NFL game summary for 11/02/1975:

Oakland shocked Denver with 35 points in the second half after trailing 17-7 early in the third quarter. Ken Stabler had one of his better days, firing two touchdown passes and the veteran Pete Banaszak scored two more touchdowns for a season total of seven. The win enabled the Raiders to open up a two-game lead over the Broncos and Chiefs in the AFC West. Neal Colzie, leading punt returner in the NFL with a 17.1 yard average, set up three scores by running back three punts for 127 yards. Marv Hubbard started for the first time since his shoulder injury in the opening game. Banaszak topped the rushers with 12 for 62 yards.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Oakland Raiders	OFFENSE	158.3  (6)	142.3  (17)	300.7  (14)	21
	DEFENSE	130.5  (10)	105.3  (3)	235.8  (1)	15
Denver Broncos	OFFENSE	119.8  (19)	217.0  (1)	336.8  (6)	24
	DEFENSE	164.7  (22)	162.3  (14)	327.0  (19)	11

Line: Raiders by 7½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Oakland Raiders (5-2-0)	7	0	14	21	42
Denver Broncos (3-4-0)	0	10	7	0	17

( 7- 0) OAK Mark van Eeghen 2 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
( 7- 7) DEN Riley Odoms 1 yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick)
( 7-10) DEN Jim Turner 53 yard field goal
( 7-17) DEN Jack Dolbin 7 yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick)
(14-17) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 21 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)
(21-17) OAK Cliff Branch 16 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)
(28-17) OAK Pete Banaszak 1 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
(35-17) OAK Pete Banaszak 2 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
(42-17) OAK Marv Hubbard 7 yard rush (George Blanda kick)

                     OAK             DEN
First Downs:         21              24
Rushes-yards:        48-184          35-150
Yards/rush:          3.8             4.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-17-166-2     13-35-213-3
Sacked-yards:        2-22            5-36
Net pass yards:      144             177
Net yards/pass:      7.6             4.4
Total net yards:     328             327
Total plays:         67 (71% run)    75 (46% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             0-0
Turnovers:           4               3
Penalties-yards:     14-115          6-32

Attendance: 52,330

Passing:
OAK: Ken Stabler, 11 of 15 for 166 yards and 2 TDs (1 int); David Humm, 0 of 2 for 0 yards (1 int)
DEN: Steve Ramsey, 11 of 26 for 174 yards and 2 TDs (3 int); John Hufnagel, 2 of 9 for 39 yards

Rushing:
OAK: Pete Banaszak, 12 for 62 yards and 2 TDs; Marv Hubbard, 10 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Mark van Eeghen, 9 for 38 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Davis, 8 for 21 yards; Louis Carter, 4 for 15 yards; Jess Phillips, 3 for 7 yards; Ken Stabler, 1 for 0 yards; David Humm, 1 for -2 yards
DEN: Jon Keyworth, 17 for 59 yards; Floyd Little, 7 for 43 yards; Rick Upchurch, 5 for 17 yards; Fran Lynch, 5 for 12 yards; Jack Dolbin, 1 for 19 yards

Receiving:
OAK: Fred Biletnikoff, 3 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Marv Hubbard, 3 for 30 yards; Cliff Branch, 2 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Bob Moore, 1 for 9 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 1 for 6 yards; Clarence Davis, 1 for 4 yards
DEN: Jack Dolbin, 5 for 80 yards and 1 TD; Rick Upchurch, 3 for 76 yards; Riley Odoms, 2 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Jon Keyworth, 2 for 10 yards; Billy Van Heusen, 1 for 20 yards

Kick returns:
OAK: Clarence Davis, 1 for 29 yards; Jess Phillips, 1 for 27 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 1 for 16 yards
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 4 for 129 yards; Floyd Little, 1 for 17 yards

Punt returns:
OAK: Neal Colzie, 3 for 127 yards
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 1 for 18 yards; Bill Thompson, 1 for 9 yards

Interceptions:
OAK: Phil Villapiano, 1 for 19 yards; George Atkinson, 1 for 16 yards; Ted Hendricks, 1 for 7 yards
DEN: Earlie Thomas, 1 for 36 yards; Randy Gradishar, 1 for 14 yards

Punting:
OAK: Ray Guy, 3 for 154 yards
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 3 for 127 yards

Field Goals:
DEN: Jim Turner, 1/2

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