2. 1968 OAKLAND RAIDERS
Record: 12-2
Pythag: 12-2
Off: 1st
Def: 2nd
1st AFL West
d. Chiefs Div Rnd 41-6
Lost AFL Title Jets 27-23
HC John Rauch
Oakland Coliseum: 55 degrees
Bill King/Scotty Sterling
Offense:
QB Daryle Lamonica (27 N Dame)
RB Pete Banaszak (24 Miami)
FB Hewritt Dixon (28 Florida A&M) All Pro
WR Fred Biletnikoff (25 Florida St)
WR Warren Wells (26 Tex So)
TE Billy Cannon (31 LSU)
LT Bob Svihus (25 USC)
LG Gene Upshaw (23 Tex A&M Kings) All Pro
C Jim Otto (30 Miami) All Pro
RG Jim Harvey (25 Ole Miss)
RT Harry Schuh (26 Memphis)
Defense
LDE Ike Lassiter (28 St Augustines)
LDT Dan Birdwell (28 Houston) All Pro
RDT Carleton Oats (26 Florida A&M)
RDE Ben Davidson (28 Wash)
LLB Chip Oliver (24-R USC)
MLB Dan Conners (27 Miami)
RLB Gus Otto (25 Missouri)
LCB Kent McCloughan (28 Nebraska)
RCB Willie Brown (28 Grambling) All Pro
LS Rodger Bird (25 Kentucky)
RS Dave Grayson (29 Oregon) All Pro
K George Blanda (41 Kentucky)
P Mike Elscheid (28 U Iowa)
KR/PR George Atkinson (21 M Brown)
The '67 Raiders have advanced, here's the '68 team - second seed in Region 5, number 1 in offense, number 2 in defense in the AFL in 1968. Lamonica is 27, 26 total scores and 15 picks. A dozen scores by 26 year old Warren Wells - and 3 All Pros on offense: 28 year old Hewritt Dixon, 23 year old Gene Upshaw, 30 year old Jim Otto. On defense, 29 year old Dave Grayson had 10 picks, he's an All Pro, as is 28 year old Willie Brown, 28 year old Dan Birdwell. The '62 Lions await the winner of this one, if it's Oakland, it's an all 60s battle in rnd 2.
15. 1995 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Record: 13-3
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 12th
Def: 1st
1st AFC West
Lost Div Rnd Colts 10-7
HC Marty Schottenheimer OC Paul Hackett DC Gunther Cunningham
Offense
QB Steve Bono (33)
RB Marcus Allen (35)
FB Kimble Anders (29)
WR Willie Davis (28)
WR Lake Dawson (23)
TE Keith Cash (26)
LT John Alt (33)
LG Dave Szott (28)
C Tim Grunhard (27)
RG Will Shields (24)
RT Ricky Siglar (29)
Defense
LDE Neil Smith (29)
LDT Joe Phillips (32)
RDT Dan Saleaumua (31)
RDE Vaughn Booker (27)
LLB George Jamison (33)
MLB Tracy Simien (28)
RLB Derrick Thomas (28)
LCB Dale Carter (26)
RCB James Hasty (30)
SS Brian Washington (30)
FS Mark Collins (31)
K Lin Elliott (27)
P Louie Aguiar (29)
KR/PR Tamarik Vanover (21)
Ton of Raiders here; Marcus Allen in the backfield - on the coaching staff, Shell (also an Oakland backup) Cunningham. Also on that Chiefs staff are Herm Edwards and Mike McCarthy. KC is in the tournament because of the best defense in 1995. 29 year old Neil Smith, 28 year old Derrick Thomas combined for 20 sacks. Just an okay offense, which may struggle against the Raider defense. Steve Bono is 33, 26 total scores, 10 picks.
Last game of Round 1, Region 5. Let's go to Oakland for the kick.
1st Qtr
Chiefs start at the 34.
1/10 - Marcus Allen gets the opening carry. 2 yards.
2/8 - Incomplete
3/8 - Steve Bono goes vertical - a full on bomb - 60 yards to Keith Cash - a strike to the Raider 4 yard line. Huge play.
It doesn't go further than that-three plays lose a yard. FG makes it 3-0.
Oakland ball at the 38. On the second play - Dale Carter picks Lamonica - Chiefs at the Oakland 48.
3 and out including the Dan Birdwell sack.
So the turnover doesn't hurt and Oakland has the ball back at the 24.
3 and out. Chiefs ball in great field position at midfield.
1/10 - Allen for 2
2/8 - Allen busts one, 28 yards - Marcus Allen all the way to the Raider 20.
1/10 - Kimble Anders gets a carry. 6.
2/4 - Greg Hill gets a cary, 4 yards and it is a first and goal at the 10.
But again, that's it - the Raider defense stiffens and again forces the short FG. 6-0.
Raiders at the 27.
1/10 - Daryle Lamonica finds Fred Biletnikoff for 13 and Oakland has its first first down.
1/10 - Hewritt Dixon loses 2.
2/12 - Lamonica throws to Pete Banaszak - he busts out for 19 and the Raiders are at the 43.
1/10 - Last play of the quarter, Lamonica to Billy Cannon for 4.
2nd Qtr
Chiefs totally dominate the quarter, but held to 2 short FG. Oakland at the KC 39, 2nd and 6.
They don't pick it up. Punt. Chiefs at the 7.
3 and out. Raiders get the great return from George Atkinson and start at the KC 23.
1/10 - Banaszak gets 8.
