| New York Jets at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 16, 1966 Location: Houston, TX Venue: Rice Stadium Attendance: 30823 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 72 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | John Henry Johnson 28 run (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | George Blanda 8 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Sid Blanks 42 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Charley Hennigan 4 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 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 |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | SE | Charlie Frazier |
| 76 | LOT | Walt Suggs |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Talamini |
| 50 | C | Bobby Maples |
| 66 | ROG | Sonny Bishop |
| 78 | ROT | Glen Ray Hines |
| 81 | TE | Bob McLeod |
| 16 | QB | George Blanda |
| 25 | HB | Ode Burrell |
| 87 | FL | Charley Hennigan |
| 35 | FB | John Henry Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Gary Cutsinger |
| 79 | LDT | Pat Holmes |
| 70 | RDT | Scott Appleton |
| 62 | RDE | Jim Hayes |
| 84 | LLB | Johnny Baker |
| 31 | MLB | Doug Cline |
| 56 | RLB | Olen Underwood |
| 30 | LCB | Bernie Parrish |
| 43 | LS | Jim Norton |
| 27 | RS | Freddy Glick |
| 33 | RCB | W.K. Hicks |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYJ | 11 | / | / | 3 | 39 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| HOU | 17 | / | / | 7 | 75 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Matt Snell | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Bill Mathis | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Mark Smolinski | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| John Henry Johnson | 13 | 63 | 4.8 | 28t | 1 |
| Sid Blanks | 14 | 39 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Ode Burrell | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Charlie Tolar | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 141 | 3.3 | 28t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 37 | 16 | 43.2 | 4 | 143 | 3.9 | 18 | 0 | 14.6 | ||
| Mike Taliaferro | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | 20 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 | 74.1 | ||
| Team Totals | 44 | 21 | 47.7 | 4 | 163 | 3.7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.4 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 1 | 198 | 8.3 | 42t | 2 | 92.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 1 | 198 | 8.3 | 42t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Matt Snell | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Pete Lammons | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 18 | 0 |
| George Sauer | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Don Maynard | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Mark Smolinski | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sammy Weir | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bill Rademacher | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Mathis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 163 | 7.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Sid Blanks | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 42t | 1 |
| Ode Burrell | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Charlie Frazier | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Charley Hennigan | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 17 | 1 |
| Charlie Tolar | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 198 | 15.2 | 42t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Ray Abruzzese | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| W.K. Hicks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Norton | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Johnny Baker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Curley Johnson | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 56 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 56 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 5 | 227 | 45.4 | 57 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 227 | 45.4 | 57 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Billy Baird | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 18 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Bobby Jancik | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Emerson Boozer | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Sammy Weir | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Bobby Jancik | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||