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Houston Oilers 21 at Dallas Texans 26
Sunday, October 1, 1961
Houston Oilers 21, Dallas Texans 26| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers (1-2-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Dallas Texans (2-1-0) | 6 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
| HOU | DTX | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | Billy Cannon 70 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 0 |
| DTX | Jack Spikes 31 yard rush (kick failed) | 7 | 6 |
| DTX | Jack Spikes 2 yard rush (kick failed) | 7 | 12 |
| DTX | Abner Haynes 24 yard rush ( pass from ) | 7 | 20 |
| DTX | Jack Spikes 73 yard rush (run failed) | 7 | 26 |
| HOU | Bill Groman 6 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 26 |
| HOU | Charley Hennigan 63 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 21 | 26 |
| HOU | DTX | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 27 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 20-104-0 | 56-398-4 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-38-275-3-3 | 8-21-130-0-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-26 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 249 | 130 |
| Total yards | 353 | 528 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-2 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-22 | 8-97 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Charley Hennigan | HOU | 3 | 101 | 1 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Jack Spikes | DTX | 15 | 146 | 3 | ||||||||
| Abner Haynes | DTX | 19 | 117 | 1 | ||||||||