| New York Jets at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: October 3, 1965 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Bears Stadium Attendance: 34988 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 83 F Humidty: 23% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 47 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 49 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gary Kroner 25 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gary Kroner 31 FG | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gary Kroner 37 FG | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Bill Mathis 2 run (Jim Turner kick) | 13 | 9 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Wendell Hayes 2 run (Gary Kroner kick) | 13 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | SE | Bake Turner |
| 75 | LOT | Winston Hill |
| 65 | LOG | Sam DeLuca |
| 52 | C | Mike Hudock |
| 67 | ROG | Dave Herman |
| 79 | ROT | Sherman Plunkett |
| 89 | TE | Dee Mackey |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 31 | HB | Bill Mathis |
| 13 | FL | Don Maynard |
| 41 | FB | Matt Snell |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Gerry Philbin |
| 72 | LDT | Paul Rochester |
| 78 | RDT | Jim Harris |
| 87 | RDE | Laverne Torczon |
| 51 | LLB | Ralph Baker |
| 54 | MLB | Wahoo McDaniel |
| 60 | RLB | Larry Grantham |
| 22 | LCB | Willie West |
| 40 | LS | Dainard Paulson |
| 46 | RS | Billy Baird |
| 42 | RCB | Clyde Washington |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Lionel Taylor |
| 74 | LOT | Lee Bernet |
| 72 | LOG | Jerry Sturm |
| 52 | C | Ray Kubala |
| 67 | ROG | Bob McCullough |
| 75 | ROT | Eldon Danenhauer |
| 30 | TE | Hewritt Dixon |
| 10 | QB | John McCormick |
| 29 | HB | Wendell Hayes |
| 82 | FL | Bob Scarpitto |
| 2 | FB | Cookie Gilchrist |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Ed Cooke |
| 83 | LDT | Ray Jacobs |
| 70 | RDT | Charlie Janerette |
| 78 | RDE | Leroy Moore |
| 53 | LLB | Tom Erlandson |
| 50 | MLB | Jerry Hopkins |
| 56 | RLB | John Bramlett |
| 24 | LCB | Willie Brown |
| 47 | LS | John McGeever |
| 23 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 44 | RCB | Miller Farr |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Matt Snell | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Bill Mathis | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 14 | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Cookie Gilchrist | 22 | 67 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 10 | 1 |
| Abner Haynes | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Odell Barry | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mickey Slaughter | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 217 | 152 | 4.5 | 17 | 0 | 40.3 | ||
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Mickey Slaughter | 20 | 13 | 65.0 | 1 | 106 | 5.3 | 14 | 0 | 57.5 | ||
| John McCormick | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 0 | 77 | 6.4 | 0 | 63.5 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Don Maynard | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Matt Snell | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 16 | 0 |
| George Sauer | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Bake Turner | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lionel Taylor | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Cookie Gilchrist | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Hewritt Dixon | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Al Denson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Odell Barry | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Cornell Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| John McGeever | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Willie Brown | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Curley Johnson | 7 | 383 | 54.7 | 73 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 4 | 186 | 46.5 | 51 | 0 |
| John McCormick | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Billy Baird | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Odell Barry | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Jerry Robinson | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | ||
| Bake Turner | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Nick DeFelice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Odell Barry | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 64 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
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