| Dallas Texans at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 15, 1961 Location: Buffalo, NY |
| Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 20678 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 45 F Humidty: 68% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas TexansDAL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas TexansDAL | Jack Spikes 19 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Hergert 32 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | M.C. Reynolds 1 run (Billy Atkins kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Glenn Bass 76 pass from Warren Rabb (Billy Atkins kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Hergert 45 FG | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | Dallas TexansDAL | Abner Haynes 69 pass from Cotton Davidson (Jack Spikes kick) | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Dallas TexansDAL | Abner Haynes 3 run (Jack Spikes kick) | 17 | 20 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Richie Lucas 19 opponents fumble recovery (Billy Atkins kick) | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | Dallas TexansDAL | Abner Haynes 88 kickoff return (Jack Spikes kick) | 24 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Chris Burford |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 60 | LOG | Al Reynolds |
| 65 | C | Jon Gilliam |
| 64 | ROG | Billy Krisher |
| 74 | ROT | Jerry Cornelison |
| 81 | TE | Max Boydston |
| 19 | QB | Cotton Davidson |
| 28 | HB | Abner Haynes |
| 42 | FL | Johnny Robinson |
| 30 | FB | Jack Spikes |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Paul Miller |
| 72 | LDT | Paul Rochester |
| 71 | RDT | Ray Collins |
| 87 | RDE | Mel Branch |
| 55 | LLB | E.J. Holub |
| 69 | MLB | Sherrill Headrick |
| 35 | RLB | Smokey Stover |
| 48 | LCB | Duane Wood |
| 18 | LS | Don Flynn |
| 21 | RS | Dave Webster |
| 44 | RCB | Ed Kelley |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Glenn Bass |
| 75 | LOT | Ken Rice |
| 66 | LOG | Billy Shaw |
| 50 | C | Al Bemiller |
| 70 | ROG | Ed Muelhaupt |
| 74 | ROT | Harold Olson |
| 81 | TE | Tom Rychlec |
| 14 | QB | M.C. Reynolds |
| 30 | HB | Wray Carlton |
| 44 | FL | Elbert Dubenion |
| 33 | FB | Art Baker |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Mack Yoho |
| 73 | LDT | Chuck McMurtry |
| 79 | RDT | Jim Sorey |
| 87 | RDE | Laverne Torczon |
| 57 | LLB | Ralph Felton |
| 56 | MLB | Archie Matsos |
| 54 | RLB | Joe Hergert |
| 45 | LCB | Richie McCabe |
| 22 | LS | Jim Wagstaff |
| 20 | RS | Billy Atkins |
| 25 | RCB | Vern Valdez |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Abner Haynes | 13 | 18 | 1.4 | 12 | 1 |
| Jack Spikes | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Wray Carlton | 20 | 48 | 2.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Art Baker | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 33 | 0 |
| Billy Atkins | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| M.C. Reynolds | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 13 | 1 |
| Warren Rabb | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Richie Lucas | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Elbert Dubenion | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | |||||||||||
| Cotton Davidson | 26 | 9 | 34.6 | 2 | 166 | 6.4 | 69t | 1 | 1 | 9 | 38.3 |
| Randy Duncan | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Warren Rabb | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 1 | 164 | 20.5 | 76t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 106.2 |
| M.C. Reynolds | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | 56 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 94.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Abner Haynes | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 69t | 1 |
| Jack Spikes | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Max Boydston | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Bo Dickinson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Chris Burford | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Glenn Bass | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | 76t | 1 |
| Tom Rychlec | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Wray Carlton | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Richie Lucas | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Dave Webster | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Billy Atkins | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Cotton Davidson | 6 | 237 | 39.5 | 51 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Billy Atkins | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | 67 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Glenn Bass | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | ||||||
| Frank Jackson | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 53 | 0 | |
| Abner Haynes | 2 | 107 | 53.5 | 88t | 1 | |
| Smokey Stover | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Elbert Dubenion | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Richie Lucas | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Art Baker | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
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