| Boston Patriots at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 15, 1968 Location: Houston, TX Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 34198 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston PatriotsBOS | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BOS | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Jim Beirne 9 pass from Don Trull (Wayne Walker kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Hoyle Granger 1 run (Wayne Walker kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Aaron Marsh 14 pass from Tom Sherman (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Jim Beirne 6 pass from Don Trull (Wayne Walker kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Gino Cappelletti 42 FG | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Jim Whalen 27 pass from Tom Sherman (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Hoyle Granger 12 run (Wayne Walker kick) | 17 | 28 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Wayne Walker 16 FG | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Woody Campbell 1 run (Wayne Walker kick) | 17 | 38 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Ken Houston 22 interception return (Wayne Walker kick) | 17 | 45 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 7 | SE | Bill Murphy |
| 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 |
| 15 | QB | King Corcoran |
| 13 | RB | R.C. Gamble |
| 35 | RB | Jim Nance |
| 29 | FL | Aaron Marsh |
| 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 |
| 25 | LS | John Charles |
| 28 | RS | Art McMahon |
| 23 | RDH | Daryl Johnson |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Jim Beirne |
| 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 |
| 10 | QB | Don Trull |
| 35 | HB | Woody Campbell |
| 86 | FL | Mac Haik |
| 32 | FB | Hoyle Granger |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Pat Holmes |
| 74 | LDT | Willie Parker |
| 59 | RDT | Tom Domres |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 90 | LLB | George Webster |
| 52 | MLB | Garland Boyette |
| 56 | RLB | Olen Underwood |
| 20 | LCB | Miller Farr |
| 29 | LS | Ken Houston |
| 33 | RS | W.K. Hicks |
| 41 | RCB | Larry Carwell |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | / | / | 4 | 28 | 3 | 2 | |
| HOU | 25 | 9 | 14 | 2 | / | / | 7 | 121 | 4 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Jim Nance | 15 | 40 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| R.C. Gamble | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Tom Sherman | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 55 | 2.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Hoyle Granger | 18 | 104 | 5.8 | 30 | 2 |
| Woody Campbell | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 7 | 1 |
| Don Trull | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Mac Haik | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 135 | 4.0 | 30 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tom Sherman | 20 | 7 | 35.0 | 1 | 92 | 4.6 | 27t | 2 | 2 | 21 | 62.9 |
| King Corcoran | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 7 | 29.2 | 3 | 92 | 3.8 | 27t | 2 | 2 | 21 | 31.2 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Don Trull | 40 | 19 | 47.5 | 1 | 279 | 7.0 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 77.0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 19 | 47.5 | 1 | 279 | 7.0 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 77.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Aaron Marsh | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 25 | 1 |
| Jim Whalen | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27t | 1 |
| Bill Murphy | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Nance | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 27t | 2 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Woody Campbell | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Alvin Reed | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Jim Beirne | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 11 | 2 |
| Hoyle Granger | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Mac Haik | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 279 | 14.7 | 34 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Art McMahon | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Larry Carwell | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Olen Underwood | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 41 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Terry Swanson | 7 | 266 | 38.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 266 | 38.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 3 | 121 | 40.3 | 46 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 121 | 40.3 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| Willie Porter | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Art Graham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Larry Carwell | 4 | 0 | 40 | 10.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Sid Blanks | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 43 | 8.6 | 32 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 21 | 0 | |
| Willie Porter | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 131 | 18.7 | 23 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Zeke Moore | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 45 | 0 | |
| Larry Carwell | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 45 | 0 | |