| New York Titans at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 17, 1961 Location: Buffalo, NY |
| Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 15584 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 68 F Humidty: 47% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York TitansNY | 17 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NY | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York TitansNY | Don Maynard 4 pass from Al Dorow (Dick Guesman kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New York TitansNY | Dick Guesman 16 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 1 | New York TitansNY | Don Maynard 14 pass from Al Dorow (Dick Guesman kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Fred Brown 93 kickoff return (Billy Atkins kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Art Baker 1 run (Billy Atkins kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 2 | New York TitansNY | Thurlow Cooper 26 pass from Al Dorow (Dick Guesman kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Elbert Dubenion 72 run (Billy Atkins kick) | 24 | 21 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Glenn Bass 45 pass from Richie Lucas (Billy Atkins kick) | 24 | 28 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Elbert Dubenion 33 pass from Richie Lucas (Billy Atkins kick) | 24 | 35 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Hergert 12 FG | 24 | 38 |
| 4 | New York TitansNY | Art Powell 12 pass from Al Dorow (Dick Guesman kick) | 31 | 38 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Hergert 27 FG | 31 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Art Powell |
| 78 | LOT | Jack Klotz |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Mischak |
| 56 | C | Roger Ellis |
| 68 | ROG | John McMullan |
| 70 | ROT | Gene Cockrell |
| 88 | TE | Thurlow Cooper |
| 12 | QB | Al Dorow |
| 45 | HB | Dick Christy |
| 13 | FL | Don Maynard |
| 31 | FB | Bill Mathis |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Ed Cooke |
| 76 | LDT | Sid Youngelman |
| 75 | RDT | Tom Saidock |
| 74 | RDE | Nick Mumley |
| 50 | LLB | Jim Furey |
| 57 | MLB | Hubert Bobo |
| 60 | RLB | Larry Grantham |
| 23 | LCB | Dick Felt |
| 20 | LS | Junior Wren |
| 40 | RS | Dainard Paulson |
| 25 | RCB | Dave Ames |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Dan Chamberlain |
| 75 | LOT | Ken Rice |
| 66 | LOG | Billy Shaw |
| 50 | C | Al Bemiller |
| 70 | ROG | Ed Muelhaupt |
| 74 | ROT | Harold Olson |
| 80 | TE | Monte Crockett |
| 11 | QB | Richie Lucas |
| 46 | HB | Fred Brown |
| 44 | FL | Elbert Dubenion |
| 30 | FB | Wray Carlton |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Mack Yoho |
| 73 | LDT | Chuck McMurtry |
| 79 | RDT | Jim Sorey |
| 87 | RDE | Laverne Torczon |
| 57 | LLB | Ralph Felton |
| 56 | MLB | Archie Matsos |
| 64 | RLB | Stew Barber |
| 45 | LCB | Richie McCabe |
| 22 | LS | Jim Wagstaff |
| 20 | RS | Billy Atkins |
| 25 | RCB | Vern Valdez |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | |||||
| Dick Christy | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Mathis | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Al Dorow | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Dewey Bohling | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Elbert Dubenion | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 72t | 1 |
| Fred Brown | 17 | 56 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Wray Carlton | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Richie Lucas | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Art Baker | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | |||||||||||
| Al Dorow | 44 | 24 | 54.5 | 3 | 281 | 6.4 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 76.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Richie Lucas | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 2 | 129 | 6.8 | 45t | 2 | 1 | 9 | 61.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | |||||
| Don Maynard | 9 | 107 | 11.9 | 27 | 2 |
| Art Powell | 8 | 125 | 15.6 | 48 | 1 |
| Thurlow Cooper | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 26t | 1 |
| Dewey Bohling | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Dick Christy | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Bill Mathis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Glenn Bass | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 45t | 1 |
| Wray Carlton | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | -2 | 0 |
| Elbert Dubenion | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33t | 1 |
| Dan Chamberlain | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Monte Crockett | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Tom Rychlec | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | |||||
| Hubert Bobo | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Dave Ames | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Billy Atkins | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Vern Valdez | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | |||||
| Junior Wren | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Billy Atkins | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | 64 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | ||||||
| Dick Christy | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Vern Valdez | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | ||||||
| Bill Shockley | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 25 | 0 | |
| Ed Walsh | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| Dick Christy | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Bob Brooks | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Thurlow Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Elbert Dubenion | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Fred Brown | 1 | 93 | 93.0 | 93t | 1 | |
| Ken Rice | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Monte Crockett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
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