| Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 10, 1960 Location: Los Angeles, CA Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 9928 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 57 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 33 |
| Los Angeles ChargersLA | 14 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Mingo 41 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Lionel Taylor 49 pass from Frank Tripucka (Gene Mingo kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 1 | Los Angeles ChargersLA | Howie Ferguson 39 pass from Jack Kemp (Ben Agajanian kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 1 | Los Angeles ChargersLA | Paul Lowe 3 run (Ben Agajanian kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Mingo 1 run (Gene Mingo kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Mingo 12 FG | 20 | 14 |
| 2 | Los Angeles ChargersLA | Royce Womble 12 pass from Jack Kemp (Ben Agajanian kick) | 20 | 21 |
| 2 | Los Angeles ChargersLA | Ben Agajanian 23 FG | 20 | 24 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Mingo 13 FG | 23 | 24 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Greer 21 pass from Frank Tripucka (Gene Mingo kick) | 30 | 24 |
| 4 | Los Angeles ChargersLA | Ben Agajanian 40 FG | 30 | 27 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Mingo 28 FG | 33 | 27 |
| 4 | Los Angeles ChargersLA | Jack Kemp 1 run (Ben Agajanian kick) | 33 | 34 |
| 4 | Los Angeles ChargersLA | Don Norton 15 pass from Jack Kemp (Ben Agajanian kick) | 33 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Pat Epperson |
| 77 | LOT | Carl Larpenter |
| 60 | LOG | Ken Adamson |
| 51 | C | Mike Nichols |
| 71 | ROG | Willie Smith |
| 75 | ROT | Eldon Danenhauer |
| 87 | TE | Lionel Taylor |
| 18 | QB | Frank Tripucka |
| 22 | HB | Bob Stransky |
| 24 | FB | Don Allen |
| 89 | FL | Ken Carpenter |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Joe Young |
| 64 | LDT | Bud McFadin |
| 67 | RDT | John Hatley |
| 76 | RDE | Billy Yelverton |
| 33 | LLB | Pete Mangum |
| 52 | MLB | Frank Kuchta |
| 63 | RLB | Dave Strickland |
| 41 | LCB | Bob McNamara |
| 42 | LS | Al Romine |
| 45 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 83 | RCB | Johnny Pyeatt |
| Los Angeles Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Don Norton |
| 75 | LOT | Ernie Wright |
| 68 | LOG | Orlando Ferrante |
| 52 | C | Don Rogers |
| 66 | ROG | Fred Cole |
| 74 | ROT | Ron Mix |
| 83 | TE | Dave Kocourek |
| 15 | QB | Jack Kemp |
| 23 | HB | Paul Lowe |
| 28 | FL | Royce Womble |
| 37 | FB | Howie Ferguson |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Maury Schleicher |
| 70 | LDT | Volney Peters |
| 76 | RDT | Garry Finneran |
| 80 | RDE | Ron Nery |
| 56 | LLB | Emil Karas |
| 51 | MLB | Rommie Loudd |
| 54 | RLB | Ron Botchan |
| 27 | LCB | Charlie McNeil |
| 26 | LS | Jimmy Sears |
| 29 | RS | Doyle Nix |
| 36 | RCB | Dick Harris |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | / | / | 3 | 20 | 2 | 2 | |
| LA | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | / | / | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Dave Rolle | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Gene Mingo | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 1 | |
| Don Allen | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 110 | 3.7 | 1 | |
| Los Angeles Chargers | |||||
| Paul Lowe | 19 | 106 | 5.6 | 1 | |
| Jack Kemp | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 1 | |
| Howie Ferguson | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Freddie Ford | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 181 | 5.7 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Frank Tripucka | 35 | 17 | 48.6 | 2 | 291 | 8.3 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 72.4 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 17 | 48.6 | 2 | 291 | 8.3 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 72.4 |
| Los Angeles Chargers | |||||||||||
| Jack Kemp | 32 | 15 | 46.9 | 2 | 205 | 6.4 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 73.0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 15 | 46.9 | 2 | 205 | 6.4 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 73.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lionel Taylor | 9 | 171 | 19.0 | 49 | 1 |
| Ken Carpenter | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Jim Greer | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 21 | 1 |
| Gene Mingo | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 291 | 17.1 | 39 | 2 |
| Los Angeles Chargers | |||||
| Don Norton | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 29 | 1 |
| Howie Ferguson | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 39 | 1 |
| Dave Kocourek | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Royce Womble | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 12 | 1 |
| Paul Lowe | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 205 | 13.7 | 39 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob McNamara | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Don King | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Chargers | |||||
| Ron Botchan | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Maury Schleicher | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| George Herring | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | ||
| Los Angeles Chargers | |||||
| Bob Laraba | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Bob McNamara | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Chargers | ||||||
| Jimmy Sears | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Gene Mingo | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 0 | ||
| Bob Stransky | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | ||
| Don Allen | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 149 | 21.3 | 0 | ||
| Los Angeles Chargers | ||||||
| Paul Lowe | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 0 | ||
| Freddie Ford | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| Sam DeLuca | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 157 | 19.6 | 0 | ||