Week 5, 1983

played in Tennessee, AL

69 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Oakland Raiders	0	7	14	10	-	31
Tennessee Titans	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:56 TEN - Ali Haji-Sheikh 27 field goal
2Q: 04:12 OAK - Gerald Tinker 5 pass from John Elway (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 11:40 OAK - James Wilder 2 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 05:46 OAK - Byron Franklin 10 pass from John Elway (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 10:38 OAK - Dave Casper 3 pass from John Elway (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 01:14 OAK - Ray Wersching 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:56 TEN - Ali Haji-Sheikh 27 field goal
2Q: 04:12 OAK - Gerald Tinker 5 pass from John Elway (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 11:40 OAK - James Wilder 2 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 05:46 OAK - Byron Franklin 10 pass from John Elway (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 10:38 OAK - Dave Casper 3 pass from John Elway (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 01:14 OAK - Ray Wersching 25 field goal

Team Statistics OAK TEN
Record 4-1 0-5
First Downs 24 10
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 15 6
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 430 181
- Offensive Plays 64 48
- Yards per Play 6.72 3.77
Net Rushing Yards 135 71
- Rushing Attempts 31 21
- Yards per Rush 4.35 3.38
Net Passing Yards 295 110
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 23 - 1 24 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 309 126
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 8.94 4.07
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/7 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 5/22 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 4/95
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 29
Time of Possession 35:48 24:12

Team Statistics	OAK	TEN
Record	4-1	0-5
First Downs	24	10
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	15	6
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	430	181
- Offensive Plays	64	48
- Yards per Play	6.72	3.77
Net Rushing Yards	135	71
- Rushing Attempts	31	21
- Yards per Rush	4.35	3.38
Net Passing Yards	295	110
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 23 - 1	24 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	309	126
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	8.94	4.07
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/7	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	5/22	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	4/95
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 29
Time of Possession	35:48	24:12

Drive Charts

Oakland Raiders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	1:50	OWN 7	3	1	Punt
1	9:33	0:45	OWN 20	2	2	Interception
1	7:16	2:58	OWN 15	5	20	Punt
1	1:44	1:51	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
2	9:50	5:46	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	1:35	1:35	OWN 7	4	28	Half
3	15:00	3:26	OWN 16	7	84	Touchdown
3	10:11	4:32	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
3	3:10	3:18	OWN 19	6	53	Missed FG
4	12:45	2:17	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
4	8:28	7:19	OWN 44	11	48	Field Goal

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 27	5	16	Punt
1	11:11	1:38	OWN 46	3	7	Punt
1	8:48	1:32	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
1	4:18	2:34	OWN 22	5	29	Punt
2	14:53	5:03	OWN 48	8	42	Field Goal
2	4:04	2:29	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
3	11:34	1:23	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
3	5:39	2:29	OWN 30	5	21	Punt
4	14:52	2:07	OWN 35	5	24	Fumble
4	10:28	2:00	OWN 29	3	-8	Punt
4	1:09	1:09	OWN 16	2	8	Game

Game MVP: John Elway, Oakland Raiders

Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
James Wilder	17	90	5.29	35	1	1
Reggie Evans	11	30	2.73	9	0	0
John Elway	3	15	5.00	8	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earl Campbell	16	56	3.50	13	4
John Riggins	4	12	3.00	3	0
Tony Eason	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	31	23	309	2/14	3	41	1	124.2

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	24	13	126	3/16	0	24	0	69.1

Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Willie Miller	6	8	74	12.33	10	20	0
TE Dave Casper	4	5	53	13.25	11	25	1
WR Byron Franklin	4	5	31	7.75	0	10	1
WR Bobby Jones	3	3	56	18.67	21	38	0
WR Gerald Tinker	2	5	46	23.00	0	41	1
RB James Wilder	2	3	18	9.00	4	14	0
WR Calvin Muhammad	2	2	31	15.50	8	18	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Wilbert Montgomery	6	9	40	6.67	10	15
WR Freddie Scott	3	5	51	17.00	21	24
RB Earl Campbell	3	6	24	8.00	21	22
WR Mike Siani	1	2	11	11.00	10	11
WR Nat Moore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB John Riggins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Oakland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Skip Thomas	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Oakland	Fumb	Recov	Force
James Wilder	1	0	0
Thomas Brahaney	0	1	0
Chris Golub	0	1	0
Michael Downs	0	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tony Eason	1	0	0	0
Mark Arneson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Oakland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	3	136	45.3	41.0	54	0

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	8	361	45.1	39.9	50	5

Kicking Statistics

Oakland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	1/2	0/1	0/0	25	4/4

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Miller	4	13	3.3	0
Chris Golub	1	9	9.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Miller	2	36	18.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	2	46	23.0	0
Wilbert Montgomery	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Oakland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jim Merlo	8	1	1.0	19	21
S Johnnie Gray	4	3	0.0	21	18
S Hanford Dixon	4	0	0.0	19	19
S Michael Downs	3	1	1.0	18	19
CB Darryl Hemphill	3	0	1.0	1	11
CB Chris Golub	3	1	0.0	17	23
CB Jo Jo Heath	3	1	0.0	6	13
ILB Jack Squirek	2	2	0.0	17	24
DE Harry Weis	2	1	0.0	13	6
OLB Mike Merriweather	1	3	0.0	14	17
TE Dave Casper	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mike Fanning	1	0	0.0	13	13
DE Joe Campbell	1	0	0.0	11	20
DE Jerry Wilkinson	1	0	0.0	8	21
S Bryan Hicks	1	0	0.0	8	12
OLB Rob Niarne	0	2	0.0	4	5

