• The team lost to the Broncos, 44-7, in Denver

• The loss was the team’s tenth in a row

• To add to their woes, the team reported that someone had broken into their Bushrod Park training facilities back in Oakland and had stolen medical supplies

• Head trainer George Anderson said that syringes were among the missing items

• The break-in was the third such event the team had reported since July

• The team activated wide receiver Dick Dorsey from the taxi squad

• Quarterback Cotton Davidson left the game with an injured shoulder in the fourth quarter and his status for the rematch against the Broncos in Oakland on the 14th was uncertain

• Davidson’s replacement, Chon Gallegos, suffered a bruised ankle from having his foot stepped on, but was able to continue

• Tight end Max Boydston suffered a rib injury and his status would be determined by the result of an x-ray examination

• Defensive linemen Dalva Allen and Chuck McMurtry each suffered ankle injuries

Denver 44, Oakland 7

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