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Sunday December 17, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/17/1972:



Oakland wrapped up a 10-victory season with a triumph over Chicago in which RB Charlie Smith caught two TD passes, including Daryle Lamonica's 18th of the season. Chicago QB Bobby Douglass picked up 127 yards on 14 carries for a year's total of 968, making him the all-time quarterback rushing champion.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Chicago BearsOFFENSE169.1  (3)82.7  (26)251.8  (23)34
DEFENSE120.0  (7)154.2  (13)274.2  (8)31
Oakland RaidersOFFENSE168.1  (4)169.3  (9)337.4  (3)28
DEFENSE123.2  (8)170.7  (22)293.9  (15)36

Line: Raiders by 10

Team1234F
Chicago Bears (4-9-1)707721
Oakland Raiders (10-3-1)7071428

( 7- 0) CHI Ron Smith 94 yard kickoff return (Mac Percival kick)
( 7- 7) OAK Charlie Smith 14 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
( 7-14) OAK Charlie Smith 19 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)
(14-14) CHI Ross Brupbacher 0 yard fumble return (Mac Percival kick)
(14-21) OAK Pete Banaszak 1 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
(14-28) OAK Clarence Davis 45 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
(21-28) CHI Don Shy 1 yard rush (Mac Percival kick)
                     CHI             OAK
First Downs:         15              25
Rushes-yards:        36-162          35-191
Yards/rush:          4.5             5.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     6-18-53-0       17-26-178-2
Sacked-yards:        4-20            1-10
Net pass yards:      33              168
Net yards/pass:      1.5             6.2
Total net yards:     195             359
Total plays:         58 (62% run)    62 (56% run)  
Yards/play:          3.4             5.8
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             4-2
Turnovers:           1               4
Penalties-yards:     6-56            6-49

Attendance: 54,711
Passing:
CHI: Bobby Douglass, 6 of 18 for 53 yards
OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 7 of 14 for 54 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Ken Stabler, 10 of 11 for 124 yards and 1 TD; George Blanda, 0 of 1 for 0 yards

Rushing:
CHI: Bobby Douglass, 14 for 127 yards; Roger Lawson, 13 for 34 yards; Don Shy, 4 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Jim Harrison, 2 for 4 yards; Cyril Pinder, 2 for 0 yards; Jim Seymour, 1 for -9 yards
OAK: Charlie Smith, 11 for 48 yards; Marv Hubbard, 10 for 41 yards; Clarence Davis, 6 for 82 yards and 1 TD; Pete Banaszak, 6 for 24 yards and 1 TD; Ken Stabler, 2 for -4 yards

Receiving:
CHI: Don Shy, 2 for 7 yards; Earl Thomas, 1 for 21 yards; Jim Seymour, 1 for 17 yards; George Farmer, 1 for 6 yards; Roger Lawson, 1 for 2 yards
OAK: Fred Biletnikoff, 5 for 43 yards; Charlie Smith, 4 for 53 yards and 2 TDs; Raymond Chester, 3 for 35 yards; Mike Siani, 2 for 19 yards; Cliff Branch, 1 for 17 yards; Marv Hubbard, 1 for 7 yards; Clarence Davis, 1 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
CHI: Ron Smith, 4 for 178 yards and 1 TD; Larry Horton, 1 for 3 yards
OAK: Clarence Davis, 3 for 84 yards; Charlie Smith, 1 for 0 yards

Punt returns:
OAK: Cliff Branch, 2 for 3 yards

Interceptions:
CHI: Charlie Ford, 1 for 2 yards; Joe Taylor, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
CHI: Bobby Joe Green, 4 for 153 yards
OAK: Jerry DePoyster, 2 for 40 yards

Field Goals:
CHI: Mac Percival, 0/2




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