Sunday November 18, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/18/1979:



Kansas City built a 24-7 lead in the third quarter and won their first game in Oakland since 1969. Henry Marshall scored on a 23-yard double reverse and Tony Samuels recovered a fumble in the end zone to give Kansas City the 24-7 advantage. The Raiders had a chance to tie the game, but Jim Breech missed an 18-yard field goal attempt with five seconds remaining.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Kansas City ChiefsOFFENSE139.9  (16)106.5  (28)246.4  (27)28
DEFENSE118.3  (7)184.5  (19)302.7  (12)21
Oakland RaidersOFFENSE108.7  (23)192.8  (11)301.5  (17)22
DEFENSE136.4  (17)206.6  (25)343.0  (22)33

Line: Raiders by 10

Team1234F
Kansas City Chiefs (5-7-0)7314024
Oakland Raiders (6-6-0)077721

( 7- 0) KC  Horace Belton 3 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick)
(10- 0) KC  Jan Stenerud 41 yard field goal
(10- 7) OAK Mark van Eeghen 2 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick)
(17- 7) KC  Tony Samuels 0 yard fumble return (Jan Stenerud kick)
(24- 7) KC  Henry Marshall 23 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick)
(24-14) OAK Derrick Ramsey 16 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick)
(24-21) OAK Cliff Branch 3 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick)
                     KC              OAK
First Downs:         20              21
Rushes-yards:        49-241          17-68
Yards/rush:          4.9             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-16-122-0     27-44-296-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             3-25
Net pass yards:      122             271
Net yards/pass:      7.6             5.8
Total net yards:     363             339
Total plays:         65 (75% run)    64 (26% run)  
Yards/play:          5.6             5.3
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             1-1
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     8-63            4-43

Attendance: 53,596
Passing:
KC: Steve Fuller, 11 of 15 for 122 yards; Bob Grupp, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
OAK: Ken Stabler, 27 of 44 for 296 yards and 3 TDs (2 int)

Rushing:
KC: Mike Williams, 28 for 109 yards; Horace Belton, 8 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Ted McKnight, 6 for 38 yards; Steve Fuller, 5 for 31 yards; Henry Marshall, 1 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Earl Gant, 1 for 7 yards
OAK: Mark van Eeghen, 12 for 38 yards; Arthur Whittington, 5 for 30 yards

Receiving:
KC: Mike Williams, 4 for 54 yards; Henry Marshall, 2 for 35 yards; Ted McKnight, 2 for 16 yards; J.T. Smith, 1 for 12 yards; Horace Belton, 1 for 3 yards; Tony Samuels, 1 for 2 yards
OAK: Dave Casper, 7 for 91 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 7 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Cliff Branch, 6 for 55 yards and 1 TD; Rich Martini, 3 for 30 yards; Derrick Ramsey, 2 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Larry Brunson, 1 for 17 yards; Booker Russell, 1 for 12 yards

Kick returns:
KC: Horace Belton, 4 for 77 yards
OAK: Ira Matthews, 2 for 43 yards; Larry Brunson, 2 for 36 yards; Booker Russell, 1 for 8 yards

Punt returns:
KC: J.T. Smith, 2 for 56 yards
OAK: Ira Matthews, 2 for 14 yards

Interceptions:
KC: M.L. Carter, 2 for 13 yards

Punting:
KC: Bob Grupp, 3 for 149 yards
OAK: Ray Guy, 4 for 145 yards

Field Goals:
KC: Jan Stenerud, 1/2
OAK: Jim Breech, 0/1




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