• The Raiders beat the Oilers, 14-13, in Houston, for the franchise’s first-ever regular season win
• The Raiders came back from a 13-7 deficit on a 14-yard touchdown pass from Tom Flores to Gene Prebola in the fourth quarter, then held on as Oilers placekicker George Blanda missed a 28-yard field goal attempt with less than a minute to play
• Babe Parilli started the game at quarterback but was spelled by Flores in the second half after completing 7 of 15 passes for 57 yards
• Flores completed 7 of 10 passes for an identical 57 yards and a touchdown
• The game was picketed by Black activists who were protesting the segregated seating policy in place at Jeppesen Stadium
• The team dedicated the win to offensive line coach Ernie Jorge, who had suffered a heart attack on the 23rd and was back in a Bay Area hospital recuperating