Sunday, October 8, 1961
Buffalo Bills 22, Houston Oilers 12| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills (2-3-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 22 |
| Houston Oilers (1-3-0) | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| BUF | HOU | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | Fred Brown 4 yard rush (Billy Atkins kick) | 7 | 0 |
| HOU | Bill Groman 54 yard pass from Jacky Lee (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 7 |
| HOU | George Blanda 14 yard field goal | 7 | 10 |
| HOU | Safety, punt blocked by Morris out of end zone | 7 | 12 |
| BUF | Perry Richards 15 yard pass from Warren Rabb ( run) | 15 | 12 |
| BUF | Wray Carlton 27 yard rush (Billy Atkins kick) | 22 | 12 |
| BUF | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 8 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 38-206-2 | 21-48-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 10-26-182-1-2 | 10-27-196-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-6 | 4-50 |
| Net pass yards | 176 | 146 |
| Total yards | 382 | 194 |
| Fumbles-lost | 5-3 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-23 | 3-15 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Monte Crockett | BUF | 4 | 102 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Charley Hennigan | HOU | 4 | 109 | 0 | ||||||||