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Houston Oilers 17 at Denver Broncos 28
Sunday, October 17, 1965
Houston Oilers 17, Denver Broncos 28| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers (2-3-0) | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Denver Broncos (3-3-0) | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
Scoring
| HOU | DEN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | HOU | Jack Spikes 1 yard rush (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | HOU | Bobby Jackson 2 yard rush (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 0 |
| DEN | Bob Scarpitto 90 yard pass from John McCormick (Gary Kroner kick) | 14 | 7 | |
| 3rd | HOU | George Blanda 37 yard field goal | 17 | 7 |
| DEN | Cookie Gilchrist 1 yard rush (Gary Kroner kick) | 17 | 14 | |
| DEN | John Griffin 10 yard blocked punt return (Gary Kroner kick) | 17 | 21 | |
| 4th | DEN | John Griffin 44 yard interception return (Gary Kroner kick) | 17 | 28 |
Team Stats
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 15 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 21-87-2 | 38-110-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 19-56-287-0-5 | 10-26-177-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-46 | 1-7 |
| Net pass yards | 241 | 170 |
| Total yards | 328 | 280 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-61 | 6-64 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| George Blanda | HOU | 19 | 54 | 287 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| Charley Hennigan | HOU | 7 | 130 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Charley Frazier | HOU | 3 | 71 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jack Spikes | HOU | 7 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Willie Frazier | HOU | 3 | 51 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Charley Tolar | HOU | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Ode Burrell | HOU | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bobby Jackson | HOU | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Don Trull | HOU | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bob Scarpitto | DEN | 2 | 98 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| John McCormick | DEN | 10 | 25 | 177 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Cookie Gilchrist | DEN | 21 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Lionel Taylor | DEN | 5 | 58 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Wendell Hayes | DEN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 43 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Al Denson | DEN | 1 | 18 | 0 | 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 | |||
| Ode Burrell | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Fred Glick | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| W.K. Hicks | HOU | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bobby Jancik | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Norton | HOU | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Sammy Weir | HOU | 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 | |||
| Odell Barry | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ed Cooke | DEN | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Goose Gonsoulin | DEN | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| John Griffin | DEN | 1 | 44 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Abner Haynes | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Chuck Janerette | DEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||