NFL game summary for 11/18/1973:
Cleveland dropped Oakland from first to third in the AFC West on a seven-yard touchdown pass from Mike Phipps to Fair Hooker in the second quarter. The Raiders were shut out until George Blanda kicked a 23-yard field goal with 4:56 to play. The Browns' front four helped shut off the Raiders' ground game, sacked Ken Stabler five times, and held Oakland to 172 total yards.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 152.7 (10) | 95.9 (24) | 248.6 (21) | 18 |
| DEFENSE | 134.7 (9) | 114.3 (5) | 249.0 (5) | 15 | |
 | OFFENSE | 178.1 (4) | 183.9 (6) | 362.0 (1) | 26 |
| DEFENSE | 109.7 (3) | 123.6 (10) | 233.2 (3) | 19 |
Line: Raiders by 10
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns (6-3-1) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Oakland Raiders (5-4-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
( 7- 0) CLE Fair Hooker 7 yard pass from Mike Phipps (Don Cockroft kick)
( 7- 3) OAK George Blanda 23 yard field goal
CLE OAK
First Downs: 14 13
Rushes-yards: 43-158 26-97
Yards/rush: 3.7 3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 9-17-96-0 17-33-122-0
Sacked-yards: 3-28 5-47
Net pass yards: 68 75
Net yards/pass: 3.4 2.0
Total net yards: 226 172
Total plays: 63 (68% run) 64 (40% run)
Yards/play: 3.6 2.7
Fumbles-lost: 5-3 1-0
Turnovers: 3 0
Penalties-yards: 5-40 8-77
Attendance: 47,398
Passing:
CLE: Mike Phipps, 9 of 17 for 96 yards and 1 TD OAK: Ken Stabler, 17 of 33 for 122 yards
Rushing:
CLE: Ken Brown, 23 for 82 yards; Leroy Kelly, 9 for 20 yards; Mike Phipps, 6 for 28 yards; Greg Pruitt, 4 for 27 yards; Bo Scott, 1 for 1 yard OAK: Marv Hubbard, 12 for 48 yards; Clarence Davis, 6 for 20 yards; Charlie Smith, 6 for 15 yards; Ken Stabler, 1 for 13 yards; Pete Banaszak, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
CLE: Frank Pitts, 4 for 62 yards; Leroy Kelly, 2 for 21 yards; Ken Brown, 2 for 6 yards; Fair Hooker, 1 for 7 yards and 1 TD OAK: Cliff Branch, 4 for 43 yards; Marv Hubbard, 4 for 2 yards; Fred Biletnikoff, 3 for 27 yards; Charlie Smith, 2 for 21 yards; Mike Siani, 2 for 17 yards; Clarence Davis, 1 for 6 yards; Bob Moore, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
CLE: Steve Holden, 1 for 21 yards OAK: Pete Banaszak, 1 for 22 yards; Bob Hudson, 1 for 21 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Greg Pruitt, 5 for 36 yards; Steve Holden, 1 for 19 yards; Charlie Hall, 1 for 0 yards OAK: George Atkinson, 4 for 4 yards
Interceptions:
Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 10 for 426 yards OAK: Ray Guy, 11 for 491 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: George Blanda, 1/2
CLE: Mike Phipps, 9 of 17 for 96 yards and 1 TD OAK: Ken Stabler, 17 of 33 for 122 yards
Rushing:
CLE: Ken Brown, 23 for 82 yards; Leroy Kelly, 9 for 20 yards; Mike Phipps, 6 for 28 yards; Greg Pruitt, 4 for 27 yards; Bo Scott, 1 for 1 yard OAK: Marv Hubbard, 12 for 48 yards; Clarence Davis, 6 for 20 yards; Charlie Smith, 6 for 15 yards; Ken Stabler, 1 for 13 yards; Pete Banaszak, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
CLE: Frank Pitts, 4 for 62 yards; Leroy Kelly, 2 for 21 yards; Ken Brown, 2 for 6 yards; Fair Hooker, 1 for 7 yards and 1 TD OAK: Cliff Branch, 4 for 43 yards; Marv Hubbard, 4 for 2 yards; Fred Biletnikoff, 3 for 27 yards; Charlie Smith, 2 for 21 yards; Mike Siani, 2 for 17 yards; Clarence Davis, 1 for 6 yards; Bob Moore, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
CLE: Steve Holden, 1 for 21 yards OAK: Pete Banaszak, 1 for 22 yards; Bob Hudson, 1 for 21 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Greg Pruitt, 5 for 36 yards; Steve Holden, 1 for 19 yards; Charlie Hall, 1 for 0 yards OAK: George Atkinson, 4 for 4 yards
Interceptions:
Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 10 for 426 yards OAK: Ray Guy, 11 for 491 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: George Blanda, 1/2