1973_Oakland_Raiders_season References

1973 Oakland Raiders season
1973 Oakland Raiders season
Owner	Al Davis
General manager	Al Davis
Head coach	John Madden
Home field	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum; California Memorial Stadium (1 Game)
Results
Record	9–4–1
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs; (vs. Steelers) 33–14; Lost AFC Championship; (at Dolphins) 10–27
	← 1972; Raiders seasons; 1974 →;

The 1973 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 14th season, and fourth in the National Football League.

In Week Two of the regular season, the Raiders defeated the Miami Dolphins, ending Miami's 18-game winning-streak including a perfect season in 1972.

For the third time in four seasons, the Raiders won the AFC West title. They exacted a measure of revenge by defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Division Round game, one year following the Immaculate Reception loss. But the Raiders failed to reach the Super Bowl as they lost to Miami in the AFC Championship Game.

Offseason

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1973 Oakland Raiders draft
1	23	Ray Guy * ^†	P	Southern Miss
2	49	Monte Johnson	LB	Nebraska
4	92	Perry Smith	DB	Colorado State
4	101	Joe Wylie	RB	Oklahoma
5	124	Louis Neal	WR	Prairie View A&M
5	127	Ron Mikolajczyk	OT	Tampa
6	153	Brent Myers	OT	Purdue
7	179	Gary Weaver	LB	Fresno State
8	205	Mike Rae	QB	USC
9	231	Steve Sweeney	WR	California
10	257	Leo Allen	WR	Tuskegee
11	283	Jerry List	RB	Nebraska
12	309	Jim Krapf	OG	Alabama
14	361	Bruce Polen	DB	William Penn
15	387	Dave Leffers	OG	Vanderbilt
16	413	Jerry Gadlin	WR	Wyoming
17	439	Michael Ryan	OG	USC
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Roster

**1973 Oakland Raiders roster**

	Quarterbacks 3 Daryle Lamonica 15 Don Milan 12 Ken Stabler Running backs 40 Pete Banaszak 28 Clarence Davis 44 Marv Hubbard 36 Bob Hudson 23 Charlie Smith Wide receivers 25 Fred Biletnikoff 21 Cliff Branch 49 Mike Siani 89 Steve Sweeney Tight ends 46 Warren Bankston 88 Bob Moore		Offensive linemen 76 Bob Brown T 64 George Buehler G 50 Dave Dalby C 00 Jim Otto C 65 Paul Seiler G 78 Art Shell T 63 Gene Upshaw G Defensive linemen 84 Tony Cline DE 82 Horace Jones DE 71 Kelvin Korver DT 60 Otis Sistrunk DE 77 Bubba Smith DE 80 Art Thoms DT		Linebackers 55 Dan Conners 51 Joe Carroll 86 Gerald Irons 58 Monte Johnson 52 Gary Weaver 41 Phil Villapiano Defensive backs 43 George Atkinson FS 24 Willie Brown CB 31 Jack Tatum FS 26 Skip Thomas CB 20 Jimmy Warren 43 Nemiah Wilson CB Special teams 16 George Blanda K 8 Ray Guy P		Reserve lists {{{reserve_lists}}} Practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 16	at Minnesota Vikings	L 16–24	0–1	Metropolitan Stadium	44,818
2	September 23	Miami Dolphins	W 12–7	1–1	California Memorial Stadium	74,121
3	September 30	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 3–16	1–2	Arrowhead Stadium	72,631
4	October 7	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 17–10	2–2	Busch Memorial Stadium	49,051
5	October 14	at San Diego Chargers	W 27–17	3–2	San Diego Stadium	50,672
6	October 22	at Denver Broncos	T 23–23	3–2–1	Mile High Stadium	51,270
7	October 28	at Baltimore Colts	W 34–21	4–2–1	Memorial Stadium	59,008
8	November 4	New York Giants	W 42–0	5–2–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	51,200
9	November 11	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 9–17	5–3–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	47,535
10	November 18	Cleveland Browns	L 3–7	5–4–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	47,398
11	November 25	San Diego Chargers	W 31–3	6–4–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	40,195
12	December 2	at Houston Oilers	W 17–6	7–4–1	Houston Astrodome	25,801
13	December 8	Kansas City Chiefs	W 37–7	8–4–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	53,945
14	December 16	Denver Broncos	W 21–17	9–4–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	51,910
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 1 at Vikings

