NFL game summary for 09/18/1977:
Ken Stabler took advantage of two San Diego turnovers and threw a pair of first-half touchdown passes in leading the Raiders to their 18th straight game without a loss against the Chargers. Stabler connected with Cliff Branch for Oakland's first TD, which was set up by a blocked punt. Dave Casper grabbed a one-yard scoring toss after a fumble recovery for the second six-pointer. Oakland's defense, which shut out San Diego for the second straight game, held the Chargers to a total of 121 yards. Pete Banaszak added the final score with his 48th career touchdown.
Line: Raiders by 15
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Chargers (0-1-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Oakland Raiders (1-0-0) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
( 0- 7) OAK Cliff Branch 7 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) ( 0-10) OAK Errol Mann 20 yard field goal ( 0-17) OAK Dave Casper 1 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) ( 0-24) OAK Pete Banaszak 2 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)
SD OAK
First Downs: 7 21
Rushes-yards: 20-59 59-178
Yards/rush: 3.0 3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 11-22-77-1 13-20-139-1
Sacked-yards: 2-15 0-0
Net pass yards: 62 139
Net yards/pass: 2.6 7.0
Total net yards: 121 317
Total plays: 44 (45% run) 79 (74% run)
Yards/play: 2.8 4.0
Fumbles-lost: 4-2 2-0
Turnovers: 3 1
Penalties-yards: 12-103 13-105
Attendance: 51,022
Passing:
SD: James Harris, 11 of 22 for 77 yards (1 int) OAK: Ken Stabler, 13 of 20 for 139 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
SD: Rickey Young, 11 for 23 yards; Don Woods, 7 for 30 yards; Clarence Williams, 1 for 6 yards; James Harris, 1 for 0 yards OAK: Mark van Eeghen, 19 for 62 yards; Clarence Davis, 14 for 41 yards; Pete Banaszak, 11 for 32 yards and 1 TD; Carl Garrett, 11 for 24 yards; Terry Robiskie, 4 for 19 yards
Receiving:
SD: Charlie Joiner, 4 for 33 yards; Rickey Young, 2 for 17 yards; Joe Washington, 2 for 13 yards; Clarence Williams, 1 for 9 yards; Pat Curran, 1 for 7 yards; Don Woods, 1 for -2 yards OAK: Cliff Branch, 4 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Fred Biletnikoff, 3 for 32 yards; Dave Casper, 3 for 21 yards and 1 TD; Carl Garrett, 1 for 13 yards; Clarence Davis, 1 for 12 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
SD: Clarence Williams, 3 for 36 yards; Johnny Rodgers, 2 for 17 yards OAK: Carl Garrett, 1 for 20 yards
Punt returns:
SD: Johnny Rodgers, 3 for 5 yards OAK: Neal Colzie, 2 for 27 yards
Interceptions:
SD: Mike Williams, 1 for 36 yards OAK: George Atkinson, 1 for 14 yards
Punting:
SD: Jeff West, 7 for 262 yards OAK: Ray Guy, 5 for 231 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: Errol Mann, 1/1
SD: James Harris, 11 of 22 for 77 yards (1 int) OAK: Ken Stabler, 13 of 20 for 139 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
SD: Rickey Young, 11 for 23 yards; Don Woods, 7 for 30 yards; Clarence Williams, 1 for 6 yards; James Harris, 1 for 0 yards OAK: Mark van Eeghen, 19 for 62 yards; Clarence Davis, 14 for 41 yards; Pete Banaszak, 11 for 32 yards and 1 TD; Carl Garrett, 11 for 24 yards; Terry Robiskie, 4 for 19 yards
Receiving:
SD: Charlie Joiner, 4 for 33 yards; Rickey Young, 2 for 17 yards; Joe Washington, 2 for 13 yards; Clarence Williams, 1 for 9 yards; Pat Curran, 1 for 7 yards; Don Woods, 1 for -2 yards OAK: Cliff Branch, 4 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Fred Biletnikoff, 3 for 32 yards; Dave Casper, 3 for 21 yards and 1 TD; Carl Garrett, 1 for 13 yards; Clarence Davis, 1 for 12 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
SD: Clarence Williams, 3 for 36 yards; Johnny Rodgers, 2 for 17 yards OAK: Carl Garrett, 1 for 20 yards
Punt returns:
SD: Johnny Rodgers, 3 for 5 yards OAK: Neal Colzie, 2 for 27 yards
Interceptions:
SD: Mike Williams, 1 for 36 yards OAK: George Atkinson, 1 for 14 yards
Punting:
SD: Jeff West, 7 for 262 yards OAK: Ray Guy, 5 for 231 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: Errol Mann, 1/1