Patriots 15-27 Oilers (Nov 12, 1961)

BOS

HOU

1

0

7

2

6

13

3

0

4

6

7

15

27

1Q

0 - 7

B. Groman 17-yard TD catch from G. Blanda.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

0 - 10

G. Blanda 25-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

0 - 13

G. Blanda 19-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

0 - 20

D. Cline 12-yard TD fumble return.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

6 - 20

J. Colclough 3-yard TD catch from B. Songin.

Touchdown

Missed XP

3Q

9 - 20

G. Cappelletti 33-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

15 - 20

B. Parilli 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Missed XP

4Q

15 - 27

W. Dewveall 6-yard TD catch from J. Lee.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

136

Songin

BOS

Rush Yds

79

Cannon

HOU

Rec Yds

117

Groman

HOU

Scrim TD

1

Parilli

BOS

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Butch Songin

BOS QB #11

George Blanda

HOU QB #16

136

Pass Yds

134

1

Pass TD

1

Int

2

BOS

Team Stats

HOU

252

Total Yds

346

16

1st Downs

19

3

Turnovers

2

1961 AFL

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Packers	11	3	0	.786
Chargers	12	2	0	.857
Giants	10	3	1	.750
Oilers	10	3	1	.750
Eagles	10	4	0	.714
Patriots	9	4	1	.679
Lions	8	5	1	.607
Browns	8	5	1	.607
Texans	6	8	0	.429
Titans	7	7	0	.500
Broncos	3	11	0	.214
Bills	6	8	0	.429
Bears	8	6	0	.571
Colts	8	6	0	.571
49ers	7	6	1	.536
Raiders	2	12	0	.143
Cardinals	7	7	0	.500
Steelers	6	8	0	.429
Cowboys	4	9	1	.321
Rams	4	10	0	.286
Vikings	3	11	0	.214
Redskins	1	12	1	.107

Game Summary

The Houston Oilers decisively defeated the Boston Patriots, 27 to 15, on November 12, 1961.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Butch Songin B. Songin #11	12/26	136	5.2	1	1	0-0	59.1
Babe Parilli B. Parilli #15	9/18	107	5.9	0	1	0-0	45.4

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
George Blanda G. Blanda #16	9/25	134	5.4	1	2	0-0	34.4
Jacky Lee J. Lee #15	5/5	54	10.8	1	0	0-0	151.3
Billy Cannon B. Cannon #33	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Babe Parilli B. Parilli #15	6	25	4.2	1
Jim Crawford J. Crawford #30	2	15	7.5	0
Ron Burton R. Burton #22	1	3	3.0	0
Larry Garron L. Garron #40	5	1	0.2	0
Billy Lott B. Lott #32	1	0	0.0	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Billy Cannon B. Cannon #33	18	79	4.4
Charley Tolar C. Tolar #44	9	43	4.8
Dave Smith D. Smith #32	5	31	6.2
Claude King C. King #41	3	9	3.0
Jacky Lee J. Lee #15	1	7	7.0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Gino Cappelletti G. Cappelletti #20	0/0	68	13.6	0
Jim Colclough J. Colclough #81	0/0	55	11.0	1
Larry Garron L. Garron #40	0/0	37	7.4	0
Joe Johnson J. Johnson #40	0/0	29	14.5	0
Jim Crawford J. Crawford #30	0/0	25	25.0	0
Gerhard Schwedes G. Schwedes #44	0/0	21	21.0	0
Ron Burton R. Burton #22	0/0	8	8.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Bill Groman B. Groman #89	0/0	117	19.5	1
Willard Dewveall W. Dewveall #88	0/0	50	10.0	1
Charley Tolar C. Tolar #44	0/0	12	12.0	0
Bob McLeod B. McLeod #81	0/0	8	8.0	0
Billy Cannon B. Cannon #33	0/0	1	1.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Clyde Washington C. Washington #42	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Don Webb D. Webb #42	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Fred Glick F. Glick #27	0-0	0	0	2	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Gino Cappelletti G. Cappelletti #20	1/2	0/1	3	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
George Blanda G. Blanda #16	2/2	3/3	9	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Tom Yewcic T. Yewcic #14	5	176	35.2	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Jim Norton J. Norton #43	4	158	39.5	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ron Burton R. Burton #22	3	65	21.7	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Claude King C. King #41	1	31	31.0	0	0
Billy Cannon B. Cannon #33	3	84	28.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ron Burton R. Burton #22	1	62	62.0	0	0
Fred Bruney F. Bruney #33	1	4	4.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Billy Cannon B. Cannon #33	1	1	1.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Butch Songin B. Songin #11	12/26	136	5.2	1	1	0-0	59.1
Babe Parilli B. Parilli #15	9/18	107	5.9	0	1	0-0	45.4

