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Houston Oilers 31 at Boston Patriots 31
Friday, October 13, 1961
Stadium: Nickerson Field, Surface: grass,
Weather: 63 degrees, relative humidity 86%, wind 10 mph
Weather: 63 degrees, relative humidity 86%, wind 10 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers (1-3-1) | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Boston Patriots (2-3-1) | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
Scoring
| HOU | BOS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patriots | Babe Parilli 1 yard rush (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | Oilers | Bill Groman 44 yard pass from Jacky Lee (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 7 |
| Oilers | Charley Hennigan 48 yard pass from Jacky Lee (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 7 | |
| Patriots | Gino Cappelletti 17 yard field goal | 14 | 10 | |
| 3rd | Patriots | Larry Garron 89 yard kickoff return (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 14 | 17 |
| Oilers | Charley Tolar 2 yard rush (George Blanda kick) | 21 | 17 | |
| Patriots | Ron Burton 1 yard rush (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 21 | 24 | |
| 4th | Oilers | Billy Cannon 2 yard rush (George Blanda kick) | 28 | 24 |
| Patriots | Gino Cappelletti 3 yard pass from Butch Songin (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 28 | 31 | |
| Oilers | George Blanda 25 yard field goal | 31 | 31 |
Team Stats
| HOU | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 25 | 20 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 27-92-2 | 31-129-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 27-41-457-2-2 | 14-24-274-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-9 | 2-20 |
| Net pass yards | 448 | 254 |
| Total yards | 540 | 383 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-140 | 5-59 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Charley Hennigan | HOU | 13 | 272 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jacky Lee | HOU | 27 | 41 | 457 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bill Groman | HOU | 5 | 109 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Charley Tolar | HOU | 10 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Billy Cannon | HOU | 11 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| John White | HOU | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Dave Smith | HOU | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Gino Cappelletti | BOS | 6 | 131 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Billy Lott | BOS | 8 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Ron Burton | BOS | 13 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Butch Songin | BOS | 9 | 15 | 152 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Babe Parilli | BOS | 5 | 9 | 122 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Larry Garron | BOS | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Colclough | BOS | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Doug Cline | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mark Johnston | HOU | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Claude King | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jim Norton | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Ron Burton | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Larry Garron | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ron Hall | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Frank Robotti | BOS | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| George Blanda | HOU | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Norton | HOU | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Gino Cappelletti | BOS | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Yewcic | BOS | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 0 | ||||