| Buffalo Bills at Dallas Texans |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 30, 1962 Location: Dallas, TX Venue: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 25500 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 85 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Dallas TexansDAL | 14 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas TexansDAL | Abner Haynes 71 run (Tom Pennington kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Dallas TexansDAL | Abner Haynes 13 run (Tom Pennington kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Dallas TexansDAL | Chris Burford 30 pass from Len Dawson (Tom Pennington kick failed) | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Carl Charon 3 blocked punt recovery (Mack Yoho kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Dallas TexansDAL | Frank Jackson 10 run (Tom Pennington kick) | 7 | 27 |
| 3 | Dallas TexansDAL | Frank Jackson 62 pass from Len Dawson (Tom Pennington kick) | 7 | 34 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Cookie Gilchrist 6 run (Mack Yoho kick) | 14 | 34 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Glenn Bass 31 pass from Warren Rabb (Mack Yoho kick) | 21 | 34 |
| 4 | Dallas TexansDAL | Tommy Brooker 11 pass from Len Dawson (Tom Pennington kick) | 21 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 76 | LDT | Sid Youngelman |
| 70 | RDT | Tom Sestak |
| 87 | RDE | LaVerne Torczon |
| 55 | LLB | Marv Matuszak |
| 56 | MLB | Archie Matsos |
| 57 | RLB | Ralph Felton |
| 43 | LCB | Carl Charon |
| 23 | LS | Carl Taseff |
| 27 | RS | Joe Cannavino |
| 24 | RCB | Booker Edgerson |
| Dallas Texans | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Chris Burford |
| 79 | LOT | Charlie Diamond |
| 66 | LOG | Sonny Bishop |
| 65 | C | Jon Gilliam |
| 60 | ROG | Al Reynolds |
| 74 | ROT | Jerry Cornelison |
| 84 | TE | Fred Arbanas |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 28 | HB | Abner Haynes |
| 82 | FL | Bill Miller |
| 30 | FB | Jack Spikes |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Bill Hull |
| 82 | LDT | Paul Rochester |
| 75 | RDT | Jerry Mays |
| 87 | RDE | Mel Branch |
| 55 | LLB | E.J. Holub |
| 69 | MLB | Sherrill Headrick |
| 35 | RLB | Smokey Stover |
| 48 | LCB | Duane Wood |
| 20 | LS | Bobby Hunt |
| 42 | RS | Johnny Robinson |
| 45 | RCB | Dave Grayson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | / | / | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |
| DAL | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | / | / | 8 | 65 | 4 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Cookie Gilchrist | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 8 | 1 |
| Warren Rabb | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Al Dorow | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Wray Carlton | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Wayne Crow | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Carey Henley | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Elbert Dubenion | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 77 | 3.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Abner Haynes | 16 | 164 | 10.3 | 71t | 2 |
| Len Dawson | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Frank Jackson | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 10t | 1 |
| Jack Spikes | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Curtis McClinton | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jimmy Saxton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 320 | 7.3 | 71t | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Warren Rabb | 26 | 10 | 38.5 | 2 | 131 | 5.0 | 31t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35.9 |
| Al Dorow | 13 | 4 | 30.8 | 1 | 27 | 2.1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 14 | 35.9 | 3 | 158 | 4.1 | 31t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25.4 |
| Dallas Texans | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 1 | 258 | 13.6 | 62t | 3 | 3 | 27 | 124.5 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 1 | 258 | 13.6 | 62t | 3 | 4 | 27 | 124.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Glenn Bass | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 31t | 1 |
| Wray Carlton | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Elbert Dubenion | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ernie Warlick | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| John Tracey | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 158 | 11.3 | 31t | 1 |
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Jack Spikes | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Abner Haynes | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Frank Jackson | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 62t | 1 |
| Bill Miller | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Chris Burford | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Fred Arbanas | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Tommy Brooker | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 258 | 21.5 | 62t | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Marv Matuszak | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ralph Felton | 0 | 1 | 1L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Bobby Hunt | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Dave Grayson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Wayne Crow | 8 | 347 | 43.4 | 59 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 347 | 43.4 | 59 | |
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Eddie Wilson | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 38 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 38 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Willie West | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Carl Taseff | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 15 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 | |
| Dallas Texans | ||||||
| Frank Jackson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Carey Henley | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Cookie Gilchrist | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Elbert Dubenion | 0 | 10 | 10L | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 126 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Dallas Texans | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Dave Grayson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Frank Jackson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 27 | 0 | |