Week One: Oakland Raiders (0–0) at Minnesota Vikings (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	13	3	0	16
Vikings	10	0	7	7	24

at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota

Date: September 16
Game time: 1:00 pm. CST
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C)
Game attendance: 44,818
Referee: Tommy Bell
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

MIN – Fred Cox 22-yard field goal. Vikings 3–0. Drive:
MIN – John Gilliam 43-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 10–0. Drive:

Second quarter

OAK – George Blanda 16-yard field goal. Vikings 10–3. Drive:
OAK – George Blanda 25-yard field goal. Vikings 10–6. Drive:
OAK – George Atkinson 63-yard punt return (George Blanda kick). Raiders 13–10.

Third quarter

OAK – George Blanda 9-yard field goal. Raiders 16–10. Drive:
MIN – Chuck Foreman 9-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 17–16. Drive:

Fourth quarter

MIN – Bill Brown 6-yard run (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 24–16. Drive:

Top passers

OAK – Daryle Lamonica – 13/30, 183 yards, 3 INT
MIN – Fran Tarkenton – 13/31, 187 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

OAK – Clarence Davis – 12 rushes, 73 yards
MIN – Fran Tarkenton – 6 rushes, 27 yards

Top receivers

OAK – Mike Siani – 6 receptions, 111 yards
MIN – John Gilliam – 4 receptions, 90 yards, TD

Week 2 vs. Dolphins

Week Two: Miami Dolphins (1–0) at Oakland Raiders (0–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	0	0	7	7
Raiders	3	3	3	3	12

at Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California

Date: September 23
Game time: 1:00 pm. PST
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
Game attendance: 74,121
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

OAK – George Blanda 12-yard field goal. Raiders 3–0. Drive:

Second quarter

OAK – George Blanda 46-yard field goal. Raiders 6–0. Drive:

Third quarter

OAK – George Blanda 19-yard field goal. Raiders 9–0. Drive:

Fourth quarter

OAK – George Blanda 10-yard field goal. Raiders 12–0. Drive:
MIA – Jim Mandich 28-yard pass from Bob Griese ( Garo Yepremian kick). Raiders 12–7. Drive:

Top passers

MIA – Bob Griese – 12/25, 90 yards, TD
OAK – Daryle Lamonica – 7/10, 63 yards, INT

Top rushers

MIA – Mercury Morris – 7 rushes, 48 yards
OAK – Marv Hubbard – 20 rushes, 88 yards

Top receivers

MIA – Jim Mandich – 2 receptions, 38 yards, TD
OAK – Fred Biletnikoff – 3 receptions, 36 yards

The Raiders became the first team to defeat Miami since Super Bowl VI.

Week 3 at Chiefs

Week Three: Oakland Raiders (1–1) at Kansas City Chiefs (1–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	3	0	0	3
Chiefs	0	6	3	7	16

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: September 30
Game time: 3:00 pm. CST
Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C)
Game attendance: 72,631
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

OAK – George Blanda 21-yard field goal. Raiders 3–0. Drive:
KC – Jan Stenerud 47-yard field goal. Tie 3–3. Drive:
KC – Jan Stenerud 41-yard field goal. Chiefs 6–3. Drive:

Third quarter

KC – Jan Stenerud 29-yard field goal. Chiefs 9–3. Drive:

Fourth quarter

KC – Willie Lanier 17-yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick). Chiefs 16–3.

Top passers

OAK – Daryle Lamonica – 4/12, 53 yards, INT
KC – Len Dawson – 10/13, 82 yards

Top rushers

OAK – Charlie Smith – 11 rushes, 30 yards
KC – Wendell Hayes – 21 rushes, 83 yards

Top receivers

OAK – Cliff Branch – 2 receptions, 29 yards
KC – Wendell Hayes – 3 receptions, 23 yards

Week 4 at Cardinals

Week Four: Oakland Raiders (1–2) at St. Louis Cardinals (2–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	3	7	7	17
Cardinals	7	0	3	0	10

at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

Date: October 7
Game time: 1:00 pm. CST
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
Game attendance: 49,051
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

STL – Jackie Smith 16-yard pass from Jim Hart ( Jim Bakken kick). Cardinals 7–0. Drive:

