NFL game summary for 12/04/1977:

Pat Haden threw a 43-yard touchdown pass with just 2:10 remaining to give the Rams their fifth straight victory and fifth consecutive divisional title. Lawrence McCutcheon became the Rams' all-time leading rusher, gaining 97 yards to surpass 1,000 yards in a season for the fourth time in his five-year career. McCutcheon, who has carried the ball 1,219 times, surpassed the old record of 1,218 held by Dick Bass, now a radio broadcaster for the Rams. Ken Stabler had put the Raiders on top 14-13 on a 21-yard pass to Dave Casper. Haden hit Harold Jackson for the winning TD. The loss knocked the Raiders out of contention for the AFC Western Division crown.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	182.3 (2)	159.4 (9)	341.6 (1)	26
DEFENSE	126.8 (10)	157.3 (22)	284.1 (15)	32
OFFENSE	179.9 (3)	148.3 (12)	328.2 (5)	22
DEFENSE	118.5 (2)	132.5 (11)	250.9 (6)	31

Line: Raiders by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Oakland Raiders (9-3-0)	0	7	0	7	14
Los Angeles Rams (9-3-0)	7	0	3	10	20

( 0- 7) LA John Cappelletti 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) ( 7- 7) OAK Pete Banaszak 1 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) ( 7-10) LA Rafael Septien 21 yard field goal ( 7-13) LA Rafael Septien 44 yard field goal (14-13) OAK Dave Casper 21 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) (14-20) LA Harold Jackson 43 yard pass from Pat Haden (Rafael Septien kick)

                     OAK             LA
First Downs:         27              19
Rushes-yards:        37-198          40-137
Yards/rush:          5.4             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-38-194-4     13-22-186-0
Sacked-yards:        4-41            2-21
Net pass yards:      153             165
Net yards/pass:      3.6             6.9
Total net yards:     351             302
Total plays:         79 (46% run)    64 (62% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             2-2
Turnovers:           6               2
Penalties-yards:     6-56            8-70

Attendance: 67,075

Passing:
OAK: Ken Stabler, 16 of 38 for 194 yards and 1 TD (4 int) LA: Pat Haden, 13 of 22 for 186 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
OAK: Mark van Eeghen, 16 for 79 yards; Clarence Davis, 10 for 80 yards; Pete Banaszak, 8 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Carl Garrett, 3 for 11 yards LA: Lawrence McCutcheon, 25 for 97 yards; John Cappelletti, 13 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Billy Waddy, 1 for 4 yards; Pat Haden, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
OAK: Dave Casper, 5 for 73 yards and 1 TD; Fred Biletnikoff, 4 for 47 yards; Cliff Branch, 3 for 40 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 2 for 9 yards; Clarence Davis, 1 for 14 yards; Morris Bradshaw, 1 for 11 yards LA: John Cappelletti, 5 for 29 yards; Lawrence McCutcheon, 4 for 63 yards; Terry Nelson, 3 for 51 yards; Harold Jackson, 1 for 43 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
OAK: Rick Jennings, 3 for 74 yards; Carl Garrett, 1 for 22 yards; Terry Robiskie, 1 for 0 yards LA: Wendell Tyler, 1 for 16 yards; Carl Ekern, 1 for 8 yards
Punt returns:
OAK: Rick Jennings, 3 for 1 yard LA: Billy Waddy, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
LA: Monte Jackson, 2 for 33 yards; Dave Elmendorf, 1 for 24 yards; Jim Youngblood, 1 for 2 yards
Punting:
OAK: Ray Guy, 2 for 85 yards LA: Glen Walker, 4 for 149 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: Errol Mann, 0/1 LA: Rafael Septien, 2/3