Sunday November 16, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

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):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE119.2  (19)117.8  (24)237.0  (24)21
DEFENSE148.9  (17)205.0  (25)353.9  (23)14
OFFENSE174.2  (5)157.6  (17)331.9  (8)29
DEFENSE128.5  (8)106.8  (1)235.2  (2)23

Line: Raiders by 21

Team1234F
Cleveland Browns (0-9-0)737017
Oakland Raiders (7-2-0)71071438

( 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


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