Week 1, 1981

played in Denver, CO

85 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Oakland Raiders	7	3	0	7	3	-	20
Denver Broncos	0	7	7	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:39 OAK - Dave Casper 3 pass from Kim Reedy (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 01:05 DEN - Ken Payne 29 pass from Turk Schonert (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
2Q: 00:09 OAK - Ray Wersching 55 field goal
3Q: 05:12 DEN - David Hughes 51 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
4Q: 12:25 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 35 field goal
4Q: 01:09 OAK - Tommie Towns 15 pass from Kim Reedy (Ray Wersching extra point)
OT: 07:55 OAK - Ray Wersching 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:39 OAK - Dave Casper 3 pass from Kim Reedy (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 01:05 DEN - Ken Payne 29 pass from Turk Schonert (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
2Q: 00:09 OAK - Ray Wersching 55 field goal
3Q: 05:12 DEN - David Hughes 51 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
4Q: 12:25 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 35 field goal
4Q: 01:09 OAK - Tommie Towns 15 pass from Kim Reedy (Ray Wersching extra point)
OT: 07:55 OAK - Ray Wersching 19 field goal

Team Statistics OAK DEN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 11
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 15 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 415 277
- Offensive Plays 80 54
- Yards per Play 5.19 5.13
Net Rushing Yards 176 108
- Rushing Attempts 40 22
- Yards per Rush 4.40 4.91
Net Passing Yards 239 169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 27 - 1 32 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 239 169
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.98 5.28
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/51 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 6/62
Kick Returns/Yards 3/53 4/92
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 32
Time of Possession 41:49 25:22

Team Statistics	OAK	DEN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	11
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	15	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	415	277
- Offensive Plays	80	54
- Yards per Play	5.19	5.13
Net Rushing Yards	176	108
- Rushing Attempts	40	22
- Yards per Rush	4.40	4.91
Net Passing Yards	239	169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 27 - 1	32 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	239	169
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.98	5.28
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/51	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	6/62
Kick Returns/Yards	3/53	4/92
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 32
Time of Possession	41:49	25:22

Drive Charts

Oakland Raiders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:55	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
1	10:28	5:55	OWN 10	10	90	Touchdown
1	2:14	2:14	OWN 35	5	24	Interception
2	13:47	4:14	OWN 6	8	36	Punt
2	8:39	2:07	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
2	2:48	1:06	OWN 19	3	2	Punt
2	0:54	0:51	OWN 30	2	32	Field Goal
3	13:33	3:55	OWN 18	7	21	Punt
3	8:28	3:16	OWN 4	6	18	Punt
3	4:51	1:47	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	12:18	2:23	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
4	8:31	2:47	OWN 38	5	14	Punt
4	3:19	2:20	OWN 39	10	61	Touchdown
OT1	15:00	7:11	OWN 19	12	79	Field Goal

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:05	2:37	OWN 31	5	23	Punt
1	4:33	2:19	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
2	15:00	1:13	OPP 37	5	-3	Punt
2	9:33	0:54	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
2	6:32	3:44	OWN 21	6	15	Punt
2	1:42	0:48	OWN 45	3	55	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:27	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
3	9:38	1:10	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
3	5:12	0:21	OWN 49	1	51	Touchdown
3	3:04	5:46	OWN 28	12	54	Field Goal
4	9:55	1:24	OWN 39	3	13	Interception
4	5:44	2:25	OWN 5	3	9	Punt
4	0:59	0:59	OWN 35	5	10	Half

Game MVP: James Wilder, Oakland Raiders

Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
James Wilder	30	137	4.57	27	4
Ed Jenkins	3	12	4.00	12	1
Kim Reedy	3	12	4.00	5	0
Mike Voight	2	7	3.50	8	0
Byron Franklin	1	4	4.00	4	0
Randy McMillan	1	4	4.00	4	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Hughes	13	96	7.38	51	2	1
Charlie White	9	12	1.33	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kim Reedy	40	27	239	0/0	2	35	1	89.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Turk Schonert	32	18	169	0/0	1	29	1	68.4

Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB James Wilder	8	8	75	9.38	43	35	0
TE Al Dixon	4	4	38	9.50	9	18	0
TE Dave Casper	3	4	12	4.00	0	8	1
WR Bobby Jones	3	5	30	10.00	0	14	0
WR Tommie Towns	2	6	25	12.50	9	15	1
WR Byron Franklin	2	5	16	8.00	3	14	0
TE Randy McMillan	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	0
RB Ed Jenkins	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Gerald Tinker	1	3	12	12.00	6	12	0
WR Robbie Ramirez	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Mike Voight	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ken Payne	6	10	50	8.33	7	29	1
WR Doug Winslow	3	3	36	12.00	6	14	0
WR Rick Upchurch	2	7	42	21.00	14	28	0
WR Johnny Perkins	2	4	4	2.00	0	4	0
TE Earl Cooper	2	2	3	1.50	0	2	0
RB Charlie White	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ray Butler	1	1	23	23.00	0	23	0
FB Ted Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Mike Guman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Oakland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bo Cornell	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Deron Cherry	1	26	26.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Oakland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Sylvester	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Donnie Walker	1	0	0	0
Rusty Rebowe	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Oakland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	9	378	42.0	35.1	55	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	8	329	41.1	40.9	52	4

Kicking Statistics

Oakland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	2/2	1/1	1/1	55	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ed Jenkins	1	2	2.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	4	53	13.3	0
Donnie Walker	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robbie Ramirez	2	40	20.0	0
Tommie Towns	1	13	13.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	4	92	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Oakland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Johnnie Gray	8	2	0.0	21	28
OLB Jim Merlo	5	3	0.0	18	28
ILB Mark Arneson	4	1	0.0	19	28
S Michael Downs	3	3	0.0	16	27
S Hanford Dixon	3	2	0.0	17	20
OLB Bo Cornell	3	1	0.0	14	13
DT Ron Dirnbauer	3	1	0.0	13	11
DT Joe Ehrmann	2	3	0.0	14	22
S Prentice McCray	2	0	0.0	9	18
DT Jermaine Perkins	1	1	0.0	14	13
OLB Clyde Werner	1	0	0.0	7	8
DE Harry Weis	1	0	0.0	6	9
CB Chris Golub	1	0	0.0	1	6
DE Jerry Wilkinson	1	0	0.0	16	23
RB James Wilder	1	0	---	---	---
DE Brison Manor	0	2	0.0	12	12
DE Henry Reed	0	1	0.0	10	20
CB Mario Clark	0	1	0.0	11	22

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Larry McGrew	11	2	0.0	29	30
CB Reuben Hendeson	7	0	0.0	31	26
S Bob Jury	6	3	0.0	28	29
OLB Bruce Huther	5	2	0.0	21	12
DE Mark Mullaney	5	0	0.0	27	26
OLB Rusty Rebowe	5	0	0.0	21	21
S Deron Cherry	4	3	0.0	29	32
ILB Terry Hopper	4	0	0.0	11	10
S Donnie Walker	3	1	0.0	26	26
OLB Larry Keller	3	1	0.0	14	17
DE Jim Wilks	3	1	0.0	25	28
DE Doug Martin	3	0	0.0	28	26
DT Steve Niehaus	2	1	0.0	23	30
DT Josh Lane	1	3	0.0	30	22
CB Derrick Hatchett	1	3	0.0	25	33
CB Mark Lee	1	1	0.0	28	29
S Lloyd Burrus	1	1	0.0	28	28
WR Johnny Perkins	1	0	---	---	---
DE Greg Meisner	0	1	0.0	16	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Oakland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jerry Wilkinson	0.0	0	2	0	23
DT Mike Fanning	0.0	0	1	0	12

Denver	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jim Wilks	2	28
DT Josh Lane	1	22
DT Steve Niehaus	1	30
CB Mark Lee	1	29
DE Doug Martin	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Oakland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jim Merlo	4	0	0	28
S Johnnie Gray	3	1	0	28
S Hanford Dixon	3	1	0	20
S Prentice McCray	3	0	0	18
S Michael Downs	2	0	0	27
OLB Bo Cornell	1	0	1	13
ILB Mark Arneson	1	0	0	28
OLB Clyde Werner	1	0	0	8
CB Rod Perry	0	1	0	22
CB Mario Clark	0	1	0	22
CB Chris Golub	0	1	0	6

