Actual Score: Raiders 43, Jets 32

NOVEMBER 17, 1968 (OAKLAND-ALAMEDA COUNTY COLISEUM)

JETS 43, RAIDERS 28

It was over when… booted a 31-yard FG making it a three-score lead with 2:30 left in regulation.

Game Ball In a losing effort, caught 9 passes for 190 yards and 3 TDs.

Key Stat gashed the interior of the Raiders with TD runs of 57 and 58-yards.

Noteworthy Matt Snell gained 151 yards on 21 carries… passed for 3 TDs and 374 yards to earn a QB rating of 117.1… had 8 receptions for 180 yards and 2 TDs…Jets special teams returned a punt for a TD, were 3 of 3 in FG attempts, and blocked a FG attempt… beat for 3 sacks…Gerry Philbin leads the AFL with 14 sacks… picked off twice…Dan Connors missed half a quarter due to injury… was hurt in the second quarter and would not return…The Jets have won 9 straight games and have clinched the AFL Eastern Division crown.

Scoring Summary Oakland (6-2-2) 7 7 0 14 - 28 New York (9-1-0) 17 13 3 10 - 43

First Quarter NY – FG Turner 35, 10:03 NY – Christy 36 punt return (Turner kick), 8:30 Oak – Dixon 1 run (Blanda kick), 2:00 NY – Snell 57 run (Turner kick), 0:01 Second Quarter Oak – Biletnikoff 9 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick), 10:06 NY – Maynard 19 pass from Namath (snap fumbled), 6:00 NY – Maynard 43 pass from Namath (Turner kick), 2:00 Third Quarter NY – FG Turner 12, 5:00 Fourth Quarter NY – Snell 58 run (Turner kick), 14:00 Oak – Biletnikoff 80 pass from Lamonica (Balnda kick), 13:30 Oak – Biletnikoff 15 pass from Lamonica (Balnda kick), 10:30 NY – FG Turner 31, 2:30 A—53,318

OAK NYJ First Downs…… 20 18 Rushed - Yards….. 28-66 31-188 Passing Yards…… 374 251 Sacked- Yards Lost…… 6-55 2-14 Return Yards………. 132 105 Passes……………… 19-36-0 15-26-3 Punts ……… 4-33.5 2-54.5 Fumbles-Lost……….. 2-2 1-1 Penalties- Yards…….. 9-60 5-40 Time of Possession….. 31:26 28:34 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PASSING-- OAK: Lamonica 19-36-0-374 NYJ: Namath 15-26-3-251 RUSHING— OAK: Dixon 14-41, Smith 9-11, Banaszak 2-0, Lamonica 3-14 NYJ: Snell 21-151, Boozer 4-17, Mathis 4-8, Joe 2-12 RECEIVING-- OAK: Biletnikoff 9-190, Wells 3-45, Kocourek 1-51, Dixon 3-62, Smith 3-26 NYJ: Maynard 8-180, Sauer 2-21, Lammons 2-32, Snell 1-(-2), Boozer 2-20