Sunday November 5, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/05/1978:



This win made Oakland's John Madden only the second modern-day head coach in NFL history -- Don Shula was the first -- to record 100 regular season victories in his first 10 years. Art Whittington rushed for 134 yards on 26 carries and Ken Stabler directed fourth quarter drives of 76 and 75 yards for the Raiders, who beat the Chiefs for the eighth straight time. Oakland's Mark van Eeghen gained 43 yards and moved into third place on the club's all-time rushing list behind Clem Daniels and Marv Hubbard.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE140.4  (17)177.7  (8)318.1  (6)24
DEFENSE160.6  (21)142.6  (8)303.1  (17)16
OFFENSE191.0  (2)105.8  (28)296.8  (16)16
DEFENSE141.8  (16)135.8  (5)277.6  (6)15

Line: Raiders by 6½

Team1234F
Oakland Raiders (6-4-0)0701320
Kansas City Chiefs (2-8-0)003710

( 7- 0) OAK Raymond Chester 4 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick)
( 7- 3) KC  Jan Stenerud 42 yard field goal
(14- 3) OAK Arthur Whittington 25 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)
(14-10) KC  Tony Reed 14 yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick)
(20-10) OAK Mark van Eeghen 1 yard rush (kick failed)
                     OAK             KC
First Downs:         20              12
Rushes-yards:        44-176          32-107
Yards/rush:          4.0             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-24-182-3     9-27-107-3
Sacked-yards:        3-29            1-12
Net pass yards:      153             95
Net yards/pass:      5.7             3.4
Total net yards:     329             202
Total plays:         71 (61% run)    60 (53% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             3.4
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             0-0
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     8-85            5-46

Attendance: 75,418

Passing:
OAK: Ken Stabler, 17 of 24 for 182 yards and 1 TD (3 int) KC: Mike Livingston, 9 of 27 for 107 yards and 1 TD (3 int)
Rushing:
OAK: Arthur Whittington, 26 for 134 yards and 1 TD; Mark van Eeghen, 17 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Pete Banaszak, 1 for -1 yards KC: Arnold Morgado, 16 for 54 yards; Tony Reed, 10 for 29 yards; Ted McKnight, 3 for 10 yards; Horace Belton, 2 for 11 yards; MacArthur Lane, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
OAK: Dave Casper, 7 for 112 yards; Arthur Whittington, 4 for 13 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 3 for 26 yards; Fred Biletnikoff, 1 for 18 yards; Cliff Branch, 1 for 9 yards; Raymond Chester, 1 for 4 yards and 1 TD KC: Tony Reed, 4 for 38 yards and 1 TD; Henry Marshall, 2 for 18 yards; Larry Dorsey, 1 for 27 yards; Tony Samuels, 1 for 17 yards; MacArthur Lane, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
OAK: Harold Hart, 3 for 69 yards KC: Eddie Payton, 1 for 32 yards; Horace Belton, 1 for 24 yards; Clarence Sanders, 1 for 2 yards
Punt returns:
OAK: Neal Colzie, 2 for 21 yards KC: Eddie Payton, 1 for 29 yards
Interceptions:
OAK: Lester Hayes, 1 for 52 yards; Neal Colzie, 1 for 28 yards; Jack Tatum, 1 for 15 yards KC: Tim Collier, 2 for 15 yards; Whitney Paul, 1 for 6 yards
Punting:
OAK: Ray Guy, 4 for 219 yards KC: Zenon Andrusyshyn, 5 for 264 yards
Field Goals:
KC: Jan Stenerud, 1/2


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