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Reuben Hendeson	6	0	0	26
S Bob Jury	4	0	0	29
OLB Larry Keller	2	1	0	17
OLB Rusty Rebowe	2	0	0	21
CB Mark Lee	2	0	0	29
ILB Larry McGrew	2	0	0	30
S Deron Cherry	1	0	1	32
S Donnie Walker	1	0	0	26
DT Josh Lane	1	0	0	22
DE Mark Mullaney	1	0	0	26
DT Steve Niehaus	1	0	0	30
OLB Bruce Huther	1	0	0	12
CB Derrick Hatchett	1	0	0	33
S Lloyd Burrus	1	0	0	28
DE Jim Wilks	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Oakland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Thomas Brahaney	3	12	38	38
Steve Sylvester	2	5	28	28
Ted Albrecht	1	7	34	32
George Kunz	1	2	21	16
Dave Lapham	1	2	14	14
Barney Cotton	1	2	19	24
Randy McMillan	1	2	30	29
Joe Devlin	0	3	33	36
Jeff Bleamer	0	1	13	12
Al Dixon	0	1	11	17

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Willie Parker	1	7	18	18
Joe Jacoby	1	3	13	23
Edwin Bailey	1	2	8	13
Burt Prince	1	1	7	9
Mike Guman	1	1	12	18
Daryl White	0	3	14	19
Leotis Harris	0	2	17	27
Jean Barrett	0	1	15	23
Jeff Bostic	0	1	4	14
Earl Cooper	0	1	16	13

Special Teams Tackles

Oakland	Tackles	STPlays
Clyde Werner	4	29
Mike Voight	1	20
Bobby Jones	1	17
James Wilder	1	15
Thomas Brahaney	1	11
Barney Cotton	1	11
Steve Sylvester	1	10

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Perkins	3	16
Victor Hicks	1	17

