The Steelers had looked so good in their first two games, but they struggled to do anything to slow down the Raiders offense in this one. A 14 point 4th quarter put this game away for the Raiders.
Oakland
Ken Stabler 17/33 228yds 1TD
Derrick Jensen 15car/85yds
Cliff Branch 12tt/6rec/59yds
Glann Starks 5tt/3rec/67yds
Jack Tatum 7 tackles 1 knockdown
Errol Mann 3 of 4 long of 48yds
Pittsburgh
Terry Bradshaw 20/35 263yds 2TDs 1Int
Franco Harris 15car/47yds
Lynn Swann 11tt/7rec/68yds
Theo Bell 9tt/6rec/90yds
Jack Lambert 5 tackles 1 sack
Oakland
Ken Stabler 17/33 228yds 1TD
Derrick Jensen 15car/85yds
Cliff Branch 12tt/6rec/59yds
Glann Starks 5tt/3rec/67yds
Jack Tatum 7 tackles 1 knockdown
Errol Mann 3 of 4 long of 48yds
Pittsburgh
Terry Bradshaw 20/35 263yds 2TDs 1Int
Franco Harris 15car/47yds
Lynn Swann 11tt/7rec/68yds
Theo Bell 9tt/6rec/90yds
Jack Lambert 5 tackles 1 sack
George Rogers, the Heisman Trophy winner at South Carolina last fall and Oakland's first-round draft choice this spring, had a 41-yard touchdown run in this game. New starter Jensen ran well in this game, but it appears inevitable that Clarence Davis's old HB1 job will eventually belong to Rogers.
ReplyDeleteThe only other new Raider starter on offense is WR2 Darryl Neely, an old Oakland hand who takes over for retired Mike Siani.
John Madden and Al Davis have shuffled a series of veteran castoffs into their defense. Among them are two new starters--DT2 Phil Murphy, the Bucs' first-round pick out of South Carolina State in NFL80, and S2 Ray Oldham, a former starter in the Lions' secondary. In addition, the Raiders' depth chart includes DT3 Cody Jones, a waiver-wire pickup from San Francisco; LB4 Charlie Hall from Cleveland; LB5 Scot Brantley from Baltimore and CB5 Mike Nelms from Buffalo.