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1965 Boston Patriots

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Record: 4-8-2, Finished 3rd in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary

Scored 244 points (17.4/g), 8th of 8 in the AFL.
 Allowed 302 points (21.6/g), 5th.
 Differential of -58 points (-4.1/g), 6th.
 Expected W-L: 5.3-8.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.8/g), 8th.

Simple Rating System: Total -3.6, Offense: -4.1, Defense: 0.5, SoS: 0.5, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Mike Holovak

Training Camp: Phillips Academy (Andover, Massachusetts)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 244 3624 883 4.1 214 193 473 2507 19 29 4.9 130 373 1117 8 3.0 55 41 12 29
Team Defense 302 4131 886 4.7 232 206 431 2600 17 21 5.6 127 425 1531 10 3.6 92 30 9 13
Lg Rank Offense 8 8 6 3 6 6 6 7 6 8 7 8 6 3
Lg Rank Defense 5 3 4 2 4 1 7 6 6 6 3 6 8 8

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sat September 11 boxscore L 0-1 @ Buffalo Bills 7 24 13 215 111 104 5 17 348 271 77 2
2 Sun September 19 boxscore L 0-2 @ Houston Oilers 10 31 22 207 150 57 5 17 420 320 100 4
3 Fri September 24 boxscore L 0-3 Denver Broncos 10 27 9 125 91 34 4 22 262 42 220 2
4 Sun October 3 boxscore L 0-4 @ Kansas City Chiefs 17 27 16 206 174 32 3 19 263 144 119 2
5 Fri October 8 boxscore L 0-5 Oakland Raiders 10 24 15 210 138 72 20 418 269 149
6 Sun October 17 boxscore T 0-5-1 San Diego Chargers 13 13 7 178 141 37 2 15 284 168 116 2
7 Sun October 24 boxscore L 0-6-1 @ Oakland Raiders 21 30 14 293 220 73 3 21 320 220 100
8 Sun October 31 boxscore W 1-6-1 @ San Diego Chargers 22 6 10 253 120 133 3 17 230 150 80 4
9 Sun November 7 boxscore L 1-7-1 Buffalo Bills 7 23 15 264 236 28 4 9 161 99 62
10 Sun November 14 boxscore L 1-8-1 New York Jets 20 30 18 287 259 28 6 13 253 155 98 1
11 Sun November 21 boxscore T 1-8-2 Kansas City Chiefs 10 10 14 284 169 115 2 16 326 222 104 3
11 Sun November 28 boxscore W 2-8-2 @ New York Jets 27 23 16 251 168 83 1 18 382 251 131 3
13 Sun December 12 boxscore W 3-8-2 @ Denver Broncos 28 20 17 320 189 131 2 21 348 213 135 4
14 Sat December 18 boxscore W 4-8-2 Houston Oilers 42 14 22 531 341 190 1 7 112 72 40 3

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
15 Babe Parilli 35 QB 14 13 4-8-1 173 426 40.6 2597 18 4.2 26 6.1 73 6.1 4.2 15.0 185.5 50.0 3 1
12 Eddie Wilson 25 qb 14 1 0-0-1 20 46 43.5 257 1 2.2 3 6.5 30 5.6 3.1 12.9 18.4 41.7
14 Tom Yewcic 33 P 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 26.1 14 4-8-2 193 473 40.8 2854 19 4.0 29 6.1 73 6.0 4.1 14.8 203.9 49.1 3 1
Opp Total 14 206 431 47.8 2891 17 3.9 21 4.9 6.7 5.30 14.0 206.5 62.7 30 291 5.6 4.3 6.5

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
35 Jim Nance 23 FB 14 0 111 321 5 20 2.9 22.9 7.9 12 83 6.9 0 22 0.9 5.9 404 5 2
40 Larry Garron 28 HB 10 0 74 259 1 59 3.5 25.9 7.4 15 222 14.8 1 52 1.5 22.2 481 2 1
15 Babe Parilli 35 QB 14 13 50 200 0 17 4.0 14.3 3.6 200 0 8
22 Ron Burton 29 PR 14 0 45 108 1 22 2.4 7.7 3.2 10 127 12.7 2 73 0.7 9.1 235 3 6
32 J.D. Garrett 24 12 0 42 147 1 26 3.5 12.3 3.5 7 49 7.0 2 15 0.6 4.1 196 3 1
27 Joe Bellino 27 10 0 24 49 0 10 2.0 4.9 2.4 5 74 14.8 0 20 0.5 7.4 123 0 0
38 Ellis Johnson 22 14 0 19 29 0 9 1.5 2.1 1.4 4 29 7.3 0 23 0.3 2.1 58 0 2
12 Eddie Wilson 25 qb 14 1 8 4 0 17 0.5 0.3 0.6 4 0 0
81 Jim Colclough 29 SE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 40 677 16.9 3 41 2.9 48.4 677 3 0
20 Gino Cappelletti* 31 FL/K 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 37 680 18.4 9 57 2.6 48.6 680 9 0
84 Art Graham 24 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 25 316 12.6 0 33 2.5 31.6 316 0 0
82 Jim Whalen 22 TE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 22 381 17.3 0 67 1.6 27.2 381 0 0
86 Tony Romeo 27 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 203 13.5 2 36 1.1 14.5 203 2 0
14 Tom Yewcic 33 P 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 13 13.0 0 13 0.1 0.9 13 0 0
Team Total 26.1 14 373 1117 8 59 3.0 79.8 26.6 193 2854 14.8 19 73 13.8 203.9 3971 27 24
Opp Total 14 425 1531 10 3.6 109.4 30.4 206 2600 12.6 17 14.7 185.7 4131 27 17

