NFL game summary for 11/16/1975:
Ken Stabler's four touchdown passes enabled the Raiders to fight off the winless but stubborn Browns and open up a three-game lead in the AFC West with five games to play. After the Browns had bounced back to a 17-17 tie in the third quarter, Stabler hit Fred Biletnikoff and Clarence Davis with scoring passes and Davis added a final touchdown on a 26-yard run. Davis had his best day as a Raider, gaining 120 yards on 17 carries.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Line: Raiders by 21
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleveland Browns (0-9-0) | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Oakland Raiders (7-2-0) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
( 0- 7) OAK Cliff Branch 22 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)
( 7- 7) CLE Greg Pruitt 10 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick)
( 7-14) OAK Cliff Branch 21 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)
(10-14) CLE Don Cockroft 25 yard field goal
(10-17) OAK George Blanda 28 yard field goal
(17-17) CLE Cleo Miller 1 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick)
(17-24) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 15 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)
(17-31) OAK Clarence Davis 31 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)
(17-38) OAK Clarence Davis 26 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
CLE OAK First Downs: 16 22 Rushes-yards: 30-135 46-217 Yards/rush: 4.5 4.7 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 14-30-116-3 16-25-220-1 Sacked-yards: 2-21 1-10 Net pass yards: 95 210 Net yards/pass: 3.0 8.1 Total net yards: 230 427 Total plays: 62 (48% run) 72 (63% run) Yards/play: 3.7 5.9 Fumbles-lost: 1-1 0-0 Turnovers: 4 1 Penalties-yards: 4-40 7-69 Attendance: 50,461
Passing:
CLE: Mike Phipps, 14 of 30 for 116 yards (3 int) OAK: Ken Stabler, 16 of 25 for 220 yards and 4 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
CLE: Greg Pruitt, 12 for 103 yards and 1 TD; Hugh McKinnis, 9 for 25 yards; Cleo Miller, 5 for 5 yards and 1 TD; Billy Pritchett, 4 for 2 yards OAK: Clarence Davis, 17 for 120 yards and 1 TD; Marv Hubbard, 12 for 44 yards; Pete Banaszak, 7 for 18 yards; Jess Phillips, 6 for 26 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 3 for 5 yards; Harold Hart, 1 for 4 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Greg Pruitt, 4 for 17 yards; Oscar Roan, 3 for 32 yards; Cleo Miller, 2 for 20 yards; Reggie Rucker, 2 for 16 yards; Steve Holden, 1 for 22 yards; Hugh McKinnis, 1 for 5 yards; Billy Pritchett, 1 for 4 yards OAK: Fred Biletnikoff, 6 for 73 yards and 1 TD; Cliff Branch, 5 for 70 yards and 2 TDs; Clarence Davis, 1 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Bob Moore, 1 for 21 yards; Mike Siani, 1 for 18 yards; Pete Banaszak, 1 for 5 yards; Harold Hart, 1 for 2 yards
Kick returns:
CLE: Billy Lefear, 3 for 64 yards; Ken Brown, 1 for 26 yards; Cleo Miller, 1 for 21 yards; Greg Pruitt, 1 for 14 yards OAK: Harold Hart, 3 for 96 yards; Clarence Davis, 1 for 64 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Greg Pruitt, 2 for 5 yards OAK: Neal Colzie, 3 for 32 yards
Interceptions:
CLE: Charlie Hall, 1 for 19 yards OAK: Ted Hendricks, 1 for 33 yards; Willie Brown, 1 for 0 yards; Charlie Phillips, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 5 for 199 yards OAK: Ray Guy, 3 for 101 yards
Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 1/1 OAK: George Blanda, 1/2
CLE: Mike Phipps, 14 of 30 for 116 yards (3 int) OAK: Ken Stabler, 16 of 25 for 220 yards and 4 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
CLE: Greg Pruitt, 12 for 103 yards and 1 TD; Hugh McKinnis, 9 for 25 yards; Cleo Miller, 5 for 5 yards and 1 TD; Billy Pritchett, 4 for 2 yards OAK: Clarence Davis, 17 for 120 yards and 1 TD; Marv Hubbard, 12 for 44 yards; Pete Banaszak, 7 for 18 yards; Jess Phillips, 6 for 26 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 3 for 5 yards; Harold Hart, 1 for 4 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Greg Pruitt, 4 for 17 yards; Oscar Roan, 3 for 32 yards; Cleo Miller, 2 for 20 yards; Reggie Rucker, 2 for 16 yards; Steve Holden, 1 for 22 yards; Hugh McKinnis, 1 for 5 yards; Billy Pritchett, 1 for 4 yards OAK: Fred Biletnikoff, 6 for 73 yards and 1 TD; Cliff Branch, 5 for 70 yards and 2 TDs; Clarence Davis, 1 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Bob Moore, 1 for 21 yards; Mike Siani, 1 for 18 yards; Pete Banaszak, 1 for 5 yards; Harold Hart, 1 for 2 yards
Kick returns:
CLE: Billy Lefear, 3 for 64 yards; Ken Brown, 1 for 26 yards; Cleo Miller, 1 for 21 yards; Greg Pruitt, 1 for 14 yards OAK: Harold Hart, 3 for 96 yards; Clarence Davis, 1 for 64 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Greg Pruitt, 2 for 5 yards OAK: Neal Colzie, 3 for 32 yards
Interceptions:
CLE: Charlie Hall, 1 for 19 yards OAK: Ted Hendricks, 1 for 33 yards; Willie Brown, 1 for 0 yards; Charlie Phillips, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 5 for 199 yards OAK: Ray Guy, 3 for 101 yards
Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 1/1 OAK: George Blanda, 1/2