| Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 9, 1963 Location: Buffalo, NY Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 30989 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 47 F Humidty: 86% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Charley Ferguson 21 pass from Jack Kemp (Mack Yoho kick blocked) | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Mingo 46 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Ed Rutkowski 58 pass from Jack Kemp (Mack Yoho kick) | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Cookie Gilchrist 7 pass from Jack Kemp (Mack Yoho kick) | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bill Groman 74 pass from Mickey Slaughter (Gene Mingo kick) | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jack Kemp 14 run (Mack Yoho kick) | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Lionel Taylor 5 pass from Mickey Slaughter (Gene Mingo kick) | 17 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Lionel Taylor |
| 71 | LOT | Jim Perkins |
| 67 | LOG | Bob McCullough |
| 72 | C | Jerry Sturm |
| 62 | ROG | Ernie Barnes |
| 75 | ROT | Eldon Danenhauer |
| 88 | TE | Gene Prebola |
| 19 | QB | Don Breaux |
| 34 | HB | Donnie Stone |
| 82 | FL | Bob Scarpitto |
| 3 | FB | Billy Joe |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Ike Lassiter |
| 64 | LDT | Bud McFadin |
| 74 | RDT | Gordy Holz |
| 61 | RDE | Chuck Gavin |
| 68 | LLB | John Nocera |
| 54 | MLB | Wahoo McDaniel |
| 55 | RLB | Jim Fraser |
| 24 | LCB | Willie Brown |
| 46 | LS | Bob Zeman |
| 26 | RS | Tommy Janik |
| 23 | RCB | Goose Gonsoulin |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | SE | Charley Ferguson |
| 77 | LOT | Stew Barber |
| 66 | LOG | Billy Shaw |
| 50 | C | Al Bemiller |
| 73 | ROG | George Flint |
| 75 | ROT | Ken Rice |
| 84 | TE | Ernie Warlick |
| 15 | QB | Jack Kemp |
| 40 | HB | Ed Rutkowski |
| 44 | FL | Elbert Dubenion |
| 34 | FB | Cookie Gilchrist |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Sid Youngelman |
| 70 | LDT | Tom Sestak |
| 78 | RDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 82 | RDE | Mack Yoho |
| 85 | LLB | John Tracey |
| 56 | MLB | Harry Jacobs |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Stratton |
| 47 | LCB | Willie West |
| 46 | LS | Ray Abruzzese |
| 26 | RS | George Saimes |
| 24 | RCB | Booker Edgerson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | / | / | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | |
| BUF | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | / | / | 4 | 35 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Joe | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Donnie Stone | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Mickey Slaughter | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Charlie Mitchell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 77 | 4.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Cookie Gilchrist | 16 | 47 | 2.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Jack Kemp | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 14t | 1 |
| Ed Rutkowski | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Glenn Bass | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 94 | 3.0 | 14t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Mickey Slaughter | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 2 | 181 | 7.2 | 74t | 2 | 65.6 | ||
| Don Breaux | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 0 | 62 | 3.6 | 20 | 0 | 61.4 | ||
| Team Totals | 42 | 21 | 50.0 | 2 | 243 | 5.8 | 74t | 2 | 6 | 75 | 63.9 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jack Kemp | 36 | 16 | 44.4 | 1 | 273 | 7.6 | 58t | 3 | 86.9 | ||
| Team Totals | 36 | 16 | 44.4 | 1 | 273 | 7.6 | 58t | 3 | 1 | 6 | 86.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lionel Taylor | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 18 | 1 |
| Bill Groman | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 74t | 1 |
| Charlie Mitchell | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Gene Prebola | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Donnie Stone | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Billy Joe | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 243 | 11.6 | 74t | 2 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ed Rutkowski | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 58t | 1 |
| Bill Miller | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Cookie Gilchrist | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 42 | 1 |
| Ernie Warlick | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Elbert Dubenion | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Charley Ferguson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 273 | 17.1 | 58t | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Gordy Holz | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ray Abruzzese | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Stratton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jim Fraser | 9 | 380 | 42.2 | 52 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 380 | 42.2 | 52 | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Daryle Lamonica | 8 | 235 | 29.4 | 51 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 235 | 29.4 | 51 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Charlie Mitchell | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | ||
| Gene Mingo | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Ed Rutkowski | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Bob Gaiters | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 29 | 0 | |
| Charlie Mitchell | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Elbert Dubenion | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Stew Barber | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Herb Paterra | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 30 | 0 | |