| Denver Broncos at New York Jets |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 26, 1963 Location: New York, NY Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 20377 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 65 F Humidty: 81% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Lionel Taylor 19 pass from Mickey Slaughter (Gene Mingo kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Don Maynard 37 pass from Dick Wood (Dick Guesman kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Dick Christy 1 run (Dick Guesman kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Don Maynard 22 pass from Dick Wood (Dick Guesman kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Billy Joe 1 run (Gene Mingo kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bob Scarpitto 66 pass from Mickey Slaughter (Gene Mingo kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Lionel Taylor 6 pass from Mickey Slaughter (Gene Mingo kick) | 28 | 21 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Don Maynard 56 pass from Dick Wood (Dick Guesman kick) | 28 | 28 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Dee Mackey 6 pass from Dick Wood (Dick Guesman kick) | 28 | 35 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Donnie Stone 6 run (Gene Mingo kick) | 35 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Lionel Taylor |
| 71 | LOT | Jim Perkins |
| 67 | LOG | Bob McCullough |
| 72 | C | Jerry Sturm |
| 62 | ROG | Ernie Barnes |
| 75 | ROT | Eldon Danenhauer |
| 88 | TE | Gene Prebola |
| 7 | QB | Mickey Slaughter |
| 34 | HB | Donnie Stone |
| 82 | FL | Bob Scarpitto |
| 3 | FB | Billy Joe |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Ray Jacobs |
| 64 | LDT | Bud McFadin |
| 74 | RDT | Gordy Holz |
| 61 | RDE | Chuck Gavin |
| 68 | LLB | John Nocera |
| 54 | MLB | Wahoo McDaniel |
| 55 | RLB | Jim Fraser |
| 47 | LCB | John McGeever |
| 46 | LS | Bob Zeman |
| 23 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 26 | RCB | Tommy Janik |
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | SE | Bake Turner |
| 78 | LOT | Jack Klotz |
| 61 | LOG | Dan Ficca |
| 52 | C | Mike Hudock |
| 62 | ROG | Sid Fournet |
| 79 | ROT | Sherman Plunkett |
| 85 | TE | Gene Heeter |
| 19 | QB | Dick Wood |
| 45 | HB | Dick Christy |
| 13 | FL | Don Maynard |
| 30 | FB | Mark Smolinski |
| Defense | ||
| 88 | LDE | Bob McAdams |
| 73 | LDT | George Strugar |
| 72 | RDT | Charlie Janerette |
| 87 | RDE | LaVerne Torczon |
| 67 | LLB | Jim Price |
| 57 | MLB | Dave Yohn |
| 60 | RLB | Larry Grantham |
| 26 | LCB | Tony Stricker |
| 40 | LS | Dainard Paulson |
| 46 | RS | Billy Baird |
| 42 | RCB | Clyde Washington |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | / | / | 6 | 56 | 1 | 1 | |
| NYJ | 16 | 2 | 11 | 3 | / | / | 3 | 33 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Charlie Mitchell | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Billy Joe | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 13 | 1 |
| Mickey Slaughter | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Donnie Stone | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 6t | 1 |
| Bob Gaiters | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 116 | 3.6 | 15 | 2 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Dick Christy | 17 | 60 | 3.5 | 10 | 1 |
| Mark Smolinski | 8 | 9 | 1.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 69 | 2.8 | 10 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Mickey Slaughter | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 0 | 179 | 8.5 | 66t | 3 | 120.8 | ||
| Don Breaux | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 1 | 37 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 | 16.1 | ||
| Team Totals | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 1 | 216 | 6.8 | 66t | 3 | 1 | 15 | 90.1 |
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Dick Wood | 36 | 14 | 38.9 | 1 | 231 | 6.4 | 56t | 4 | 86.7 | ||
| Team Totals | 36 | 14 | 38.9 | 1 | 231 | 6.4 | 56t | 4 | 6 | 86.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lionel Taylor | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 19t | 2 |
| Charlie Mitchell | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Gene Prebola | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 66t | 1 |
| Donnie Stone | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 216 | 13.5 | 66t | 3 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Don Maynard | 5 | 159 | 31.8 | 56t | 3 |
| Bake Turner | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Mark Smolinski | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Ken Gregory | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Dee Mackey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| Dick Christy | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 231 | 16.5 | 56t | 4 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Goose Gonsoulin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Billy Baird | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jim Fraser | 6 | 293 | 48.8 | 62 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 293 | 48.8 | 62 | |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Curley Johnson | 6 | 280 | 46.7 | 58 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 280 | 46.7 | 58 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Charlie Mitchell | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | ||
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Dick Christy | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Bob Gaiters | 4 | 101 | 25.3 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Mitchell | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Dick Christy | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 0 | ||
| Marshall Starks | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||