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Arneson	6	1	0.0	22	31
S Mike Burns	6	0	0.0	25	28
CB Steve Haworth	5	1	0.0	23	28
S Russell Gary	5	0	0.0	13	16
ILB Merv Krakau	4	2	0.0	20	13
S Mike Wagner	4	0	0.0	18	15
DT Dave Pureifory	3	4	0.5	24	25
OLB Sam Merriman	3	1	0.5	20	23
DE Lee Roy Selmon	3	0	0.5	27	25
CB Skip Thomas	3	1	0.0	21	19
DE Bill Neill	2	0	0.0	9	5
DE Fletcher Jenkins	2	0	0.0	9	12
DT Rickey McBeal	1	1	0.5	16	21
OLB Gregg Bingham	1	1	0.0	11	12
ILB Robert Jackson	1	1	0.0	26	24
OLB Tom De Paso	1	1	0.0	13	7
S Jack Mildren	1	0	0.0	8	12
DE Bruce Clark	1	0	0.0	8	12
G Billy Ard	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jerry Holmes	0	1	0.0	17	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Oakland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jim Merlo	1.0	0	0	1	21
S Michael Downs	1.0	0	0	0	19
CB Darryl Hemphill	1.0	0	0	0	11
DE Joe Campbell	0.0	1	0	0	20
ILB Daryl Hunt	0.0	1	0	0	5
DE Harry Weis	0.0	0	1	1	6
DE Jerry Wilkinson	0.0	0	1	0	21
DT Gary Lewis	0.0	0	1	0	5

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Sam Merriman	0.5	1	1	23
DE Lee Roy Selmon	0.5	0	1	25
DT Dave Pureifory	0.5	0	0	25
DT Rickey McBeal	0.5	0	0	21
OLB Tom De Paso	0.0	1	0	7
ILB Merv Krakau	0.0	0	2	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Oakland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Johnnie Gray	3	1	18
CB Jo Jo Heath	2	0	13
S Hanford Dixon	2	0	19
S Michael Downs	2	0	19
OLB Jim Merlo	1	0	21
DE Harry Weis	1	0	6
CB Chris Golub	1	0	23
CB Darryl Hemphill	1	0	11
CB Mario Clark	0	1	20
S Bryan Hicks	0	1	12

Tennessee	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Skip Thomas	4	1	19
ILB Mark Arneson	4	0	31
CB Steve Haworth	4	0	28
S Mike Wagner	3	0	15
S Mike Burns	2	0	28
S Russell Gary	2	0	16
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1	0	25
ILB Robert Jackson	1	0	24
DE Fletcher Jenkins	1	0	12
OLB Sam Merriman	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Oakland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Devlin	3	6	28	0	30
Kevin Belcher	3	5	16	0	15
Kurt Schumacher	2	4	23	0	26
Randy McMillan	1	5	24	0	17
Thomas Brahaney	1	4	23	0	25
Tootie Robbins	1	3	30	1	33
Ted Albrecht	0	1	27	1	32

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kris Wheeler	1	6	0	21	1	27
Billy Ard	1	3	1	17	1	21
Stan Walters	1	3	0	21	0	27
Rich Coady	1	1	0	5	0	11
Jim Sexton	0	2	0	21	0	27
Aaron Meyer	0	2	0	19	0	21
John Tice	0	1	1	17	0	21
John Riggins	0	1	0	10	1	17
Boobie Clark	0	1	0	17	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Oakland	Tackles	STPlays
Clint Didier	3	13
Dave Casper	1	17
Al Speer	1	5
James Wilder	1	1

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Wagner	3	12
Steve Haworth	2	15
John Riggins	1	12
Darrin Baker	1	11

