| New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 20, 1964 Location: Kansas City, MO Venue: Municipal Stadium Attendance: 14216 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 37 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Frank Jackson 11 pass from Len Dawson (Tommy Brooker kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Tommy Brooker 28 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Matt Snell 2 run (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Chris Burford 55 pass from Len Dawson (Tommy Brooker kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Reg Carolan 22 pass from Pete Beathard (Tommy Brooker kick) | 7 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | SE | Bake Turner |
| 75 | LOT | Winston Hill |
| 61 | LOG | Dan Ficca |
| 67 | C | Dave Herman |
| 65 | ROG | Sam DeLuca |
| 79 | ROT | Sherman Plunkett |
| 85 | TE | Gene Heeter |
| 18 | QB | Pete Liske |
| 31 | HB | Bill Mathis |
| 13 | FL | Don Maynard |
| 41 | FB | Matt Snell |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Bert Wilder |
| 72 | LDT | Paul Rochester |
| 74 | RDT | Gordy Holz |
| 87 | RDE | LaVerne Torczon |
| 51 | LLB | Ralph Baker |
| 54 | MLB | Wahoo McDaniel |
| 60 | RLB | Larry Grantham |
| 46 | LCB | Billy Baird |
| 40 | LS | Dainard Paulson |
| 83 | RS | Bill Rademacher |
| 23 | RCB | Mark Johnston |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Chris Burford |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 65 | C | Jon Gilliam |
| 64 | ROG | Curt Merz |
| 74 | ROT | Jerry Cornelison |
| 84 | TE | Fred Arbanas |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 28 | HB | Abner Haynes |
| 26 | FL | Frank Jackson |
| 36 | FB | Mack Lee Hill |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Hatch Rosdahl |
| 75 | LDT | Jerry Mays |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 87 | RDE | Mel Branch |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 69 | MLB | Sherrill Headrick |
| 35 | RLB | Smokey Stover |
| 22 | LCB | Willie Mitchell |
| 20 | LS | Bobby Hunt |
| 14 | RS | Bobby Ply |
| 45 | RCB | Dave Grayson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Matt Snell | 16 | 103 | 6.4 | 23 | 1 |
| Mark Smolinski | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Turner | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pete Liske | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Abner Haynes | 15 | 57 | 3.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Curtis McClinton | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Mack Lee Hill | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Bert Coan | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Len Dawson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Beathard | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Mike Taliaferro | 15 | 3 | 20.0 | 0 | 39 | 2.6 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 39.6 |
| Pete Liske | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 1 | 55 | 3.9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.3 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 1 | 136 | 6.5 | 55t | 2 | 1 | 10 | 84.6 |
| Pete Beathard | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 50 | 8.3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 131.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Matt Snell | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Jimmy Evans | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Bake Turner | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Gene Heeter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Frank Jackson | 5 | 37 | 9.4 | 16 | 1 |
| Chris Burford | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 55t | 1 |
| Reg Carolan | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 25 | 1 |
| Mack Lee Hill | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bert Coan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Abner Haynes | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Billy Baird | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Smokey Stover | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Curley Johnson | 7 | 240 | 34.3 | 50 | 1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 7 | 308 | 44.0 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Dainard Paulson | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bill Pashe | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Bob Rowley | 0 | 10 | 10L | 0 | ||
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Willie Mitchell | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 | |
| Frank Jackson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Matt Snell | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Evans | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Jim McCusker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Dave Grayson | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Bert Coan | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
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