| Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 24, 1968 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Bears Stadium Attendance: 35142 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 49 F Humidty: 28% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 32 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Brendan McCarthy 40 pass from Marlin Briscoe (Bobby Howfield kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Eric Crabtree 15 pass from Marlin Briscoe (Bobby Howfield kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Ed Rutkowski 1 run (Bruce Alford kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Floyd Little 66 pass from Marlin Briscoe (Bobby Howfield kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Booker Edgerson 35 interception return (Bruce Alford kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Al Denson 15 pass from Marlin Briscoe (Bobby Howfield kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Gary McDermott 2 run (Bob Cappadona pass from Ed Rutkowski) | 22 | 28 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bobby Howfield 42 FG | 22 | 31 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Gary McDermott 3 run (Bruce Alford kick) | 29 | 31 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bruce Alford 18 FG | 32 | 31 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bobby Howfield 12 FG | 32 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | SE | Richard Trapp |
| 77 | LOT | Stew Barber |
| 63 | LOG | George Flint |
| 50 | C | Al Bemiller |
| 61 | ROG | Bob Kalsu |
| 62 | ROT | Dick Cunningham |
| 82 | TE | Paul Costa |
| 40 | QB | Ed Rutkowski |
| 22 | HB | Max Anderson |
| 25 | FL | Haven Moses |
| 36 | FB | Bob Cappadona |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 70 | RDT | Tom Sestak |
| 89 | RDE | Tom Day |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 64 | MLB | Harry Jacobs |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Stratton |
| 24 | LCB | Booker Edgerson |
| 27 | LS | Tommy Janik |
| 26 | RS | George Saimes |
| 42 | RCB | Butch Byrd |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Al Denson |
| 72 | LOT | Sam Brunelli |
| 67 | LOG | George Goeddeke |
| 58 | C | Larry Kaminski |
| 60 | ROG | Bob Young |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 85 | TE | Tom Beer |
| 15 | QB | Marlin Briscoe |
| 44 | RB | Floyd Little |
| 40 | RB | Brendan McCarthy |
| 41 | FL | Eric Crabtree |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Rich Jackson |
| 75 | LDT | Rex Mirich |
| 63 | RDT | Dave Costa |
| 55 | RDE | Pete Duranko |
| 50 | LLB | Carl Cunningham |
| 57 | MLB | John Huard |
| 52 | RLB | Fred Forsberg |
| 20 | LCB | Charlie Greer |
| 34 | LS | Gus Hollomon |
| 27 | RS | Tom Oberg |
| 23 | RCB | Drake Garrett |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | / | / | 7 | 60 | 0 | 0 | |
| DEN | 15 | 2 | 11 | 2 | / | / | 9 | 86 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ed Rutkowski | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 33 | 1 |
| Gary McDermott | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 17 | 2 |
| Bob Cappadona | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Paul Maguire | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Max Anderson | 9 | 3 | 0.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 88 | 3.4 | 33 | 3 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Floyd Little | 27 | 71 | 2.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Brendan McCarthy | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Jimmy Jones | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 84 | 2.5 | 20 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Ed Rutkowski | 38 | 17 | 44.7 | 2 | 161 | 4.2 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 35.1 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 17 | 44.7 | 2 | 161 | 4.2 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 35.1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Marlin Briscoe | 29 | 12 | 41.4 | 2 | 335 | 11.6 | 66t | 4 | 5 | 33 | 95.5 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 12 | 41.4 | 2 | 335 | 11.6 | 66t | 4 | 5 | 33 | 95.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Gary McDermott | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Max Anderson | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Paul Costa | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Richard Trapp | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Cappadona | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 161 | 9.5 | 37 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Al Denson | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 33 | 1 |
| Floyd Little | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 66t | 1 |
| Brendan McCarthy | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 40t | 1 |
| Eric Crabtree | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 335 | 27.9 | 66t | 4 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Booker Edgerson | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Butch Byrd | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Gus Hollomon | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tom Oberg | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Paul Maguire | 8 | 329 | 41.1 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 329 | 41.1 | 55 | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Joe Divito | 8 | 242 | 30.3 | 47 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 242 | 30.3 | 47 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Hagood Clarke | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Butch Byrd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 17 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Floyd Little | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Pete Jaquess | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Max Anderson | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Floyd Little | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Fred Forsberg | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Gus Hollomon | 1 | 67 | 67.0 | 67 | 0 | |
| Pete Jaquess | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 122 | 24.4 | 67 | 0 | |