| New York Jets at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: September 25, 1966 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Bears Stadium Attendance: 29878 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 78 F Humidty: 32% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Charlie Mitchell 67 pass from Mickey Slaughter (Gary Kroner kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 40 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 24 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Matt Snell 5 pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 35 FG | 16 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 21 | LS | Goldie Sellers |
| 23 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 43 | RCB | Bob Richardson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Bill Mathis | 16 | 84 | 5.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Matt Snell | 20 | 49 | 2.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Abner Haynes | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Mickey Slaughter | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Charlie Mitchell | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Kellogg | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 35 | 16 | 45.7 | 2 | 206 | 5.9 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.4 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Mickey Slaughter | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 0 | 124 | 6.9 | 67t | 1 | 81.7 | ||
| John McCormick | 8 | 1 | 12.5 | 1 | 11 | 1.4 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Don Maynard | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 35 | 0 |
| George Sauer | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Pete Lammons | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Matt Snell | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 20 | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Abner Haynes | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Charlie Mitchell | 1 | 67 | 67.0 | 67t | 1 |
| Al Denson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Lionel Taylor | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Larry Grantham | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Goldie Sellers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Curley Johnson | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 53 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 9 | 431 | 47.9 | 63 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bake Turner | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Sherman Lewis | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Lew Scott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Sherman Lewis | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Emerson Boozer | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Goldie Sellers | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
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