Second quarter

OAK – George Blanda 17-yard field goal. Cardinals 7–3. Drive:

Third quarter

OAK – Charlie Smith 2-yard run (George Blanda kick). Raiders 10–7. Drive:
STL – Jim Bakken 12-yard field goal. Tie 10–10. Drive:

Fourth quarter

OAK – Marv Hubbard 1-yard run (George Blanda kick). Raiders 17–10. Drive:

Top passers

OAK – Ken Stabler – 19/31, 207 yards, INT
STL – Jim Hart – 12/27, 129 yards, TD

Top rushers

OAK – Marv Hubbard – 11 rushes, 71 yards, TD
STL – Terry Metcalf – 11 rushes, 57 yards

Top receivers

OAK – Mike Siani – 6 receptions, 66 yards
STL – Jackie Smith – 3 receptions, 53 yards, TD

Week 5 at Chargers

Week Five: Oakland Raiders (2–2) at San Diego Chargers (1–3)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	6	7	14	27
Chargers	3	0	14	0	17

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: October 14
Game time: 2:00 pm. PST
Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C)
Game attendance: 50,672
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

SD – Ray Wersching 27-yard field goal. Chargers 3–0.

Second quarter

OAK – George Blanda 18-yard field goal. Tie 3–3.
OAK – George Blanda 15-yard field goal. Raiders 6–3.

Third quarter

SD – Jim Thaxton 20-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Ray Wersching kick). Chargers 10–6.
OAK – Cliff Branch 54-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick). Raiders 13–10.
SD – Jerry LeVias 36-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Ray Wersching kick). Chargers 17–13.

Fourth quarter

OAK – Marv Hubbard 1-yard run (George Blanda kick). Raiders 20–17.
OAK – Bob Moore 26-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick). Raiders 27–17.

Top passers

OAK – Ken Stabler – 13/22, 193 yards, 2 TD, INT
SD – Dan Fouts – 12/30, 183 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

OAK – Marv Hubbard – 16 rushes, 76 yards, TD
SD – Robert Holmes – 6 rushes, 36 yards

Top receivers

OAK – Cliff Branch – 2 receptions, 71 yards, TD
SD – Jim Thaxton – 4 receptions, 63 yards, TD

Week 6 at Broncos

Week Six: Oakland Raiders (3–2) at Denver Broncos (2–3)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	13	7	3	23
Broncos	7	0	10	6	23

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Date: October 22
Game time: 7:00 pm. MST
Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C)
Game attendance: 51,270
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, and Howard Cosell
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

DEN – Bill Thompson 80-yard fumble return ( Jim Turner kick). Broncos 7–0.

Second quarter

OAK – George Blanda 35-yard field goal. Broncos 7–3.
OAK – Mike Siani 80-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick). Raiders 10–7.
OAK – George Blanda 13-yard field goal. Raiders 13–7.

Third quarter

DEN – Floyd Little 1-yard run (Jim Turner kick). Broncos 14–13.
DEN – Jim Turner 43-yard field goal. Broncos 17–13.
OAK – Cliff Branch 16-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick). Raiders 20–17.

Fourth quarter

DEN – Jim Turner 37-yard field goal. Tie 20–20.
OAK – George Blanda 49-yard field goal. Raiders 23–20.
DEN – Jim Turner 35-yard field goal. Tie 23–23.

Top passers

OAK – Ken Stabler – 16/24, 313 yards, 2 TD
DEN – Charley Johnson – 11/24, 115 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

OAK – Charlie Smith – 13 rushes, 51 yards
DEN – Floyd Little – 22 rushes, 71 yards, TD

Top receivers

OAK – Fred Biletnikoff – 8 receptions, 116 yards
DEN – Riley Odoms – 3 receptions, 49 yards

Week 7 at Colts

Week Seven: Oakland Raiders (3–2–1) at Baltimore Colts (2–4)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	3	10	7	14	34
Colts	0	0	7	14	21

at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Date: October 28
Game time: 2:00 pm. EST
Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C)
Game attendance: 59,008
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

OAK – George Blanda 27-yard field goal. Raiders 3–0.

Second quarter

OAK – Mike Siani 26-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick). Raiders 10–0.
OAK – George Blanda 30-yard field goal. Raiders 13–0.

