Sunday, October 22, 1961
Dallas Texans 7, Houston Oilers 38| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans (3-3-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Houston Oilers (2-3-1) | 0 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
| DTX | HOU | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DTX | Chris Burford 42 yard pass from Cotton Davidson (Jack Spikes kick) | 7 | 0 |
| HOU | Charley Hennigan 66 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 7 |
| HOU | Billy Cannon 18 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 14 |
| HOU | Bill Groman 18 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 21 |
| HOU | George Blanda 53 yard field goal | 7 | 24 |
| HOU | Claude King 17 yard rush (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 31 |
| HOU | Bill Groman 80 yard pass from Jacky Lee (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 38 |
| DTX | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 13 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 25-126-0 | 40-160-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 13-39-200-1-1 | 17-35-324-4-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-30 | 1-9 |
| Net pass yards | 170 | 315 |
| Total yards | 296 | 475 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-41 | 6-65 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Bill Groman | HOU | 4 | 123 | 2 | ||||||||
| Charley Hennigan | HOU | 4 | 108 | 1 | ||||||||