Sunday November 3, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/03/1974:



The Raiders streaked to their seventh straight win and opened up a 3½ game lead in the AFC West on a four-touchdown performance by quarterback Ken Stabler. Fred Biletnikoff and Cliff Branch each caught two scoring passes in a game played in light snow. Stabler reached the 4,000-yard mark in a year and a half as a starter and stretched his string to 88 passes without an interception. Marv Hubbard gained 107 yards for the Raiders and Otis Armstrong 88 for the second-place Broncos.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE167.7  (3)155.0  (13)322.7  (7)13
DEFENSE151.9  (19)116.7  (6)268.6  (9)24
OFFENSE127.1  (16)155.3  (12)282.4  (13)12
DEFENSE112.4  (6)187.0  (24)299.4  (16)16

Line: Raiders by 6

Team1234F
Oakland Raiders (7-1-0)1477028
Denver Broncos (3-4-1)7010017

( 7- 0) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 23 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick) (14- 0) OAK Cliff Branch 9 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick) (14- 7) DEN Otis Armstrong 48 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) (21- 7) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 19 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick) (21-10) DEN Jim Turner 27 yard field goal (21-17) DEN Billy Van Heusen 73 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) (28-17) OAK Cliff Branch 61 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)
                     OAK             DEN
First Downs:         16              11
Rushes-yards:        47-180          32-113
Yards/rush:          3.8             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-19-217-0     13-24-240-1
Sacked-yards:        1-10            2-17
Net pass yards:      207             223
Net yards/pass:      10.3            8.6
Total net yards:     387             336
Total plays:         67 (70% run)    58 (55% run)  
Yards/play:          5.8             5.8
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             5-2
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     3-25            4-30

Attendance: 45,766

Passing:
OAK: Ken Stabler, 12 of 19 for 217 yards and 4 TDs DEN: Charley Johnson, 13 of 24 for 240 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
OAK: Marv Hubbard, 22 for 107 yards; Clarence Davis, 15 for 49 yards; Pete Banaszak, 7 for 21 yards; Ken Stabler, 3 for 3 yards DEN: Otis Armstrong, 20 for 88 yards; Floyd Little, 10 for 25 yards; Oliver Ross, 1 for 0 yards; Jon Keyworth, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
OAK: Cliff Branch, 5 for 108 yards and 2 TDs; Fred Biletnikoff, 4 for 58 yards and 2 TDs; Frank Pitts, 2 for 19 yards; Bob Moore, 1 for 32 yards DEN: Otis Armstrong, 3 for 57 yards and 1 TD; Riley Odoms, 3 for 49 yards; Floyd Little, 3 for 23 yards; Jerry Simmons, 2 for 25 yards; Billy Van Heusen, 1 for 73 yards and 1 TD; Oliver Ross, 1 for 13 yards
Kick returns:
OAK: Harold Hart, 3 for 61 yards; Ron Smith, 1 for 21 yards DEN: Bill Thompson, 5 for 132 yards
Punt returns:
OAK: Ron Smith, 2 for 19 yards DEN: Bill Thompson, 3 for 70 yards; Charlie Greer, 1 for -1 yards
Interceptions:
OAK: Gerald Irons, 1 for 12 yards
Punting:
OAK: Ray Guy, 7 for 331 yards DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 6 for 215 yards
Field Goals:
DEN: Jim Turner, 1/1


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