NFL game summary for 10/22/1973:

Jim Turner's third FG, a 35-yard kick, gave Denver a 23-23 tie with Oakland with only three seconds to go after George Blanda's 49-yard kick, also his third, had put the Raiders out front with 36 seconds left. The Broncos' defense sacked Ken Stabler six times and Floyd Little ran 71 yards for a career total of 5,032. Fred Biletnikoff's eight catches for 116 yards gave him 6,076 lifetime yards. Stabler's 80-yard TD pass to Mike Siani proved to be the longest AFC completion in 1973.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Oakland Raiders	OFFENSE	178.2  (5)	134.8  (14)	313.0  (7)	13
	DEFENSE	117.4  (6)	118.2  (6)	235.6  (5)	9
Denver Broncos	OFFENSE	146.0  (14)	210.2  (3)	356.2  (2)	15
	DEFENSE	153.2  (17)	162.8  (21)	316.0  (21)	9

Line: Raiders by 4

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Oakland Raiders (3-2-1)	0	13	7	3	23
Denver Broncos (2-3-1)	7	0	10	6	23

( 0- 7) DEN Bill Thompson 80 yard fumble return (Jim Turner kick)
( 3- 7) OAK George Blanda 35 yard field goal
(10- 7) OAK Mike Siani 80 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)
(13- 7) OAK George Blanda 13 yard field goal
(13-14) DEN Floyd Little 1 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
(13-17) DEN Jim Turner 43 yard field goal
(20-17) OAK Cliff Branch 16 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)
(20-20) DEN Jim Turner 37 yard field goal
(23-20) OAK George Blanda 49 yard field goal
(23-23) DEN Jim Turner 35 yard field goal

                     OAK             DEN
First Downs:         21              13
Rushes-yards:        32-147          33-114
Yards/rush:          4.6             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-25-322-0     11-25-115-2
Sacked-yards:        6-52            1-13
Net pass yards:      270             102
Net yards/pass:      8.7             3.9
Total net yards:     417             216
Total plays:         63 (50% run)    59 (55% run)  
Yards/play:          6.6             3.7
Fumbles-lost:        3-3             1-0
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     7-51            2-10

Attendance: 51,270

Passing:
OAK: Ken Stabler, 16 of 24 for 313 yards and 2 TDs; Daryle Lamonica, 1 of 1 for 9 yards
DEN: Charley Johnson, 11 of 24 for 115 yards (2 int); Bobby Anderson, 0 of 1 for 0 yards

Rushing:
OAK: Charlie Smith, 13 for 51 yards; Marv Hubbard, 12 for 49 yards; Ken Stabler, 4 for 34 yards; Clarence Davis, 2 for 5 yards; Pete Banaszak, 1 for 8 yards
DEN: Floyd Little, 22 for 71 yards and 1 TD; Joe Dawkins, 9 for 35 yards; Billy Van Heusen, 1 for 6 yards; Haven Moses, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
OAK: Fred Biletnikoff, 8 for 116 yards; Mike Siani, 3 for 116 yards and 1 TD; Cliff Branch, 3 for 51 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Smith, 1 for 17 yards; Bob Moore, 1 for 13 yards; Pete Banaszak, 1 for 9 yards
DEN: Floyd Little, 4 for 28 yards; Riley Odoms, 3 for 49 yards; Haven Moses, 2 for 25 yards; Joe Dawkins, 2 for 13 yards

Kick returns:
OAK: Bob Hudson, 2 for 49 yards; Clarence Davis, 2 for 43 yards; Warren Bankston, 1 for 12 yards
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 2 for 35 yards; Joe Dawkins, 2 for 25 yards

Punt returns:
OAK: Tommy Maxwell, 1 for 0 yards
DEN: Bill Thompson, 1 for 9 yards

Interceptions:
OAK: Jack Tatum, 1 for 26 yards; Gerald Irons, 1 for 9 yards

Punting:
OAK: Ray Guy, 4 for 159 yards
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 4 for 191 yards

Field Goals:
OAK: George Blanda, 3/3
DEN: Jim Turner, 3/5

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