| Denver Broncos at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 14, 1965 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Rice Stadium Attendance: 28126 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 81 F Humidty: 53% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Charlie Frazier 37 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Ode Burrell 12 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Lionel Taylor 6 pass from John McCormick (Gary Kroner kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Abner Haynes 2 run (Gary Kroner kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Abner Haynes 57 punt return (Gary Kroner kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gary Kroner 34 FG | 24 | 14 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Charlie Frazier 15 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 24 | 21 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | John Bramlett 25 interception return (Gary Kroner kick) | 31 | 21 |
| 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 |
| 10 | QB | John McCormick |
| 29 | HB | Wendell Hayes |
| 88 | FL | Al Denson |
| 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 |
| 54 | MLB | Ed Cummings |
| 56 | RLB | John Bramlett |
| 48 | LCB | Nemiah Wilson |
| 24 | LS | Willie Brown |
| 23 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 46 | RCB | John Griffin |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | SE | Charlie Frazier |
| 76 | LOT | Walt Suggs |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Talamini |
| 56 | C | Wayne Frazier |
| 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 |
| 50 | LLB | Bobby Maples |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Cookie Gilchrist | 16 | 119 | 7.4 | 34 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Abner Haynes | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Al Denson | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charlie Tolar | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Ode Burrell | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Jack Spikes | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bobby Jackson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John McCormick | 28 | 5 | 17.9 | 3 | 20 | 0.7 | 6t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.9 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 49 | 19 | 38.8 | 6 | 251 | 5.1 | 37 | 3 | 36.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lionel Taylor | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 6t | 1 |
| Wendell Hayes | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Cookie Gilchrist | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charley Hennigan | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Charlie Frazier | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 37 | 2 |
| Ode Burrell | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 15 | 1 |
| Willie Frazier | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jack Spikes | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Charlie Tolar | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Nemiah Wilson | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 30 | 0 |
| John Bramlett | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25t | 1 |
| John Griffin | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jerry Hopkins | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Goose Gonsoulin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Bobby Jancik | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Bobby Maples | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Norton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 8 | 357 | 44.6 | 64 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 6 | 296 | 49.3 | 63 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 1 | ||
| Odell Barry | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Pete Jaquess | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Bobby Jancik | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
| Odell Barry | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Sammy Weir | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Ode Burrell | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Bobby Jancik | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Jack Spikes | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| W.K. Hicks | 0 | 7 | 7L | 0 | ||
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