| Boston Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 17, 1968 Location: Kansas City, MO Venue: Municipal Stadium Attendance: 48271 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 45 F Humidty: 47% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston PatriotsBOS | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BOS | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Gino Cappelletti 29 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston PatriotsBOS | R.C. Gamble 1 pass from Tom Sherman (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Frank Pitts 90 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Goldie Sellers 76 punt return (Jan Stenerud kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Gloster Richardson 77 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 40 FG | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Aaron Marsh 5 pass from Tom Sherman (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Mike Garrett 43 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 17 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Art Graham |
| 73 | LOT | Tom Funchess |
| 63 | LOG | Justin Canale |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 82 | TE | Jim Whalen |
| 14 | QB | Tom Sherman |
| 7 | RB | Bill Murphy |
| 35 | RB | Jim Nance |
| 20 | FL | Gino Cappelletti |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jim Lee Hunt |
| 78 | LDT | Dennis Byrd |
| 65 | RDT | Houston Antwine |
| 70 | RDE | Mel Witt |
| 52 | LLB | Ed Philpott |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 58 | RLB | Doug Satcher |
| 41 | LDH | Leroy Mitchell |
| 47 | LS | Billy Johnson |
| 28 | RS | Art McMahon |
| 23 | RDH | Daryl Johnson |
| 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 |
| 30 | FL | Gloster Richardson |
| 45 | FB | Robert Holmes |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jerry Mays |
| 82 | LDT | Ed Lothamer |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 87 | RDE | Aaron Brown |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 18 | LCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 42 | RS | Johnny Robinson |
| 22 | RCB | Willie Mitchell |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | / | / | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| KC | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | / | / | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Jim Nance | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| R.C. Gamble | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tom Sherman | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Preston Johnson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 78 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Robert Holmes | 14 | 27 | 1.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Curtis McClinton | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Len Dawson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Frank Pitts | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Mike Garrett | 6 | -6 | -1.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 27 | 1.0 | 15 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tom Sherman | 48 | 21 | 43.8 | 2 | 212 | 4.4 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 53.5 |
| Team Totals | 48 | 21 | 43.8 | 2 | 212 | 4.4 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 53.5 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 3 | 333 | 10.7 | 90t | 3 | 2 | 21 | 85.2 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 3 | 333 | 10.7 | 90t | 3 | 2 | 21 | 85.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Jim Whalen | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Jim Nance | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Murphy | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Art Graham | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Aaron Marsh | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Gino Cappelletti | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| R.C. Gamble | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 212 | 10.1 | 26 | 2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Frank Pitts | 5 | 126 | 25.2 | 90t | 1 |
| Mike Garrett | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 43t | 1 |
| Gloster Richardson | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 77t | 1 |
| Fred Arbanas | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Robert Holmes | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Curtis McClinton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 333 | 19.6 | 90t | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ed Philpott | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Art McMahon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Willie Lanier | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Goldie Sellers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Terry Swanson | 8 | 344 | 43.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 344 | 43.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 8 | 344 | 43.0 | 65 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 344 | 43.0 | 65 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 5 | 1 | 11 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Willie Porter | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 2 | 16 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Goldie Sellers | 4 | 1 | 110 | 27.5 | 76t | 1 |
| Mike Garrett | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 1 | 114 | 19.0 | 76t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| Willie Porter | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 25 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Bert Coan | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Goldie Sellers | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 20 | 0 | |