The Denver Broncos came up just a bit short against the Boston Patriots, 28 to 24, on December 3, 1961.
Final
1st quarter
BOS
DEN
Billy Lott 1-yard run (Gino Cappelletti kick)
7
0
Billy Lott 6-yard pass from Butch Songin (Gino Cappelletti kick)
14
0
2nd quarter
BOS
DEN
Donnie Stone 23-yard pass from Frank Tripucka (Jack Hill kick)
14
7
3rd quarter
BOS
DEN
Gene Mingo 18-yard field goal
14
10
4th quarter
BOS
DEN
Al Frazier 55-yard punt return (Gene Mingo kick)
14
17
Larry Garron 51-yard pass from Babe Parilli (Gino Cappelletti kick)
21
17
Babe Parilli 7-yard run (Gino Cappelletti kick)
28
17
Al Frazier 90-yard kickoff return (Gene Mingo kick)
28
24
Patriots
Broncos
1st Downs
11
19
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
60
84
Total Yards
244
281
Yards per play
4.1
3.3
Passing
173
217
Comp - Att
11 - 31
22 - 48
Yards per pass
5.4
4.2
Interceptions thrown
2
3
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 7
4 - 40
Rushing
71
64
Rushing Attempts
28
32
Yards per rush
2.5
2.0
Penalties
2
3
Turnovers
2
4
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
2
3
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Songin | 7 | 21 | 99 | 4.7 | 1 | 2 | 25.8 | |
B. Parilli | 4 | 9 | 81 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 113.7 | |
T. Yewcic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
Team | 11 | 31 | 173 | 5.8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50.5 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Burton | 12 | 21 | 1.8 | 0 |
B. Parilli | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 1 |
L. Garron | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 |
B. Songin | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
B. Lott | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 1 |
G. Schwedes | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
Team | 28 | 71 | 2.5 | 2 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Garron | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 1 | |
G. Cappelletti | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | |
B. Lott | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | |
J. Colclough | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | |
T. Stephens | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
R. Burton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |
Team | 11 | 180 | 5.8 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 4.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Cappelletti | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
Team | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Yewcic | 9 | 335 | 37.2 | |
Team | 9 | 335 | 37.2 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Long | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
G. Schwedes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Bruney | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tripucka | 19 | 42 | 237 | 5.6 | 1 | 1 | 61.3 | |
G. Herring | 3 | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | 18.1 | |
Team | 22 | 48 | 217 | 5.4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 43.5 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Stone | 21 | 57 | 2.7 | 0 |
J. Stinnette | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 |
F. Bukaty | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
F. Tripucka | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
G. Herring | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 |
Team | 32 | 64 | 2.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Stone | 9 | 137 | 15.2 | 1 | |
L. Taylor | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | |
A. Frazier | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
J. Stinnette | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | |
G. Prebola | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
F. Bukaty | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Team | 22 | 257 | 5.4 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Herring | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | |
Team | 5 | 204 | 40.8 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Frazier | 2 | 108 | 54.0 | 1 | |
Team | 2 | 108 | 54.0 | 1 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Frazier | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 1 | |
B. McNamara | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 1 |
More Broncos Stats
PPG
20.3
23rd
OPP PPG
17.9
3rd
RUSH YDS/G
121.4
15th
PASS YDS/G
198.4
29th
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