| Denver Broncos at Boston Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 24, 1965 Location: Boston, MA Venue: Fenway Park Attendance: 26782 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 67 F Humidty: 97% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| Boston PatriotsBOS | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | BOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | John Bramlett EZ opponents fumble recovery (Gary Kroner kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Tony Romeo 4 pass from Babe Parilli (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Gino Cappelletti 16 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gary Kroner 30 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Wendell Hayes 6 run (Gary Kroner kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Wendell Hayes 2 run (Gary Kroner kick) | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gary Kroner 18 FG | 27 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Lionel Taylor |
| 76 | LOT | Bob Breitenstein |
| 72 | LOG | Jerry Sturm |
| 52 | C | Ray Kubala |
| 67 | ROG | Bob McCullough |
| 75 | ROT | Eldon Danenhauer |
| 30 | TE | Hewritt Dixon |
| 14 | QB | Mickey Slaughter |
| 29 | HB | Wendell Hayes |
| 82 | FL | Bob Scarpitto |
| 2 | FB | Cookie Gilchrist |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Ed Cooke |
| 83 | LDT | Ray Jacobs |
| 70 | RDT | Charlie Janerette |
| 78 | RDE | Leroy Moore |
| 53 | LLB | Tom Erlandson |
| 50 | MLB | Jerry Hopkins |
| 56 | RLB | John Bramlett |
| 24 | LCB | Willie Brown |
| 47 | LS | John McGeever |
| 23 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 44 | RCB | Miller Farr |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Cookie Gilchrist | 32 | 142 | 4.4 | 28 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 14 | 81 | 5.8 | 29 | 2 |
| Mickey Slaughter | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Joe Bellino | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Nance | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ellis Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Babe Parilli | 3 | -1 | 0.3 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John McCormick | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 55 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 | 58.1 | ||
| Mickey Slaughter | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 19 | 2.1 | 8 | 0 | 2.8 | ||
| Boston Patriots | |||||||||||
| Babe Parilli | 20 | 7 | 35.0 | 2 | 98 | 4.9 | 33 | 1 | 28.8 | ||
| Eddie Wilson | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 | 75.7 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lionel Taylor | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Hewritt Dixon | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Art Graham | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Tony Romeo | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Jim Colclough | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Nance | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Gino Cappelletti | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Miller Farr | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Nick Buoniconti | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Chuck Shonta | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 49 | 0 |
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Tom Yewcic | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| Odell Barry | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| Jay Cunningham | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Joe Bellino | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Jack Rudolph | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
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