14. 2015 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at 3. 1967 AFL CHAMPION OAKLAND RAIDERS
3. 1967 AFL CHAMPION OAKLAND RAIDERS
Record: 13-1
Pythag: 12-2
Off: 1st
Def: 2nd
d. Oilers AFC Title 40-7
Lost Super Bowl Packers 33-14
HC: John Rauch
Oakland Alameda County Coliseum 60 degrees
Bill King/Van Amburg
Offense
QB Daryle Lamonica (26 N Dame) All Pro
RB Clem Daniels (30 Prairie View)
FB Hewritt Dixon (27 Florida A&M)
WR Fred Biletnikoff (24 Florida St)
WR Bill Miller (27 Miami)
TE Billy Cannon (30 LSU) All Pro
LT Bob Svihus (24 USC)
LG Gene Upshaw (22-R Tex A&M Kingsville)
C Jim Otto (29 Miami) All Pro
RG Wayne Hawkins (29 Pacific)
RT Harry Schuh (25 Memphis)
Defense
LDE Ike Lassiter (27 St Augustine)
LDT Dan Birdwell (27 Houston)
RDT Tom Keating (25 Michigan) All Pro
RDE Ben Davidson (27 Washington) All Pro
LLB Bill Laskey (24 Michigan)
MLB Dan Conners (26 Miami)
RLB Gus Otto (24 Missouri)
LCB Kent McCloughan (27 Nebraska) All Pro
RCB Willie Brown (27 Grambling)
LS Rodger Bird (24 Kentucky)
RS Howie Williams (31 Howard)
K George Blanda (40 Kentucky)
P Mike Eischeid (27 Upper Iowa)
KR Dave Grayson (28 Oregon)
PR Rodger Bird (24 Kentucky)
This game will be another important marker. It's a 3/14; Oakland was 1st in offense, 2nd in defense in the AFL in 1967 (only 9 teams in the AFL) the only game they lost all year (before the Super Bowl) was the Heidi Game to the Jets. They're playing a run of the mill Patriots team, there are a ton of them in the tournament. But a half century separates these two teams - in the baseball tournament, that would have been fine, modern teams didn't have outsized success. In the basketball tournament, no one from the 60s had a chance against a modern team - and ultramodern teams ran through the field (which isn't to say that's "inaccurate" just not as fun as having wider unpredictability).
30 scores for the Mad Bomber (and 20 picks, it was a different time) he's one of 6 All Pros on the roster. On defense, Willie Brown had 7 picks.
14. 2015 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Record: 12-4
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 3rd
Def: 10th
1st AFC East
d. Chiefs Div Rnd 27-20
Lost AFC Title Broncos 20-18
HC: Bill Belichick OC: Josh McDaniels DC: Matt Patricia
Offense
QB Tom Brady (38 Michigan)
RB Dion Lewis (25 Pitt)
WR Julian Edelman (29 Kent)
WR Keshawn Martin (25 Michigan St)
TE Rob Gronkowski (26 Arizona) All Pro
TE Michael Williams (25 Alabama)
LT Sebastian Vollmer (31 Houston)
LG Shaq Mason (22-R Geo Tech)
C David Andrews (23-R Georgia)
RG Tre Jackson (23-R Florida St)
RT Marcus Cannon (27 TCU)
Defense
LDE Rob Ninkovich (31 Purdue)
LDT Alan Branch (31 Michigan)
RDT Malcolm Brown (21-R Texas)
RDE Chandler Jones (25 Syracuse)
LLB Jamie Collins (26 So Miss)
MLB Jerod Mayo (29 Tenn)
RLB Dont'a Hightower (25 Alabama)
LCB Malcolm Butler (25 W Alabama)
RCB Logan Ryan (24 Rutgers)
SS Patrick Chung (28 Oregon)
FS Devin McCourty (28 Rutgers)
K Steven Gostkowski (31 Memphis) All Pro
P Ryan Allen (25 La Tech)
KR Keshawn Martin (25 Michigan St)
PR Danny Amendola (30 T Tech)
3rd best offense in 2015 - Brady's 38, 36 scores and 7 picks - Gronkowski is an All Pro with 11 scores; 3 rookies right in the middle of the OL. Double digit sacks for Chandler Jones.
Intriguing game early in the tournament. Let's head to Oakland and kick it off.
First Quarter
Oakland starts off at the 35.
3 and out. Good punt, Patriots will start at the 13.
1/10-Brady to Dion Lewis who breaks upfield for a 22 yard game.
1/10-Brady to Julian Edelman for 8.
2/2-Lewis gets 2, that's a first down at the Pats 45. 10:33
1/10-LeGarrette Blount gains a yard.
2/9-Blount picks up 2 more.
