| Houston Oilers at New York Jets Game Statistics |
| Date: September 18, 1966 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Shea Stadium Attendance: 54681 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 77 F Humidty: 37% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 52 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | George Blanda 49 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | George Sauer 67 pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | George Blanda 30 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Matt Snell 25 pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Pete Lammons 13 pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick) | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Don Maynard 55 pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick) | 6 | 28 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Don Maynard 37 pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick) | 6 | 35 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 32 FG | 6 | 38 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Sid Blanks 11 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 13 | 38 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Emerson Boozer 39 run (Jim Turner kick) | 13 | 45 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Curley Johnson 18 pass from Mike Taliaferro (Jim Turner kick) | 13 | 52 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | SE | Charlie Frazier |
| 76 | LOT | Walt Suggs |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Talamini |
| 55 | C | John Frongillo |
| 66 | ROG | Sonny Bishop |
| 77 | ROT | Rich Michael |
| 81 | TE | Bob McLeod |
| 16 | QB | George Blanda |
| 25 | HB | Ode Burrell |
| 26 | FL | Larry Elkins |
| 44 | FB | Charlie Tolar |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Gary Cutsinger |
| 79 | LDT | Pat Holmes |
| 99 | RDT | Ernie Ladd |
| 62 | RDE | Jim Hayes |
| 84 | LLB | Johnny Baker |
| 31 | MLB | Doug Cline |
| 54 | RLB | John Meyer |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Jancik |
| 43 | LS | Jim Norton |
| 27 | RS | Freddy Glick |
| 33 | RCB | W.K. Hicks |
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | SE | George Sauer |
| 75 | LOT | Winston Hill |
| 65 | LOG | Sam DeLuca |
| 52 | C | John Schmitt |
| 67 | ROG | Dave Herman |
| 79 | ROT | Sherman Plunkett |
| 87 | TE | Pete Lammons |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 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 |
| 62 | MLB | Al Atkinson |
| 60 | RLB | Larry Grantham |
| 24 | LCB | Johnny Sample |
| 25 | LS | Ray Abruzzese |
| 40 | RS | Dainard Paulson |
| 46 | RCB | Billy Baird |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charlie Tolar | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Ode Burrell | 11 | 20 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Sid Blanks | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Matt Snell | 15 | 67 | 4.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 39t | 1 |
| Bill Mathis | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Mark Smolinski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 34 | 15 | 44.1 | 4 | 144 | 4.2 | 40 | 1 | 26.7 | ||
| Don Trull | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 0 | 30 | 4.3 | 14 | 0 | 67.6 | ||
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 31 | 12 | 38.7 | 0 | 283 | 9.1 | 67t | 5 | 0 | 0 | 112.0 |
| Mike Taliaferro | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 0 | 57 | 8.1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 140.2 |
| Matt Snell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Sid Blanks | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Charlie Frazier | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 40 | 0 |
| Ode Burrell | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Charlie Tolar | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob McLeod | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Larry Elkins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Charley Hennigan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Poole | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Don Maynard | 7 | 156 | 22.3 | 55t | 2 |
| Pete Lammons | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 16 | 1 |
| George Sauer | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 67t | 1 |
| Bake Turner | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Matt Snell | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 25t | 1 |
| Curley Johnson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Mark Smolinski | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| New York Jets | |||||
| Johnny Sample | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Al Atkinson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Baird | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 44 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Curley Johnson | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 57 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Allen Trammell | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Sherman Lewis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Sammy Weir | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Sid Blanks | 5 | 124 | 24.8 | 29 | 0 | |
| Allen Trammell | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Garland Boyette | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Bobby Jancik | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Sammy Weir | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Jim Gray | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Mark Smolinski | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
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