| Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 15, 1962 Location: Buffalo, NY Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 30557 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 62 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Cookie Gilchrist 42 run (Mack Yoho kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Mingo 29 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Ernie Warlick 12 pass from Al Dorow (Mack Yoho kick) | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Cookie Gilchrist 18 pass from Al Dorow (Mack Yoho kick) | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bob Scarpitto 10 pass from Frank Tripucka (Gene Mingo kick) | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Mingo 37 FG | 13 | 20 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Al Frazier 96 pass from Frank Tripucka (Gene Mingo kick) | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Mingo 10 FG | 23 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Lionel Taylor |
| 72 | LOT | Jerry Sturm |
| 60 | LOG | Ken Adamson |
| 52 | C | Jim Barton |
| 67 | ROG | Bob McCullough |
| 75 | ROT | Eldon Danenhauer |
| 88 | TE | Gene Prebola |
| 18 | QB | Frank Tripucka |
| 42 | HB | Al Frazier |
| 82 | FL | Bob Scarpitto |
| 36 | FB | Jim Stinnette |
| Defense | ||
| 66 | LDE | John Cash |
| 64 | LDT | Bud McFadin |
| 74 | RDT | Gordy Holz |
| 61 | RDE | Chuck Gavin |
| 68 | LLB | Bill Roehnelt |
| 54 | MLB | Wahoo McDaniel |
| 62 | RLB | Jerry Stalcup |
| 33 | LCB | Justin Rowland |
| 46 | LS | Bob Zeman |
| 23 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 45 | RCB | Jim McMillin |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Glenn Bass |
| 77 | LOT | Stew Barber |
| 66 | LOG | Billy Shaw |
| 50 | C | Al Bemiller |
| 60 | ROG | Tom Day |
| 74 | ROT | Harold Olson |
| 84 | TE | Ernie Warlick |
| 12 | QB | Al Dorow |
| 30 | HB | Wray Carlton |
| 44 | FL | Elbert Dubenion |
| 34 | FB | Cookie Gilchrist |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Mack Yoho |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Sorey |
| 70 | RDT | Tom Sestak |
| 87 | RDE | LaVerne Torczon |
| 55 | LLB | Marv Matuszak |
| 56 | MLB | Archie Matsos |
| 54 | RLB | Tom Louderback |
| 43 | LCB | Carl Charon |
| 23 | LS | Carl Taseff |
| 27 | RS | Joe Cannavino |
| 24 | RCB | Booker Edgerson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | / | / | 9 | 93 | 1 | 1 | |
| BUF | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | / | / | 8 | 76 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Gene Mingo | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Al Frazier | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Stinnette | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Cookie Gilchrist | 15 | 131 | 8.7 | 42 | 1 |
| Al Dorow | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Wray Carlton | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Art Baker | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Wayne Crow | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Elbert Dubenion | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 211 | 5.9 | 42 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Frank Tripucka | 56 | 29 | 51.8 | 3 | 447 | 8.0 | 96t | 2 | 3 | 25 | 68.1 |
| Team Totals | 56 | 29 | 51.8 | 3 | 447 | 8.0 | 96t | 2 | 3 | 19 | 68.1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Al Dorow | 34 | 16 | 47.1 | 2 | 193 | 5.7 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 60.0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 16 | 47.1 | 2 | 193 | 5.7 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 60.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lionel Taylor | 9 | 133 | 14.8 | 45 | 0 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Al Frazier | 4 | 125 | 31.3 | 96t | 1 |
| Jim Stinnette | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Gene Prebola | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Bo Dickinson | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Gene Mingo | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 447 | 15.4 | 96t | 2 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Cookie Gilchrist | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 19 | 1 |
| Elbert Dubenion | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Ernie Warlick | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 22 | 1 |
| Glenn Bass | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Art Baker | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Wray Carlton | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 193 | 12.1 | 34 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Zeman | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Carl Charon | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Carl Taseff | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jim Fraser | 2 | 100 | 50.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 34 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 51 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Wayne Crow | 6 | 219 | 36.5 | 53 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 219 | 36.5 | 53 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Al Frazier | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Carl Taseff | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Al Frazier | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 16 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Cookie Gilchrist | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 34 | 0 | |
| Art Baker | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 34 | 0 | |