             362
Total plays:         64 (42% run)    68 (64% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             5.3
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-0
Turnovers:           7               0
Penalties-yards:     5-42            5-52

Attendance: 54,660

Passing:
LA: Pete Beathard, 8 of 19 for 116 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Roman Gabriel, 3 of 16 for 67 yards (4 int)
OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 9 of 19 for 136 yards and 3 TDs; Ken Stabler, 1 of 5 for 13 yards

Rushing:
LA: Willie Ellison, 16 for 91 yards; Larry Smith, 5 for 19 yards; Les Josephson, 2 for 17 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 2 for 14 yards; Lance Rentzel, 1 for 9 yards and 1 TD; Bob Thomas, 1 for 4 yards
OAK: Marv Hubbard, 17 for 80 yards; Charlie Smith, 15 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Davis, 5 for 14 yards and 1 TD; Don Highsmith, 2 for 16 yards; Pete Banaszak, 2 for 12 yards; Ken Stabler, 1 for 15 yards; Jeff Queen, 1 for 10 yards; Daryle Lamonica, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
LA: Larry Smith, 3 for 67 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 2 for 33 yards; Dick Gordon, 2 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Lance Rentzel, 1 for 21 yards; Jack Snow, 1 for 19 yards; Les Josephson, 1 for 14 yards; Bob Klein, 1 for 6 yards
OAK: Raymond Chester, 3 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Mike Siani, 3 for 45 yards and 1 TD; Fred Biletnikoff, 2 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Pete Banaszak, 1 for 8 yards; Charlie Smith, 1 for 5 yards

Kick returns:
LA: Roger Williams, 4 for 91 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 2 for 47 yards; Dick Gordon, 1 for 22 yards
OAK: Cliff Branch, 1 for 22 yards

Punt returns:
LA: Dick Gordon, 2 for 5 yards; Dave Elmendorf, 1 for 41 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 1 for 4 yards
OAK: George Atkinson, 2 for 6 yards

Interceptions:
OAK: Willie Brown, 3 for 26 yards; Phil Villapiano, 1 for 82 yards and 1 TD; Jack Tatum, 1 for 18 yards; Nemiah Wilson, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
LA: Dave Chapple, 4 for 159 yards
OAK: Jerry DePoyster, 5 for 164 yards

Field Goals:
LA: David Ray, 1/1
OAK: George Blanda, 1/2

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