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Babe Parilli B. Parilli #15	6	25	4.2	1
Jim Crawford J. Crawford #30	2	15	7.5	0
Ron Burton R. Burton #22	1	3	3.0	0
Larry Garron L. Garron #40	5	1	0.2	0
Billy Lott B. Lott #32	1	0	0.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Gino Cappelletti G. Cappelletti #20	0/0	68	13.6	0
Jim Colclough J. Colclough #81	0/0	55	11.0	1
Larry Garron L. Garron #40	0/0	37	7.4	0
Joe Johnson J. Johnson #40	0/0	29	14.5	0
Jim Crawford J. Crawford #30	0/0	25	25.0	0
Gerhard Schwedes G. Schwedes #44	0/0	21	21.0	0
Ron Burton R. Burton #22	0/0	8	8.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Clyde Washington C. Washington #42	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Don Webb D. Webb #42	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Gino Cappelletti G. Cappelletti #20	1/2	0/1	3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Tom Yewcic T. Yewcic #14	5	176	35.2	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ron Burton R. Burton #22	3	65	21.7	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ron Burton R. Burton #22	1	62	62.0	0	0
Fred Bruney F. Bruney #33	1	4	4.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
George Blanda G. Blanda #16	9/25	134	5.4	1	2	0-0	34.4
Jacky Lee J. Lee #15	5/5	54	10.8	1	0	0-0	151.3
Billy Cannon B. Cannon #33	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Billy Cannon B. Cannon #33	18	79	4.4
Charley Tolar C. Tolar #44	9	43	4.8
Dave Smith D. Smith #32	5	31	6.2
Claude King C. King #41	3	9	3.0
Jacky Lee J. Lee #15	1	7	7.0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Bill Groman B. Groman #89	0/0	117	19.5	1
Willard Dewveall W. Dewveall #88	0/0	50	10.0	1
Charley Tolar C. Tolar #44	0/0	12	12.0	0
Bob McLeod B. McLeod #81	0/0	8	8.0	0
Billy Cannon B. Cannon #33	0/0	1	1.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Fred Glick F. Glick #27	0-0	0	0	2	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
George Blanda G. Blanda #16	2/2	3/3	9	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Jim Norton J. Norton #43	4	158	39.5	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Claude King C. King #41	1	31	31.0	0	0
Billy Cannon B. Cannon #33	3	84	28.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Billy Cannon B. Cannon #33	1	1	1.0	0	0

BOS

HOU

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7

2

6

13

3

0

4

6

7

15

27

BOS

Team Stats

HOU

252

Total Yds

346

208

Pass Yds

177

44

Rush Yds

169

64

Total Plays

68

3.9

Yards Per Play

5.1

4.2

Yards Per Pass

5.5

2.9

Yards Per Rush

4.7

16

1st Downs

19

5

Punts

4

3

Turnovers

2

Interceptions Thrown

2

1

Fumbles Lost

0

2

Penalties

4

1.0

Sacks

5.0

0

D/ST TD

0

5-4 BOS

HOU 5-3

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1961 AFL

Game Summary

Team Stats