| Denver Broncos at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 3, 1966 Location: Houston, TX Venue: Rice Stadium Attendance: 30156 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 81 F Humidty: 79% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Bob McLeod 25 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Goldie Sellers 88 kickoff return (Gary Kroner kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | George Blanda 38 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Charlie Frazier 35 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | John Henry Johnson 18 run (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Charlie Frazier 21 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Charlie Frazier 8 pass from Don Trull (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 38 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Don Trull 12 run (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 45 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Lionel Taylor |
| 76 | LOT | Bob Breitenstein |
| 73 | LOG | Pat Matson |
| 59 | C | Larry Kaminski |
| 72 | ROG | Jerry Sturm |
| 74 | ROT | Lee Bernet |
| 88 | TE | Al Denson |
| 14 | QB | Mickey Slaughter |
| 28 | HB | Abner Haynes |
| 82 | FL | Bob Scarpitto |
| 33 | FB | Wendell Hayes |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Bob Young |
| 83 | LDT | Ray Jacobs |
| 65 | RDT | George Tarasovic |
| 81 | RDE | Max Leetzow |
| 50 | LLB | Jerry Hopkins |
| 55 | MLB | Archie Matsos |
| 56 | RLB | John Bramlett |
| 24 | LCB | Willie Brown |
| 46 | LS | John Griffin |
| 21 | RS | Goldie Sellers |
| 48 | RCB | Nemiah Wilson |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | SE | Charlie Frazier |
| 76 | LOT | Walt Suggs |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Talamini |
| 55 | C | John Frongillo |
| 66 | ROG | Sonny Bishop |
| 77 | ROT | Rich Michael |
| 81 | TE | Bob McLeod |
| 16 | QB | George Blanda |
| 25 | HB | Ode Burrell |
| 87 | FL | Charley Hennigan |
| 44 | FB | Charlie Tolar |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Gary Cutsinger |
| 79 | LDT | Pat Holmes |
| 99 | RDT | Ernie Ladd |
| 62 | RDE | Jim Hayes |
| 84 | LLB | Johnny Baker |
| 31 | MLB | Doug Cline |
| 54 | RLB | John Meyer |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Jancik |
| 43 | LS | Jim Norton |
| 27 | RS | Freddy Glick |
| 33 | RCB | W.K. Hicks |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | / | / | 6 | 91 | 4 | 3 | |
| HOU | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | / | / | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Wendell Hayes | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Charlie Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Abner Haynes | 6 | -1 | -0.2 | 2 | 0 |
| John McCormick | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 33 | 2.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ode Burrell | 17 | 81 | 4.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Sid Blanks | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 30 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Donnie Stone | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Don Trull | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Charlie Tolar | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 47 | 213 | 4.5 | 30 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John McCormick | 13 | 2 | 15.4 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | 7 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Mickey Slaughter | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Team Totals | 20 | 2 | 10.0 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 39.6 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 0 | 210 | 8.4 | 35t | 3 | 120.0 | ||
| Don Trull | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 58 | 11.6 | 33 | 1 | 140.0 | ||
| Ode Burrell | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 104.2 | ||
| Team Totals | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 0 | 277 | 8.9 | 35t | 4 | 2 | 18 | 124.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Charlie Mitchell | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | -1 | -0,5 | 7 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charlie Frazier | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 35t | 3 |
| Bob McLeod | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 25 | 1 |
| Charley Hennigan | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Ode Burrell | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Sid Blanks | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Donnie Stone | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Larry Elkins | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 277 | 16.3 | 35t | 4 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 10 | 417 | 41.7 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 417 | 41.7 | 55 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 2 | 98 | 49.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 98 | 49.0 | 52 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Allen Trammell | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 | |
| Ode Burrell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Bobby Jancik | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Goldie Sellers | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 88t | 1 | |
| Charlie Mitchell | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Lew Scott | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 216 | 27.0 | 0 | ||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Sid Blanks | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Allen Trammell | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 29 | 0 | |