| New York Jets at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: September 24, 1967 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Bears Stadium Attendance: 35565 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 86 F Humidty: 16% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | 7 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
| Denver Broncos | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver Broncos | Eric Crabtree 49 pass from Steve Tensi (Rick Duncan kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Denver Broncos | Roger LeClerc 20 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | New York Jets | Emerson Boozer 3 run (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Denver Broncos | Al Denson 18 pass from Steve Tensi (Rick Duncan kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Denver Broncos | Bo Hickey 4 run (Rick Duncan kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 2 | New York Jets | Emerson Boozer 1 run (Jim Turner kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 2 | New York Jets | George Sauer 31 pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 3 | New York Jets | Jim Turner 17 FG | 24 | 24 |
| 4 | New York Jets | Mark Smolinski 3 pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick) | 31 | 24 |
| 4 | New York Jets | Emerson Boozer 3 run (Jim Turner kick) | 38 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | SE | George Sauer |
| 75 | LOT | Winston Hill |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 52 | C | John Schmitt |
| 67 | ROG | Dave Herman |
| 79 | ROT | Sherman Plunkett |
| 87 | TE | Pete Lammons |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 32 | HB | Emerson Boozer |
| 13 | FL | Don Maynard |
| 30 | FB | Mark Smolinski |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Gerry Philbin |
| 72 | LDT | Paul Rochester |
| 78 | RDT | Jim Harris |
| 86 | RDE | Verlon Biggs |
| 51 | LLB | Ralph Baker |
| 62 | MLB | Al Atkinson |
| 60 | RLB | Larry Grantham |
| 24 | LCB | Johnny Sample |
| 22 | LS | Jim Hudson |
| 46 | RS | Billy Baird |
| 47 | RCB | Solomon Brannan |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 41 | SE | Eric Crabtree |
| 64 | LOT | Sam Brunelli |
| 60 | LOG | Ernie Park |
| 56 | C | Dave Behrman |
| 73 | ROG | Pat Matson |
| 75 | ROT | Rex Mirich |
| 85 | TE | Tom Beer |
| 13 | QB | Steve Tensi |
| 44 | HB | Floyd Little |
| 88 | FL | Al Denson |
| 33 | FB | Wendell Hayes |
| Defense | ||
| 66 | LDE | Larry Cox |
| 61 | LDT | Bill Keating |
| 63 | RDT | Dave Costa |
| 87 | RDE | Rich Jackson |
| 54 | LLB | Chip Myrtle |
| 53 | MLB | Roger LeClerc |
| 50 | RLB | Carl Cunningham |
| 21 | LCB | Goldie Sellers |
| 23 | LS | Gene Sykes |
| 42 | RS | Lonnie Wright |
| 48 | RCB | Nemiah Wilson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Emerson Boozer | 18 | 44 | 2.4 | 8 | 3 |
| Mark Smolinski | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Don Maynard | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bill Mathis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Floyd Little | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Charlie Mitchell | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Bo Hickey | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Steve Tensi | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 37 | 22 | 59.5 | 2 | 399 | 10.8 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 92.1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Steve Tensi | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 1 | 256 | 8.5 | 49t | 2 | 2 | 14 | 84.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Pete Lammons | 8 | 141 | 17.6 | 61 | 0 |
| Mark Smolinski | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Don Maynard | 4 | 141 | 35.3 | 53 | 0 |
| George Sauer | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 31t | 1 |
| Emerson Boozer | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Al Denson | 7 | 134 | 19.1 | 30 | 1 |
| Wendell Hayes | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Eric Crabtree | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 49t | 1 |
| Tom Beer | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bo Hickey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Al Atkinson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lonnie Wright | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Goldie Sellers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Curley Johnson | 3 | 150 | 50.0 | 60 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 5 | 251 | 50.2 | 64 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Billy Baird | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Floyd Little | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Eric Crabtree | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Goldie Sellers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Emerson Boozer | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Sherman Lewis | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Goldie Sellers | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Floyd Little | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Eric Crabtree | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
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