| Buffalo Bills at Dallas Texans Game Statistics |
| Date: November 12, 1961 Location: Dallas, TX |
| Venue: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 15000 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 78 F Humidty: 56% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 30 |
| Dallas TexansDAL | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas TexansDAL | Ben Agajanian 22 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Billy Atkins 37 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Dallas TexansDAL | Johnny Robinson 14 pass from Cotton Davidson (Ben Agajanian kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Johnny Green 1 run (Billy Atkins kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Dallas TexansDAL | Frank Jackson 52 pass from Cotton Davidson (Ben Agajanian kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Dallas TexansDAL | Ben Agajanian 51 FG | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Dewey Bohling 2 run (Warren Rabb run failed) | 16 | 20 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Wray Carlton 3 run (Billy Atkins kick) | 23 | 20 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Billy Shaw 7 opponents fumble recovery (Billy Atkins kick) | 30 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 80 | TE | Monte Crockett |
| 18 | QB | Johnny Green |
| 26 | HB | Dewey Bohling |
| 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 |
| 64 | RLB | Stew Barber |
| 42 | LCB | Don McDonald |
| 22 | LS | Jim Wagstaff |
| 20 | RS | Billy Atkins |
| 25 | RCB | Vern Valdez |
| 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 |
| 80 | TE | Tony Romeo |
| 19 | QB | Cotton Davidson |
| 28 | HB | Abner Haynes |
| 42 | FL | Johnny Robinson |
| 32 | FB | Bo Dickinson |
| 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 |
| 45 | LS | Dave Grayson |
| 21 | RS | Dave Webster |
| 44 | RCB | Ed Kelley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Dewey Bohling | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 18 | 1 |
| Art Baker | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Wray Carlton | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 6 | 1 |
| Elbert Dubenion | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Johnny Green | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 6 | 1 |
| Warren Rabb | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| M.C. Reynolds | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Abner Haynes | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 48 | 0 |
| Bo Dickinson | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Johnny Robinson | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Cotton Davidson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Chris Burford | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Johnny Green | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 2 | 97 | 4.2 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| Warren Rabb | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 39.6 | |
| M.C. Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Dallas Texans | |||||||||||
| Cotton Davidson | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 4 | 236 | 6.9 | 52t | 2 | 4 | 41 | 55.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Glenn Bass | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Monte Crockett | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Tom Rychlec | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Elbert Dubenion | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Chris Burford | 9 | 107 | 11.9 | 36 | 0 |
| Johnny Robinson | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Frank Jackson | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 52t | 1 |
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Charlie Barnes | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Romeo | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bo Dickinson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Billy Atkins | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Ralph Felton | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Stew Barber | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Doyle Nix | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Dave Webster | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Billy Atkins | 6 | 298 | 49.7 | 55 | 0 |
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Cotton Davidson | 5 | 152 | 30.4 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Dewey Bohling | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dallas Texans | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Dewey Bohling | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Elbert Dubenion | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Dallas Texans | ||||||
| Frank Jackson | 4 | 107 | 26.8 | 30 | 0 | |
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Billy Pricer | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
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