3/7-Incomplete. Raiders force a punt - Oakland will start at their own 15, 9 left.
1/10-Clem Daniels gets 2 yards.
2/8-holding will take the next play back, half the distance to the goal
2/16-Hewritt Dixon 15 yard run.
3/1-Daryle Lamonica finds Billy Cannon for a 12 yard gain, Raiders out to their own 36, 6:11 left.
1/10-14 yard run for Daniels.
1/10-Dixon gets a yard.
2/9-Daniels is stacked up.
3/9-Lamonica goes deep to the speedster Warren Wells, 42 yards and a first and goal for the Raiders at the 7. 4:09 left.
1/goal-Daniels gets 6 and is about a foot away from the end zone.
2/goal-Pete Banaszak right over the middle - TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS the XP makes it 7-0
After the kick, the Pats open at their own 17. 3:16 left.
3 and out - including Ben Davidson's sacking Tom Brady.
Patriots punt -- Is Blocked - Warren Powers blocks the Ryan Allen punt - Raiders will take possession at the Patriots 5 yard line, already up 7-0. 1:31 left.
1/10 - Lamonica fade to the corner of the end zone to Biletnikoff - TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS Oakland with 14 points in the last 2 minutes to take a 14-0 lead.
The Patriots will open at their own 33, 1:18 left.
1/10-2 yards for Blount.
2/8 - Brady to Gronk for 20 yards as the quarter ends.
Second Quarter
14-0 Raiders, Patriots have 1st down at their own 45.
1/10-Tom Keating sacks Brady for a loss of 7.
2/17-Brady to Lewis, 10 yards.
3/7-Brady to Danny Amendola for 18 - Pats at the Oakland 24 12:59 left.
1/10-Brady to Gronk, 14 yards to the 10
1/goal-- Brady sacked for the 3rd time, Ike Lassiter gers him for a 6 yard loss.
2/goal - Brady finds Amendola over the middle - he's into the endzone -- TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS - - the XP makes it 14-7.
The Raiders start at their own 22, 11:22 left.
3 and out.
Patriots regain possession at their own 44, 8:54 left.
1/10-Brady to Keshawn Martin for a couple of yards.
2/8-Blount gets 1
3/7-Brady to Amendola for 8 yards and a first down at the Raider 45. 6:47 left.
1/10 - Brady to Edelman for 9 yards.
2/1- Brady to Edelman for 16 yards - Pats down to the Raider 20 with 5:24 to go.
1/10 - Lewis loses a yard
2/11-Lewis gains 2
3/9- Brady finds Brandon LaFell in the endzone -- TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS the XP is good and the Patriots have tied this up at 14.
Oakland at the 32, 3:48 to go.
1/10- Dixon gets a dozen.
1/10-Daniels gets 4.
2/6 - Pete Banaszak busts one - Pete Banaszak gets a seam -- and he is gonna go --- Pete Banaszak busts a 52 yard run into the end zone TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS The longest run of the tournament so far - Pete Banaszak with his second TD of the day and it's 21-14 Oakland and we've got a wild one here in Oakland.
Patriots at the 20. 2:11 left.
1/10-Lewis loses a yard.
2/11-Brady to Edelman for 12. Pats at their own 31. 1:53 left.
1/10-Incomplete.
2/10-Incomplete
3/10-Brady hits Gronk for 17 - but he's hit with offensive pass interference and the resulting 3rd and long is incomplete.
After the punt and a false start, Oakland has 1st and 15 at their own 45, 1:15 left.
1/15- Incomplete
2/15-Lamonica to Dixon for 17 and a first down at the New England 38 and a time out.
1/10- Incomplete
2/10- Lamonica goes to Billy Cannon for 20 yards and another timeout at the 18, :46 seconds left.
1/10-Incomplete
2/10-Incomplete
3/10 - Chandler Jones sacks Lamonica for a 3 yard loss - Oakland calls their final time out - Blanda hits a 38 yards FG; New England is going to gert a couple of plays off including an 11 yard Brady to Martin, but we head to the locker room OAKLAND 24 NEW ENGLAND 14
Third Quarter
Game of runs so far - 14 for Oakland, then 14 for New England - Oakland scores the last 10 and they're up 24-10 as the third quarter begins.
Patriots start at the 21. 3 and out.
Raiders at the Patriots 33 after a nice Rodger Bird return.
3 plays get 4 yards. And then Blanda misses a 46 yard FG.
Patriots regain possession at their own 36, 11:28 left in the qtr.
1/10-A long Lewis run comes back with a holding call
1/20-Incomplete
2/20- Stephen Jackson gets 1
3/19 - Brady to Amendola for 25 yards - big play for the Patriots as they cross midfield.
1/10 - Lewis gets 2
2/8-Blount is stacked up.
