| League Championship |
| San Diego Chargers at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 26, 1964 Location: Buffalo, NY Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 40242 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 45 F Humidty: 96% Wind: 23 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Dave Kocourek 26 pass from Tobin Rote (Keith Lincoln kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Pete Gogolak 12 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Wray Carlton 4 run (Pete Gogolak kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Pete Gogolak 17 FG | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jack Kemp 1 run (Pete Gogolak kick) | 7 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Don Norton |
| 75 | LOT | Ernie Wright |
| 64 | LOG | Pat Shea |
| 52 | C | Don Rogers |
| 78 | ROG | Walt Sweeney |
| 74 | ROT | Ron Mix |
| 83 | TE | Dave Kocourek |
| 18 | QB | Tobin Rote |
| 23 | HB | Paul Lowe |
| 29 | FL | Jerry Robinson |
| 22 | FB | Keith Lincoln |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Earl Faison |
| 79 | LDT | George Gross |
| 77 | RDT | Ernie Ladd |
| 85 | RDE | Bob Petrich |
| 89 | LLB | Ronnie Carpenter |
| 50 | MLB | Chuck Allen |
| 55 | RLB | Frank Buncom |
| 49 | LCB | Jimmy Warren |
| 33 | LS | Kenny Graham |
| 47 | RS | Bud Whitehead |
| 25 | RCB | Dick Westmoreland |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Glenn Bass |
| 77 | LOT | Stew Barber |
| 66 | LOG | Billy Shaw |
| 53 | C | Walt Cudzik |
| 50 | ROG | Al Bemiller |
| 79 | ROT | Dick Hudson |
| 84 | TE | Ernie Warlick |
| 15 | QB | Jack Kemp |
| 30 | HB | Wray Carlton |
| 44 | FL | Elbert Dubenion |
| 34 | FB | Cookie Gilchrist |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 70 | RDT | Tom Sestak |
| 88 | RDE | Tom Day |
| 51 | LLB | John Tracey |
| 64 | MLB | Harry Jacobs |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Stratton |
| 22 | LCB | Charley Warner |
| 26 | LS | George Saimes |
| 23 | RS | Gene Sykes |
| 42 | RCB | Butch Byrd |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | / | / | 3 | 45 | 1 | 0 | |
| BUF | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | / | / | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Keith Lincoln | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 38 | 0 |
| Paul Lowe | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 16 | 0 |
| Jacque MacKinnon | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Keith Kinderman | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| John Hadl | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tobin Rote | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Norton | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 124 | 6.9 | 38 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Cookie Gilchrist | 16 | 122 | 7.6 | 39 | 0 |
| Wray Carlton | 18 | 70 | 3.9 | 13 | 1 |
| Jack Kemp | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 2 | 1 |
| Elbert Dubenion | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 219 | 5.3 | 39 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Tobin Rote | 26 | 10 | 38.5 | 2 | 118 | 4.5 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 33.8 |
| John Hadl | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 1 | 31 | 3.1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 13 | 36.1 | 3 | 149 | 4.1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 24.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jack Kemp | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 188 | 9.4 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 82.9 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 188 | 9.4 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 82.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Keith Kinderman | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jacque MacKinnon | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dave Kocourek | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 26t | 1 |
| Paul Lowe | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Don Norton | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Keith Lincoln | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 149 | 11.5 | 26 | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Elbert Dubenion | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Glenn Bass | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Ernie Warlick | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Cookie Gilchrist | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Willie Ross | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 188 | 18.8 | 51 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Charley Warner | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Butch Byrd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Stratton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| John Hadl | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 43 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 43 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Paul Maguire | 5 | 234 | 46.8 | 64 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 234 | 46.8 | 64 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Jerry Robinson | 1 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Speedy Duncan | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Hagood Clarke | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Butch Byrd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Speedy Duncan | 3 | 147 | 49.0 | 72 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Warren | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 72 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Ed Rutkowski | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Charley Warner | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Bob Petrich | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Ron Carpenter | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Earl Faison | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Tom Sestak | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 14.0 |