| Boston Patriots at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 15, 1968 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 34198 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Houston Oilers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BOS | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston Oilers | Jim Beirne 9 pass from Don Trull (Wayne Walker kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston Oilers | Hoyle Granger 1 run (Wayne Walker kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Boston Patriots | Aaron Marsh 14 pass from Tom Sherman (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Houston Oilers | Jim Beirne 6 pass from Don Trull (Wayne Walker kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Boston Patriots | Gino Cappelletti 42 FG | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Boston Patriots | Jim Whalen 27 pass from Tom Sherman (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 3 | Houston Oilers | Hoyle Granger 12 run (Wayne Walker kick) | 17 | 28 |
| 4 | Houston Oilers | Wayne Walker 16 FG | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Houston Oilers | Woody Campbell 1 run (Wayne Walker kick) | 17 | 38 |
| 4 | Houston Oilers | Ken Houston 22 interception return (Wayne Walker kick) | 17 | 45 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Jim Nance | 15 | 40 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| R.C. Gamble | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| Tom Sherman | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Hoyle Granger | 18 | 104 | 5.8 | 2 | |
| Woody Campbell | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 1 | |
| Don Trull | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| Mac Haik | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tom Sherman | 20 | 7 | 35.0 | 1 | 92 | 4.6 | 2 | 62.9 | |||
| King Corcoran | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Don Trull | 40 | 19 | 47.5 | 1 | 279 | 7.0 | 2 | 77.0 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Aaron Marsh | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 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 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Woody Campbell | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Alvin Reed | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Beirne | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 2 | |
| Hoyle Granger | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Mac Haik | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Art McMahon | 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 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Terry Swanson | 7 | 266 | 38.0 | 1 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 3 | 121 | 40.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| Willie Porter | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | ||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Larry Carwell | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
| Sid Blanks | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | ||
| Willie Porter | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | ||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Zeke Moore | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Carwell | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
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