• The team won their first game of the preseason beating the Broncos, 49-12, at Candlestick Park

• There was no local radio broadcast of the game, as KFRC Radio couldn’t get a sponsor

• New halfback Charley Fuller caught three passes for 61 yards and a pair of touchdowns

• The Raiders offensive netted 468 total yards and earned a whopping 34 first downs

Oakland 49, Denver 12

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