• Making their Candlestick Park debut, the Raiders were leading 17-14 after three quarters, but the Chargers scored 27 unanswered points to close the game and win, 41-17

• The Raiders fumbled away three balls in the final period and the Chargers turned each miscue into a touchdown

• The loss officially eliminated the Raiders from the Western Division race

• With the win, the Chargers clinched at least a tie for the Western Division title and became the first team to beat the Raiders twice in the season

• Chargers tight end Dave Kocourek caught seven passes for 144 yards

• Raiders wide receiver Charlie Hardy had his best day of the year, catching four passes for 123 yards

• Tom Flores played nearly the entire game at quarterback, completing 16 of 27 passes for 219 yards, one touchdown, and one interception

• By all accounts, the fan experience at Candlestick Park was rated a vast improvement over Kezar Stadium, with general manager Chet Soda calling it a “humdinger”

• Halfback Tony Teresa left the game with a presumed concussion

Buffalo 38, Boston 14
Dallas 24, Houston 0
Los Angeles 41, Oakland 17
New York 30, Denver 27

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