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1972 Oakland Raiders

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Record: 10-3-1, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 365 points (26.1/g), 3rd of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 248 points (17.7/g), 8th.
 Differential of 117 points (8.4/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 10.0-4.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 8th.

Coached by John Madden (10-3-1)

1972 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 17 box L 0-1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 28 34 20 370 273 97 5 17 247 106 141 4
2 Sun September 24 box W 1-1 @ Green Bay Packers 20 14 21 313 117 196 1 15 207 64 143 2
3 Sun October 1 box T 1-1-1 San Diego Chargers 17 17 15 232 142 90 1 20 345 149 196 3
4 Mon October 9 box W 2-1-1 @ Houston Oilers 34 0 19 302 138 164 4 7 89 -1 90 5
5 Sun October 15 box W 3-1-1 Buffalo Bills 28 16 22 396 181 215 2 16 295 114 181 1
6 Sun October 22 box L 3-2-1 Denver Broncos 23 30 23 316 189 127 1 15 409 396 13 1
7 Sun October 29 box W 4-2-1 Los Angeles Rams 45 17 23 362 149 213 16 317 163 154 7
8 Sun November 5 box L 4-3-1 @ Kansas City Chiefs 14 27 20 293 220 73 3 22 371 181 190 1
9 Sun November 12 box W 5-3-1 @ Cincinnati Bengals 20 14 24 381 88 293 2 14 233 144 89 1
10 Sun November 19 box W 6-3-1 @ Denver Broncos 37 20 25 337 140 197 2 13 208 170 38 3
11 Sun November 26 box W 7-3-1 Kansas City Chiefs 26 3 24 420 165 255 1 11 159 61 98 4
12 Sun December 3 box W 8-3-1 @ San Diego Chargers 21 19 17 298 202 96 3 26 440 207 233 2
13 Mon December 11 box W 9-3-1 New York Jets 24 16 19 366 197 169 3 20 401 365 36 2
14 Sun December 17 box W 10-3-1 Chicago Bears 28 21 25 359 168 191 4 15 195 33 162 1
Playoffs
Division Sat December 23 box L 10-4-1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 7 13

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 365 4745 915 5.2 297 198 370 2369 23 15 6.0 122 521 2376 20 4.6 145 32 17 30
Team Defense 248 3916 844 4.6 357 166 348 2152 14 25 5.7 104 469 1764 9 3.8 227 37 12 26
Lg Rank Offense 3 3 1 13 7 2 8 9 5 3 3 4 11 19
Lg Rank Defense 8 12 14 13 13 9 4 15 14 10 4 4 6 19

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Daryle Lamonica* 31 QB 14 13 149 281 53.0 1998 18 6.4 12 4.3 70 7.1 5.8 13.4 142.7 79.5 14 136 6.3 5.1 4.7
Ken Stabler 27 14 1 44 74 59.5 524 4 5.4 3 4.1 22 7.1 5.8 11.9 37.4 82.3 8 75 5.5 4.3 9.8
George Blanda 45 K 14 0 5 15 33.3 77 1 6.7 0 0.0 26 5.1 5.8 15.4 5.5 73.5 2 19 3.4 4.0 11.8
Team Total 26.6 14 198 370 53.5 2599 23 6.2 15 4.1 70 7.0 5.8 13.1 185.6 79.8 24 230 6.0 4.9 6.1
Opp Total 14 166 348 47.7 2152 14 4.0 25 7.2 6.2 3.4 13.0 153.7 51.1 27 211 5.7 2.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Marv Hubbard* 26 FB 14 14 219 1100 4 39 5.0 78.6 15.6 22 103 4.7 0 21 1.6 7.4 1203 4 5
Charlie H. Smith 26 RB 14 13 170 686 8 28 4.0 49.0 12.1 28 353 12.6 2 43 2.0 25.2 1039 10 2
Clarence Davis 23 RET 11 0 71 363 6 45 5.1 33.0 6.5 8 82 10.3 0 26 0.7 7.5 445 6 4
Pete Banaszak 28 14 0 30 138 1 15 4.6 9.9 2.1 9 63 7.0 0 16 0.6 4.5 201 1 1
Daryle Lamonica* 31 QB 14 13 10 33 0 14 3.3 2.4 0.7 33 0 5
Don Highsmith 24 8 1 9 11 1 12 1.2 1.4 1.1 2 34 17.0 0 22 0.3 4.3 45 1 2
Ken Stabler 27 14 1 6 27 0 15 4.5 1.9 0.4 27 0 2
Jeff Queen 26 14 0 4 10 0 10 2.5 0.7 0.3 10 0 1
Raymond Chester* 24 TE 13 10 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.2 0.1 34 576 16.9 8 68 2.6 44.3 579 8 0
Cliff Branch 24 RET 14 1 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.4 0.1 3 41 13.7 0 19 0.2 2.9 46 0 2
Fred Biletnikoff+ 29 WR 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 58 802 13.8 7 39 4.1 57.3 802 7 0
Mike Siani 22 WR 14 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 28 496 17.7 5 70 2.0 35.4 496 5 1
Bob Moore 23 14 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 49 8.2 1 17 0.4 3.5 49 1 0
Team Total 26.6 14 521 2376 20 45 4.6 169.7 37.2 198 2599 13.1 23 70 14.1 185.6 4975 43 31
Opp Total 14 469 1764 9 3.8 126.0 33.5 166 2152 13.0 14 11.9 153.7 3916 23 22

