| San Diego Chargers at New York Jets |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 23, 1965 Location: New York, NY Venue: Shea Stadium Attendance: 59001 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 62 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 12 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Paul Lowe 8 run (Herb Travenio kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 24 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Herb Travenio 20 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Dave Kocourek 2 pass from John Hadl (Herb Travenio kick) | 17 | 6 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Paul Lowe 59 run (Herb Travenio kick) | 24 | 6 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 40 FG | 24 | 9 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Herb Travenio 19 FG | 27 | 9 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Lance Alworth 57 pass from Don Breaux (Herb Travenio kick) | 34 | 9 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Don Norton |
| 75 | LOT | Ernie Wright |
| 64 | LOG | Pat Shea |
| 65 | C | Sam Gruneisen |
| 78 | ROG | Walt Sweeney |
| 74 | ROT | Ron Mix |
| 88 | TE | Dave Kocourek |
| 21 | QB | John Hadl |
| 23 | HB | Paul Lowe |
| 19 | FL | Lance Alworth |
| 22 | FB | Keith Lincoln |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Earl Faison |
| 79 | LDT | George Gross |
| 77 | RDT | Ernie Ladd |
| 85 | RDE | Bob Petrich |
| 51 | LLB | Dick Degen |
| 50 | MLB | Chuck Allen |
| 55 | RLB | Frank Buncom |
| 49 | LCB | Jimmy Warren |
| 33 | LS | Kenny Graham |
| 47 | RS | Bud Whitehead |
| 45 | RCB | Speedy Duncan |
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | SE | George Sauer |
| 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 |
| 60 | RLB | Larry Grantham |
| 22 | LCB | Willie West |
| 40 | LS | Dainard Paulson |
| 46 | RS | Billy Baird |
| 42 | RCB | Clyde Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Paul Lowe | 16 | 110 | 6.9 | 59t | 2 |
| Keith Lincoln | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Gene Foster | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Matt Snell | 15 | 69 | 4.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Bill Mathis | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Taliaferro | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| John Hadl | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 1 | 182 | 6.5 | 39 | 1 | 73.8 | ||
| Don Breaux | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 56 | 28.0 | 57t | 1 | 158.3 | ||
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Mike Taliaferro | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 0 | 205 | 6.0 | 37 | 0 | 68.9 | ||
| Joe Namath | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 21 | 4.2 | 14 | 0 | 52.9 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Lance Alworth | 7 | 142 | 20.3 | 57t | 1 |
| Keith Lincoln | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Don Norton | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Dave Kocourek | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 16 | 1 |
| Jim Allison | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Dee Mackey | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Don Maynard | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| George Sauer | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Mathis | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Matt Snell | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Bake Turner | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| New York Jets | |||||
| Dainard Paulson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Rick Redman | 4 | 118 | 29.5 | 49 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Curley Johnson | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Speedy Duncan | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 51 | 0 | |
| Dick Harris | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Billy Baird | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Speedy Duncan | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 31 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Kern Carson | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | ||
| Mark Smolinski | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
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