NFL game summary for 12/28/1975:
Ken Stabler led the Raiders into the AFC championship round for the third successive year with three touchdown passes in a victory over the wild card Bengals. Stabler hit Mike Siani (9 yards), Bob Moore (8) and Dave Casper (2) with scoring passes while completing 17 of 23 for 199 yards. With the Bengals trailing 31-14 in the last quarter, Ken Anderson threw touchdown passes to Charlie Joiner (25) and Isaac Curtis (14) and Cincinnati had a chance to win it all after Ron Carpenter recovered a Raiders' fumble on the Oakland 38. The Raiders' defense, led by linebacker Ted Hendricks, held for downs and took over the ball for the final two minutes. Clarence Davis led the rushers with 16 for 63 yards and Pete Banaszak had 17 for 62 and also scored a touchdown. Oakland sacked Anderson five times for 40 yards.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 129.9 (17) | 231.5 (1) | 361.4 (2) | 34 |
| DEFENSE | 156.7 (18) | 123.5 (2) | 280.2 (7) | 44 | |
 | OFFENSE | 176.6 (4) | 170.8 (11) | 347.4 (7) | 48 |
| DEFENSE | 127.5 (6) | 131.7 (5) | 259.2 (3) | 41 |
Line: Raiders by 6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals (11-4-0) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Oakland Raiders (12-3-0) | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
( 0- 3) OAK George Blanda 27 yard field goal ( 0-10) OAK Mike Siani 9 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick) ( 7-10) CIN Stan Fritts 1 yard rush (Dave Green kick) ( 7-17) OAK Bob Moore 8 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick) ( 7-24) OAK Pete Banaszak 6 yard rush (George Blanda kick) (14-24) CIN Lenvil Elliott 6 yard rush (Dave Green kick) (14-31) OAK Dave Casper 2 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick) (21-31) CIN Charlie Joiner 25 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Dave Green kick) (28-31) CIN Isaac Curtis 14 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Dave Green kick)
CIN OAK
First Downs: 17 27
Rushes-yards: 25-97 51-173
Yards/rush: 3.9 3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 17-27-201-0 17-23-199-1
Sacked-yards: 5-40 4-14
Net pass yards: 161 185
Net yards/pass: 5.0 6.9
Total net yards: 258 358
Total plays: 57 (43% run) 78 (65% run)
Yards/play: 4.5 4.6
Fumbles-lost: 1-0 2-1
Turnovers: 0 2
Penalties-yards: 5-37 7-64
Attendance: 53,030
Passing:
CIN: Ken Anderson, 17 of 27 for 201 yards and 2 TDs OAK: Ken Stabler, 17 of 23 for 199 yards and 3 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
CIN: Boobie Clark, 8 for 46 yards; Stan Fritts, 6 for 14 yards and 1 TD; Lenvil Elliott, 4 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Ken Anderson, 3 for 12 yards; Essex Johnson, 3 for 0 yards; Ed Williams, 1 for 0 yards OAK: Pete Banaszak, 17 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Davis, 16 for 63 yards; Marv Hubbard, 12 for 33 yards; Jess Phillips, 3 for 16 yards; Ken Stabler, 2 for -4 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
CIN: Boobie Clark, 4 for 38 yards; Chip Myers, 3 for 67 yards; Charlie Joiner, 3 for 60 yards and 1 TD; Isaac Curtis, 3 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Bruce Coslet, 2 for 14 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 1 for 9 yards; Bob Trumpy, 1 for -7 yards OAK: Bob Moore, 6 for 57 yards and 1 TD; Cliff Branch, 5 for 89 yards; Mike Siani, 3 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Davis, 2 for 16 yards; Dave Casper, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
CIN: Bernard Jackson, 2 for 43 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 1 for 18 yards; Lemar Parrish, 1 for 10 yards OAK: Clarence Davis, 4 for 93 yards; Harold Hart, 1 for 28 yards
Punt returns:
CIN: Lyle Blackwood, 1 for 7 yards OAK: Neal Colzie, 4 for 64 yards
Interceptions:
CIN: Ken Riley, 1 for 34 yards
Punting:
CIN: Dave Green, 6 for 215 yards OAK: Ray Guy, 1 for 38 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: George Blanda, 1/3
CIN: Ken Anderson, 17 of 27 for 201 yards and 2 TDs OAK: Ken Stabler, 17 of 23 for 199 yards and 3 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
CIN: Boobie Clark, 8 for 46 yards; Stan Fritts, 6 for 14 yards and 1 TD; Lenvil Elliott, 4 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Ken Anderson, 3 for 12 yards; Essex Johnson, 3 for 0 yards; Ed Williams, 1 for 0 yards OAK: Pete Banaszak, 17 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Davis, 16 for 63 yards; Marv Hubbard, 12 for 33 yards; Jess Phillips, 3 for 16 yards; Ken Stabler, 2 for -4 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
CIN: Boobie Clark, 4 for 38 yards; Chip Myers, 3 for 67 yards; Charlie Joiner, 3 for 60 yards and 1 TD; Isaac Curtis, 3 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Bruce Coslet, 2 for 14 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 1 for 9 yards; Bob Trumpy, 1 for -7 yards OAK: Bob Moore, 6 for 57 yards and 1 TD; Cliff Branch, 5 for 89 yards; Mike Siani, 3 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Davis, 2 for 16 yards; Dave Casper, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
CIN: Bernard Jackson, 2 for 43 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 1 for 18 yards; Lemar Parrish, 1 for 10 yards OAK: Clarence Davis, 4 for 93 yards; Harold Hart, 1 for 28 yards
Punt returns:
CIN: Lyle Blackwood, 1 for 7 yards OAK: Neal Colzie, 4 for 64 yards
Interceptions:
CIN: Ken Riley, 1 for 34 yards
Punting:
CIN: Dave Green, 6 for 215 yards OAK: Ray Guy, 1 for 38 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: George Blanda, 1/3