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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 1st in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
1963 AFL Champions
Scored 399 points (28.5/g), 1st of 8 in the AFL.
Allowed 255 points (18.2/g), 1st.
Differential of 144 points (10.3/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 10.4-3.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 2nd.
Simple Rating System: Total 9.0, Offense: 4.8, Defense: 4.2, SoS: -1.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Sid Gillman (11-3-0)
Other Notable Asst.: Chuck Noll (Defensive Assistant)
Training Camp: Rough Acres Ranch (Boulevard, California)
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 8 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 10 | 17 | 370 | 239 | 131 | 1 | 19 | 306 | 190 | 116 | 4 | ||
| 2 | Sat | September 14 | boxscore | W | 2-0 | Boston Patriots | 17 | 13 | 11 | 240 | 164 | 76 | 2 | 19 | 303 | 139 | 164 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Sun | September 29 | boxscore | W | 3-0 | Kansas City Chiefs | 24 | 10 | 17 | 294 | 140 | 154 | 1 | 12 | 164 | 137 | 27 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Sun | October 6 | boxscore | L | 3-1 | @ | Denver Broncos | 34 | 50 | 15 | 412 | 317 | 95 | 7 | 24 | 434 | 229 | 205 | 2 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 13 | boxscore | W | 4-1 | New York Jets | 24 | 20 | 22 | 510 | 223 | 287 | 3 | 16 | 266 | 203 | 63 | |||
| 6 | Sun | October 20 | boxscore | W | 5-1 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 38 | 17 | 18 | 402 | 255 | 147 | 17 | 325 | 247 | 78 | 3 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 27 | boxscore | L | 5-2 | Oakland Raiders | 33 | 34 | 18 | 380 | 146 | 234 | 6 | 13 | 296 | 117 | 179 | 3 | ||
| 8 | Sat | November 2 | boxscore | W | 6-2 | @ | New York Jets | 53 | 7 | 25 | 528 | 371 | 157 | 1 | 15 | 235 | 196 | 39 | 4 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 10 | boxscore | W | 7-2 | @ | Boston Patriots | 7 | 6 | 12 | 271 | 239 | 32 | 2 | 15 | 291 | 188 | 103 | 5 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 17 | boxscore | W | 8-2 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 23 | 13 | 16 | 355 | 156 | 199 | 2 | 22 | 358 | 239 | 119 | 3 | |
| 11 | Sun | December 1 | boxscore | W | 9-2 | Houston Oilers | 27 | 0 | 24 | 349 | 137 | 212 | 4 | 14 | 243 | 141 | 102 | 5 | ||
| 12 | Sun | December 8 | boxscore | L | 9-3 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 27 | 41 | 17 | 336 | 291 | 45 | 3 | 24 | 406 | 252 | 154 | ||
| 13 | Sun | December 15 | boxscore | W | 10-3 | @ | Houston Oilers | 20 | 14 | 14 | 247 | 85 | 162 | 2 | 13 | 289 | 247 | 42 | 4 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 22 | boxscore | W | 11-3 | Denver Broncos | 58 | 20 | 23 | 451 | 181 | 270 | 2 | 16 | 231 | 154 | 77 | 6 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship | January 5 | boxscore | W | 12-3 | Boston Patriots | 51 | 10 | 21 | 610 | 292 | 318 | 1 | 14 | 261 | 186 | 75 | 2 | |||