| Houston Oilers at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: October 2, 1966 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Bears Stadium Attendance: 27203 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 79 F Humidty: 20% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | 0 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Denver Broncos | 6 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 40 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver Broncos | Gary Kroner 35 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Denver Broncos | Gary Kroner 31 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Houston Oilers | George Blanda 49 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Denver Broncos | Abner Haynes 3 pass from John McCormick (Gary Kroner kick) | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Houston Oilers | Bob McLeod 9 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 10 | 13 |
| 2 | Denver Broncos | Goldie Sellers 100 kickoff return (Gary Kroner kick) | 10 | 20 |
| 2 | Houston Oilers | Charley Hennigan 18 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 17 | 20 |
| 2 | Denver Broncos | Gary Kroner 46 FG | 17 | 23 |
| 3 | Denver Broncos | Abner Haynes 1 run (Gary Kroner kick) | 17 | 30 |
| 3 | Houston Oilers | Charlie Frazier 79 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 24 | 30 |
| 3 | Houston Oilers | Charlie Frazier 29 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 31 | 30 |
| 3 | Denver Broncos | Al Denson 65 pass from John McCormick (Gary Kroner kick) | 31 | 37 |
| 4 | Houston Oilers | Charlie Frazier 23 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 38 | 37 |
| 4 | Denver Broncos | Gary Kroner 46 FG | 38 | 40 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Sid Blanks | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Charlie Tolar | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Ode Burrell | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| George Blanda | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Wendell Hayes | 15 | 74 | 4.9 | 0 | |
| Bob Scarpitto | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Abner Haynes | 16 | 26 | 1.6 | 1 | |
| Darrell Lester | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Charlie Mitchell | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| John McCormick | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 37 | 15 | 40.5 | 2 | 300 | 8.1 | 5 | 86.7 | |||
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John McCormick | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 1 | 212 | 6.8 | 2 | 73.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charlie Frazier | 5 | 154 | 30.8 | 3 | |
| Bob McLeod | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 1 | |
| Charley Hennigan | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 1 | |
| Sid Blanks | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Charlie Tolar | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Al Denson | 5 | 158 | 31.6 | 1 | |
| Abner Haynes | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 1 | |
| Bob Scarpitto | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Lionel Taylor | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Freddy Glick | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Willie Brown | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| John Bramlett | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 4 | 195 | 48.8 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Bobby Jancik | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
| Lew Scott | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Bobby Jancik | 5 | 142 | 28.4 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Nemiah Wilson | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 0 | ||
| Goldie Sellers | 1 | 100 | 100.0 | 100t | 1 | |
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