Sunday October 28, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/28/1973:



Oakland's Ken Stabler broke Sammy Baugh's 1945 record for percentage of pass completions in a single game with 25 of 29 for 86.21 percent. Baugh hit with 18 of 21 for 85.71 on Oct. 14, 1945. Stabler connected on 14 straight, one short of the record, and passed for 304 yards and touchdowns to Mike Siani and Bob Moore. George Blanda and Jim Otto of Oakland set a NFL record by playing in their 189th consecutive game.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE173.0  (5)157.3  (9)330.3  (6)16
DEFENSE116.8  (5)115.5  (6)232.3  (4)11
OFFENSE146.8  (13)99.3  (23)246.2  (21)20
DEFENSE148.7  (13)148.7  (15)297.3  (16)15

Line: Raiders by 11

Team1234F
Oakland Raiders (4-2-1)31071434
Baltimore Colts (2-5-0)0071421

( 3- 0) OAK George Blanda 27 yard field goal
(10- 0) OAK Mike Siani 26 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)
(13- 0) OAK George Blanda 30 yard field goal
(13- 7) BAL Glenn Doughty 40 yard pass from Marty Domres (George Hunt kick)
(20- 7) OAK Bob Moore 9 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)
(27- 7) OAK Clarence Davis 9 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
(27-14) BAL Lydell Mitchell 1 yard rush (George Hunt kick)
(27-21) BAL Raymond Chester 15 yard pass from Marty Domres (George Hunt kick)
(34-21) OAK Clarence Davis 32 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
                     OAK             BAL
First Downs:         28              22
Rushes-yards:        39-182          31-117
Yards/rush:          4.7             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     25-29-304-0     15-28-224-2
Sacked-yards:        6-44            3-15
Net pass yards:      260             209
Net yards/pass:      7.4             6.7
Total net yards:     442             326
Total plays:         74 (52% run)    62 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          6.0             5.3
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-1
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     4-36            6-30

Attendance: 54,147

Passing:
OAK: Ken Stabler, 25 of 29 for 304 yards and 2 TDs BAL: Marty Domres, 15 of 26 for 224 yards and 2 TDs (2 int); Bert Jones, 0 of 2 for 0 yards
Rushing:
OAK: Marv Hubbard, 13 for 51 yards; Charlie Smith, 12 for 32 yards; Clarence Davis, 8 for 57 yards and 2 TDs; Pete Banaszak, 3 for 34 yards; Ken Stabler, 3 for 8 yards BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 15 for 57 yards and 1 TD; Don McCauley, 12 for 32 yards; Marty Domres, 3 for 15 yards; Glenn Doughty, 1 for 13 yards
Receiving:
OAK: Fred Biletnikoff, 6 for 96 yards; Mike Siani, 6 for 96 yards and 1 TD; Bob Moore, 6 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Smith, 4 for 21 yards; Cliff Branch, 2 for 31 yards; Clarence Davis, 1 for 2 yards BAL: Don McCauley, 5 for 72 yards; Raymond Chester, 5 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Glenn Doughty, 3 for 85 yards and 1 TD; Cotton Speyrer, 1 for 18 yards; Lydell Mitchell, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
OAK: Clarence Davis, 2 for 41 yards; Charlie Smith, 1 for 0 yards BAL: Cotton Speyrer, 4 for 103 yards
Punt returns:
OAK: George Atkinson, 1 for 2 yards
Interceptions:
OAK: Kelvin Korver, 1 for 12 yards; Skip Thomas, 1 for 12 yards
Punting:
OAK: Ray Guy, 1 for 31 yards BAL: David Lee, 4 for 162 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: George Blanda, 2/2


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