| Boston Patriots at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 12, 1965 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Bears Stadium Attendance: 27207 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 48 F Humidty: 37% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston PatriotsBOS | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BOS | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Wendell Hayes 20 pass from Jacky Lee (Gary Kroner pass failed) | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Larry Garron 30 pass from Babe Parilli (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Jim Nance 1 run (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 14 | 6 |
| 2 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Gino Cappelletti 25 pass from Babe Parilli (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 21 | 6 |
| 3 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Gino Cappelletti 13 pass from Babe Parilli (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 28 | 6 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bob Scarpitto 29 pass from Jacky Lee (Wendell Hayes run) | 28 | 14 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bob Scarpitto 22 pass from Jacky Lee (Jacky Lee pass failed) | 28 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Jim Colclough |
| 71 | LOT | Don Oakes |
| 76 | LOG | Charlie Long |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 63 | ROG | Justin Canale |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 86 | TE | Tony Romeo |
| 15 | QB | Babe Parilli |
| 40 | HB | Larry Garron |
| 20 | FL | Gino Cappelletti |
| 35 | FB | Jim Nance |
| Defense | ||
| 89 | LDE | Bob Dee |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Lee Hunt |
| 65 | RDT | Houston Antwine |
| 60 | RDE | Len St. Jean |
| 53 | LLB | Tommy Addison |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 54 | RLB | Mike Dukes |
| 42 | LCB | Don Webb |
| 25 | LS | Ross O'Hanley |
| 44 | RS | White Graves |
| 30 | RCB | Tom Hennessey |
| 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 |
| 15 | QB | Jacky Lee |
| 29 | HB | Wendell Hayes |
| 82 | FL | Bob Scarpitto |
| 2 | FB | Cookie Gilchrist |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Ed Cooke |
| 83 | LDT | Ray Jacobs |
| 68 | RDT | Tom Nomina |
| 78 | RDE | Leroy Moore |
| 53 | LLB | Tom Erlandson |
| 54 | MLB | Ed Cummings |
| 56 | RLB | John Bramlett |
| 48 | LCB | Nemiah Wilson |
| 24 | LS | Willie Brown |
| 45 | RS | Jim McMillin |
| 46 | RCB | John Griffin |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | / | / | 8 | 71 | 1 | 1 | |
| DEN | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | / | / | 3 | 30 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Jim Nance | 21 | 79 | 3.8 | 13 | 1 |
| J.D. Garrett | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Babe Parilli | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Larry Garron | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 131 | 4.2 | 13 | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Cookie Gilchrist | 19 | 73 | 3.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 43 | 0 |
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 135 | 5.0 | 43 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||||||||
| Babe Parilli | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 1 | 201 | 9.1 | 42 | 3 | 102.5 | ||
| Team Totals | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 1 | 201 | 9.1 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 102.5 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Jacky Lee | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 2 | 239 | 6.8 | 32 | 3 | 80.5 | ||
| Team Totals | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 2 | 241 | 6.9 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 80.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Larry Garron | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 42 | 1 |
| Tony Romeo | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Gino Cappelletti | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 35 | 2 |
| Art Graham | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| J.D. Garrett | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Colclough | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 201 | 18.3 | 42 | 3 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lionel Taylor | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 32 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 30 | 1 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 29t | 2 |
| Bob McCullough | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 241 | 12.7 | 32 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Nick Buoniconti | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Houston Antwine | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Willie Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Tom Yewcic | 6 | 301 | 50.2 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 301 | 50.2 | 55 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| Tom Hennessey | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| Larry Garron | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Ron Burton | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Gerry Bussell | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 32 | 0 | |
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 40 | 0 | |