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Sunday October 17, 1976
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NFL game summary for 10/17/1976:



Ken Stabler led the Raiders to touchdowns on their first two possessions of the second half to overcome a 10-3 Denver lead and maintain Oakland's one-game lead in the AFC West. The Broncos took a 10-0 lead on an 11-yard Steve Ramsey to Haven Moses TD pass and Jim Turner's 21-yard field goal. Stabler tied the game with a 46-yard scoring pass to Cliff Branch and Pete Banaszak clinched it on the next series with a one-yard touchdown run.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Oakland RaidersOFFENSE140.0  (15)243.4  (2)383.4  (4)12
DEFENSE168.0  (21)199.4  (26)367.4  (25)7
Denver BroncosOFFENSE129.8  (22)149.2  (16)279.0  (22)9
DEFENSE95.2  (2)148.2  (9)243.4  (5)10

Line: Raiders by 3

Team1234F
Oakland Raiders (5-1-0)0314017
Denver Broncos (3-3-0)0100010

( 0- 3) DEN Jim Turner 21 yard field goal
( 0-10) DEN Haven Moses 11 yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick)
( 3-10) OAK Fred Steinfort 34 yard field goal
(10-10) OAK Cliff Branch 46 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Fred Steinfort kick)
(17-10) OAK Pete Banaszak 1 yard rush (Fred Steinfort kick)
                     OAK             DEN
First Downs:         20              16
Rushes-yards:        43-131          27-88
Yards/rush:          3.0             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-20-175-1     15-29-186-0
Sacked-yards:        2-17            3-13
Net pass yards:      158             173
Net yards/pass:      7.2             5.4
Total net yards:     289             261
Total plays:         65 (66% run)    59 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             0-0
Turnovers:           1               0
Penalties-yards:     11-111          14-132

Attendance: 63,241
Passing:
OAK: Ken Stabler, 16 of 20 for 175 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
DEN: Steve Ramsey, 15 of 29 for 186 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
OAK: Pete Banaszak, 18 for 42 yards and 1 TD; Mark van Eeghen, 16 for 66 yards; Clarence Davis, 6 for 10 yards; Carl Garrett, 3 for 13 yards
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 21 for 70 yards; Jon Keyworth, 6 for 18 yards

Receiving:
OAK: Fred Biletnikoff, 5 for 48 yards; Cliff Branch, 2 for 64 yards and 1 TD; Dave Casper, 2 for 21 yards; Mike Siani, 2 for 18 yards; Clarence Davis, 2 for 13 yards; Pete Banaszak, 2 for 6 yards; Ted Kwalick, 1 for 5 yards
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 4 for 62 yards; Jon Keyworth, 3 for 16 yards; Haven Moses, 2 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Rick Upchurch, 2 for 31 yards; Riley Odoms, 2 for 22 yards; Jack Dolbin, 2 for 21 yards

Kick returns:
OAK: Carl Garrett, 1 for 35 yards; Rick Jennings, 1 for 26 yards
DEN: Lonnie Perrin, 1 for 23 yards; Rick Upchurch, 1 for 18 yards

Punt returns:
OAK: Neal Colzie, 5 for 65 yards
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 4 for 19 yards; Steve Foley, 1 for 16 yards

Interceptions:
DEN: Bob Swenson, 1 for 26 yards

Punting:
OAK: Ray Guy, 7 for 312 yards
DEN: Norris Weese, 9 for 372 yards

Field Goals:
OAK: Fred Steinfort, 1/2
DEN: Jim Turner, 1/1




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