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Week 3
1961
1961 gms
Sat:Patriots 23
@Bills 21		 Titans 35
Broncos 28		 Texans 42
@Raiders 35		 Chargers 34
Oilers 24		 Browns 25
Cowboys 7		 Colts 34
Vikings 33		 49ers 49
@Lions 0		 Packers 24
Bears 0
Texans 26
Oilers 21		 Cardinals 30
@Eagles 27		 Rams 24
Steelers 14		 Giants 24
@Redskins 21

Houston Oilers 21 at Dallas Texans 26

Sunday, October 1, 1961
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Houston Oilers (1-2-0)7001421
Dallas Texans (2-1-0)6140626

Game Info
Stadium Cotton Bowl
Surface grass
Weather 66 degrees, relative humidity 70%, wind 13 mph
Vegas Line Pick
Over/Under 0.0 (over)

Scoring

Team Stats

Passing, Rushing, & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
George Blanda HOU 15 36 275 3 2 0 3 -4 0 0
Billy Cannon HOU 0 1 0 0 1 0 9 56 0 0 2 77 1 0
Charley Hennigan HOU 3 101 1 0
Charley Tolar HOU 6 29 0 0 4 49 0 0
Bill Groman HOU 5 46 1 0
Dave Smith HOU 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 23 0 0 1 2 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Jack Spikes DTX 15 146 3 0
Abner Haynes DTX 19 117 1 0 3 25 0 0
Frank Jackson DTX 9 91 0 0
Cotton Davidson DTX 8 21 130 0 0 0 2 11 0 0
Johnny Robinson DTX 6 17 0 0 3 46 0 0
Chris Burford DTX 2 57 0 0
Bo Dickinson DTX 5 16 0 0

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Billy Cannon HOU 0 0 0 0 2 65 32.5 0 0
Mike Dukes HOU 0 0 0 0 1 12 12.0 0 0
Ken Hall HOU 0 0 0 0 2 50 25.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Don Flynn DTX 1 0 0 0
Dave Grayson DTX 1 0 0 0 2 59 29.5 0 0
Abner Haynes DTX 0 0 0 0 2 47 23.5 0 0
Frank Jackson DTX 0 0 0 0 1 30 30.0 0 0
Duane Wood DTX 1 0 0 0

Kicking & Punting

PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Jim Norton HOU 5 224 44.8 0
PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Cotton Davidson DTX 1 7 286 40.9 0
Jack Spikes DTX 2 1 0 0 0