| Denver Broncos at New York Titans |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 23, 1960 Location: New York, NY Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 20462 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 64 F Humidty: 70% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| New York TitansNY | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York TitansNY | Ted Wegert 5 run (Bill Shockley kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Mingo 30 run (Gene Mingo kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Mingo 33 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bob McNamara 4 run (Gene Mingo kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | New York TitansNY | Leon Burton 88 kickoff return (Bill Shockley kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | New York TitansNY | Thurlow Cooper 10 pass from Al Dorow (Bill Shockley kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Lionel Taylor 31 pass from Frank Tripucka (Gene Mingo kick) | 24 | 21 |
| 4 | New York TitansNY | Roger Donnahoo 15 blocked punt recovery (Bill Shockley kick) | 24 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Billy Jessup |
| 73 | LOT | Gordy Holz |
| 60 | LOG | Ken Adamson |
| 51 | C | Mike Nichols |
| 71 | ROG | Willie Smith |
| 75 | ROT | Eldon Danenhauer |
| 87 | TE | Lionel Taylor |
| 18 | QB | Frank Tripucka |
| 20 | HB | Henry Bell |
| 41 | FL | Bob McNamara |
| 35 | FB | Dave Rolle |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Joe Young |
| 64 | LDT | Bud McFadin |
| 67 | RDT | John Hatley |
| 61 | RDE | Chuck Gavin |
| 33 | LLB | Pete Mangum |
| 34 | MLB | Hardy Brown |
| 84 | RLB | Al Day |
| 43 | LCB | Frank Bernardi |
| 42 | LS | Al Romine |
| 45 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 83 | RCB | Johnny Pyeatt |
| New York Titans | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Art Powell |
| 67 | LOT | Bob Mischak |
| 66 | LOG | Howard Glenn |
| 52 | C | Mike Hudock |
| 68 | ROG | John McMullan |
| 70 | ROT | Gene Cockrell |
| 88 | TE | Thurlow Cooper |
| 12 | QB | Al Dorow |
| 20 | HB | Ted Wegert |
| 13 | FL | Don Maynard |
| 36 | FB | Blanche Martin |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Nick Mumley |
| 75 | LDT | Tom Saidock |
| 76 | RDT | Sid Youngelman |
| 77 | RDE | Joe Ryan |
| 60 | LLB | Larry Grantham |
| 55 | MLB | Bob Marques |
| 25 | RLB | Eddie Bell |
| 23 | LCB | Dick Felt |
| 35 | LS | Roger Donnahoo |
| 45 | RS | Corky Tharp |
| 39 | RCB | Fred Julian |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 | / | / | 3 | 25 | 1 | 1 | |
| NY | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | / | / | 5 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Dave Rolle | 16 | 73 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Gene Mingo | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 1 | |
| Henry Bell | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Bob McNamara | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 1 | |
| Al Carmichael | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| J.W. Brodnax | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Nichols | 0 | 3 | 3L | 0 | |
| Frank Tripucka | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stransky | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 46 | 209 | 4.5 | 2 | |
| New York Titans | |||||
| Dewey Bohling | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 0 | |
| Ted Wegert | 14 | 53 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| Blanche Martin | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | |
| Pete Hart | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Al Dorow | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 33 | 184 | 5.6 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Frank Tripucka | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 1 | 214 | 7.4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 70.2 | |
| Gene Mingo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 1 | 214 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 65.8 | |
| New York Titans | |||||||||||
| Al Dorow | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 2 | 99 | 4.7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 29.8 | |
| Dick Jamieson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 0 | 102 | 4.6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 70.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lionel Taylor | 6 | 125 | 20.8 | 1 | |
| Dave Rolle | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | |
| Al Carmichael | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Bob McNamara | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bob Stransky | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Greer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 214 | 15.3 | 1 | |
| New York Titans | |||||
| Don Maynard | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 0 | |
| Thurlow Cooper | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Dewey Bohling | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pete Hart | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Blanche Martin | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 102 | 11.3 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Goose Gonsoulin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Johnny Pyeatt | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| New York Titans | |||||
| Larry Grantham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| George Herring | 4 | 116 | 29.0 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 116 | 29.0 | ||
| New York Titans | |||||
| Al Dorow | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 56 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 56 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Bob McNamara | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | ||
| Al Carmichael | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | ||
| New York Titans | ||||||
| Leon Burton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 4 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Al Carmichael | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 | ||
| Bob McNamara | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 0 | ||
| New York Titans | ||||||
| Don Maynard | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 23 | 0 | |
| Leon Burton | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | 88t | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 156 | 31.2 | 88t | 1 | |