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1966 Boston Patriots

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

Scored 315 points (22.5/g), 6th of 9 in the AFL.
 Allowed 283 points (20.2/g), 3rd.
 Differential of 32 points (2.3/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 7.9-6.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 4th.

Coached by Mike Holovak (8-4-2)

1966 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sat September 10 box L 0-1 @ San Diego Chargers 0 24 15 252 122 130 4 12 279 141 138
2 Sun September 18 box W 1-1 @ Denver Broncos 24 10 16 261 116 145 3 12 173 72 101 3
3 Sun September 25 box L 1-2 Kansas City Chiefs 24 43 17 308 164 144 4 22 395 319 76 2
4 Sun October 2 box T 1-2-1 New York Jets 24 24 13 224 138 86 1 20 367 338 29 4
5 Sat October 8 box W 2-2-1 @ Buffalo Bills 20 10 12 286 177 109 1 15 321 269 52 3
6 Sun October 23 box W 3-2-1 San Diego Chargers 35 17 22 414 242 172 4 16 329 289 40 3
7 Sun October 30 box W 4-2-1 Oakland Raiders 24 21 16 339 58 281 4 14 243 200 43 2
8 Sun November 6 box L 4-3-1 Denver Broncos 10 17 11 110 67 43 5 16 240 143 97 7
9 Sun November 13 box W 5-3-1 Houston Oilers 27 21 20 391 242 149 20 374 302 72
10 Sun November 20 box T 5-3-2 @ Kansas City Chiefs 27 27 19 361 245 116 2 21 359 286 73 4
11 Sun November 27 box W 6-3-2 @ Miami Dolphins 20 14 18 391 232 159 2 19 334 266 68 4
12 Sun December 4 box W 7-3-2 Buffalo Bills 14 3 12 226 119 107 1 17 314 274 40 4
13 Sun December 11 box W 8-3-2 @ Houston Oilers 38 14 31 512 272 240 13 235 170 65 1
14 Sat December 17 box L 8-4-2 @ New York Jets 28 38 21 461 379 82 3 26 528 287 241

Team Stats and Rankings

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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 315 4536 889 5.1 243 186 393 2573 20 21 6.2 121 471 1963 17 4.2 100 34 13 22
Team Defense 283 4491 900 5.0 418 247 509 3356 26 22 6.3 153 369 1135 7 3.1 243 37 15 22
Lg Rank Offense 6 6 5 8 7 6 3 5 1 2 3 3 3 6
Lg Rank Defense 3 5 9 9 9 7 6 7 3 2 2 2 5 3

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Babe Parilli* 36 QB 14 14 181 382 47.4 2721 20 5.2 20 5.2 63 7.1 5.3 15.0 194.4 66.9
John Huarte 22 14 0 5 11 45.5 63 0 0.0 1 9.1 17 5.7 1.6 12.6 4.5 25.9
Team Total 26.5 14 186 393 47.3 2784 20 5.1 21 5.3 63 7.1 5.2 15.0 198.9 65.7
Opp Total 14 247 509 48.5 3356 26 5.1 22 4.3 6.6 5.2 13.6 239.7 69.0 22 209 6.3 4.6

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
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
Jim Nance*+ 24 FB 14 0 299 1458 11 65 4.9 104.1 21.4 8 103 12.9 0 45 0.6 7.4 1561 11 7
Larry Garron 29 HB 14 0 101 319 4 54 3.2 22.8 7.2 30 416 13.9 5 61 2.1 29.7 735 9 3
Babe Parilli* 36 QB 14 14 28 42 1 17 1.5 3.0 2.0 42 1 8
Bob Cappadona 24 14 0 22 88 1 13 4.0 6.3 1.6 88 1 0
J.D. Garrett 25 14 0 13 21 0 5 1.6 1.5 0.9 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.1 0.5 28 0 0
John Huarte 22 14 0 7 40 0 13 5.7 2.9 0.5 40 0 0
Tom Yewcic 34 7 0 1 -5 0 -5 -5.0 -0.7 0.1 -5 0 1
Art Graham 25 SE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 51 673 13.2 4 42 3.6 48.1 673 4 0
Gino Cappelletti* 32 FL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 43 676 15.7 6 63 3.1 48.3 676 6 0
Jim Whalen 23 TE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 29 502 17.3 4 45 2.1 35.9 502 4 0
Jim Colclough 30 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 284 17.8 0 32 1.1 20.3 284 0 1
Joe Bellino 28 RET 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 77 12.8 1 25 0.5 7.0 77 1 1
Tony Romeo 28 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 46 23.0 0 29 0.1 3.3 46 0 0
Team Total 26.5 14 471 1963 17 65 4.2 140.2 33.6 186 2784 15.0 20 63 13.3 198.9 4747 37 25
Opp Total 14 369 1135 7 3.1 81.1 26.4 247 3356 13.6 26 17.6 239.7 4491 33 30

