The Raiders opened the 1965 regular season with a 37-10 win over the Chiefs at Frank Youell Field.
| Final | |||||
| Kansas City | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Oakland | 0 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 37 |
1 KC Curtis McClinton 20 pass from Len Dawson (Tommy Brooker kick)
2 OAK Art Powell 14 pass from Dick Wood (Mike Mercer kick)
2 OAK Gene Mingo 40 field goal
3 OAK Gene Mingo 27 field goal
3 KC Tommy Brooker 34 field goal
3 OAK Art Powell 9 pass from Dick Wood (Mike Mercer kick
4 OAK Gene Mingo 28 field goal
4 OAK Dick Wood 3 run (Mike Mercer kick)
4 OAK Claude Gibson 58 punt return (Mike Mercer kick)
Head coaches - Hank Stram, Al Davis
Starting QBs - Len Dawson, Tom Flores
Quarterback Tom Flores took a blow to the head on the third play of the game that knocked him woozy. He stayed in for two more series before giving way to Dick Wood. Safety Joe Krakoski also suffered a minor foot injury, but did not have to leave the game.