NFL game summary for 12/03/1979:

Ken Stabler hit Cliff Branch with an eight-yard scoring pass with 1:54 left to give the Raiders the victory. Safety Mike Davis' fumble recovery set up the winning score. Stabler directed touchdown marches of 63, 67 and 72 yards to rally the Raiders from a 35-14 third-period deficit. Chuck Muncie rushed for 128 yards to become the first 1,000-yard rusher in Saints' history (1,068 yards). Stabler's 295 yards passing pushed him over the 3,000-yard passing mark for the first time in his career (3,077).

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	110.7 (23)	200.2 (9)	310.8 (16)	27
DEFENSE	151.7 (21)	196.2 (21)	347.9 (22)	37
OFFENSE	153.5 (6)	206.8 (8)	360.4 (4)	28
DEFENSE	152.7 (22)	188.8 (19)	341.5 (20)	33

Line: Saints by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Oakland Raiders (8-6-0)	7	7	7	21	42
New Orleans Saints (7-7-0)	0	28	7	0	35

( 7- 0) OAK Raymond Chester 3 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick) ( 7- 7) NO Tony Galbreath 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) ( 7-14) NO Tony Galbreath 17 yard pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick) ( 7-21) NO Chuck Muncie 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) ( 7-28) NO Henry Childs 28 yard pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick) (14-28) OAK Arthur Whittington 1 yard rush (Jim Breech kick) (14-35) NO Ken Bordelon 19 yard pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick) (21-35) OAK Mark van Eeghen 1 yard rush (Jim Breech kick) (28-35) OAK Derrick Ramsey 17 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick) (35-35) OAK Cliff Branch 66 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick) (42-35) OAK Cliff Branch 8 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick)

                     OAK             NO
First Downs:         31              18
Rushes-yards:        36-142          32-148
Yards/rush:          3.9             4.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     26-44-295-2     12-23-154-1
Sacked-yards:        4-31            2-13
Net pass yards:      264             141
Net yards/pass:      5.5             5.6
Total net yards:     406             289
Total plays:         84 (42% run)    57 (56% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             2-1
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     5-47            9-101

Attendance: 65,541

Passing:
OAK: Ken Stabler, 26 of 44 for 295 yards and 4 TDs (2 int) NO: Archie Manning, 12 of 23 for 154 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
OAK: Arthur Whittington, 14 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Mark van Eeghen, 14 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Booker Russell, 4 for 21 yards; Derrick Jensen, 2 for 9 yards; Ken Stabler, 2 for -4 yards NO: Chuck Muncie, 21 for 128 yards and 1 TD; Tony Galbreath, 6 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Archie Manning, 4 for 9 yards; Ike Harris, 1 for -7 yards
Receiving:
OAK: Cliff Branch, 7 for 126 yards and 2 TDs; Dave Casper, 6 for 53 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 4 for 40 yards; Arthur Whittington, 4 for 38 yards; Raymond Chester, 2 for 15 yards and 1 TD; Derrick Ramsey, 1 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Booker Russell, 1 for 5 yards; Dave Dalby, 1 for 1 yard NO: Tony Galbreath, 7 for 106 yards and 1 TD; Chuck Muncie, 3 for 7 yards; Henry Childs, 1 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Ike Harris, 1 for 13 yards
Kick returns:
OAK: Ira Matthews, 4 for 92 yards; Larry Brunson, 2 for 49 yards NO: Wayne Wilson, 3 for 54 yards; Rich Mauti, 2 for 32 yards; Wes Chandler, 1 for 12 yards
Punt returns:
OAK: Ira Matthews, 2 for 11 yards NO: Rich Mauti, 2 for 24 yards
Interceptions:
OAK: Rufus Bess, 1 for 0 yards NO: Eric Felton, 1 for 53 yards; Ken Bordelon, 1 for 19 yards and 1 TD
Punting:
OAK: Ray Guy, 3 for 122 yards NO: Rick Partridge, 5 for 187 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: Jim Breech, 0/1