Sunday, November 19, 1961
New York Titans 13, Houston Oilers 49| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Titans (5-5-0) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Houston Oilers (6-3-1) | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
| NYT | HOU | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | Charley Hennigan 28 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 7 |
| HOU | Billy Cannon 6 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 14 |
| HOU | Billy Cannon 78 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 21 |
| NYT | Don Maynard 4 yard pass from Al Dorow (kick failed) | 6 | 21 |
| HOU | Bill Groman 66 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 6 | 28 |
| HOU | Billy Cannon 6 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 6 | 35 |
| HOU | Bill Groman 46 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 6 | 42 |
| HOU | Bill Groman 11 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 6 | 49 |
| NYT | Thurlow Cooper 11 yard pass from Al Dorow (Dick Guesman kick) | 13 | 49 |
| NYT | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 25 | 24 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 23-107-0 | 31-148-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 21-47-278-2-3 | 21-38-427-7-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-38 | 1-20 |
| Net pass yards | 240 | 407 |
| Total yards | 347 | 555 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-65 | 11-128 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Dick Christy | NYT | 7 | 103 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| George Blanda | HOU | 20 | 32 | 418 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| Bill Groman | HOU | 5 | 152 | 3 | ||||||||
| Charley Hennigan | HOU | 8 | 123 | 1 | ||||||||
| Billy Cannon | HOU | 7 | 122 | 3 | ||||||||