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Denver Broncos 21 at Dallas Texans 49
Sunday, December 10, 1961
Stadium: Cotton Bowl, Surface: grass,
Weather: 46 degrees, relative humidity 92%, wind 19 mph
Weather: 46 degrees, relative humidity 92%, wind 19 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos (3-11-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Dallas Texans (5-8-0) | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
Scoring
| DEN | DTX | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Texans | Bo Dickinson 1 yard rush (Cotton Davidson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | Texans | Johnny Robinson 45 yard pass from Cotton Davidson (Cotton Davidson kick) | 0 | 14 |
| Texans | Frank Jackson 49 yard rush (Cotton Davidson kick) | 0 | 21 | |
| Broncos | Donnie Stone 7 yard pass from George Herring (Gene Mingo kick) | 7 | 21 | |
| 3rd | Texans | Frank Jackson 8 yard rush (Cotton Davidson kick) | 7 | 28 |
| Texans | Frank Jackson 20 yard pass from Cotton Davidson (Cotton Davidson kick) | 7 | 35 | |
| 4th | Broncos | Chuck Gavin 23 yard blocked punt return (Gene Mingo kick) | 14 | 35 |
| Broncos | Al Frazier 18 yard pass from Donnie Stone (Gene Mingo kick) | 21 | 35 | |
| Texans | Frank Jackson 30 yard rush (Cotton Davidson kick) | 21 | 42 | |
| Texans | Sherrill Headrick 31 yard interception return (Cotton Davidson kick) | 21 | 49 |
Team Stats
| DEN | DTX | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 18-20-0 | 30-148-4 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 23-46-221-2-4 | 19-35-287-2-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-22 | 3-22 |
| Net pass yards | 199 | 265 |
| Total yards | 219 | 413 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-33 | 7-55 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| George Herring | DEN | 13 | 28 | 140 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gene Prebola | DEN | 5 | 75 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Donnie Stone | DEN | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| Lionel Taylor | DEN | 5 | 59 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Al Frazier | DEN | 3 | 40 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Frank Tripucka | DEN | 9 | 17 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jack Hill | DEN | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| James Stinnette | DEN | 4 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Frank Jackson | DTX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 106 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 1 | 0 |
| Cotton Davidson | DTX | 18 | 27 | 275 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Johnny Robinson | DTX | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 112 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Chris Burford | DTX | 5 | 55 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Billy Pricer | DTX | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Max Boydston | DTX | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bo Dickinson | DTX | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Randy Duncan | DTX | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 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 | |||
| Fred Bukaty | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Al Frazier | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Goose Gonsoulin | DEN | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jim McMillin | DEN | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gene Mingo | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| James Stinnette | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 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 | |||
| Dave Grayson | DTX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Sherrill Headrick | DTX | 2 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Smokey Stover | DTX | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| George Herring | DEN | 5 | 162 | 32.4 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Cotton Davidson | DTX | 5 | 123 | 24.6 | 0 | ||||