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Record: 10-3-1, Finished 1st in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary
1965 AFL Champions
Scored 313 points (22.4/g), 3rd of 8 in the AFL.
Allowed 226 points (16.1/g), 1st.
Differential of 87 points (6.2/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 9.6-4.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +19 (1.4/g), 1st.
Coached by Lou Saban (10-3-1)
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1965 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sat | September 11 | box | W | 1-0 | Boston Patriots | 24 | 7 | 17 | 348 | 271 | 77 | 2 | 13 | 215 | 111 | 104 | 5 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 19 | box | W | 2-0 | @ | Denver Broncos | 30 | 15 | 20 | 364 | 276 | 88 | 2 | 17 | 360 | 291 | 69 | 8 |
| 3 | Sun | September 26 | box | W | 3-0 | New York Jets | 33 | 21 | 27 | 408 | 304 | 104 | 1 | 18 | 307 | 263 | 44 | 2 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 3 | box | W | 4-0 | Oakland Raiders | 17 | 12 | 14 | 263 | 123 | 140 | 3 | 12 | 162 | 69 | 93 | 3 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 10 | box | L | 4-1 | San Diego Chargers | 3 | 34 | 8 | 150 | 93 | 57 | 6 | 18 | 458 | 369 | 89 | 2 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 17 | box | W | 5-1 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 23 | 7 | 7 | 127 | 80 | 47 | 4 | 12 | 231 | 161 | 70 | 9 |
| 7 | Sun | October 24 | box | W | 6-1 | Denver Broncos | 31 | 13 | 21 | 338 | 262 | 76 | 1 | 19 | 359 | 264 | 95 | 1 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 31 | box | L | 6-2 | Houston Oilers | 17 | 19 | 19 | 283 | 162 | 121 | 4 | 16 | 272 | 148 | 124 | 1 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 7 | box | W | 7-2 | @ | Boston Patriots | 23 | 7 | 9 | 161 | 99 | 62 | 15 | 264 | 236 | 28 | 4 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 14 | box | W | 8-2 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 17 | 14 | 11 | 223 | 129 | 94 | 4 | 10 | 295 | 158 | 137 | 3 |
| 11 | Thu | November 25 | box | T | 8-2-1 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 20 | 20 | 13 | 241 | 194 | 47 | 3 | 23 | 361 | 309 | 52 | 5 |
| 12 | Sun | December 5 | box | W | 9-2-1 | @ | Houston Oilers | 29 | 18 | 11 | 284 | 82 | 202 | 3 | 15 | 300 | 214 | 86 | 5 |
| 13 | Sun | December 12 | box | W | 10-2-1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 34 | 25 | 16 | 323 | 249 | 74 | 2 | 18 | 409 | 346 | 63 | 5 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 19 | box | L | 10-3-1 | @ | New York Jets | 12 | 14 | 11 | 236 | 137 | 99 | 3 | 14 | 299 | 239 | 60 | 3 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Championship | December 26 | box | W | 11-3-1 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 23 | 0 | |||||||||||