NFL game summary for 11/07/1976:

Ken Stabler's 49-yard touchdown pass to Cliff Branch with 4:33 left in the game erased a 27-21 lead the Bears gained in a 20-point third quarter. Stabler staked the Raiders to a 21-7 lead early in the third quarter with TD passes of 17 and 75 yards to Dave Casper and Branch. Walter Payton, scoring the game's initial touchdown and setting a Chicago record with 36 rushes, scored the final two TDs in the third quarter on 12 and two-yard runs, putting the Bears in the lead before Stabler's TD to Branch.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Oakland Raiders	OFFENSE	138.2  (17)	219.8  (3)	358.0  (5)	17
	DEFENSE	145.9  (15)	196.0  (25)	341.9  (24)	13
Chicago Bears	OFFENSE	161.6  (9)	95.1  (28)	256.8  (23)	15
	DEFENSE	129.8  (10)	154.1  (12)	283.9  (8)	22

Line: Raiders by 4

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Oakland Raiders (8-1-0)	0	14	7	7	28
Chicago Bears (4-5-0)	7	0	20	0	27

( 0- 7) CHI Walter Payton 5 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick)
( 7- 7) OAK Dave Casper 17 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick)
(14- 7) OAK Cliff Branch 75 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick)
(21- 7) OAK Clarence Davis 2 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)
(21-14) CHI James Scott 36 yard pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick)
(21-20) CHI Walter Payton 12 yard rush (kick failed)
(21-27) CHI Walter Payton 2 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick)
(28-27) OAK Cliff Branch 49 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick)

                     OAK             CHI
First Downs:         13              20
Rushes-yards:        27-118          55-181
Yards/rush:          4.4             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-17-234-0     10-18-204-1
Sacked-yards:        3-30            2-20
Net pass yards:      204             184
Net yards/pass:      10.2            9.2
Total net yards:     322             365
Total plays:         47 (57% run)    75 (73% run)  
Yards/play:          6.9             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             1-1
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     5-55            6-51

Attendance: 53,585

Passing:
OAK: Ken Stabler, 11 of 17 for 234 yards and 3 TDs
CHI: Bob Avellini, 10 of 18 for 204 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
OAK: Mark van Eeghen, 12 for 62 yards; Clarence Davis, 10 for 53 yards and 1 TD; Pete Banaszak, 3 for 2 yards; Carl Garrett, 1 for 4 yards; Ken Stabler, 1 for -3 yards
CHI: Walter Payton, 36 for 97 yards and 3 TDs; Roland Harper, 17 for 66 yards; Bob Avellini, 1 for 15 yards; James Scott, 1 for 3 yards

Receiving:
OAK: Cliff Branch, 5 for 163 yards and 2 TDs; Fred Biletnikoff, 2 for 18 yards; Clarence Davis, 2 for 15 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 1 for 21 yards; Dave Casper, 1 for 17 yards and 1 TD
CHI: James Scott, 3 for 76 yards and 1 TD; Brian Baschnagel, 3 for 56 yards; Roland Harper, 1 for 36 yards; Greg Latta, 1 for 22 yards; Steve Schubert, 1 for 10 yards; Walter Payton, 1 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
OAK: Carl Garrett, 2 for 44 yards; Rick Jennings, 2 for 35 yards
CHI: Mike Adamle, 2 for 16 yards; Brian Baschnagel, 1 for 23 yards; Johnny Musso, 1 for 17 yards

Punt returns:
OAK: Neal Colzie, 3 for 16 yards
CHI: Brian Baschnagel, 1 for 3 yards; Virgil Livers, 1 for 1 yard

Interceptions:
OAK: Ted Hendricks, 1 for 9 yards

Punting:
OAK: Ray Guy, 6 for 219 yards
CHI: Bob Parsons, 7 for 229 yards

Field Goals:
OAK: Errol Mann, 0/1
CHI: Bob Thomas, 0/2

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