| Denver Broncos at New York Jets Game Statistics |
| Date: October 31, 1965 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Shea Stadium Attendance: 53717 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 67 F Humidty: 22% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gary Kroner 26 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Don Maynard 14 pass from Mike Taliaferro (Jim Turner kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 46 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Matt Snell 10 run (Jim Turner kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Bill Mathis 1 run (Jim Turner kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Bill Mathis 2 run (Jim Turner kick) | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Kern Carson 3 run (Jim Turner kick) | 3 | 38 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | George Sauer 30 pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick) | 3 | 45 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Lionel Taylor 19 pass from John McCormick (Gary Kroner kick) | 10 | 45 |
| 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 |
| 48 | LCB | Nemiah Wilson |
| 47 | LS | John McGeever |
| 23 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 46 | RCB | John Griffin |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Cookie Gilchrist | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Mickey Slaughter | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Matt Snell | 19 | 74 | 3.9 | 27 | 1 |
| Bill Mathis | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 6 | 2 |
| Joe Namath | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Kern Carson | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 3t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John McCormick | 24 | 9 | 37.5 | 2 | 112 | 4.7 | 47 | 1 | 31.9 | ||
| Mickey Slaughter | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 3 | 39 | 3.9 | 12 | 0 | 12.1 | ||
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Mike Taliaferro | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 2 | 40 | 3.3 | 20 | 1 | 31.9 | ||
| Joe Namath | 6 | 5 | 83.3 | 0 | 49 | 8.2 | 30t | 1 | 140.3 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Lionel Taylor | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 19t | 1 |
| Cookie Gilchrist | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Hewritt Dixon | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| George Sauer | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 30t | 1 |
| Matt Snell | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Maynard | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Mark Smolinski | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| John Griffin | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Tom Erlandson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Verlon Biggs | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Ralph Baker | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ray Abruzzese | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Larry Grantham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 6 | 207 | 34.5 | 50 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Curley Johnson | 5 | 242 | 48.4 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | ||
| Odell Barry | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Billy Baird | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 5 | 130 | 26.0 | 0 | ||
| Odell Barry | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 33 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bake Turner | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | ||
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