| Denver Broncos at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 2, 1962 Location: Houston, TX Venue: Jeppesen Stadium Attendance: 30650 |
| Weather: Thstrm, Rain Temp: 65 F Humidty: 90% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | George Blanda 16 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Cannon 60 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Stinnette 1 run (Gene Mingo kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bo Dickinson 8 pass from Frank Tripucka (Gene Mingo kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Cannon 8 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Charley Hennigan 5 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Mingo 36 FG | 17 | 24 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | George Blanda 20 FG | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Don Floyd 28 interception return (George Blanda kick) | 17 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Lionel Taylor |
| 71 | LOT | Jim Perkins |
| 65 | LOG | John Denvir |
| 52 | C | Jim Barton |
| 67 | ROG | Bob McCullough |
| 75 | ROT | Eldon Danenhauer |
| 88 | TE | Gene Prebola |
| 18 | QB | Frank Tripucka |
| 21 | HB | Gene Mingo |
| 82 | FL | Bob Scarpitto |
| 35 | FB | Bo Dickinson |
| Defense | ||
| 66 | LDE | John Cash |
| 64 | LDT | Bud McFadin |
| 74 | RDT | Gordy Holz |
| 61 | RDE | Chuck Gavin |
| 53 | LLB | Tom Erlandson |
| 54 | MLB | Wahoo McDaniel |
| 55 | RLB | Jim Fraser |
| 43 | LCB | Chuck Marshall |
| 46 | LS | Bob Zeman |
| 23 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 45 | RCB | Jim McMillin |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Willard Dewveall |
| 70 | LOT | Al Jamison |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Talamini |
| 52 | C | Bob Schmidt |
| 53 | ROG | Hogan Wharton |
| 77 | ROT | Rich Michael |
| 81 | TE | Bob McLeod |
| 15 | QB | George Blanda |
| 20 | HB | Billy Cannon |
| 87 | FL | Charley Hennigan |
| 44 | FB | Charlie Tolar |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Gary Cutsinger |
| 78 | LDT | Ed Culpepper |
| 82 | RDT | Ed Husmann |
| 75 | RDE | Don Floyd |
| 31 | LLB | Doug Cline |
| 33 | MLB | Gene Babb |
| 30 | RLB | Mike Dukes |
| 40 | LCB | Tony Banfield |
| 43 | LS | Jim Norton |
| 27 | RS | Freddy Glick |
| 23 | RCB | Bobby Jancik |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 16 | 2 | 11 | 3 | / | / | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | |
| HOU | 19 | 0 | 18 | 1 | / | / | 2 | 33 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bo Dickinson | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Stinnette | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 1 |
| Al Frazier | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Gene Mingo | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Donnie Stone | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Frank Tripucka | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 39 | 2.8 | 12 | 1 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charlie Tolar | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Billy Cannon | 12 | 24 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 52 | 2.1 | 14 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Frank Tripucka | 45 | 20 | 44.4 | 5 | 188 | 4.2 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24.4 |
| George Shaw | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 3 | 5 | 0.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Donnie Stone | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 53 | 22 | 41.5 | 8 | 206 | 3.9 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.6 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 44 | 21 | 47.7 | 5 | 280 | 6.4 | 60t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 51.5 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 21 | 47.7 | 5 | 280 | 6.4 | 60t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 51.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lionel Taylor | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Bo Dickinson | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 13 | 1 |
| Gene Prebola | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Jim Stinnette | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Donnie Stone | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Al Frazier | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 206 | 9.4 | 34 | 1 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Willard Dewveall | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Billy Cannon | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 60t | 2 |
| Charley Hennigan | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 15 | 1 |
| Charlie Tolar | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Bob McLeod | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 280 | 13.3 | 60t | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Chuck Gavin | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Jim McMillin | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Goose Gonsoulin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Fraser | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Dukes | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Floyd | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28t | 1 |
| Tony Banfield | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Jancik | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 61 | 7.6 | 28t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jim Fraser | 5 | 164 | 32.8 | 43 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 164 | 32.8 | 43 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 51 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Gene Mingo | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Al Frazier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Tony Banfield | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Al Frazier | 5 | 113 | 22.6 | 27 | 0 | |
| Jerry Tarr | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 145 | 20.7 | 27 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Bobby Jancik | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Billy Cannon | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 29 | 0 | |