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Joe Bellino 28 RET 11 0 4 19 0 13 4.8 18 410 0 43 22.8 506
Jay Cunningham 23 14 1 17 371 0 39 21.8 371
Vic Purvis 23 14 0 5 43 0 18 8.6 8 185 0 34 23.1 228
Billy Johnson 23 12 0 7 37 0 12 5.3 1 2 0 2 2.0 39
Tom Hennessey 24 RCB 14 0 7 39 0 11 5.6 39
Bob Cappadona 24 14 0 3 46 0 17 15.3 134
Larry Garron 29 HB 14 0 2 49 0 29 24.5 784
Ellis Johnson 23 14 0 2 45 0 23 22.5 45
Jim Colclough 30 14 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 286
White Graves 24 14 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 5
John Mangum 24 14 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
Karl Singer 23 14 0 1 27 0 27 27.0 27
Team Total 26.5 14 24 143 0 18 6.0 54 1145 0 43 21.2 6035
Opp Total 14 19 0 46 988 0 21.5

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
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
Gino Cappelletti* 32 FL 14 0 6 6 4 1 9 6 11 3 2 32 16 50.0% 36 35 97.2%
Jim Fraser 30 P 14 0 55 2044 68 2 37.2
Tom Yewcic 34 7 0 21 732 49 1 34.9
Team Total 26.5 14 6 6 4 1 9 6 11 3 2 32 16 50.0% 36 35 97.2% 76 2776 68 3 36.5
Opp Total 14 26 11 42.3% 36 34 94.4% 86 3311 38.5

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Joe Bellino 28 RET 11 0 1 0 0 0
Nick Buoniconti*+ 26 MLB 14 0 4 43 0 41
Jim Colclough 30 14 0 1 0 0 0
Dick Felt 33 14 0 2 35 0 32
Jim Fraser 30 P 14 0 1 3 0 3
Larry Garron 29 HB 14 0 3 0 0 0
White Graves 24 14 0 1 0 0 0
Ron Hall 29 RS 14 0 6 159 0 87
Tom Hennessey 24 RCB 14 0 6 99 0 33 2 0 0 0
Billy Johnson 23 12 0 1 0 0 0
Jim Nance*+ 24 FB 14 0 7 0 0 0
Babe Parilli* 36 QB 14 14 8 0 0 0
Vic Purvis 23 14 0 1 0 0 0
Chuck Shonta* 29 LS 14 0 1 9 0 9
Don Webb 27 LCB 14 0 1 0 0 0
Tom Yewcic 34 7 0 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.5 14 22 348 0 87 25 0 0 1
Opp Total 14 25 30 15

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Gino Cappelletti* 32 FL 14 0 6 35 16 119
Jim Nance*+ 24 FB 14 0 11 66
Larry Garron 29 HB 14 0 4 5 54
Art Graham 25 SE 14 0 4 24
Jim Whalen 23 TE 14 0 4 24
Bob Cappadona 24 14 0 1 1 8
Joe Bellino 28 RET 11 0 1 6
Jim Hunt* 28 LDT 14 0 1 6
Babe Parilli* 36 QB 14 14 1 6
Tony Romeo 28 14 0 1 2
Team Total 26.5 14 17 20 1 2 35 16 315
Opp Total 14 7 26 34 11 283