AFL playoffs, 1968

Oakland quarterback Daryle Lamonica torched the Chiefs for 5 touchdown passes, while the Raiders defense intercepted 4 passes from Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson and held KC to a pair of field goals in the second quarter.

After forcing Kansas City to punt from their 47-yard line, Oakland drove 80 yards for a touchdown, aided by a controversial third down pass interference call against Kansas City after the ball had already hit the ground. After the penalty, Lamonica completed two passes to Fred Biletnikoff, the first for 18 yards, and the second a 24-yard touchdown pass. A terrible punt into the rain by Jerrel Wilson inside his own goal line enabled the Raiders to start their next drive on the Chiefs 25-yard line, and they scored another touchdown with Lamonica's 23-yard pass to Warren Wells. After some punting from both teams, Oakland got the ball with 1:02 left in the quarter. Lamonica started the drive with a short pass to rookie running back Charlie Smith, who turned it into a 26-yard gain. On the next play, Lamonica hooked up with Biletnikoff for a 44-yard touchdown pass to give the Raiders a 21-0 lead.

In the second quarter, Kansas City got a golden opportunity to get back in the game when Dawson completed a 55-yard pass to receiver Otis Taylor, who managed to drag defensive back George Atkinson nearly 20 yards before he finally went down on the Raiders 8-yard line. But despite 6 plays after that as a result of a Raiders penalty, Kansas City could not get into the end zone and had to settle for Jan Stenerud's 10-yard field goal. Kansas City later blew another big opportunity after a Wilson put pinned the Raiders back on their own 1-yard line. On the next play, Lamonica threw a pass right into the hands of Chiefs DB Bobby Bell, only to see him inexplicably drop the ball. Kansas City still managed to force a punt and got the ball back with great field position on the Raiders 38. On the next play, Dawson completed a 31-yard pass to receiver Frank Pitts, but once again Kansas City could not dent the goal line and settled for another Stenerud field goal, making the score 21-6. Kansas City seemed to be inching their way to a comeback, but it was snuffed out with 12 seconds left in the half, when Lamonica completed a long pass to Biletnikoff, who evaded 3 Chiefs defenders on the way to a 54-yard touchdown reception, giving the Raiders a 28-6 halftime lead.

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