NFL game summary for 11/05/1972:

The Chiefs wrested the AFC's Western Division lead from Oakland in a game in which Ed Podolak carried 27 times for 115 yards and caught a pair of passes, one for a TD. The Chiefs built an early 20-0 lead. Raiders' QB Daryle Lamonica suffered an ankle injury in the third quarter and was replaced by Ken Stabler.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Oakland Raiders	OFFENSE	157.4  (9)	169.9  (10)	327.3  (5)	14
	DEFENSE	131.1  (11)	141.6  (8)	272.7  (11)	23
Kansas City Chiefs	OFFENSE	139.0  (13)	157.6  (14)	296.6  (14)	16
	DEFENSE	114.7  (4)	152.3  (14)	267.0  (8)	23

Line: Chiefs by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Oakland Raiders (4-3-1)	0	0	7	7	14
Kansas City Chiefs (5-3-0)	0	17	3	7	27

( 0- 7) KC  Wendell Hayes 29 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 0-14) KC  Robert West 42 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 0-17) KC  Jan Stenerud 31 yard field goal
( 0-20) KC  Jan Stenerud 40 yard field goal
( 7-20) OAK Marv Hubbard 4 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
( 7-27) KC  Ed Podolak 27 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick)
(14-27) OAK Raymond Chester 13 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)

                     OAK             KC
First Downs:         20              22
Rushes-yards:        23-73           50-190
Yards/rush:          3.2             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     23-38-241-1     10-18-181-0
Sacked-yards:        2-21            0-0
Net pass yards:      220             181
Net yards/pass:      5.5             10.1
Total net yards:     293             371
Total plays:         63 (36% run)    68 (73% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             5.5
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             2-1
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     1-5             6-62

Attendance: 82,094

Passing:
OAK: Ken Stabler, 14 of 23 for 167 yards and 1 TD; Daryle Lamonica, 9 of 15 for 74 yards (1 int)
KC: Len Dawson, 10 of 18 for 181 yards and 3 TDs

Rushing:
OAK: Charlie Smith, 8 for 30 yards; Marv Hubbard, 8 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Davis, 6 for 18 yards; Ken Stabler, 1 for 7 yards
KC: Ed Podolak, 27 for 115 yards; Wendell Hayes, 17 for 61 yards; Len Dawson, 2 for 8 yards; Mike Adamle, 2 for 4 yards; Jim Otis, 2 for 2 yards

Receiving:
OAK: Fred Biletnikoff, 10 for 114 yards; Mike Siani, 4 for 50 yards; Raymond Chester, 3 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Pete Banaszak, 3 for 22 yards; Marv Hubbard, 2 for 8 yards; Charlie Smith, 1 for 19 yards
KC: Wendell Hayes, 4 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Otis Taylor, 3 for 51 yards; Ed Podolak, 2 for 42 yards and 1 TD; Robert West, 1 for 42 yards and 1 TD

Kick returns:
OAK: Cliff Branch, 2 for 52 yards; Clarence Davis, 1 for 23 yards
KC: Larry Marshall, 2 for 47 yards; Jim Kearney, 1 for 0 yards

Punt returns:
OAK: Cliff Branch, 1 for -9 yards
KC: Larry Marshall, 2 for 16 yards; Ed Podolak, 1 for 1 yard

Interceptions:
KC: Emmitt Thomas, 1 for 26 yards

Punting:
OAK: Jerry DePoyster, 4 for 172 yards
KC: Jerrel Wilson, 3 for 117 yards

Field Goals:
KC: Jan Stenerud, 2/3

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