| Houston Oilers at Boston Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: October 13, 1968 Location: Boston, MA |
| Venue: Fenway Park Attendance: 32502 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 70 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Boston Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | BOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Houston Oilers | Bob Davis 7 run (John Wittenborn kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston Oilers | John Wittenborn 44 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Houston Oilers | John Wittenborn 15 FG | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | Houston Oilers | John Wittenborn 25 FG | 16 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Jim Beirne |
| 76 | LOT | Walt Suggs |
| 60 | LOG | Tom Regner |
| 50 | C | Bobby Maples |
| 66 | ROG | Sonny Bishop |
| 78 | ROT | Glen Ray Hines |
| 89 | TE | Alvin Reed |
| 12 | QB | Bob Davis |
| 42 | HB | Sid Blanks |
| 86 | FL | Mac Haik |
| 32 | FB | Hoyle Granger |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Pat Holmes |
| 74 | LDT | Willie Parker |
| 72 | RDT | George Rice |
| 80 | RDE | Gary Cutsinger |
| 90 | LLB | George Webster |
| 52 | MLB | Garland Boyette |
| 56 | RLB | Olen Underwood |
| 20 | LCB | Miller Farr |
| 29 | LS | Ken Houston |
| 33 | RS | W.K. Hicks |
| 41 | RCB | Larry Carwell |
| Boston Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Art Graham |
| 71 | LOT | Don Oakes |
| 73 | LOG | Tom Funchess |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 82 | TE | Jim Whalen |
| 17 | QB | Mike Taliaferro |
| 13 | RB | R.C. Gamble |
| 35 | RB | Jim Nance |
| 29 | FL | Aaron Marsh |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Dennis Byrd |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Lee Hunt |
| 65 | RDT | Houston Antwine |
| 72 | RDE | Larry Eisenhauer |
| 52 | LLB | Ed Philpott |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 58 | RLB | Doug Satcher |
| 41 | LDH | Leroy Mitchell |
| 25 | LS | John Charles |
| 42 | RS | Don Webb |
| 23 | RDH | Daryl Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Hoyle Granger | 22 | 60 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Davis | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 20 | 1 |
| Sid Blanks | 20 | 44 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Woody Campbell | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Jim Nance | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Taliaferro | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| R.C. Gamble | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Aaron Marsh | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Gene Thomas | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Bob Davis | 25 | 10 | 40.0 | 1 | 119 | 4.8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.6 |
| Boston Patriots | |||||||||||
| Mike Taliaferro | 34 | 8 | 23.5 | 3 | 98 | 2.9 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 2.8 |
| Tom Sherman | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 13 | 2.6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Beirne | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Hoyle Granger | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Woody Campbell | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mac Haik | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Lionel Taylor | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Gino Cappelletti | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Art Graham | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Aaron Marsh | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Whalen | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Colclough | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ken Houston | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| W.K. Hicks | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Carwell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| John Charles | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 7 | 283 | 40.4 | 46 | 0 |
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Terry Swanson | 8 | 316 | 39.5 | 57 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Sid Blanks | 3 | 2 | 21 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Larry Carwell | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| Willie Porter | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Zeke Moore | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Willie Porter | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 43 | 0 | |
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