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Cliff Branch 24 RET 14 1 12 21 0 14 1.8 9 191 0 31 21.2 258
Clarence Davis 23 RET 11 0 18 464 0 49 25.8 909
George Atkinson 25 SS 14 14 10 33 0 8 3.3 3 75 0 34 25.0 108
Jimmy Warren 33 7 0 4 57 0 27 14.3 57
Tommy Maxwell 25 7 0 2 12 0 9 6.0 1 26 0 26 26.0 38
Paul Seiler 27 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Greg Slough 24 9 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Charlie H. Smith 26 RB 14 13 1 0 0 0 0.0 1039
Team Total 26.6 14 24 66 0 14 2.8 38 813 0 49 21.4 5854
Opp Total 14 28 0 59 1393 1 23.6

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
George Blanda 45 K 14 0 1 1 6 5 7 5 12 6 26 17 65.4% 44 44 100.0%
Jerry DePoyster 26 P 14 0 55 2031 57 3 36.9
Team Total 26.6 14 1 1 6 5 7 5 12 6 26 17 65.4% 44 44 100.0% 55 2031 57 3 36.9
Opp Total 14 37 20 54.1% 27 26 96.3% 56 2380 42.5

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
George Atkinson 25 SS 14 14 4 37 0 23 2 0 0 0
Pete Banaszak 28 14 0 1 0 0 0
George Blanda 45 K 14 0 1 0 0 0
Cliff Branch 24 RET 14 1 2 0 0 0
Willie Brown* 32 RCB 14 14 4 26 0 13 0 2 0 0
George Buehler 25 RG 14 14 0 2 0 0
Joe Carroll 22 13 0 0 1 0 0
Tony Cline 24 LDE 14 14 1 11 0 11 0 1 0 0
Dan Conners 31 MLB 14 9 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
Clarence Davis 23 RET 11 0 4 2 -4 0
Don Highsmith 24 8 1 2 0 0 0
Marv Hubbard* 26 FB 14 14 5 0 0 0
Gerald Irons 25 RLB 14 14 2 18 0 11
Horace Jones 23 RDE 14 14 0 1 0 0
Daryle Lamonica* 31 QB 14 13 5 2 -25 0
Jeff Queen 26 14 0 1 0 0 0
Mike Siani 22 WR 14 13 1 0 0 0
Otis Sistrunk 26 LDT 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Charlie H. Smith 26 RB 14 13 2 1 0 0
Ken Stabler 27 14 1 2 2 0 0
Jack Tatum 24 FS 14 14 4 91 0 56 1 2 104 1
Skip Thomas 22 14 0 0 1 0 0
Art Thoms 26 RDT 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 -5 0
Phil Villapiano 23 LLB 14 14 3 97 1 82 0 2 0 0
Jimmy Warren 33 7 0 2 0 0 0
Nemiah Wilson 29 LCB 14 14 4 48 0 32
Team Total 26.6 14 25 328 1 82 31 24 75 1
Opp Total 14 24 22 10

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
George Blanda 45 K 14 0 44 17 95
Charlie H. Smith 26 RB 14 13 8 2 60
Raymond Chester* 24 TE 13 10 8 48
Fred Biletnikoff+ 29 WR 14 14 7 42
Clarence Davis 23 RET 11 0 6 36
Mike Siani 22 WR 14 13 5 30
Marv Hubbard* 26 FB 14 14 4 24
Pete Banaszak 28 14 0 1 6
Don Highsmith 24 8 1 1 6
Bob Moore 23 14 3 1 6
Jack Tatum 24 FS 14 14 1 6
Phil Villapiano 23 LLB 14 14 1 6
Team Total 26.6 14 20 23 1 1 44 17 365
Opp Total 14 9 14 1 26 20 248