Sunday December 3, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/03/1978:



The Raiders controlled the ball for 19:20 of the first half but registered only two field goals and trailed 7-6. The Broncos increased their margin to 14-6 in the third quarter when Craig Morton capped a 72-yard drive with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Haven Moses. Denver clinched the victory in the fourth quarter on linebacker Randy Gradishar's 30-yard fumble return for a touchdown. The victory gave the Broncos sole possession of first place in the AFC West.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Denver BroncosOFFENSE156.9  (6)141.2  (20)298.2  (15)29
DEFENSE127.9  (9)157.5  (14)285.5  (10)34
Oakland RaidersOFFENSE140.9  (16)167.1  (11)308.0  (10)29
DEFENSE142.2  (14)169.5  (21)311.8  (18)32

Line: Raiders by 4

Team1234F
Denver Broncos (9-5-0)077721
Oakland Raiders (8-6-0)06006

( 0- 3) OAK Errol Mann 27 yard field goal
( 0- 6) OAK Errol Mann 37 yard field goal
( 7- 6) DEN Rob Lytle 2 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
(14- 6) DEN Haven Moses 14 yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick)
(21- 6) DEN Randy Gradishar 30 yard fumble return (Jim Turner kick)
                     DEN             OAK
First Downs:         16              20
Rushes-yards:        43-147          30-101
Yards/rush:          3.4             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     6-11-54-0       24-35-228-3
Sacked-yards:        2-9             4-50
Net pass yards:      45              178
Net yards/pass:      3.5             4.6
Total net yards:     192             279
Total plays:         56 (76% run)    69 (43% run)  
Yards/play:          3.4             4.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             4-2
Turnovers:           1               5
Penalties-yards:     7-50            6-65

Attendance: 53,932
Passing:
DEN: Craig Morton, 6 of 11 for 54 yards and 1 TD
OAK: Ken Stabler, 20 of 27 for 174 yards (2 int); David Humm, 4 of 8 for 54 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
DEN: Jon Keyworth, 8 for 23 yards; Dave Preston, 7 for 18 yards; Rob Lytle, 7 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Larry Canada, 6 for 18 yards; Lonnie Perrin, 5 for 19 yards; Otis Armstrong, 4 for 22 yards; Craig Morton, 2 for 13 yards; Norris Weese, 2 for 10 yards; Rick Upchurch, 2 for 7 yards
OAK: Mark van Eeghen, 15 for 60 yards; Arthur Whittington, 10 for 21 yards; Pete Banaszak, 3 for 15 yards; Dave Casper, 1 for 5 yards; Ken Stabler, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
DEN: Jack Dolbin, 2 for 21 yards; Haven Moses, 1 for 14 yards and 1 TD; Rob Lytle, 1 for 10 yards; Riley Odoms, 1 for 10 yards; Dave Preston, 1 for -1 yards
OAK: Dave Casper, 7 for 56 yards; Cliff Branch, 6 for 76 yards; Arthur Whittington, 5 for 22 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 3 for 38 yards; Fred Biletnikoff, 1 for 19 yards; Morris Bradshaw, 1 for 9 yards; Raymond Chester, 1 for 8 yards

Kick returns:
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 3 for 103 yards
OAK: Arthur Whittington, 3 for 90 yards; Harold Hart, 1 for 15 yards

Punt returns:
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 1 for 6 yards
OAK: Neal Colzie, 4 for 1 yard

Interceptions:
DEN: Steve Foley, 1 for 23 yards; Bernard Jackson, 1 for 3 yards; Bill Thompson, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
DEN: Bucky Dilts, 6 for 216 yards
OAK: Ray Guy, 2 for 81 yards

Field Goals:
DEN: Jim Turner, 0/1
OAK: Errol Mann, 2/3




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