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Sunday November 24, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/24/1974:



Rookie Jon Keyworth and Otis Armstrong combined for a total of 294 yards rushing as the Broncos ended the Raiders' nine-game winning string. Keyworth ran for 148 yards and Armstrong moved a yard in front of O. J. Simpson in the rushing race with 146 for a season total of 938. Oakland's Ken Stabler increased his total to 20 touchdown passes with two to Fred Biletnikoff.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Denver BroncosOFFENSE120.9  (17)180.7  (4)301.6  (11)21
DEFENSE130.8  (13)186.2  (23)317.0  (19)24
Oakland RaidersOFFENSE177.0  (1)176.0  (6)353.0  (1)17
DEFENSE140.3  (16)136.9  (9)277.2  (9)29

Line: Raiders by 8

Team1234F
Denver Broncos (5-5-1)7310020
Oakland Raiders (9-2-0)370717

( 7- 0) DEN Jon Keyworth 30 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
( 7- 3) OAK George Blanda 21 yard field goal
(10- 3) DEN Jim Turner 30 yard field goal
(10-10) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 34 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)
(13-10) DEN Jim Turner 33 yard field goal
(20-10) DEN Jerry Simmons 8 yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick)
(20-17) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 7 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)
                     DEN             OAK
First Downs:         22              20
Rushes-yards:        48-292          28-128
Yards/rush:          6.1             4.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-18-135-1      22-34-234-3
Sacked-yards:        2-17            2-14
Net pass yards:      118             220
Net yards/pass:      5.9             6.1
Total net yards:     410             348
Total plays:         68 (70% run)    64 (43% run)  
Yards/play:          6.0             5.4
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             0-0
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     5-50            5-48

Attendance: 51,224
Passing:
DEN: Steve Ramsey, 5 of 11 for 59 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Charley Johnson, 4 of 7 for 76 yards
OAK: Ken Stabler, 22 of 34 for 234 yards and 2 TDs (3 int)

Rushing:
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 29 for 146 yards; Jon Keyworth, 15 for 148 yards and 1 TD; Steve Ramsey, 3 for -2 yards; Charley Johnson, 1 for 0 yards
OAK: Pete Banaszak, 13 for 52 yards; Harold Hart, 6 for 32 yards; Charlie Smith, 5 for 25 yards; Clarence Davis, 2 for 2 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 1 for 17 yards; Ken Stabler, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
DEN: Riley Odoms, 3 for 68 yards; Haven Moses, 2 for 22 yards; Billy Van Heusen, 1 for 26 yards; Jon Keyworth, 1 for 14 yards; Jerry Simmons, 1 for 8 yards and 1 TD; Otis Armstrong, 1 for -3 yards
OAK: Fred Biletnikoff, 8 for 121 yards and 2 TDs; Cliff Branch, 4 for 39 yards; Bob Moore, 4 for 37 yards; Pete Banaszak, 3 for 20 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 1 for 8 yards; Clarence Davis, 1 for 5 yards; Harold Hart, 1 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 2 for 43 yards; Floyd Little, 2 for 32 yards
OAK: Ron Smith, 3 for 69 yards; Harold Hart, 2 for 94 yards

Punt returns:
DEN: Floyd Little, 1 for 8 yards
OAK: Ron Smith, 4 for 58 yards

Interceptions:
DEN: Ray May, 1 for 25 yards; Bill Laskey, 1 for 3 yards; John Pitts, 1 for 2 yards
OAK: Skip Thomas, 1 for 18 yards

Punting:
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 5 for 211 yards
OAK: Ray Guy, 3 for 129 yards

Field Goals:
DEN: Jim Turner, 2/3
OAK: George Blanda, 1/1




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