| Boston Patriots at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 19, 1965 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Rice Stadium Attendance: 32445 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 80 F Humidty: 82% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston PatriotsBOS | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BOS | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Charlie Frazier 40 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Gino Cappelletti 33 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Jim Nance 1 run (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Willie Frazier 12 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Charlie Frazier 46 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Ode Burrell 43 run (George Blanda kick) | 10 | 28 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | George Blanda 45 FG | 10 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Art Graham |
| 71 | LOT | Don Oakes |
| 76 | LOG | Charlie Long |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 73 | ROG | Billy Neighbors |
| 50 | ROT | Bob Yates |
| 12 | TE | Jim Whalen |
| 15 | QB | Babe Parilli |
| 38 | HB | Ellis Johnson |
| 20 | FL | Gino Cappelletti |
| 35 | FB | Jim Nance |
| Defense | ||
| 89 | LDE | Bob Dee |
| 75 | LDT | George Pyne |
| 65 | RDT | Houston Antwine |
| 72 | RDE | Larry Eisenhauer |
| 55 | LLB | Lonnie Farmer |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 80 | RLB | Jack Rudolph |
| 30 | LCB | Tom Hennessey |
| 25 | LS | Ross O'Hanley |
| 23 | RS | Ronnie Hall |
| 34 | RCB | Chuck Shonta |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | SE | Charlie Frazier |
| 76 | LOT | Walt Suggs |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Talamini |
| 55 | C | John Frongillo |
| 66 | ROG | Sonny Bishop |
| 77 | ROT | Rich Michael |
| 83 | TE | Willie Frazier |
| 16 | QB | George Blanda |
| 25 | HB | Ode Burrell |
| 87 | FL | Charley Hennigan |
| 44 | FB | Charlie Tolar |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Gary Cutsinger |
| 64 | LDT | Bud McFadin |
| 82 | RDT | Ed Husmann |
| 75 | RDE | Don Floyd |
| 84 | LLB | Johnny Baker |
| 31 | MLB | Doug Cline |
| 85 | RLB | Danny Brabham |
| 40 | LCB | Tony Banfield |
| 43 | LS | Jim Norton |
| 27 | RS | Freddy Glick |
| 33 | RCB | W.K. Hicks |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Jim Nance | 12 | 26 | 2.2 | 6 | 1 |
| Babe Parilli | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ron Burton | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Ellis Johnson | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Eddie Wilson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ode Burrell | 11 | 83 | 7.5 | 63 | 1 |
| Dalton Hoffman | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Charlie Tolar | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Jack Spikes | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||||||||
| Babe Parilli | 38 | 15 | 39.5 | 4 | 134 | 3.5 | 23 | 0 | 10.1 | ||
| Eddie Wilson | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 1 | 67 | 6.1 | 25 | 0 | 27.5 | ||
| Tom Yewcic | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 2 | 298 | 9.6 | 60 | 3 | 90.5 | ||
| Don Trull | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 106.2 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Art Graham | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Whalen | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Ron Burton | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Colclough | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Joe Bellino | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Tom Yewcic | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Romeo | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Gino Cappelletti | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ellis Johnson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charlie Frazier | 6 | 182 | 30.3 | 60 | 2 |
| Willie Frazier | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 31 | 1 |
| Charley Hennigan | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Ode Burrell | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Sammy Weir | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob McLeod | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| White Graves | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Hennessey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| W.K. Hicks | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Jim Norton | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Tony Banfield | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Tom Yewcic | 5 | 224 | 44.8 | 54 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 5 | 249 | 49.8 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| Ron Burton | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Hennessey | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 | |
| Jay Cunningham | 0 | 12 | 12L | 0 | ||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Freddy Glick | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| J.D. Garrett | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
| Jay Cunningham | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Ron Burton | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Sammy Weir | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 33 | 0 | |
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