NFL game summary for 12/03/1972:

Oakland clinched its fifth AFC Western crown in six years on a final-minute TD by Charlie Smith. San Diego missed a final chance for victory when Dennis Partee's 51-yard FG attempt fell short. Mike Garrett rushed for 145 yards on 28 carries, his fourth 100-yard game of the season.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Oakland Raiders	OFFENSE	174.5  (3)	163.8  (11)	338.4  (3)	22
	DEFENSE	121.2  (6)	149.7  (11)	270.9  (7)	32
San Diego Chargers	OFFENSE	146.1  (12)	158.6  (13)	304.7  (11)	34
	DEFENSE	117.3  (4)	162.7  (17)	280.0  (12)	27

Line: Raiders by 3½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Oakland Raiders (8-3-1)	7	7	0	7	21
San Diego Chargers (4-7-1)	0	10	6	3	19

( 7- 0) OAK Raymond Chester 16 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
( 7- 3) SD  Dennis Partee 15 yard field goal
( 7-10) SD  Cid Edwards 1 yard rush (Dennis Partee kick)
(14-10) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 36 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
(14-16) SD  Gary Garrison 52 yard pass from John Hadl (kick failed)
(14-19) SD  Dennis Partee 18 yard field goal
(21-19) OAK Charlie Smith 9 yard rush (George Blanda kick)

                     OAK             SD
First Downs:         17              26
Rushes-yards:        27-96           53-233
Yards/rush:          3.6             4.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-23-223-2     15-26-221-2
Sacked-yards:        2-21            1-14
Net pass yards:      202             207
Net yards/pass:      8.1             7.7
Total net yards:     298             440
Total plays:         52 (51% run)    80 (66% run)  
Yards/play:          5.7             5.5
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-0
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     5-39            5-55

Attendance: 54,611

Passing:
OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 14 of 23 for 223 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
SD: John Hadl, 15 of 26 for 221 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
OAK: Marv Hubbard, 15 for 68 yards; Charlie Smith, 9 for 22 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Davis, 2 for 3 yards; Pete Banaszak, 1 for 3 yards
SD: Mike Garrett, 28 for 145 yards; Cid Edwards, 20 for 55 yards and 1 TD; John Hadl, 3 for 29 yards; Jesse Taylor, 1 for 4 yards; Gary Garrison, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
OAK: Mike Siani, 4 for 71 yards; Fred Biletnikoff, 3 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Smith, 3 for 33 yards; Raymond Chester, 2 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Cliff Branch, 1 for 19 yards; Marv Hubbard, 1 for 6 yards
SD: Cid Edwards, 5 for 78 yards; Gary Garrison, 4 for 79 yards and 1 TD; Dave Williams, 3 for 51 yards; Mike Garrett, 3 for 13 yards

Kick returns:
OAK: Clarence Davis, 3 for 76 yards; Greg Slough, 1 for 0 yards
SD: Jesse Taylor, 4 for 76 yards

Punt returns:
SD: Lenny Dunlap, 2 for 29 yards

Interceptions:
OAK: Gerald Irons, 1 for 11 yards; Dan Conners, 1 for 0 yards
SD: Bryant Salter, 1 for 14 yards; Lee Roy Caffey, 1 for 4 yards

Punting:
OAK: Jerry DePoyster, 3 for 130 yards
SD: Dennis Partee, 1 for 44 yards

Field Goals:
OAK: George Blanda, 0/1
SD: Dennis Partee, 2/5

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