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
22 Ron Burton 29 PR 14 0 15 61 0 12 4.1 7 188 0 39 26.9 484
21 Jay Cunningham 22 KR 14 0 5 35 0 13 7.0 17 374 0 45 22.0 409
32 J.D. Garrett 24 12 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 12 232 0 25 19.3 447
27 Joe Bellino 27 10 0 7 138 0 26 19.7 261
40 Larry Garron 28 HB 10 0 5 141 0 36 28.2 622
30 Tom Hennessey 23 RCB 14 0 5 21 0 9 4.2 21
35 Jim Nance 23 FB 14 0 1 16 0 16 16.0 3 40 0 19 13.3 460
54 Mike Dukes 29 11 0 3 45 0 20 15.0 45
63 Justin Canale 22 14 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0
38 Ellis Johnson 22 14 0 2 29 0 16 14.5 87
75 George Pyne 24 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
80 Jack Rudolph 27 RLB 14 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 4
Team Total 26.1 14 27 152 0 19 5.6 60 1191 0 45 19.9 5314
Opp Total 14 33 0 41 946 1 23.1

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
14 Tom Yewcic 33 P 14 0 76 3094 70 2 40.7
20 Gino Cappelletti* 31 FL/K 14 0 5 5 7 4 11 7 2 2 1 27 17 63.0% 27 27 100.0%
12 Eddie Wilson 25 qb 14 1 6 194 49 1 32.3
Team Total 26.1 14 5 5 7 4 11 7 2 2 1 27 17 63.0% 27 27 100.0% 82 3288 70 3 40.1
Opp Total 14 40 22 55.0% 28 28 100.0% 78 3284 42.1

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
15 Babe Parilli 35 QB 14 13 0 8 0 0 0
22 Ron Burton 29 PR 14 0 0 6 0 0 0
21 Jay Cunningham 22 KR 14 0 2 16 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 1
85 Nick Buoniconti*+ 25 MLB 14 0 3 31 0 26 0
23 Ron Hall 28 RS 14 0 3 35 0 29 0
30 Tom Hennessey 23 RCB 14 0 2 14 0 14 0 0 1 0 0 0
44 White Graves 23 14 0 2 0 0 0 0
38 Ellis Johnson 22 14 0 0 2 0 0 0
35 Jim Nance 23 FB 14 0 0 2 0 0 0
34 Chuck Shonta 28 LCB 14 0 2 46 0 27 0
42 Don Webb 26 14 0 2 45 0 45 0
53 Tom Addison 29 LLB 14 0 1 13 0 13 0
65 Houston Antwine* 26 RDT 14 0 1 2 0 2 0
54 Mike Dukes 29 11 0 1 10 0 10 0
55 Lonnie Farmer 25 3 0 1 16 0 16 0
32 J.D. Garrett 24 12 0 0 1 0 0 0
40 Larry Garron 28 HB 10 0 0 1 0 0 0
25 Ross O'Hanley 26 LS 14 0 1 5 0 5 0
75 George Pyne 24 14 0 0 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.1 14 21 233 0 45 0 0 24 0 0 0 1
Opp Total 14 37 17 8

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
20 Gino Cappelletti* 31 FL/K 14 0 9 9 27 17 132
35 Jim Nance 23 FB 14 0 5 5 30
22 Ron Burton 29 PR 14 0 1 2 3 18
81 Jim Colclough 29 SE 14 0 3 3 18
32 J.D. Garrett 24 12 0 1 2 3 18
40 Larry Garron 28 HB 10 0 1 1 2 12
86 Tony Romeo 27 14 0 2 2 12
21 Jay Cunningham 22 KR 14 0 1 2
Team Total 26.1 14 8 19 27 27 17 1 242
Opp Total 14 10 17 1 28 22 302