NFL game summary for 09/22/1974:

Ken Stabler, the AFC passing leader in 1973, threw three TD passes and the Raiders' defense intercepted five passes, sacked the quarterbacks four times and held the Chiefs to 48 yards passing. Rookie tight end Dave Casper caught two of Stabler's scoring passes and Mike Siani grabbed the third. Kansas City's only score came on Wilbur Young's 52-yard run with an interception. Len Dawson was injured and left the game after the first half, Mike Livingston replacing him.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Kansas City Chiefs	OFFENSE	180.0  (6)	110.0  (14)	290.0  (11)	2
	DEFENSE	138.0  (14)	210.0  (24)	348.0  (21)	6
Oakland Raiders	OFFENSE	152.0  (11)	100.0  (18)	252.0  (17)	2
	DEFENSE	200.0  (23)	106.0  (11)	306.0  (17)	1

Line: Raiders by 9

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Kansas City Chiefs (1-1-0)	0	0	7	0	7
Oakland Raiders (1-1-0)	7	13	0	7	27

( 0- 7) OAK Dave Casper 5 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)
( 0-14) OAK Mike Siani 9 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)
( 0-20) OAK Pete Banaszak 20 yard rush (kick failed)
( 7-20) KC  Wilbur Young 52 yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 7-27) OAK Dave Casper 2 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)

                     KC              OAK
First Downs:         11              14
Rushes-yards:        34-124          36-119
Yards/rush:          3.6             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-26-86-5      12-26-182-2
Sacked-yards:        4-38            1-6
Net pass yards:      48              176
Net yards/pass:      1.6             6.5
Total net yards:     172             295
Total plays:         64 (53% run)    63 (57% run)  
Yards/play:          2.7             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-1
Turnovers:           5               3
Penalties-yards:     5-55            6-68

Attendance: 48,108

Passing:
KC: Len Dawson, 7 of 13 for 49 yards (3 int); Mike Livingston, 3 of 12 for 37 yards (2 int); Jerrel Wilson, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
OAK: Ken Stabler, 11 of 25 for 165 yards and 3 TDs (2 int); Larry Lawrence, 1 of 1 for 17 yards

Rushing:
KC: Ed Podolak, 10 for 32 yards; Wendell Hayes, 7 for 33 yards; Willie Ellison, 6 for 31 yards; Jeff Kinney, 6 for 23 yards; Bill Thomas, 2 for -4 yards; Otis Taylor, 1 for 6 yards; Cleo Miller, 1 for 2 yards; Mike Livingston, 1 for 1 yard
OAK: Clarence Davis, 12 for 30 yards; Marv Hubbard, 10 for 28 yards; Pete Banaszak, 6 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Harold Hart, 5 for 14 yards; Charlie Smith, 2 for 6 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
KC: Ed Podolak, 3 for 14 yards; Otis Taylor, 2 for 25 yards; Jeff Kinney, 2 for 14 yards; Wendell Hayes, 2 for 10 yards; Barry Pearson, 1 for 23 yards
OAK: Cliff Branch, 3 for 70 yards; Fred Biletnikoff, 3 for 66 yards; Dave Casper, 3 for 24 yards and 2 TDs; Clarence Davis, 1 for 9 yards; Mike Siani, 1 for 9 yards and 1 TD; Marv Hubbard, 1 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
KC: Bill Thomas, 3 for 75 yards; Larry Brunson, 2 for 33 yards
OAK: Harold Hart, 1 for 24 yards; Pete Banaszak, 1 for 10 yards

Punt returns:
KC: Kerry Reardon, 3 for 11 yards; Ed Podolak, 1 for 6 yards; Larry Brunson, 1 for 0 yards
OAK: Ron Smith, 4 for 39 yards

Interceptions:
KC: Wilbur Young, 1 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Emmitt Thomas, 1 for 0 yards
OAK: Skip Thomas, 2 for 43 yards; Monte Johnson, 1 for 17 yards; Gerald Irons, 1 for 11 yards; Otis Sistrunk, 1 for 2 yards

Punting:
KC: Jerrel Wilson, 8 for 363 yards
OAK: Ray Guy, 10 for 450 yards

Field Goals:
KC: Jan Stenerud, 0/1

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