Third quarter

BAL – Glenn Doughty 40-yard pass from Marty Domres ( George Hunt kick). Raiders 13–7.
OAK – Bob Moore 9-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick). Raiders 20–7.

Fourth quarter

OAK – Clarence Davis 9-yard run (George Blanda kick). Raiders 27–7.
BAL – Lydell Mitchell 1-yard run (George Hunt kick). Raiders 27–14.
BAL – Raymond Chester 15-yard pass from Marty Domres (George Hunt kick). Raiders 27–21.
OAK – Clarence Davis 12-yard run (George Blanda kick). Raiders 34–21.

Top passers

OAK – Ken Stabler – 25/29, 304 yards, 2 TD
BAL – Marty Domres – 15/26, 224 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

OAK – Clarence Davis – 8 rushes, 57 yards, 2 TD
BAL – Lydell Mitchell – 15 rushes, 57 yards, TD

Top receivers

OAK – Mike Siani – 6 receptions, 96 yards, TD
BAL – Don McCauley – 5 receptions, 72 yards

Week 8 vs. Giants

Week Eight: New York Giants (1–5–1) at Oakland Raiders (4–2–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	0	0	0
Raiders	14	14	7	7	42

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Date: November 4
Game time: 1:00 pm. PST
Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C)
Game attendance: 51,200
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

OAK – Clarence Davis 5-yard run ( George Blanda kick). Raiders 7–0.
OAK – Bob Moore 21-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick). Raiders 14–0.

Second quarter

OAK – Marv Hubbard 8-yard run (George Blanda kick). Raiders 21–0.
OAK – Charlie Smith 18-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick). Raiders 28–0.

Third quarter

OAK – Marv Hubbard 9-yard run (George Blanda kick). Raiders 35–0.

Fourth quarter

OAK – Steve Sweeney 34-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick). Raiders 42–0.

Top passers

NYG – Norm Snead – 9/24, 137 yards, 2 INT
OAK – Ken Stabler – 16/21, 212 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

NYG – Charlie Evans – 9 rushes, 33 yards
OAK – Clarence Davis – 10 rushes, 63 yards, TD

Top receivers

NYG – Bob Grim – 4 receptions, 62 yards
OAK – Mike Siani – 4 receptions, 58 yards

Week 9 vs. Steelers

Week Nine: Pittsburgh Steelers (7–1) at Oakland Raiders (5–2–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	7	7	3	17
Raiders	0	3	0	6	9

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Date: November 11
Game time: 1:00 pm. PST
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
Game attendance: 47,535
Referee: Bernie Ulman
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Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

PIT – Ron Shanklin 14-yard pass from Terry Hanratty ( Roy Gerela kick). Steelers 7–0.
OAK – George Blanda 40-yard field goal. Steelers 7–3.

Third quarter

PIT – Franco Harris 1-yard run (Roy Gerela kick). Steelers 14–3.

Fourth quarter

PIT – Roy Gerela 17-yard field goal. Steelers 17–3.
OAK – Fred Biletnikoff 27-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (kick failed). Steelers 17–9.

Top passers

PIT – Terry Hanratty – 6/19, 86 yards, TD, INT
OAK – Daryle Lamonica – 13/31, 236 yards, TD, 4 INT

Top rushers

PIT – Franco Harris – 20 rushes, 77 yards, TD
OAK – Charlie Smith – 13 rushes, 74 yards

Top receivers

PIT – Ron Shanklin – 2 receptions, 41 yards, TD
OAK – Fred Biletnikoff – 4 receptions, 105 yards, TD

Week 10 vs. Browns

Week Ten: Cleveland Browns (5–3–1) at Oakland Raiders (5–3–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	7	0	0	7
Raiders	0	0	0	3	3

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Date: November 18
Game time: 1:00 pm. PST
Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C)
Game attendance: 47,398
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

CLE – Fair Hooker 7-yard pass from Mike Phipps ( Don Cockroft kick). Browns 7–0.

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

OAK – George Blanda 23-yard field goal. Browns 7–3.

