All NFL game summaries for 01/09/1977:

The Raiders' swagger was at work from the beginning -- even if their precision lacked something in the opening 15 minutes. When Errol Mann attempted a 29-yard field goal in the first quarter, the ball bounced off the left upright. "Don't worry," quarterback Ken Stabler said. "There's more where that came from." Another surprise, anyway: Late in the first quarter, Minnesota's Fred McNeill blocked Ray Guy's punt at the Oakland 28. It was the first time Guy had had a punt blocked in his four-year NFL career. McNeill recovered the loose ball at the Raiders' 3. Instead of capitalizing, Minnesota's Brent McClanahan fumbled two plays later, and the Raiders were off on a 90-yard drive that led to their first score, a 24-yard field goal by Mann.

Stabler's one-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dave Casper came in the time it took the Vikings to go three downs-and-out and the Raiders to march 64 yards in 10 plays, Stabler throwing his 1-yard touchdown toss to tight end Dave Casper. Wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff's reception across the middle got the Raiders to the Vikings' 1. It was the first of Biletnikoff's four receptions for a total of 79 yards. All contributed to scoring drives, and he was named the game's Most Valuable Player. Midway through the fourth quarter, the Raiders completed a 54-yard drive, 48 of which came on a pass from Stabler to Biletnikoff. Banaszak ran for a touchdown from the 2, and it was 26-7 with 7:39 to play.

The Raiders spread the heroics around. Running back Clarence Davis gained 137 yards on the ground. A fourth-quarter interception set up Banaszak's second touchdown on a 2-yard run. All day, the "left-handed" style of the Raiders confused the Vikings, with left tackle Art Shell and left guard Gene Upshaw clearing paths for Davis, Banaszak and fullback Mark van Eeghen (18 carries, 73 yards), and lefty quarterback Stabler completing passes to Biletnikoff (4), Casper (4), Cliff Branch (3) and running back Carl Garrett. Stabler got the most of his 12-for-19, 180-yard performance.

The Vikings failed to score until late in the third quarter, and when they did, it was so methodical as to seal the outcome: 12 plays, 58 yards, with a Fran Tarkenton to Sammy White 8-yard pass bringing the touchdown. In the fourth quarter, Tarkenton twice drove the Vikings into Raiders territory but was intercepted twice -- first by Willie Hall, whose pickoff at the 30 began a drive that ended with Banaszak's 2-yard touchdown run. Later, from the Oakland 47, Tarkenton threw to Sammy White near the left sideline. Cornerback Willie Brown intercepted and returned for a 75-yard touchdown, a Super Bowl record, and a 32-7 margin. Tarkenton completed 17 of 35 passes for 205 yards, and his backup, Bob Lee, threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Stu Voigt for the final points.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
	OFFENSE	163.2  (10)	207.5  (3)	370.7  (2)	29
	DEFENSE	143.1  (13)	176.9  (23)	319.9  (18)	25
	OFFENSE	143.1  (18)	203.9  (4)	347.0  (6)	29
	DEFENSE	149.7  (17)	112.5  (1)	262.2  (6)	32

Line: Raiders by 4

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Oakland Raiders (16-1-0)	0	16	3	13	32
Minnesota Vikings (13-3-1)	0	0	7	7	14

                     OAK             MIN
First Downs:         21              20
Rushes-yards:        52-266          26-71
Yards/rush:          5.1             2.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-19-180-0     24-44-286-2
Sacked-yards:        2-17            1-4
Net pass yards:      163             282
Net yards/pass:      7.8             6.3
Total net yards:     429             353
Total plays:         73 (71% run)    71 (36% run)  
Yards/play:          5.9             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-1
Turnovers:           0               3
Penalties-yards:     4-30            2-25

Attendance: 100,421