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September 11, 1960
The Raiders took a 14-7 lead in the third quarter, but the Oilers charged back with 30 second half points to win, 37-22, in the first-ever regular season game for both franchises. Tom Flores started the game at quarterback for the Raiders and went most of the way, completing 13 of 28 passes for 232 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Today's Game
| Final | |||||
| Houston | 7 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 37 |
| Oakland | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
1 HTN Charley Hennigan 43 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick)
2 OAK Tony Teresa 13 pass from Tom Flores (Larry Barnes kick)
3 OAK Eddie Macon 42 interception return (Larry Barnes kick)
3 HTN Bill Groman 32 pass from George Blanda (bad snap on try)
3 HTN John Carson 3 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick)
4 HTN George Blanda 18 field goal
4 HTN Dave Smith 8 run (George Blanda kick)
4 OAK Jack Larscheid 46 pass from Tom Flores (Jetstream Smith from Tom Flores)
4 HTN John Carson 11 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick)
Head coaches - Lou Rymkus, Eddie Erdelatz
Starting QBs - George Blanda, Tom Flores
Standings
| Eastern Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| New York | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Boston | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Buffalo | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Western Division | ||||
| Denver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Dallas | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Oakland | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
Scores
Houston 37, Oakland 22
New York 27, Buffalo 3