Top passers

CLE – Mike Phipps – 9/17, 96 yards, TD
OAK – Ken Stabler – 17/33, 122 yards

Top rushers

CLE – Ken Brown – 23 rushes, 82 yards
OAK – Marv Hubbard – 12 rushes, 48 yards

Top receivers

CLE – Frank Pitts – 4 receptions, 62 yards
OAK – Cliff Branch – 4 receptions, 43 yards

Week 11 vs. Chargers

Week Eleven: San Diego Chargers (2–7–1) at Oakland Raiders (5–4–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	3	0	0	0	3
Raiders	7	17	7	0	31

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Date: November 25
Game time: 1:00 pm. PST
Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C)
Game attendance: 40,195
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

OAK – George Atkinson 59-yard fumble return ( George Blanda kick). Raiders 7–0.
SD – Dennis Partee 14-yard field goal. Raiders 7–3.

Second quarter

OAK – George Blanda 34-yard field goal. Raiders 10–3.
OAK – Charlie Smith 7-yard run (George Blanda kick). Raiders 17–3.
OAK – Fred Biletnikoff 16-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick). Raiders 24–3.

Third quarter

OAK – Bob Moore 1-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick). Raiders 31–3.

Fourth quarter

No scoring

Top passers

SD – Wayne Clark – 6/15, 121 yards, INT
OAK – Ken Stabler – 12/22, 165 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

SD – Cid Edwards – 16 rushes, 81 yards
OAK – Charlie Smith – 14 rushes, 66 yards

Top receivers

SD – Clinton Jones – 2 receptions, 47 yards
OAK – Mike Siani – 4 receptions, 90 yards

Week 12 at Oilers

Week Twelve: Oakland Raiders (6–4–1) at Houston Oilers (1–10)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	0	3	14	17
Oilers	0	3	0	3	6

at Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Date: December 2
Game time: 1:00 pm. CST
Game weather: Indoors (dome)
Game attendance: 25,801
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

HOU – Skip Butler 44-yard field goal. Oilers 3–0.

Third quarter

OAK – George Blanda 9-yard field goal. Tie 3–3.

Fourth quarter

OAK – Fred Biletnikoff 21-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick). Raiders 10–3.
HOU – Skip Butler 16-yard field goal. Raiders 10–6.
OAK – Marv Hubbard 4-yard run (George Blanda kick). Raiders 17–6.

Top passers

OAK – Ken Stabler – 15/26, 177 yards, TD, 3 INT
HOU – Dan Pastorini – 22/36, 243 yards

Top rushers

OAK – Marv Hubbard – 11 rushes, 121 yards, TD
HOU – Fred Willis – 22 rushes, 80 yards

Top receivers

OAK – Mike Siani – 4 receptions, 64 yards
HOU – Ken Burrough – 7 receptions, 80 yards

Week 13 vs. Chiefs

Week Thirteen: Kansas City Chiefs (6–4–2) at Oakland Raiders (7–4–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	0	7	0	7
Raiders	7	13	3	14	37

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Date: December 8
Game time: 1:00 pm. PST
Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C)
Game attendance: 53,945
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

OAK – Fred Biletnikoff 9-yard pass from Ken Stabler ( George Blanda kick). Raiders 7–0.

Second quarter

OAK – Marv Hubbard 31-yard run (George Blanda kick). Raiders 14–0.
OAK – George Blanda 20-yard field goal. Raiders 17–0.
OAK – George Blanda 28-yard field goal. Raiders 20–0.

Third quarter

OAK – George Blanda 27-yard field goal. Raiders 23–0.
KC – Mike Livingston 17-yard run ( Jan Stenerud kick). Raiders 23–7.

Fourth quarter

OAK – Charlie Smith 10-yard run (George Blanda kick). Raiders 30–7.
OAK – Cliff Branch 3-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick). Raiders 37–7.

Top passers

KC – Mike Livingston – 6/14, 66 yards, INT
OAK – Ken Stabler – 10/19, 88 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

KC – Willie Ellison – 6 rushes, 15 yards
OAK – Marv Hubbard – 25 rushes, 115 yards, TD

Top receivers

KC – Ed Podolak – 7 receptions, 65 yards
OAK – Mike Siani – 5 receptions, 43 yards

Week 14 vs. Broncos

Week Fourteen: Denver Broncos (7–4–2) at Oakland Raiders (8–4–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	3	7	7	17
Raiders	7	7	0	7	21

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Date: December 16
Game time: 1:00 pm. PST
Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C)
Game attendance: 51,910
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

OAK – Charlie Smith 1-yard run ( George Blanda kick). Raiders 7–0.

