| Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 9, 1968 Location: Houston, TX Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 45083 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 3 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Hoyle Granger 5 run (John Wittenborn kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 27 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Wendell Hayes 1 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Otis Taylor 6 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 33 FG | 20 | 7 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 26 FG | 23 | 7 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 32 FG | 26 | 7 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Mac Haik 5 pass from Pete Beathard (John Wittenborn kick) | 26 | 14 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Mac Haik 59 pass from Pete Beathard (John Wittenborn kick) | 26 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | SE | Frank Pitts |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 55 | C | E.J. Holub |
| 76 | ROG | Mo Moorman |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 84 | TE | Fred Arbanas |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 21 | HB | Mike Garrett |
| 89 | FL | Otis Taylor |
| 28 | FB | Wendell Hayes |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jerry Mays |
| 82 | LDT | Ed Lothamer |
| 99 | RDT | Ernie Ladd |
| 86 | RDE | Buck Buchanan |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 20 | LCB | Goldie Sellers |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 42 | RS | Johnny Robinson |
| 22 | RCB | Willie Mitchell |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | SE | Charlie Frazier |
| 76 | LOT | Walt Suggs |
| 60 | LOG | Tom Regner |
| 50 | C | Bobby Maples |
| 66 | ROG | Sonny Bishop |
| 78 | ROT | Glen Ray Hines |
| 89 | TE | Alvin Reed |
| 11 | QB | Pete Beathard |
| 42 | HB | Sid Blanks |
| 81 | FL | Jim Beirne |
| 32 | FB | Hoyle Granger |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Pat Holmes |
| 74 | LDT | Willie Parker |
| 72 | RDT | George Rice |
| 80 | RDE | Gary Cutsinger |
| 90 | LLB | George Webster |
| 52 | MLB | Garland Boyette |
| 56 | RLB | Olen Underwood |
| 20 | LCB | Miller Farr |
| 29 | LS | Ken Houston |
| 43 | RS | Jim Norton |
| 33 | RCB | W.K. Hicks |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | / | / | 3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
| HOU | 19 | 2 | 17 | 0 | / | / | 6 | 53 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Wendell Hayes | 22 | 61 | 2.8 | 18 | 1 |
| Mike Garrett | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Curtis McClinton | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Bert Coan | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Otis Taylor | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| Len Dawson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 49 | 204 | 4.2 | 19 | 2 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Hoyle Granger | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Sid Blanks | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Pete Beathard | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 55 | 3.4 | 11 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 0 | 77 | 4.3 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 66.2 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 0 | 77 | 4.3 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 66.2 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Pete Beathard | 48 | 23 | 47.9 | 3 | 413 | 8.6 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 65.7 |
| Team Totals | 48 | 23 | 47.9 | 3 | 413 | 8.6 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 65.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Wendell Hayes | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Otis Taylor | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Gloster Richardson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Curtis McClinton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fred Arbanas | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 77 | 7.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Sid Blanks | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 61 | 0 |
| Alvin Reed | 4 | 107 | 26.8 | 46 | 0 |
| Mac Haik | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 59 | 2 |
| Hoyle Granger | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Ode Burrell | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Charlie Frazier | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Beirne | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Lionel Taylor | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 413 | 18.0 | 61 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ernie Ladd | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Emmitt Thomas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Kearney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 7 | 339 | 48.4 | 65 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 339 | 48.4 | 65 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 6 | 279 | 46.5 | 56 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 279 | 46.5 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Noland Smith | 2 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Goldie Sellers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 3 | 59 | 29.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Ode Burrell | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Sid Blanks | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 26 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Noland Smith | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Bert Coan | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| George Daney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 31 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Zeke Moore | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 31 | 0 | |
| Ode Burrell | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Bob Robertson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 165 | 27.5 | 40 | 0 | |