NFL game summary for 10/08/1978:

Ken Stabler threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Dave Casper with 42 seconds remaining to climax an 80-yard, 11-play march as the Raiders won their second consecutive game in the final moments and earned a first place tie with Denver in the AFC West. Stabler completed six of eight passes in the go-ahead drive. With Houston leading 17-7 in the third quarter, Charles Phillips recovered a fumble at the Oakland 4 and returned it 96 yards to draw the Raiders within three. The loss nullified the Oilers' 373-yard offensive performance.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	152.4 (11)	133.2 (19)	285.6 (18)	13
DEFENSE	135.0 (13)	148.6 (14)	283.6 (12)	13
OFFENSE	157.6 (9)	192.2 (5)	349.8 (4)	14
DEFENSE	156.6 (19)	123.8 (4)	280.4 (8)	10

Line: Raiders by 7½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Houston Oilers (3-3-0)	0	10	7	0	17
Oakland Raiders (4-2-0)	0	7	7	7	21

( 3- 0) HOU Toni Fritsch 35 yard field goal ( 3- 7) OAK Arthur Whittington 4 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) (10- 7) HOU Mike Renfro 58 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) (17- 7) HOU Mike Barber 17 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) (17-14) OAK Charlie Phillips 96 yard fumble return (Errol Mann kick) (17-21) OAK Dave Casper 34 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick)

                     HOU             OAK
First Downs:         20              22
Rushes-yards:        51-205          33-123
Yards/rush:          4.0             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-17-168-1      14-23-168-3
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-12
Net pass yards:      168             156
Net yards/pass:      9.9             6.2
Total net yards:     373             279
Total plays:         68 (75% run)    58 (56% run)  
Yards/play:          5.5             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-2
Turnovers:           2               5
Penalties-yards:     6-72            3-30

Attendance: 52,550

Passing:
HOU: Dan Pastorini, 9 of 17 for 168 yards and 2 TDs (1 int) OAK: Ken Stabler, 14 of 23 for 168 yards and 1 TD (3 int)
Rushing:
HOU: Earl Campbell, 25 for 104 yards; Rob Carpenter, 12 for 47 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 9 for 30 yards; Tim Wilson, 5 for 15 yards; Dan Pastorini, 1 for 9 yards OAK: Arthur Whittington, 11 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Mark van Eeghen, 11 for 33 yards; Terry Robiskie, 7 for 30 yards; Pete Banaszak, 4 for 21 yards
Receiving:
HOU: Mike Renfro, 3 for 72 yards and 1 TD; Ronnie Coleman, 3 for 45 yards; Mike Barber, 2 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Rich Caster, 1 for 24 yards OAK: Morris Bradshaw, 5 for 75 yards; Dave Casper, 4 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Mark van Eeghen, 2 for 15 yards; Cliff Branch, 1 for 19 yards; Terry Robiskie, 1 for 13 yards; Fred Biletnikoff, 1 for 13 yards
Kick returns:
HOU: Johnnie Dirden, 2 for 44 yards; Billy Johnson, 1 for 16 yards OAK: Larry Brunson, 2 for 67 yards; Arthur Whittington, 2 for 43 yards
Punt returns:
HOU: Billy Johnson, 1 for 2 yards OAK: Neal Colzie, 1 for 9 yards
Interceptions:
HOU: Willie Alexander, 2 for 22 yards; Art Stringer, 1 for 20 yards OAK: Jack Tatum, 1 for 16 yards
Punting:
HOU: Cliff Parsley, 6 for 232 yards OAK: Ray Guy, 3 for 124 yards
Field Goals:
HOU: Toni Fritsch, 1/1