| League Championship - Buffalo Bills at San Diego Chargers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 26, 1965 Location: San Diego, CA |
| Venue: Balboa Stadium Attendance: 30361 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 59 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Ernie Warlick 18 pass from Jack Kemp (Pete Gogolak kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Butch Byrd 74 interception return (Pete Gogolak kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Pete Gogolak 11 FG | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Pete Gogolak 39 FG | 20 | 0 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Pete Gogolak 32 FG | 23 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | SE | Charley Ferguson |
| 77 | LOT | Stew Barber |
| 73 | LOG | George Flint |
| 50 | C | Al Bemiller |
| 67 | ROG | Joe O'Donnell |
| 79 | ROT | Dick Hudson |
| 82 | TE | Paul Costa |
| 15 | QB | Jack Kemp |
| 33 | RB | Billy Joe |
| 46 | FL | Bo Roberson |
| 30 | FB | Wray Carlton |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 70 | RDT | Tom Sestak |
| 88 | RDE | Tom Day |
| 51 | LLB | John Tracey |
| 64 | MLB | Harry Jacobs |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Stratton |
| 24 | LCB | Booker Edgerson |
| 45 | LS | Hagood Clarke |
| 26 | RS | George Saimes |
| 42 | RCB | Butch Byrd |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Don Norton |
| 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 |
| 37 | FB | Geno Foster |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Earl Faison |
| 79 | LDT | George Gross |
| 77 | RDT | Ernie Ladd |
| 85 | RDE | Bob Petrich |
| 51 | LLB | Dick Degen |
| 50 | MLB | Chuck Allen |
| 55 | RLB | Frank Buncom |
| 49 | LCB | Jimmy Warren |
| 33 | LS | Kenny Graham |
| 47 | RS | Bud Whitehead |
| 45 | RCB | Speedy Duncan |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Wray Carlton | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Joe | 16 | 35 | 2.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Donnie Stone | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Paul Lowe | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 47 | 0 |
| John Hadl | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Keith Lincoln | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Gene Foster | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Don Breaux | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jack Kemp | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 1 | 155 | 8.2 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 66.8 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116.7 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| John Hadl | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 2 | 140 | 6.1 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 31.1 |
| Don Breaux | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 93.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bo Roberson | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 49 | 0 |
| Ernie Warlick | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 18 | 1 |
| Paul Costa | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 22 | 0 |
| John Tracey | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Lance Alworth | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Paul Lowe | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Norton | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Miller Farr | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Jacque MacKinnon | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Keith Lincoln | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dave Kocourek | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Butch Byrd | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Harry Jacobs | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Jimmy Warren | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Paul Maguire | 4 | 185 | 46.3 | 59 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| John Hadl | 5 | 257 | 51.4 | 64 | 0 |
| Jim Allison | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Butch Byrd | 3 | 0 | 87 | 29.0 | 74t | 1 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Speedy Duncan | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Kenny Graham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Charley Warner | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Speedy Duncan | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 49 | 0 | |
| Miller Farr | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Tom Sestak | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| Jim Dunaway | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| George Saimes | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Mike Stratton | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Bob Petrich | 2.0 | 15.0 |
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