Participation

Oakland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dave Casper	36	36	---	---	18	90
Thomas Brahaney	38	38	---	---	11	87
Kim Reedy	40	40	---	---	2	82
Randy McMillan	30	29	---	---	23	82
James Wilder	32	25	---	---	15	72
Joe Devlin	33	36	---	---	---	69
Steve Sylvester	28	28	---	---	10	66
Ted Albrecht	34	32	---	---	---	66
Barney Cotton	19	24	---	---	11	54
Johnnie Gray	---	---	21	28	1	50
Byron Franklin	25	20	---	---	5	50
Mark Arneson	---	---	19	28	2	49
Tommie Towns	20	23	---	---	5	48
Jim Merlo	---	---	18	28	1	47
Rod Perry	---	---	9	22	16	47
George Kunz	21	16	---	---	8	45
Prentice McCray	---	---	9	18	17	44
Clyde Werner	---	---	7	8	29	44
Michael Downs	---	---	16	27	---	43
Joe Ehrmann	---	---	14	22	5	41
Jerry Wilkinson	---	---	16	23	2	41
Bobby Jones	11	11	---	---	17	39
Hanford Dixon	---	---	17	20	2	39
Robbie Ramirez	13	14	---	---	11	38
Al Dixon	11	17	---	---	10	38
Bo Cornell	---	---	14	13	9	36
Jeff Bleamer	13	12	---	---	11	36
Mario Clark	---	---	11	22	2	35
Mike Voight	9	5	---	---	20	34
Dave Lapham	14	14	---	---	4	32
Henry Reed	---	---	10	20	2	32
Brison Manor	---	---	12	12	5	29
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	14	13	1	28
Ron Dirnbauer	---	---	13	11	---	24
Ed Jenkins	4	11	---	---	7	22
Earl Dvorak	---	---	11	10	1	22
Mike Fanning	---	---	4	12	6	22
Gerald Tinker	9	9	---	---	---	18
Harry Weis	---	---	6	9	3	18
Chris Golub	---	---	1	6	9	16
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cleveland Jackson	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jeb Blount	0	0	---	---	---	0
Phil Simms	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Derrick Hatchett	---	---	25	33	20	78
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	28	28	19	75
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	21	21	32	74
Donnie Walker	---	---	26	26	12	64
Jim Wilks	---	---	25	28	11	64
Deron Cherry	---	---	29	32	1	62
Steve Niehaus	---	---	23	30	8	61
Larry McGrew	---	---	29	30	2	61
Mark Lee	---	---	28	29	2	59
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	31	26	2	59
Bob Jury	---	---	28	29	1	58
Doug Martin	---	---	28	26	1	55
Mark Mullaney	---	---	27	26	1	54
Turk Schonert	22	32	---	---	---	54
Josh Lane	---	---	30	22	1	53
Charlie White	9	13	---	---	26	48
Rick Upchurch	16	20	---	---	11	47
Johnny Perkins	9	20	---	---	16	45
Leotis Harris	17	27	---	---	---	44
Doug Winslow	10	15	---	---	16	41
Earl Cooper	16	13	---	---	10	39
Mike Guman	12	18	---	---	9	39
Jean Barrett	15	23	---	---	---	38
Daryl White	14	19	---	---	5	38
Larry Keller	---	---	14	17	6	37
Willie Parker	18	18	---	---	---	36
Joe Jacoby	13	23	---	---	---	36
Victor Hicks	7	10	---	---	17	34
Greg Meisner	---	---	16	15	3	34
Bruce Huther	---	---	21	12	---	33
David Hughes	13	19	---	---	---	32
Ken Payne	10	19	---	---	2	31
Terry Hopper	---	---	11	10	9	30
Edwin Bailey	8	13	---	---	7	28
Burt Prince	7	9	---	---	9	25
Jeff Bostic	4	14	---	---	6	24
Ted Brown	5	7	---	---	10	22
Ray Butler	3	6	---	---	11	20
Tom Glassic	5	5	---	---	9	19
Sam Rohde	9	9	---	---	---	18
Rick Donnalley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	1	1
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rickey Claitt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	44	7.3
Middle	22	88	4.0
Right	12	44	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	15	2.5
Middle	13	39	3.0
Right	3	54	18.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kim Reedy	40	27	1	3	2	1	6	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Turk Schonert	32	18	3	2	3	5	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	161	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	62	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	41	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	3	42	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	80	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB James Wilder	8	8	0	75	1	25
WR Tommie Towns	6	2	0	25	0	23
WR Bobby Jones	5	3	1	30	0	11
WR Byron Franklin	5	2	1	16	0	20
TE Dave Casper	4	3	0	12	0	36
TE Al Dixon	4	4	0	38	0	17
WR Gerald Tinker	3	1	0	12	0	9
TE Randy McMillan	2	2	0	10	0	29
RB Ed Jenkins	1	1	0	6	0	11
WR Robbie Ramirez	1	1	0	15	0	14
RB Mike Voight	1	0	0	0	0	5

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ken Payne	10	6	1	50	1	19
WR Rick Upchurch	7	2	2	42	1	20
WR Johnny Perkins	4	2	0	4	0	20
WR Doug Winslow	3	3	0	36	0	15
RB Charlie White	2	1	0	11	0	13
TE Earl Cooper	2	2	0	3	0	13
FB Ted Brown	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	0	0	0	10
WR Ray Butler	1	1	0	23	1	6
FB Mike Guman	1	0	0	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Wilder	3	18	6.00	4.57

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kim Reedy	2	2	18	9.00	5.98

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Turk Schonert	1	0	0	0.00	5.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dave Casper	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Tommie Towns	1	1	15	15.00	4.17

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ken Payne	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Rushes	Conversions
Kim Reedy	1	1
James Wilder	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
David Hughes	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kim Reedy	16	7	6

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Turk Schonert	12	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tommie Towns	5	1	1
WR Bobby Jones	4	2	2
WR Byron Franklin	3	0	0
TE Dave Casper	1	1	0
WR Robbie Ramirez	1	1	1
TE Al Dixon	1	1	1
RB James Wilder	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Payne	4	1	0
WR Rick Upchurch	3	1	1
WR Johnny Perkins	2	2	1
WR Doug Winslow	1	1	1
RB Charlie White	1	0	0
FB Ted Brown	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)