| Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets Game Statistics |
| Date: September 18, 1965 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Shea Stadium Attendance: 53658 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 82 F Humidty: 69% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 19 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Chris Burford 19 pass from Len Dawson (Tommy Brooker kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Chris Burford 24 pass from Len Dawson (Tommy Brooker kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Don Maynard 37 pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick) | 14 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Chris Burford |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 65 | C | Jon Gilliam |
| 64 | ROG | Curt Merz |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 84 | TE | Fred Arbanas |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 32 | HB | Curtis McClinton |
| 26 | FL | Frank Jackson |
| 36 | FB | Mack Lee Hill |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jerry Mays |
| 82 | LDT | Ed Lothamer |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 87 | RDE | Mel Branch |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 69 | MLB | Sherrill Headrick |
| 55 | RLB | E.J. Holub |
| 24 | LCB | Fred Williamson |
| 20 | LS | Bobby Hunt |
| 42 | RS | Johnny Robinson |
| 22 | RCB | Willie Mitchell |
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | SE | Bake Turner |
| 75 | LOT | Winston Hill |
| 65 | LOG | Sam DeLuca |
| 52 | C | Mike Hudock |
| 67 | ROG | Dave Herman |
| 79 | ROT | Sherman Plunkett |
| 89 | TE | Dee Mackey |
| 17 | QB | Mike Taliaferro |
| 31 | HB | Bill Mathis |
| 13 | FL | Don Maynard |
| 41 | FB | Matt Snell |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Gerry Philbin |
| 72 | LDT | Paul Rochester |
| 78 | RDT | Jim Harris |
| 86 | RDE | Verlon Biggs |
| 51 | LLB | Ralph Baker |
| 54 | MLB | Wahoo McDaniel |
| 55 | RLB | Mike Dukes |
| 22 | LCB | Willie West |
| 40 | LS | Dainard Paulson |
| 46 | RS | Billy Baird |
| 48 | RCB | Cornell Gordon |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Mack Lee Hill | 13 | 65 | 5.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Curtis McClinton | 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Len Dawson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Matt Snell | 19 | 82 | 4.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Bill Mathis | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 118 | 5.9 | 28 | 2 | 101.7 | ||
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 0 | 121 | 5.3 | 37t | 1 | 78.4 | ||
| Mike Taliaferro | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 24 | 2.0 | 0 | 42.4 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Chris Burford | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 24t | 2 |
| Curtis McClinton | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Frank Jackson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mack Lee Hill | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Bake Turner | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Don Maynard | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 37 | 1 |
| Matt Snell | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Gene Heeter | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jimmy Evans | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| New York Jets | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 10 | 399 | 39.9 | 49 | 0 |
| Jim Fraser | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Curley Johnson | 5 | 241 | 48.2 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Willie Mitchell | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Jerry Robinson | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Willie West | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Bert Coan | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | ||
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Jerry Robinson | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 0 | ||
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