| Houston Oilers at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: November 6, 1960 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Bears Stadium Attendance: 14489 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 54 F Humidty: 32% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Johnny Carson 13 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Mingo 51 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Bill Groman 7 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Al Carmichael 31 pass from Frank Tripucka (Gene Mingo kick blocked) | 14 | 9 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | George Blanda 44 FG | 17 | 9 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Lionel Taylor 18 pass from Frank Tripucka (Bob McNamara pass failed) | 17 | 15 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Dave Smith 3 run (George Blanda kick) | 24 | 15 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Charley Hennigan 5 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 31 | 15 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Mingo 34 FG | 31 | 18 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Al Carmichael 26 pass from Frank Tripucka (Gene Mingo kick) | 31 | 25 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Dave Smith 45 run (George Blanda kick) | 38 | 25 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Bill Groman 8 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 45 | 25 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Bill Groman |
| 70 | LOT | Al Jamison |
| 63 | LOG | Hogan Wharton |
| 57 | C | George Belotti |
| 62 | ROG | Wahoo McDaniel |
| 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 |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Billy Jessup |
| 73/74 | LOT | Gordy Holz |
| 60 | LOG | Ken Adamson |
| 51 | C | Mike Nichols |
| 71 | ROG | Willie Smith |
| 75/72 | ROT | Eldon Danenhauer |
| 87 | TE | Lionel Taylor |
| 18 | QB | Frank Tripucka |
| 21 | HB | Gene Mingo |
| 40 | FL | Al Carmichael |
| 35 | FB | Dave Rolle |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Joe Young |
| 64 | LDT | Bud McFadin |
| 67 | RDT | John Hatley |
| 61 | RDE | Chuck Gavin |
| 33/23 | LLB | Pete Mangum |
| 52 | MLB | Frank Kuchta |
| 84 | RLB | Al Day |
| 41 | LCB | Bob McNamara |
| 42 | LS | Al Romine |
| 45 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 83 | RCB | Johnny Pyeatt |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Billy Cannon | 16 | 105 | 6.6 | 0 | |
| Dave Smith | 12 | 81 | 6.8 | 2 | |
| Charlie Tolar | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Ken Hall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Dave Rolle | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 0 | |
| Henry Bell | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Al Carmichael | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Stransky | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Frank Tripucka | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Don Allen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Mingo | 4 | -7 | -1.8 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 0 | 276 | 8.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 119.2 | |
| Billy Cannon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Frank Tripucka | 52 | 30 | 57.7 | 2 | 375 | 7.2 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 83.4 | |
| Al Carmichael | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Gene Mingo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Bill Groman | 7 | 155 | 22.1 | 2 | |
| Charley Hennigan | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 1 | |
| Johnny Carson | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | |
| Dave Smith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lionel Taylor | 10 | 140 | 14.0 | 1 | |
| Al Carmichael | 7 | 117 | 16.7 | 2 | |
| Billy Jessup | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Gene Mingo | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| Pat Epperson | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Dave Rolle | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Henry Bell | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mark Johnston | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chuck Kendall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charley Milstead | 5 | 157 | 31.4 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| George Herring | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Ken Hall | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Al Carmichael | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Charlie Tolar | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | ||
| Doug Cline | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Ken Hall | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Al Carmichael | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Stransky | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| J.W. Brodnax | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
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