| Houston Oilers at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 30, 1960 Location: Buffalo, NY Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 23001 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 67 F Humidty: 31% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 9 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 25 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Charley Hennigan 8 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Wray Carlton 70 pass from Johnny Green (Billy Atkins kick failed) | 7 | 6 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Hergert 36 FG | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Cannon 21 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 9 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Billy Atkins 18 FG | 14 | 12 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Dick Brubaker 10 pass from Johnny Green (Billy Atkins kick) | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Cannon 53 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 21 | 19 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | George Blanda 50 FG | 24 | 19 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Billy Atkins 45 FG | 24 | 22 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Billy Atkins 35 FG | 24 | 25 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Bill Groman |
| 70 | LOT | Al Jamison |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Talamini |
| 57 | C | George Belotti |
| 63 | ROG | Hogan Wharton |
| 77 | ROT | Rich Michael |
| 82 | TE | Johnny Carson |
| 16 | QB | George Blanda |
| 20 | HB | Billy Cannon |
| 37 | FL | Charley Hennigan |
| 32 | FB | Dave Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Dalva Allen |
| 79 | LDT | Orville Trask |
| 72 | RDT | Jerry Helluin |
| 75 | RDE | Don Floyd |
| 88 | LLB | Al Witcher |
| 50 | MLB | Dennit Morris |
| 30 | RLB | Mike Dukes |
| 40 | LCB | Tony Banfield |
| 24 | LS | Julian Spence |
| 47 | RS | Bobby Gordon |
| 41 | RCB | Mark Johnston |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Tom Rychlec |
| 74 | LOT | Harold Olson |
| 62 | LOG | Eddie Meyer |
| 52 | C | Dan McGrew |
| 77 | ROG | Don Chelf |
| 75 | ROT | Bob Sedlock |
| 84 | TE | Dan Chamberlain |
| 18 | QB | Johnny Green |
| 23 | HB | Willmer Fowler |
| 44 | FL | Elbert Dubenion |
| 30 | FB | Wray Carlton |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Mack Yoho |
| 73 | LDT | Chuck McMurtry |
| 79 | RDT | Jim Sorey |
| 87 | RDE | Laverne Torczon |
| 57 | LLB | Jack Laraway |
| 56 | MLB | Archie Matsos |
| 67 | RLB | Joe Schaffer |
| 45 | LCB | Richie McCabe |
| 22 | LS | Jim Wagstaff |
| 20 | RS | Billy Atkins |
| 24 | RCB | Billy Kinard |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | / | / | 6 | 52 | 1 | 1 | |
| BUF | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | / | / | 6 | 55 | 4 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Dave Smith | 12 | 107 | 8.9 | 0 | |
| Billy Cannon | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Tolar | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| Ken Hall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 171 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Willmer Fowler | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Wray Carlton | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Johnny Green | 6 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | |
| Joe Kulbacki | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 59 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 32 | 9 | 28.1 | 4 | 124 | 3.9 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 34.9 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 9 | 28.1 | 4 | 124 | 3.9 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 34.9 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Johnny Green | 49 | 18 | 36.7 | 1 | 334 | 6.8 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 66.2 | |
| Team Totals | 49 | 18 | 36.7 | 1 | 334 | 6.8 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 66.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Billy Cannon | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 2 | |
| Charley Hennigan | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | |
| Dave Smith | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Carson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Charlie Tolar | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 124 | 13.8 | 3 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Wray Carlton | 6 | 177 | 29.5 | 1 | |
| Elbert Dubenion | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 0 | |
| Dan Chamberlain | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Tom Rychlec | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Dick Brubaker | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| Willmer Fowler | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 334 | 18.6 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Tony Banfield | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Archie Matsos | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | |
| Billy Kinard | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Wagstaff | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ken Hall | 6 | 210 | 35.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Charley Milstead | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 10 | 321 | 32.1 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Billy Atkins | 7 | 276 | 39.4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 276 | 39.4 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Charlie Tolar | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Archie Matsos | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Ted Wegert | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Richie Lucas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Ken Hall | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Tolar | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Doug Cline | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 141 | 28.2 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Ted Wegert | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | ||
| Joe Kulbacki | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | ||