Friday, November 3, 1961
Dallas Texans 21, Boston Patriots 28| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans (3-5-0) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Boston Patriots (5-3-1) | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| DTX | BOS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | Jim Colclough 14 yard pass from Butch Songin (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 0 | 7 |
| BOS | Gino Cappelletti 7 yard pass from Babe Parilli (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 0 | 14 |
| DTX | Chris Burford 42 yard pass from Cotton Davidson (Ben Agajanian kick) | 7 | 14 |
| DTX | Abner Haynes 3 yard rush (Ben Agajanian kick) | 14 | 14 |
| BOS | Babe Parilli 1 yard rush (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 14 | 21 |
| DTX | Bo Dickinson 40 yard pass from Cotton Davidson (Ben Agajanian kick) | 21 | 21 |
| BOS | Ron Burton 91 yard kickoff return (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 21 | 28 |
| DTX | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 25-64-1 | 26-84-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 18-33-313-2-2 | 16-30-176-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-13 | 4-31 |
| Net pass yards | 300 | 145 |
| Total yards | 364 | 229 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 3-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-94 | 3-25 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Cotton Davidson | DTX | 18 | 33 | 313 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Chris Burford | DTX | 7 | 137 | 1 | ||||||||