| Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: December 18, 1966 Location: Buffalo, NY |
| Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 40583 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 39 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Wray Carlton 6 run (Booth Lusteg kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jack Spikes 1 run (Booth Lusteg kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Booth Lusteg 16 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bob Scarpitto 62 pass from John McCormick (Gary Kroner kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bobby Crockett 38 pass from Jack Kemp (Booth Lusteg kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Tommy Janik 25 interception return (Booth Lusteg kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Mike Stratton 22 opponents fumble recovery (Booth Lusteg kick) | 7 | 38 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bob Scarpitto 28 pass from John McCormick (John McCormick pass failed) | 13 | 38 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bob Scarpitto 11 pass from John McCormick (Bob Scarpitto pass from John McCormick) | 21 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 17 | QB | Scotty Glacken |
| 28 | HB | Abner Haynes |
| 82 | FL | Bob Scarpitto |
| 33 | FB | Wendell Hayes |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Danny LaRose |
| 66 | LDT | Larry Cox |
| 61 | RDT | Bill Keating |
| 81 | RDE | Max Leetzow |
| 51 | LLB | Gene Jeter |
| 50 | MLB | Jerry Hopkins |
| 56 | RLB | John Bramlett |
| 24 | LCB | Willie Brown |
| 42 | LS | Lonnie Wright |
| 23 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 48 | RCB | Nemiah Wilson |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | SE | Bobby Crockett |
| 77 | LOT | Stew Barber |
| 66 | LOG | Billy Shaw |
| 50 | C | Al Bemiller |
| 67 | ROG | Joe O'Donnell |
| 79 | ROT | Dick Hudson |
| 73 | TE | Paul Costa |
| 15 | QB | Jack Kemp |
| 21 | HB | Bobby Burnett |
| 44 | FL | Elbert Dubenion |
| 30 | FB | Wray Carlton |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 70 | RDT | Tom Sestak |
| 88 | RDE | Tom Day |
| 51 | LLB | John Tracey |
| 64 | MLB | Harry Jacobs |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Stratton |
| 27 | LCB | Tommy Janik |
| 45 | LS | Hagood Clarke |
| 26 | RS | George Saimes |
| 42 | RCB | Butch Byrd |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Abner Haynes | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Scotty Glacken | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bobby Burnett | 13 | 76 | 5.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Wray Carlton | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 16 | 1 |
| Allen Smith | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Jack Kemp | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Jack Spikes | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John McCormick | 37 | 13 | 35.1 | 3 | 328 | 8.9 | 62t | 3 | 61.5 | ||
| Scotty Glacken | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 15 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 | 50.7 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jack Kemp | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 1 | 147 | 6.4 | 38t | 1 | 57.7 | ||
| Daryle Lamonica | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 2 | 19 | 2.7 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 5 | 123 | 24.6 | 62t | 3 |
| Lionel Taylor | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Abner Haynes | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Al Denson | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Elbert Dubenion | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Bobby Crockett | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 38t | 1 |
| Bobby Burnett | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Charley Ferguson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Willie Brown | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jerry Hopkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Tommy Janik | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 25t | 1 |
| George Saimes | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 5 | 179 | 35.8 | 43 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Paul Maguire | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Butch Byrd | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 | |
| Ed Rutkowski | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Eric Crabtree | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 32 | 0 | |
| Abner Haynes | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 36 | 0 | |
| Goldie Sellers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Charley Warner | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Bob Schmidt | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wayne DeSutter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Maguire | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
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