| New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs Game Statistics |
| Date: November 7, 1965 Location: Kansas City, MO |
| Venue: Municipal Stadium Attendance: 25523 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 66 F Humidty: 75% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 19 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Tommy Brooker 15 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Chris Burford 57 pass from Len Dawson (Tommy Brooker kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 24 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Don Maynard 15 lateral from Dee Mackey 16 pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick) | 13 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Chris Burford |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 65 | C | Jon Gilliam |
| 60 | ROG | Al Reynolds |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Bill Mathis | 18 | 64 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Matt Snell | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Mark Smolinski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Namath | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Curtis McClinton | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mack Lee Hill | 7 | 23 | 3.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Len Dawson | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Bert Coan | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Beathard | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Mike Taliaferro | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 2 | 107 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 | 32.8 | ||
| Joe Namath | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 0 | 81 | 5.1 | 31t | 1 | 80.5 | ||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 35 | 16 | 45.7 | 2 | 233 | 6.7 | 57t | 1 | 53.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Matt Snell | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Dee Mackey | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Bill Mathis | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 19 | 0 |
| George Sauer | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Don Maynard | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Fred Arbanas | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 35 | 0 |
| Chris Burford | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 57t | 1 |
| Mack Lee Hill | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Reg Carolan | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Bert Coan | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Curtis McClinton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Dainard Paulson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Bobby Hunt | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| E.J. Holub | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Curley Johnson | 5 | 236 | 47.2 | 55 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 4 | 197 | 49.3 | 58 | 0 |
| Jim Fraser | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Billy Baird | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Willie Mitchell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Solomon Brannan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bake Turner | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Solomon Brannan | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Bert Coan | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
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