| Week 10 1961 1961 gms | Chargers 19 @Broncos 16 |
Browns 45 Eagles 24 |
Colts 16 Cardinals 0 |
Cowboys 28 Redskins 28 |
Packers 35 Rams 17 |
Lions 37 @Vikings 10 |
Giants 42 Steelers 21 |
Oilers 49 Titans 13 |
| 49ers 41 Bears 31 |
| 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 |
| Game Info | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Jeppesen Stadium |
| Surface | grass |
| Weather | 54 degrees, relative humidity 80%, wind 9 mph |
| Vegas Line | Pick |
| Over/Under | 0.0 (over) |
| NYT | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Oilers | Charley Hennigan 28 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Oilers | Billy Cannon 6 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 14 | |
| Oilers | Billy Cannon 78 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 21 | |
| 2nd | Titans | Don Maynard 4 yard pass from Al Dorow (kick failed) | 6 | 21 |
| Oilers | Bill Groman 66 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 6 | 28 | |
| Oilers | Billy Cannon 6 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 6 | 35 | |
| 3rd | Oilers | Bill Groman 46 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 6 | 42 |
| 4th | Oilers | Bill Groman 11 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 6 | 49 |
| Titans | 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 | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Al Dorow | NYT | 21 | 47 | 278 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dick Christy | NYT | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 103 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bill Mathis | NYT | 14 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Art Powell | NYT | 5 | 51 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Mel West | NYT | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Don Maynard | NYT | 4 | 37 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Thurlow Cooper | NYT | 2 | 26 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Renn | NYT | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Brooks | NYT | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| George Blanda | HOU | 20 | 32 | 418 | 7 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Billy Cannon | HOU | 14 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 122 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Bill Groman | HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 152 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Charley Hennigan | HOU | 8 | 123 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Charley Tolar | HOU | 11 | 58 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Dave Smith | HOU | 6 | 49 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Claude King | HOU | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jacky Lee | HOU | 1 | 5 | 9 | 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 | |||
| Johnny Bookman | NYT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Brooks | NYT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dick Christy | NYT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 131 | 21.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jerry Fields | NYT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 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 | |||
| Tony Banfield | HOU | 1 | 58 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Billy Cannon | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mark Johnston | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Norton | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Hogan Wharton | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Curley Johnson | NYT | 5 | 247 | 49.4 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| George Blanda | HOU | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Norton | HOU | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 0 | ||||