| Boston Patriots at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: September 18, 1966 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Bears Stadium Attendance: 25337 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 75 F Humidty: 28% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston PatriotsBOS | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 24 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BOS | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Gino Cappelletti 44 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gary Kroner 18 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Gino Cappelletti 14 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bob Scarpitto 10 pass from John McCormick (Gary Kroner kick) | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Gino Cappelletti 32 FG | 9 | 10 |
| 4 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Larry Garron 2 run (Tony Romeo pass from Babe Parilli) | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Jim Nance 7 run (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 24 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Art Graham |
| 71 | LOT | Don Oakes |
| 60 | LOG | Len St. Jean |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 76 | ROG | Charlie Long |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 86 | TE | Tony Romeo |
| 15 | QB | Babe Parilli |
| 40 | HB | Larry Garron |
| 20 | FL | Gino Cappelletti |
| 35 | FB | Jim Nance |
| Defense | ||
| 89 | LDE | Bob Dee |
| 73 | LDT | Eddie Khayat |
| 65 | RDT | Houston Antwine |
| 72 | RDE | Larry Eisenhauer |
| 53 | LLB | Tommy Addison |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 55 | RLB | Lonnie Farmer |
| 30 | LCB | Tom Hennessey |
| 23 | LS | Ronnie Hall |
| 44 | RS | White Graves |
| 42 | RCB | Don Webb |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Lionel Taylor |
| 76 | LOT | Bob Breitenstein |
| 79 | LOG | John Gonzaga |
| 59 | C | Larry Kaminski |
| 72 | ROG | Jerry Sturm |
| 74 | ROT | Lee Bernet |
| 88 | TE | Al Denson |
| 10 | QB | John McCormick |
| 27 | HB | Charlie Mitchell |
| 82 | FL | Bob Scarpitto |
| 33 | FB | Wendell Hayes |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Danny LaRose |
| 83 | LDT | Ray Jacobs |
| 65 | RDT | George Tarasovic |
| 81 | RDE | Max Leetzow |
| 50 | LLB | Jerry Hopkins |
| 55 | MLB | Archie Matsos |
| 56 | RLB | John Bramlett |
| 24 | LCB | Willie Brown |
| 46 | LS | John Griffin |
| 21 | RS | Goldie Sellers |
| 43 | RCB | Bob Richardson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Jim Nance | 24 | 126 | 5.3 | 17 | 1 |
| Larry Garron | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 4 | 1 |
| Bob Cappadona | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Wendell Hayes | 13 | 59 | 4.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Charlie Mitchell | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Abner Haynes | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 |
| John McCormick | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||||||||
| Babe Parilli | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 2 | 133 | 5.8 | 32 | 0 | 22.6 | ||
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John McCormick | 25 | 10 | 40.0 | 3 | 120 | 4.8 | 44 | 1 | 29.2 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Larry Garron | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Colclough | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Gino Cappelletti | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Whalen | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Jim Nance | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 13 | 1 |
| Wendell Hayes | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Al Denson | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Charlie Mitchell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Ronnie Hall | 1 | 87 | 87.0 | 87 | 0 |
| Dick Felt | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| White Graves | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lonnie Wright | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Archie Matsos | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Jim Fraser | 5 | 236 | 47.2 | 68 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 8 | 358 | 44.8 | 54 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 12 | 0 | |
| Vic Purvis | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Nemiah Wilson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| Jay Cunningham | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Vic Purvis | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 43 | 0 | |
| Goldie Sellers | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
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