2/2 - Dixon is stopped.
3/2 - Banaszak picks it up, first down at the 12.
But Oakland is stopped and they need to settle for the short FG. 6-3
Chiefs at the 38.
1/10 - Hill is stopped
2/10 - Hill again, he gets 22 and the Chiefs are at the Oakland 40.
1/10 - Allen for 9.
2/1 - Incomplete
3/1- Derrick Walker from Steve Bono - it's 9 yards and the Chiefs are at the 22.
And thats it. The 4th FG of the day makes it 9-3.
Raiders at the 28.
They get a first down - Dixon goes for 17 - but thats all, punt.
Chiefs at the 12. 3 and out.
Raiders at their own 45. Less than a minute.
1/10 - Neil Smith sacks Lamonica.
2/16 - Lamonica to Dixon, just a couple.
3/14 - Lamonica downfield to Biletnikoff, he goes for 31 yards and with 20 seconds left Oaland is at the 28.
1/10 - Lamonica running for his life, escapes contain and gets to the 19 yard line.
2/1 - Incomplete
3/1 - Dixon picks up the first down, there's a timeout - short Blanda FG.....is no good.
Halftime.
3rd Qtr
9-3 Chiefs at the half, 4 short made FGs and a short missed one as well, defenses winning the battle.
Oakland ball. 36.
1/10 - Lamonica comes out firing. 10 to Dixon.
1/10 - 13 to Dixon. Raiders at the KC 41.
But that's it - 3 plays net 2 and it's a punt.
Chiefs at the 21. They'll get a first down on a 14 yard Anders run, but that's all.
Raiders take over at their own 40.
3 and out.
Chiefs at the 29. Defense again, ruling the day.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Incomplete
3/10 - Dump off from Bono to Allen - Marcus picks his way forward for 12 and the first.
1/10 - Allen for 1
2/9 - Bono to Cash for 10.
1/10 - Hill is swarmed in the backfield for a loss of 4.
2/14 - Allen is swarmed in the backfield, but the veteran escapes and picks up 17 yards all the way to the Raider 35 yard line and the big first down.
It ends there -- Elliott hits his 4th FG and it's now 12-3 KC. Raiders at the 35.
2 plays - Dixon gets 4, Charlie Smith 13, and the qtr ends
4th qtr
Oakland largely stymied by this Chiefs defense - the 15th seeds up 9 as we reach the 4th qtr.
Raiders have a first down at the KC 48.
3 plays net 1 yard - the Chiefs defense continues to dominate.
Chiefs ball at the 12. Raiders need a quick stop.
1/10 - Allen gets 2.
2/8 - Incomplete
3/8 - Bono finds Danan Hughes for 15 yards - big play and the chains move.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10- Another big play - Bono to Webster Slaughter, it's 20 yards to midfield - Chiefs keep moving.
1/10 - Hill gets 14 yards - Chiefs moving the ball now, to the 37 yard line.
1/10 - Allen gets 1
2/9 - Incomplete
3/9 - Bono to Slaughter again - 13 yards - the 2nd seeds in Region 5 are in trouble here, KC now at the 23.
1/10 - Bono scrambling, gets a couple
2/8 - Hughes stopped.
3/8 - Bono picks up his third third on the drive, a dozen to Davis and it's first and goal at the 9 yard line.
1/goal - Allen is stopped
2/goal - Bono to Slaughter, he's stopped....just outside the goal line.
3/goal - Play action - Bono has an open Walker in the endzone -- dropped Dropped pass in the end zone and its 4th and 1, under 5:30 left, Chiefs up 9.
Marty's going to go for it - Marty going for the kill shot.
4/goal - It's Marcus - the dive over the top....TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS - Marcus Allen plunges over the top - it is 19-3 Chiefs and that should be that - it would take 2 TDs, 2 2 pt conversions in the last 5 minutes, the 15th seeded Chiefs are about to knock off the 2nd seeded Raiders.
Oakland ball at the 29.
1/10 Charlie Smith gets 3.
2/7 - Lamonica to Biletnikoff for 12.
1/10 - Dixon gets 2.
2/8 - Lamonica to Bill Miller for the first down near midfield.
1/10 - Lamonica goes to Banaszak for 4, a holding call on the next play makes it 2nd and 16.
2/16 - Incomplete
3/16 - Lamonica finds Bitletnikoff at the sticks, Raiders at the 33, little more than 3:30 left.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Lamonica to Miller for 15.
1/10 - Dixon loses 1.
2/11 - Lamonica to Wells , just shy of the sticks at the Chiefs 9.
3/1 - Banaszak picks it up at the 2 minute warning, first and goal at the Chiefs 5.
4 straight incomplete passes later KC has the ball - they are able to pick up a first down on an Allen 11 yard run and wrap it up.
Final: Chiefs 19 Raiders 3
Not close - the 15th seeded Chiefs come into Oakland and easily handle the second seeded Raiders to claim the final round 2 spot for Region 5.
Bono: 12 for 26, 171 yds
Lamonica: 14 for 25, 151 yds, 1 INT
Allen: 16 for 77, 1 TD
Dixon: 17 for 35
Slaughter: 3 for 41
Biletnikoff: 5 for 73
Elliott: 4 FGs
Player of the Game: Neil Smith
When we return:
'62 Packers v. '14 Broncos
'00 Titans v. '08 Eagles
'71 Cowboys v. '04 Colts
'62 Lions v. '95 Chiefs
Round 1 MVP: Eddie George
