The Boston Patriots barely put up a fight against the Denver Broncos, 35 to 14, on November 3, 1968.
Final
1st quarter
DEN
BOS
Tom Beer 5-yard pass from Steve Tensi (Bobby Howfield kick)
7
0
Fran Lynch 3-yard run (Bobby Howfield kick)
14
0
2nd quarter
DEN
BOS
Billy Van Heusen 50-yard pass from Steve Tensi (Bobby Howfield kick)
21
0
3rd quarter
DEN
BOS
Art Graham 1-yard pass from Tom Sherman (Gino Cappelletti kick)
21
7
Floyd Little 55-yard run (Bobby Howfield kick)
28
7
4th quarter
DEN
BOS
Garrett Ford 17-yard run (Bobby Howfield kick)
35
7
Jim Nance 1-yard run (Gino Cappelletti kick)
35
14
Broncos
Patriots
1st Downs
18
15
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
66
64
Total Yards
470
175
Yards per play
7.1
2.7
Passing
232
98
Comp - Att
12 - 19
11 - 32
Yards per pass
12.2
2.9
Interceptions thrown
2
4
Sacks - Yards lost
0 - 0
2 - 21
Rushing
238
77
Rushing Attempts
47
30
Yards per rush
5.1
2.6
Penalties
9
2
Turnovers
4
4
Fumbles lost
2
0
Interceptions
2
4
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Tensi | 11 | 17 | 206 | 12.1 | 2 | 1 | 121.2 | |
M. Briscoe | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 56.3 | |
Team | 12 | 19 | 232 | 12.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 101.1 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Little | 30 | 147 | 4.9 | 1 |
G. Ford | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 1 |
F. Lynch | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 1 |
S. Tensi | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
M. Briscoe | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
Team | 47 | 238 | 5.1 | 3 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Beer | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 1 | |
B. Van Heusen | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 1 | |
A. Denson | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | |
E. Crabtree | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
F. Little | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
Team | 12 | 232 | 12.2 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Howfield | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Van Heusen | 6 | 200 | 33.3 | |
Team | 6 | 200 | 33.3 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Crabtree | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | |
F. Little | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Little | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 0 | |
Team | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Sherman | 11 | 32 | 119 | 3.7 | 1 | 4 | 17.1 | |
Team | 11 | 32 | 98 | 3.7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17.1 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Nance | 21 | 51 | 2.4 | 1 |
A. Marsh | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
G. Thomas | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 |
T. Sherman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
R.C. Gamble | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
Team | 30 | 77 | 2.6 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Graham | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 1 | |
J. Whalen | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
G. Cappelletti | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
J. Nance | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
J. Colclough | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
G. Thomas | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
R.C. Gamble | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
Team | 11 | 119 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Cappelletti | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Swanson | 7 | 318 | 45.4 | |
Team | 7 | 318 | 45.4 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Graham | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
B. Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 |
More Patriots Stats
PPG
15.7
30th
OPP PPG
24.1
21st
RUSH YDS/G
111.0
24th
PASS YDS/G
177.6
32nd
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