3/8-Brady to Gronk for 12 yards - another first down for the Patriots, they're at the Raider 34 with 8:07 left.
1/10- Blount gets 1
2/9- Brady to LaFell for a yard.
3/8 - Incomplete, this time the Raiders hold and Gostkowski is left to kick a long 49 yard FG - he does, and it's 24-17.
Oakland will open at their own 27. 6:31 left.
1/10-Dixon gets 3 yards.
2/7- 4 more for Dixon
3/3- Lamonica to Dixon -- 13 yards and a first down.
1/10- Lamonica to Bill Miller for 6.
2/4 - Incomplete
3/4- Daniels gets 4 yards - that's a first down at the Pats 47, 3:49 left in the qtr. Oakland goes back 5 yards on a false start.
1/15 - Lamonica to Biletnikoff for 7.
2/8 - Dixon loses 2
3/10- Lamonica escapes the pocket on a busted play - Lamonica doesn't slide, it's 1967 - Lamonica takes a shot and stays on his feet - Lamonica has 17 yards and a huge first down at rhe Patriots 26 with 58 seconds to go in the third.
1/10- Daniels is stopped at the line
2/10- Lamonica to Dixon for 8 as the qtr ends.
Fourth Quarter
Raiders up a touchdown and driving, 3rd and 2 at the New England 18.
3/2 - It's Dixon - he picks up a dozen yards and the Raiders have first and goal.
1/goal - Incomplete
2/goal - Clem Daniels bounces off tackle and is in the endzone -- TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS - Oakland is in the end zone it is 31-17.
New England starts at their own 31, 13:59 left. They need two scores.
1/10 - Bount picks up 4.
2/6 - Brady to Edelman for 12.
1/10 - Brady to Edelman - he catches it in traffic and is smacked by Dan Conners -- it's a fumble -- Oakland recovers! The Raiders take possession at their own 44 yard line with 12:39 to go and a two score lead.
1/10 - Lamonica to Daniels for 6.
2/4 - Dixon is shut down.
3/4 - Daniels gets 4 - first down and the clock keeps moving.
1/10- Daniels loses 1
2/11-Dixon gets 3
3/8-Incomplete
Patriots regain possession back at their own 14. 8:59 left. Down 14.
1/10- Lewis gets 1
2/9- Blount gets 2
3/7 - Brady to Gronk - 18 yards.
1/10- Blount loses a yard
2/11 - Blount gets it back.
3/11 - Brady to Amendola for 19 - Pats at the Oakland 46.
1/10 - Blount gets 3.
2/7 - Ben Davidson powers through with his second sack = loss of 7 and an illegal motion penalty drops the Pats back 5 more.
3/19 - Incomplete
4/19 - 4:46 left and down two scores - Belichick is going for it -- and its incomplete.
Raiders regain on downs at the Patriot 45. 4:39 left.
3 and out. Patriots will start at their 20 with 3:21 to go.
1/10 - Brady to Lewis for 2
2/8- Incomplete
3/8-Incomplete
4/8 - Brady to Martin for 36 yards to the Oakland 42. 2:48 left.
1/10- Brady to Gronk for 10. Timeout.
1/10-Brady to Lafell for 6. Out of bounds.
2/4-Incomplete
3/4-Brady to Lewis for 3 - he's dropped right at the sticks - Pats just short on the measurement.
4/1-Brady sneak. First down. Oakland 22, 2:06 left.
1/10-Tom Keating gets his second sack of the day - a 7 yard loss at the 2 minute mark.
2/17-Brady 7 yards to Lewis who gets out of bounds.
3/10- Incomplete
4/10 - Brady hits LaFell for a 15 yard gain - Pats call timeout at 1:25 left with a first and goal at the 7.
1/goal - Incomplete
2/goal - Brady to Edelman at the goal line - he's just inches short - Pats running to the line -
3/goal - Incomplete
4/goal - Brady over the top -- and he is met dead on by Conners - Brady is short - and that will end it - Oakland runs out the clock and that's our final.
Final Score: RAIDERS 31 PATRIOTS 17
A really good result from a tournament perspective; a team from 50 years prior beating a modern team and doing it pretty easily. Following the '02 Bucs win - the concerns are satsified and all the lights are green. 2 rushing attempts in the game for Banaszak. 2 scores.
Lamonica- 12/21 152 yds 1 TD
Brady - 28/42 352 yds 2 TD
Daniels - 16 carries/56 yds 1 TD
Banaszak - 2 carries/53 yds 2 TD
Blount - 7 carries/20 yds
Dixon - 3 catches, 39 yds
Edelman - 7 catches, 54 yds
Keating/Davidson - 2 sacks each
Player of the Game - PETE BANASZAK
