| Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: November 21, 1965 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Bears Stadium Attendance: 30369 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 53 F Humidty: 19% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland RaidersOAK | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | OAK | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Clem Daniels 34 pass from Tom Flores (Mike Mercer kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Art Powell 3 pass from Tom Flores (Mike Mercer kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Wendell Hayes 2 run (Gary Kroner kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Lionel Taylor 11 pass from John McCormick (Gary Kroner kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Gus Otto 68 interception return (Mike Mercer kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Dave Grayson 47 interception return (Mike Mercer kick) | 28 | 14 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Lionel Taylor 8 pass from Jacky Lee (Jacky Lee pass failed) | 28 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Art Powell |
| 76 | LOT | Bob Svihus |
| 75 | LOG | Ken Rice |
| 00 | C | Jim Otto |
| 65 | ROG | Wayne Hawkins |
| 79 | ROT | Harry Schuh |
| 86 | TE | Ken Herock |
| 15 | QB | Tom Flores |
| 36 | HB | Clem Daniels |
| 14 | FL | Fred Biletnikoff |
| 37 | FB | Alan Miller |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ike Lassiter |
| 53 | LDT | Danny Birdwell |
| 46 | RDT | Dave Costa |
| 83 | RDE | Ben Davidson |
| 52 | LLB | John Williamson |
| 56 | MLB | Archie Matsos |
| 34 | RLB | Gus Otto |
| 47 | LCB | Kent McCloughan |
| 20 | LS | Warren Powers |
| 29 | RS | Howie Williams |
| 45 | RCB | Dave Grayson |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Lionel Taylor |
| 74 | LOT | Lee Bernet |
| 72 | LOG | Jerry Sturm |
| 52 | C | Ray Kubala |
| 67 | ROG | Bob McCullough |
| 75 | ROT | Eldon Danenhauer |
| 30 | TE | Hewritt Dixon |
| 10 | QB | John McCormick |
| 29 | HB | Wendell Hayes |
| 88 | FL | Al Denson |
| 2 | FB | Cookie Gilchrist |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Ed Cooke |
| 83 | LDT | Ray Jacobs |
| 68 | RDT | Tom Nomina |
| 78 | RDE | Leroy Moore |
| 53 | LLB | Tom Erlandson |
| 54 | MLB | Ed Cummings |
| 56 | RLB | John Bramlett |
| 48 | LCB | Nemiah Wilson |
| 24 | LS | Willie Brown |
| 23 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 46 | RCB | John Griffin |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Clem Daniels | 22 | 41 | 1.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Alan Miller | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Cookie Gilchrist | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 13 | 1 |
| Abner Haynes | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||||||||
| Tom Flores | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 1 | 150 | 5.8 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80.6 |
| Dick Wood | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 29 | 5.8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.6 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John McCormick | 36 | 13 | 36.1 | 4 | 200 | 5.6 | 59 | 1 | 25.0 | ||
| Jacky Lee | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 0 | 81 | 8.1 | 1 | 127.5 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Fred Biletnikoff | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Art Powell | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 17 | 1 |
| Ken Herock | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Alan Miller | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Clem Daniels | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34t | 1 |
| Pervis Atkins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lionel Taylor | 11 | 141 | 12.8 | 26 | 2 |
| Hewritt Dixon | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 59 | 0 |
| Abner Haynes | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Gus Otto | 1 | 68 | 68.0 | 68t | 1 |
| Dave Grayson | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47t | 1 |
| Warren Powers | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Kent McCloughan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Ed Cooke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Mike Mercer | 6 | 267 | 44.5 | 57 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Claude Gibson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Odell Barry | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Claude Gibson | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 38 | 0 | |
| Dick Hermann | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | ||
| Odell Barry | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 27 | 0 | |
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