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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Boston Patriots at Houston Oilers - December 15th, 1968
Boston Patriots 17 at Houston Oilers 45
Sunday, December 15, 1968
Boston Patriots 17, Houston Oilers 45| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots (4-10-0) | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Houston Oilers (7-7-0) | 7 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
Scoring
| BOS | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | HOU | Jim Beirne 9 yard pass from Don Trull (Wayne Walker kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | HOU | Hoyle Granger 1 yard rush (Wayne Walker kick) | 0 | 14 |
| BOS | Aaron Marsh 14 yard pass from Tom Sherman (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| HOU | Jim Beirne 6 yard pass from Don Trull (Wayne Walker kick) | 7 | 21 | |
| 3rd | BOS | Gino Cappelletti 42 yard field goal | 10 | 21 |
| BOS | Jim Whalen 27 yard pass from Tom Sherman (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 17 | 21 | |
| HOU | Hoyle Granger 12 yard rush (Wayne Walker kick) | 17 | 28 | |
| 4th | HOU | Wayne Walker 16 yard field goal | 17 | 31 |
| HOU | Woody Campbell 1 yard rush (Wayne Walker kick) | 17 | 38 | |
| HOU | Ken Houston 22 yard interception return (Wayne Walker kick) | 17 | 45 |
Team Stats
| BOS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 9 | 25 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 26-55-0 | 34-135-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 7-24-92-2-3 | 19-40-279-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-21 | 2-24 |
| Net pass yards | 71 | 255 |
| Total yards | 126 | 390 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-2 | 4-3 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-28 | 7-121 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Aaron Marsh | BOS | 4 | 49 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Tom Sherman | BOS | 7 | 20 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Nance | BOS | 15 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Whalen | BOS | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bill Murphy | BOS | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| R.C. Gamble | BOS | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| King Corcoran | BOS | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Hoyle Granger | HOU | 18 | 104 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Don Trull | HOU | 19 | 40 | 279 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Woody Campbell | HOU | 11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 80 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Alvin Reed | HOU | 4 | 73 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Mac Haik | HOU | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Beirne | HOU | 4 | 36 | 2 | 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 | |||
| Billy Johnson | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Art McMahon | BOS | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Porter | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 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 | |||
| Sid Blanks | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Larry Carwell | HOU | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ken Houston | HOU | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Zeke Moore | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Olen Underwood | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||