New York Titans 21 at Boston Patriots 20
Saturday, September 9, 1961
New York Titans 21, Boston Patriots 20
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
|---|
| New York Titans (1-0-0) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Boston Patriots (0-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| | NYT | BOS |
|---|
| NYT | Al Dorow 2 yard rush (Bill Shockley kick) | 7 | 0 |
| BOS | Babe Parilli 1 yard rush (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 7 | 7 |
| NYT | Thurlow Cooper 16 yard pass from Al Dorow (Bill Shockley kick) | 14 | 7 |
| BOS | Gino Cappelletti 10 yard pass from Babe Parilli (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 14 | 14 |
| BOS | Gino Cappelletti 27 yard field goal | 14 | 17 |
| NYT | Don Maynard 37 yard pass from Al Dorow (Bill Shockley kick) | 21 | 17 |
| BOS | Gino Cappelletti 32 yard field goal | 21 | 20 |
| NYT | BOS |
|---|
| First downs | 15 | 14 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 27-93-1 | 32-131-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-26-183-2-1 | 11-26-92-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 1-6 |
| Net pass yards | 183 | 86 |
| Total yards | 276 | 217 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-2 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-57 | 2-10 |
