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-====== September 7, 1963 ====== +{{page>1963_news#september 7, 1963}}
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-===== News ===== +
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-• The Raiders came back from a 6-0 halftime deficit to beat the [[Titans|Oilers]], 24-13, in Houston. +
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-• The game was the team's first-ever win in a regular season opener. +
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-• [[Cotton Davidson]] and [[Tom Flores]] each played a half at quarterback. +
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-• Flores connected with [[Art Powell]] in the second half for a team record-tying 85-yard touchdown pass. +
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-• Powell caught seven passes for 181 yards and the touchdown. +
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-• The Oilers committed ten turnovers (six interceptions and four lost fumbles). +
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-• [[Tommy Morrow]] had three of the six interceptions. +
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-• The game marked the debut of the team's new black and silver uniforms. +
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-===== Injury Updates ===== +
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-• Guard [[Sonny Bishop]] suffered knee ligament damage, defensive tackle [[Dave Costa]] injured an arm, and guard [[Wayne Hawkins]] twisted his ankle. +
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-• Receiver [[Bo Roberson]] left the game in the third quarter with an upset stomach. +
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-=====AFL Standings===== +
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-|  **Eastern Division**  |||| | +
-|[[Bills|Buffalo]]|  0|  0|  0| | +
-|[[Jets|New York]]|  0|  0|  0| | +
-|[[Patriots|Boston]]|  0|  0|  0| | +
-|[[Titans|Houston]]|  0|  1|  0| | +
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-|  **Western Division**  |||| | +
-|[[Chiefs|Kansas City]]|  1|  0|  0| | +
-|Oakland|  1|  0|  0| | +
-|[[Chargers|San Diego]]|  0|  0|  0| | +
-|[[Broncos|Denver]]|  0|  1|  0| | +
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-===Scores=== +
-Kansas City 59, Denver 7\\ +
-Oakland 24Houston 13 +
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-|[[september-6-1963|< Sep 6, 1963]]|      |[[1963_calendar|Back to Calendar]]|      |[[september-8-1963|Sep 8, 1963 >]]| +
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