Denver Broncos 17 at Boston Patriots 45
Saturday, September 16, 1961
Denver Broncos 17, Boston Patriots 45
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Denver Broncos (1-1-0) | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Boston Patriots (1-1-0) | 3 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 45 |
| | DEN | BOS |
| DEN | Gene Mingo 34 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| BOS | Gino Cappelletti 35 yard field goal | 3 | 3 |
| BOS | Jim Colclough 14 yard pass from Butch Songin (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 3 | 10 |
| DEN | Gene Mingo 69 yard pass from Frank Tripucka (Jack Hill kick) | 10 | 10 |
| BOS | Gino Cappelletti 52 yard pass from Butch Songin (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 10 | 17 |
| BOS | Jim Colclough 18 yard pass from Tom Yewcic (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 10 | 24 |
| BOS | Thomas Stephens 8 yard pass from Butch Songin (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 10 | 31 |
| BOS | Tom Yewcic 1 yard rush (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 10 | 38 |
| DEN | Lionel Taylor 3 yard pass from Frank Tripucka (Jack Hill kick) | 17 | 38 |
| BOS | Billy Lott 28 yard pass from Butch Songin (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 17 | 45 |
| DEN | BOS |
| First downs | 10 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 20-69-0 | 21-46-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 20-49-222-2-0 | 18-35-353-5-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-21 | 1-7 |
| Net pass yards | 201 | 346 |
| Total yards | 270 | 392 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-4 | 5-1 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-55 | 9-94 |