Oakland Raiders
at
Denver Broncos
Originally played on January 1, 1978, here's a recap from the game...
The Broncos won the first title in club history with a 20-17 victory over the Raiders.
After the Raiders had gone ahead 3-0 on their opening drive, Denver scored in only two plays, the second a 74-yard touchdown pass from Craig Morton to Haven Moses. The score remained 7-3 until the Broncos scored on a 1-yard run by Jon Keyworth in the third period. On the play before the touchdown, with a first-and-goal at the 2, Rob Lytle was hit by Jack Tatum as he dived over the line. Lytle lost the ball; Raiders nose tackle Mike McCoy picked it up and began running the other way. The play was blown dead, however, and the officials ruled it was Denver's ball.
The Raiders scored early in the final period on the fourth touchdown pass from Ken Stabler to Dave Casper in two playoff games. Then Bob Swenson intercepted a pass on Oakland's next drive and returned it to the 17. Three plays later, Morton connected with Moses for 12 yards and the clinching touchdown. Stabler completed the scoring with another touchdown strike to Casper.
Let's see how the rematch plays out...
A 25-degree, snowy day in Denver for this 1977 AFC Championship rematch
First-quarter action
Dave Rowe battles center Mike Montler
The Denver Broncos got into scoring range but had to settle for a Jim Turner field goal
Ken Stabler found Mike Siani on this play for an 8-yard touchdown pass
Craig Morton behind good protection
Willie Brown tackles Jack Dolbin after a 7-yard catch
Ken Stabler hands off to Mark van Eeghen
Ken Stabler drops back
Craig Morton turns to hand off
Craig Morton rolls out before hitting Jack Dolbin at the 1-yard line
On the next play, Craig Morton runs a play-action fake and finds Haven Moses for the TD
Ken Stabler in the pocket
Jack Dolbin covered by Willie Brown
Otis Armstrong runs through a hole
An Otis Armstrong fumble led to a 9-yard Ken Stabler to Dave Casper touchdown that put the Raiders up 14-13 late in the third quarter
Craig Morton drops back and finds tight end Riley Odoms for a first down
Denver Broncos cornerback Louis Wright
Otis Armstrong picks up 15 yards
Fourth-quarter action
A key play here as Craig Morton rolls out and finds Jon Keyworth for 11 yards on 3rd-and-10
Otis Armstrong picks up another 15 yards to help set up the go-ahead field goal by Jim Turner with 3:28 to play
The Raiders drive the field to set up a game-winning field goal attempt from 47 yards out...
...but Errol Mann's kick is no good
The Denver Broncos win the rematch of the 1977 AFC Championship Game
Craig Morton was named AFC Championship MVP
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Madden NFL 2004 PC v4.1.0.0 Game Log - 77 Raiders at 77 Broncos
Game Time: Mon Mar 08 23:25:47 2021
Skill Level: All Pro
Quarter Length: 12 minute(s)
Slider Human CPU
QB Accuracy 50 38
Pass Blocking 50 3
Receiver Catching 50 48
Running Ability 50 66
Offensive line Run Blocking 50 42
Defensive Awareness 50 25
Defensive line Knockdowns 50 4
Interceptions 50 2
Defensive Break Blocks 50 3
Tackling 50 50
Fieldgoal Length 50 49
Fieldgoal Accuracy 50 0
Punt Length 50 70
Punt Accuracy 50 38
Kickoff Length 50 62
Weather
Forecast: Snow
Wind: 3 mph
Temp: 25 degrees
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT FINAL
77 Raiders 7 0 7 0 0 14
77 Broncos 3 7 3 3 0 16
Game Statistics: 77 Raiders 77 Broncos
First Downs 8 18
Third Down Conversions 4 7
Third Downs 13 16
Third Down Percentage 30.8% 43.8%
Forth Down Conversions 0 0
Fourth Downs 0 0
Fourth Down Percentage 0.0% 0.0%
Two Pt Conversions Made 0 0
Two Pt Conversions Attempted 0 0
Two Pt Conversion Percentage 0.0% 0.0%
Offense Redzone Num 2 4
Offense Redzone TDs 2 1
Offense Redzone FGs 0 3
Offense Redzone Percentage 100.0% 100.0%
Rushing Attempts 22 33
Rushing Yards 49 98
Rushing Average 2.2 3.0
Rushing TDs 0 0
Passing Yards 133 189
Passing Completions 12 23
Passing Attempts 22 37
Completion Percentage 54.5% 62.2%
Passing Average 6.0 5.1
Passing TDs 2 1
Offensive Pass Interceptions 0 1
TOTAL OFFENSE 182 287
Defensive Pass Interceptions 1 0
Punt Return Yards 0 5
Kick Return Yards 83 20
Punts 7 4
Punt Avg 42.0 29.8
Fumbles 2 3
Fumbles Lost 2 2
Penalties 0 1
Penalty Yds 0 15
Turnovers 2 3
TIME OF POSSESSION 17:49 30:11
Individual Stats: 77 Broncos
PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING
Craig Morton 23 37 203 62 5.4 3 1 1 17 74.5
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LONG TD FUM
Otis Armstrong 21 68 3.2 15 0 1
Rob Lytle 6 23 3.8 10 0 0
