| San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: November 7, 1965 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Bears Stadium Attendance: 33073 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 65 F Humidty: 26% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Nemiah Wilson 65 interception return (Gary Kroner kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Keith Lincoln 6 pass from John Hadl (Herb Travenio kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Keith Lincoln 66 pass from John Hadl (Herb Travenio kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Abner Haynes 1 run (Gary Kroner kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Lance Alworth 34 pass from Keith Lincoln (Herb Travenio kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Cookie Gilchrist 1 run (Gary Kroner kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Paul Lowe 45 pass from John Hadl (Herb Travenio kick) | 28 | 21 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Keith Lincoln 1 run (Herb Travenio kick) | 35 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 38 | SE | Jacque MacKinnon |
| 75 | LOT | Ernie Wright |
| 61 | LOG | Ernie Park |
| 65 | C | Sam Gruneisen |
| 78 | ROG | Walt Sweeney |
| 74 | ROT | Ron Mix |
| 88 | TE | Dave Kocourek |
| 21 | QB | John Hadl |
| 23 | HB | Paul Lowe |
| 19 | FL | Lance Alworth |
| 22 | FB | Keith Lincoln |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Earl Faison |
| 79 | LDT | George Gross |
| 77 | RDT | Ernie Ladd |
| 85 | RDE | Bob Petrich |
| 66 | LLB | Rick Redman |
| 50 | MLB | Chuck Allen |
| 55 | RLB | Frank Buncom |
| 49 | LCB | Jimmy Warren |
| 33 | LS | Kenny Graham |
| 34 | RS | Bob Zeman |
| 45 | RCB | Speedy Duncan |
| 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 |
| 14 | QB | Mickey Slaughter |
| 29 | HB | Wendell Hayes |
| 88 | FL | Al Denson |
| 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 |
| 48 | LCB | Nemiah Wilson |
| 47 | LS | John McGeever |
| 23 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 46 | RCB | John Griffin |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Paul Lowe | 17 | 112 | 6.6 | 33 | 0 |
| Gene Foster | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Keith Lincoln | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 9 | 1 |
| Jim Allison | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Wendell Hayes | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Cookie Gilchrist | 14 | 27 | 1.9 | 7 | 1 |
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| John Hadl | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 2 | 256 | 11.1 | 66 | 3 | 98.9 | ||
| Keith Lincoln | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 | 34t | 1 | 158.3 | ||
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John McCormick | 36 | 18 | 50.0 | 3 | 209 | 5.8 | 22 | 0 | 33.2 | ||
| Mickey Slaughter | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 19 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 | 51.2 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Dave Kocourek | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Paul Lowe | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 45t | 1 |
| Keith Lincoln | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 66t | 2 |
| Jacque MacKinnon | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Lance Alworth | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 34t | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lionel Taylor | 7 | 114 | 16.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Abner Haynes | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Cookie Gilchrist | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Al Denson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Hewritt Dixon | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Kenny Graham | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Rick Redman | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Nemiah Wilson | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 65t | 1 |
| Ed Cooke | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Rick Redman | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Speedy Duncan | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Odell Barry | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Miller Farr | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Gene Foster | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Jim Allison | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | ||
| Odell Barry | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 31 | 0 | |
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