Second quarter

OAK – Clarence Davis 8-yard run (George Blanda kick). Raiders 14–0.
DEN – Jim Turner 50-yard field goal. Raiders 14–3.

Third quarter

DEN – Haven Moses 13-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick). Raiders 14–10.

Fourth quarter

OAK – Mike Siani 31-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick). Raiders 21–10.
DEN – Riley Odoms 14-yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick). Raiders 21–17.

Top passers

DEN – Charley Johnson – 11/22, 91 yards, TD, INT
OAK – Ken Stabler – 12/20, 139 yards, TD

Top rushers

DEN – Joe Dawkins – 12 rushes, 47 yards
OAK – Clarence Davis – 15 rushes, 78 yards, TD

Top receivers

DEN – Riley Odoms – 7 receptions, 68 yards, TD
OAK – Mike Siani – 4 receptions, 62 yards, TD

Standings

AFC West
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders	9	4	1	.679	4–1–1	7–3–1	292	175	W4
Kansas City Chiefs	7	5	2	.571	4–2	6–4–1	231	192	W1
Denver Broncos	7	5	2	.571	3–2–1	7–2–1	354	296	L1
San Diego Chargers	2	11	1	.179	0–6	1–9–1	188	386	L4

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
Divisional	December 22	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 33–14	1–0	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	51,110
AFC Championship	December 30	at Miami Dolphins	L 10–27	1–1	Miami Orange Bowl	75,105

Divisional

AFC Divisional Round: Pittsburgh Steelers (10–4) at Oakland Raiders (9–4–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	7	0	7	14
Raiders	7	3	13	10	33

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Date: December 22
Game time: 1:00 pm. PST
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C)
Game attendance: 51,110
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

OAK – Marv Hubbard 1-yard run ( George Blanda kick). Raiders 7–0.

Second quarter

OAK – George Blanda 25-yard field goal. Raiders 10–0.
PIT – Barry Pearson 4-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw ( Roy Gerela kick). Raiders 10–7.

Third quarter

OAK – George Blanda 31-yard field goal. Raiders 13–7.
OAK – George Blanda 22-yard field goal. Raiders 16–7.
OAK – Willie Brown 54-yard interception return (George Blanda kick). Raiders 23–7.

Fourth quarter

OAK – George Blanda 10-yard field goal. Raiders 26–7.
PIT – Frank Lewis 26-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick). Raiders 26–14.
OAK – Marv Hubbard 1-yard run (George Blanda kick). Raiders 33–14.

Top passers

PIT – Terry Bradshaw – 12/25, 167 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
OAK – Ken Stabler – 14/17, 142 yards

Top rushers

PIT – Franco Harris – 10 rushes, 29 yards
OAK – Marv Hubbard – 20 rushes, 91 yards, TD

Top receivers

PIT – Frank Lewis – 4 receptions, 70 yards, TD
OAK – Mike Siani – 5 receptions, 68 yards

Conference Championship

AFC Championship: Oakland Raiders (9–4–1) at Miami Dolphins (12–2)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	0	10	0	10
Dolphins	7	7	3	10	27

at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

Date: December 30
Game time: 4:00 pm. EST
Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C)
Game attendance: 75,105
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

MIA – Larry Csonka 11-yard run ( Garo Yepremian kick). Dolphins 7–0.

Second quarter

MIA – Larry Csonka 2-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick). Dolphins 14–0.

Third quarter

OAK – George Blanda 21-yard field goal. Dolphins 14–3.
MIA – Garo Yepremian 42-yard field goal. Dolphins 17–3.
OAK – Mike Siani 25-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick). Dolphins 17–10.

Fourth quarter

MIA – Garo Yepremian 27-yard field goal. Dolphins 20–10.
MIA – Larry Csonka 2-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick). Dolphins 27–10.

Top passers

OAK – Ken Stabler – 15/23, 129 yards, TD, INT
MIA – Bob Griese – 3/6, 34 yards, INT

Top rushers

OAK – Marv Hubbard – 10 rushes, 54 yards
MIA – Larry Csonka – 29 rushes, 117 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

OAK – Mike Siani – 3 receptions, 45 yards, TD
MIA – Paul Warfield – 1 reception, 27 yards

Awards and honors

References

^ Football Database. Retrieved 2015-Oct-30.

[1] Football Database. Retrieved 2015-Oct-30.

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