Jon Keyworth 5 8 1.5 3 0 0
Craig Morton 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0
RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LONG TD DROP YAC
Jack Dolbin 7 53 7.5 15 0 1 5
Riley Odoms 4 45 11.2 17 0 0 10
Jon Keyworth 5 41 8.1 14 0 1 33
Haven Moses 4 36 9.0 15 1 0 2
Rick Upchurch 1 14 14.0 14 0 0 0
Otis Armstrong 1 7 7.0 7 0 0 3
Ron Egloff 1 7 7.0 7 0 0 0
KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Jim Turner 3 4 75 0 1 1 100 0 5 0
PUNTING ATT YDS AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Bucky Dilts 4 119 29.7 41 0 0 0
KICK RETURNS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG
Rick Upchurch 1 20 20.0 0 20
PUNT RETURNS ATT YDS AVG LONG TD
Rick Upchurch 1 5 5.0 5 0
DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES
Tom Jackson 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0
Bob Swenson 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Joe Rizzo 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Barney Chavous 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Louis Wright 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0
Steve Foley 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0
Bernard Jackson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Randy Gradishar 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Rubin Carter 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Bill Thompson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
John Grant 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Mike Montler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Larry Riley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Rob Nairne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Chris Pane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0
Riley Odoms 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Rick Upchurch 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Randy Poltl 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
BLOCKING PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Paul Howard 4 2
Tom Glassic 3 0
Claudie Minor 2 0
Mike Montler 2 0
Andy Maurer 1 0
Haven Moses 1 0
Ron Egloff 1 0
Jim Jensen 1 0
Riley Odoms 1 0
Otis Armstrong 0 1
Individual Stats: 77 Raiders
PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING
Ken Stabler 12 22 143 54 6.5 2 2 0 24 104.9
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LONG TD FUM
Mark van Eeghen 18 44 2.4 10 0 0
Clarence Davis 4 5 1.2 7 0 0
RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LONG TD DROP YAC
Dave Casper 5 51 10.1 19 1 1 15
Cliff Branch 3 43 14.3 23 0 0 2
Clarence Davis 1 24 24.0 24 0 0 18
Mike Siani 2 21 10.5 13 1 0 1
Mark van Eeghen 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 9
KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Ray Guy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Errol Mann 0 2 0 0 2 2 100 0 0 0
PUNTING ATT YDS AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Ray Guy 7 294 42.0 47 0 1 1
KICK RETURNS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG
Carl Garrett 3 50 16.6 0 21
Rick Jennings 2 33 16.5 0 19
Neal Colzie 0 0 0.0 0 0
PUNT RETURNS ATT YDS AVG LONG TD
Rick Jennings 0 0 0.0 0 0
Neal Colzie 1 0 0.0 0 0
Carl Garrett 0 0 0.0 0 0
DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES
Jack Tatum 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Floyd Rice 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
George Atkinson 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0
Ted Hendricks 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Willie Hall 5 1 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0.0 1 0
Monte Johnson 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dave Rowe 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0
Willie Brown 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0
Skip Thomas 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 2 0
Otis Sistrunk 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
John Matuszak 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jeff Barnes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Neal Colzie 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Lester Hayes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Randy McClanahan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
BLOCKING PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Dave Casper 3 0
Art Shell 2 0
Henry Lawrence 2 0
George Buehler 2 0
Gene Upshaw 1 2
Dave Dalby 1 0
Pete Banaszak 1 0
Game Log Ends
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