NFL game summary for 09/06/1981:
Line: Raiders by 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oakland Raiders (0-1-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
 Denver Broncos (1-0-0) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
( 7- 0) OAK Raymond Chester 9 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick)
( 7- 6) DEN Rick Upchurch 44 yard pass from Craig Morton (pass failed)
( 7- 9) DEN Fred Steinfort 29 yard field goal
OAK DEN
First Downs: 12 21
Rushes-yards: 24-81 45-176
Yards/rush: 3.4 3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 14-24-125-2 12-25-194-0
Sacked-yards: 5-41 2-12
Net pass yards: 84 182
Net yards/pass: 2.9 6.7
Total net yards: 165 358
Total plays: 53 (45% run) 72 (62% run)
Yards/play: 3.1 5.0
Fumbles-lost: 1-1 1-1
Turnovers: 3 1
Penalties-yards: 10-83 7-54
Attendance: 74,796
Passing:
OAK: Jim Plunkett, 14 of 24 for 125 yards and 1 TD (2 int) DEN: Craig Morton, 12 of 25 for 194 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
OAK: Mark van Eeghen, 8 for 30 yards; Arthur Whittington, 8 for 24 yards; Kenny King, 7 for 22 yards; Jim Plunkett, 1 for 5 yards DEN: Dave Preston, 19 for 87 yards; Rick Parros, 15 for 47 yards; Tony Reed, 7 for 29 yards; Craig Morton, 2 for 6 yards; Steve Watson, 1 for 6 yards; Larry Canada, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
OAK: Raymond Chester, 5 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Kenny King, 4 for 30 yards; Arthur Whittington, 2 for 11 yards; Cliff Branch, 1 for 38 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 1 for 8 yards; Bob Chandler, 1 for 5 yards DEN: Dave Preston, 3 for 21 yards; Rick Upchurch, 2 for 64 yards and 1 TD; Riley Odoms, 2 for 38 yards; Haven Moses, 2 for 29 yards; Steve Watson, 1 for 28 yards; Ron Egloff, 1 for 8 yards; Tony Reed, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
OAK: Malcolm Barnwell, 3 for 71 yards DEN: Wade Manning, 2 for 33 yards
Punt returns:
OAK: Ira Matthews, 1 for 26 yards DEN: Wade Manning, 3 for 31 yards; Rick Upchurch, 2 for 22 yards
Interceptions:
DEN: Larry Evans, 1 for 1 yard; Bill Thompson, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
OAK: Ray Guy, 5 for 288 yards; Chris Bahr, 1 for 32 yards DEN: Luke Prestridge, 4 for 141 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: Chris Bahr, 0/1 DEN: Fred Steinfort, 1/6
OAK: Jim Plunkett, 14 of 24 for 125 yards and 1 TD (2 int) DEN: Craig Morton, 12 of 25 for 194 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
OAK: Mark van Eeghen, 8 for 30 yards; Arthur Whittington, 8 for 24 yards; Kenny King, 7 for 22 yards; Jim Plunkett, 1 for 5 yards DEN: Dave Preston, 19 for 87 yards; Rick Parros, 15 for 47 yards; Tony Reed, 7 for 29 yards; Craig Morton, 2 for 6 yards; Steve Watson, 1 for 6 yards; Larry Canada, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
OAK: Raymond Chester, 5 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Kenny King, 4 for 30 yards; Arthur Whittington, 2 for 11 yards; Cliff Branch, 1 for 38 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 1 for 8 yards; Bob Chandler, 1 for 5 yards DEN: Dave Preston, 3 for 21 yards; Rick Upchurch, 2 for 64 yards and 1 TD; Riley Odoms, 2 for 38 yards; Haven Moses, 2 for 29 yards; Steve Watson, 1 for 28 yards; Ron Egloff, 1 for 8 yards; Tony Reed, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
OAK: Malcolm Barnwell, 3 for 71 yards DEN: Wade Manning, 2 for 33 yards
Punt returns:
OAK: Ira Matthews, 1 for 26 yards DEN: Wade Manning, 3 for 31 yards; Rick Upchurch, 2 for 22 yards
Interceptions:
DEN: Larry Evans, 1 for 1 yard; Bill Thompson, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
OAK: Ray Guy, 5 for 288 yards; Chris Bahr, 1 for 32 yards DEN: Luke Prestridge, 4 for 141 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: Chris Bahr, 0/1 DEN: Fred Steinfort, 1/6