| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos (4-6-0) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
| Houston Oilers (4-5-0) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Game Info | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Rice Stadium |
| Surface | grass |
| Weather | 69 degrees, relative humidity 78%, wind 6 mph |
| Vegas Line | Pick |
| Over/Under | 0.0 (over) |
| DEN | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Oilers | Charley Frazier 37 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | Oilers | Ode Burrell 12 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 14 |
| Broncos | Lionel Taylor 6 yard pass from John McCormick (Gary Kroner kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| 3rd | Broncos | Abner Haynes 2 yard rush (Gary Kroner kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 4th | Broncos | Abner Haynes 57 yard punt return (Gary Kroner kick) | 21 | 14 |
| Broncos | Gary Kroner 34 yard field goal | 24 | 14 | |
| Oilers | Charley Frazier 15 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 24 | 21 | |
| Broncos | John Bramlett 25 yard interception return (Gary Kroner kick) | 31 | 21 |
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 12 | 21 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 32-173-1 | 27-100-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 5-28-20-1-3 | 19-49-251-3-6 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 2-17 |
| Net pass yards | 20 | 234 |
| Total yards | 193 | 334 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 7 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-35 | 5-49 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Cookie Gilchrist | DEN | 16 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Wendell Hayes | DEN | 11 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | DEN | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Lionel Taylor | DEN | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| John McCormick | DEN | 5 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| Al Denson | DEN | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| George Blanda | HOU | 19 | 49 | 251 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| Charley Frazier | HOU | 4 | 86 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Charley Hennigan | HOU | 6 | 77 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ode Burrell | HOU | 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Charley Tolar | HOU | 11 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Willie Frazier | HOU | 3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jack Spikes | HOU | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bobby Jackson | HOU | 1 | 1 | 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 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Bramlett | DEN | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Goose Gonsoulin | DEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| John Griffin | DEN | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Abner Haynes | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Jerry Hopkins | DEN | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Nemiah Wilson | DEN | 2 | 53 | 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 | |||
| Ode Burrell | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bobby Jancik | HOU | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Pete Jaquess | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bobby Maples | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Norton | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jack Spikes | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Sammy Weir | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Gary Kroner | DEN | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Scarpitto | DEN | 8 | 357 | 44.6 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Jim Norton | HOU | 6 | 296 | 49.3 | 0 | ||||