Participation

Oakland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dave Casper	23	28	---	---	17	68
Tootie Robbins	30	33	---	---	3	66
John Elway	31	33	---	---	---	64
Ted Albrecht	27	32	---	---	---	59
Joe Devlin	28	30	---	---	---	58
Thomas Brahaney	23	25	---	---	5	53
Kurt Schumacher	23	26	---	---	3	52
Randy McMillan	24	17	---	---	11	52
Bobby Jones	16	19	---	---	10	45
Reggie Evans	13	13	---	---	19	45
Chris Golub	---	---	17	23	4	44
Jim Merlo	---	---	19	21	3	43
Willie Miller	11	16	---	---	15	42
Jack Squirek	---	---	17	24	1	42
Byron Franklin	18	22	---	---	---	40
Johnnie Gray	---	---	21	18	---	39
Hanford Dixon	---	---	19	19	1	39
Michael Downs	---	---	18	19	2	39
James Wilder	18	20	---	---	1	39
Gerald Tinker	19	18	---	---	1	38
Mario Clark	---	---	16	20	2	38
Kevin Belcher	16	15	---	---	4	35
Jo Jo Heath	---	---	6	13	15	34
Joe Campbell	---	---	11	20	2	33
Mike Merriweather	---	---	14	17	2	33
Jerry Wilkinson	---	---	8	21	3	32
Clint Didier	11	8	---	---	13	32
Rob Niarne	---	---	4	5	21	30
Mike Fanning	---	---	13	13	1	27
Dennis Owens	---	---	10	16	1	27
Harry Weis	---	---	13	6	1	20
Daryl Hunt	---	---	1	5	14	20
Bryan Hicks	---	---	8	12	---	20
Darryl Hemphill	---	---	1	11	8	20
Calvin Muhammad	2	4	---	---	12	18
Gary Lewis	---	---	8	5	5	18
Jeff Bleamer	7	4	---	---	5	16
Mark Jerue	---	---	3	4	8	15
Mark Nichols	---	---	4	5	2	11
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	8	8
Al Speer	1	0	---	---	5	6
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	0	0	6	6
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ramsey Dardar	---	---	0	0	3	3
Rusty Lisch	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Haworth	---	---	23	28	15	66
Mark Arneson	---	---	22	31	4	57
Kris Wheeler	21	27	---	---	9	57
Mike Burns	---	---	25	28	3	56
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	27	25	3	55
John Tice	17	21	---	---	16	54
Dave Pureifory	---	---	24	25	3	52
Robert Jackson	---	---	26	24	1	51
Stan Walters	21	27	---	---	2	50
Jim Sexton	21	27	---	---	---	48
Tony Eason	21	27	---	---	---	48
Boobie Clark	17	19	---	---	10	46
Mike Wagner	---	---	18	15	12	45
Billy Ard	17	21	---	---	7	45
Sam Merriman	---	---	20	23	1	44
Wilbert Montgomery	16	20	---	---	6	42
Jerry Holmes	---	---	17	22	3	42
Earl Campbell	17	24	---	---	---	41
Skip Thomas	---	---	21	19	---	40
Aaron Meyer	19	21	---	---	---	40
Gregg Bingham	---	---	11	12	16	39
John Riggins	10	17	---	---	12	39
Rickey McBeal	---	---	16	21	1	38
Russell Gary	---	---	13	16	7	36
Merv Krakau	---	---	20	13	2	35
Bobby Watkins	---	---	11	12	7	30
Will Scarpitto	5	3	---	---	20	28
Freddie Scott	11	16	---	---	---	27
Nat Moore	9	8	---	---	9	26
Rich Coady	5	11	---	---	8	24
Bruce Clark	---	---	8	12	4	24
Tom De Paso	---	---	13	7	3	23
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	9	12	1	22
Jack Mildren	---	---	8	12	1	21
Mike Siani	3	7	---	---	9	19
Bill Neill	---	---	9	5	1	15
Darrin Baker	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ron Baker	1	1	---	---	9	11
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tremain Rogers	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ted Choma	---	---	0	1	5	6
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	1	1
Pete Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rich Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	22	74	3.4
Right	5	47	9.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	23	5.8
Middle	8	25	3.1
Right	9	23	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	31	23	4	0	1	0	4	0	1

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	24	13	2	1	2	3	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	107	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	84	14.0
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	118	13.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	34	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	45	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	47	15.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Miller	8	6	0	74	1	16
TE Dave Casper	5	4	0	53	1	28
WR Gerald Tinker	5	2	1	46	1	18
WR Byron Franklin	5	4	0	31	0	22
WR Bobby Jones	3	3	0	56	1	19
RB James Wilder	3	2	0	18	0	20
WR Calvin Muhammad	2	2	0	31	0	4

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wilbert Montgomery	9	6	0	40	0	20
RB Earl Campbell	6	3	1	24	1	24
WR Freddie Scott	5	3	0	51	1	16
WR Mike Siani	2	1	0	11	0	7
WR Nat Moore	1	0	1	0	0	8
FB John Riggins	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Wilder	5	9	1.80	5.29
Reggie Evans	3	4	1.33	2.73
John Elway	2	7	3.50	5.00

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Riggins	2	6	3.00	3.00
Earl Campbell	1	-1	-1.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	7	5	39	5.57	9.97

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Byron Franklin	2	1	10	5.00	6.20
TE Dave Casper	1	1	3	3.00	10.60
WR Gerald Tinker	1	1	5	5.00	9.20
WR Willie Miller	1	1	9	9.00	9.25
WR Bobby Jones	1	1	12	12.00	18.67
RB James Wilder	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Rushes	Conversions
James Wilder	2	1
Reggie Evans	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	8	7	5

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Miller	3	3	1
WR Gerald Tinker	2	1	1
WR Bobby Jones	2	2	2
WR Calvin Muhammad	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Earl Campbell	4	2	1
WR Freddie Scott	2	1	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	2	0	0
WR Mike Siani	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (3,300)