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Sunday November 19, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/19/1972:



Daryle Lamonica connected with a pair of TD passes to Fred Biletnikoff, and George Blanda kicked three FGs as Oakland built up its AFC Western Division lead to 1½ games. Floyd Little, the NFL's rushing leader in 1971, suffered a knee injury and didn't play in the second half, winding up with a mark of 10 carries for 14 yards.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Oakland RaidersOFFENSE163.1  (4)166.3  (10)329.4  (4)19
DEFENSE133.0  (14)146.2  (10)279.2  (14)25
Denver BroncosOFFENSE138.7  (15)181.6  (4)320.2  (6)22
DEFENSE117.1  (4)158.4  (15)275.6  (10)13

Line: Raiders by 6½

Team1234F
Oakland Raiders (6-3-1)71331437
Denver Broncos (3-7-0)1030720

( 7- 0) OAK Marv Hubbard 3 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
( 7- 3) DEN Jim Turner 49 yard field goal
( 7-10) DEN Rod Sherman 23 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)
(14-10) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 27 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
(17-10) OAK George Blanda 38 yard field goal
(20-10) OAK George Blanda 23 yard field goal
(20-13) DEN Jim Turner 45 yard field goal
(23-13) OAK George Blanda 44 yard field goal
(30-13) OAK Charlie Smith 5 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
(37-13) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 7 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
(37-20) DEN Billy Masters 3 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)
                     OAK             DEN
First Downs:         25              13
Rushes-yards:        47-197          19-38
Yards/rush:          4.2             2.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-24-148-0     16-31-178-1
Sacked-yards:        1-8             1-8
Net pass yards:      140             170
Net yards/pass:      5.6             5.3
Total net yards:     337             208
Total plays:         72 (65% run)    51 (37% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             2-2
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     4-32            6-56

Attendance: 51,656
Passing:
OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 13 of 24 for 148 yards and 2 TDs
DEN: Charley Johnson, 16 of 31 for 178 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
OAK: Charlie Smith, 23 for 101 yards and 1 TD; Marv Hubbard, 13 for 84 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Davis, 9 for 18 yards; Jeff Queen, 2 for -6 yards
DEN: Floyd Little, 10 for 14 yards; Fran Lynch, 4 for 10 yards; Joe Dawkins, 3 for 13 yards; Bobby Anderson, 1 for 1 yard; Charley Johnson, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
OAK: Raymond Chester, 6 for 90 yards; Fred Biletnikoff, 4 for 57 yards and 2 TDs; Charlie Smith, 1 for 3 yards; Clarence Davis, 1 for 3 yards; Marv Hubbard, 1 for -5 yards
DEN: Floyd Little, 4 for 48 yards; Rod Sherman, 3 for 50 yards and 1 TD; Joe Dawkins, 3 for 30 yards; Fran Lynch, 2 for 24 yards; Haven Moses, 1 for 14 yards; Bobby Anderson, 1 for 6 yards; Billy Masters, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD; Riley Odoms, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
OAK: Jimmy Warren, 3 for 30 yards; Clarence Davis, 1 for 18 yards
DEN: Randy Montgomery, 4 for 80 yards; Joe Dawkins, 3 for 73 yards

Punt returns:
OAK: George Atkinson, 1 for 8 yards

Interceptions:
OAK: Phil Villapiano, 1 for 3 yards

Punting:
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 2 for 89 yards

Field Goals:
OAK: George Blanda, 3/4
DEN: Jim Turner, 2/3




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