NFL game summary for 12/16/1979:

Jim Zorn completed 23 of 35 passes for 314 yards to help the Seahawks defeat the Raiders for the fourth straight time. It was Zorn's third 300-yard game of the season. Ken Stabler connected on 31 of 47 passes for 342 yards in his finest performance of the season.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Seattle Seahawks	OFFENSE	124.9  (19)	218.4  (4)	343.3  (7)	34
	DEFENSE	152.9  (23)	208.2  (25)	361.1  (25)	30
Oakland Raiders	OFFENSE	114.3  (22)	204.4  (8)	318.7  (13)	32
	DEFENSE	152.6  (22)	185.8  (19)	338.4  (20)	42

Line: Raiders by 9

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Seattle Seahawks (9-7-0)	10	7	9	3	29
Oakland Raiders (9-7-0)	7	10	0	7	24

( 0- 7) OAK Lester Hayes 30 yard interception return (Jim Breech kick)
( 7- 7) SEA Sherman Smith 1 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick)
(10- 7) SEA Efren Herrera 24 yard field goal
(10-10) OAK Jim Breech 20 yard field goal
(17-10) SEA Sam McCullum 65 yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick)
(17-17) OAK Arthur Whittington 2 yard rush (Jim Breech kick)
(24-17) SEA Dan Doornink 17 yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick)
(26-17) SEA Safety, ball snapped out of end zone
(29-17) SEA Efren Herrera 43 yard field goal
(29-24) OAK Mark van Eeghen 2 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick)

                     SEA             OAK
First Downs:         19              29
Rushes-yards:        31-94           28-82
Yards/rush:          3.0             2.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     23-35-314-1     31-47-342-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-6
Net pass yards:      314             336
Net yards/pass:      9.0             7.0
Total net yards:     408             418
Total plays:         66 (46% run)    76 (36% run)  
Yards/play:          6.2             5.5
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-1
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     5-27            8-75

Attendance: 53,177

Passing:
SEA: Jim Zorn, 23 of 35 for 314 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
OAK: Ken Stabler, 31 of 47 for 342 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
SEA: Sherman Smith, 15 for 44 yards and 1 TD; Dan Doornink, 9 for 30 yards; Jim Zorn, 4 for 15 yards; Al Hunter, 3 for 5 yards
OAK: Arthur Whittington, 12 for 21 yards and 1 TD; Mark van Eeghen, 11 for 38 yards; Booker Russell, 3 for 11 yards; Ken Stabler, 2 for 12 yards

Receiving:
SEA: Sam McCullum, 8 for 173 yards and 1 TD; Dan Doornink, 5 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Sherman Smith, 4 for 41 yards; Brian Peets, 3 for 43 yards; Steve Raible, 3 for 27 yards
OAK: Cliff Branch, 10 for 109 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 7 for 60 yards and 1 TD; Raymond Chester, 4 for 63 yards; Arthur Whittington, 4 for 46 yards; Dave Casper, 4 for 40 yards; Rich Martini, 1 for 13 yards; Derrick Ramsey, 1 for 11 yards

Kick returns:
SEA: Jeff Moore, 2 for 22 yards; John Harris, 1 for 21 yards
OAK: Ira Matthews, 4 for 80 yards; Arthur Whittington, 2 for 12 yards

Punt returns:

Interceptions:
SEA: Keith Simpson, 1 for 24 yards; Dave Brown, 1 for 22 yards
OAK: Lester Hayes, 1 for 30 yards and 1 TD

Punting:
SEA: Efren Herrera, 1 for 36 yards; Herman Weaver, 1 for 32 yards

Field Goals:
SEA: Efren Herrera, 2/2
OAK: Jim Breech, 1/2

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