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1965 AFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics

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League Standings

Glossary
Tm W L T W-L% Pts PtsO PtDif
East
Buffalo Bills 10 3 1 .769 313 226 87
New York Jets 5 8 1 .385 285 303 -18
Boston Patriots 4 8 2 .333 244 302 -58
Houston Oilers 4 10 0 .286 298 429 -131
West
San Diego Chargers 9 2 3 .818 340 227 113
Oakland Raiders 8 5 1 .615 298 239 59
Kansas City Chiefs 7 5 2 .583 322 285 37
Denver Broncos 4 10 0 .286 303 392 -89

Playoff Games

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Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL
ConfChamp December 26 box W Buffalo Bills @ San Diego Chargers 23 0

Award Winners

AP Player of the YearJack Kemp
UPI Player of the YearPaul Lowe

Team Offense

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Passing Rushing
Rk Tm G Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
1 San Diego Chargers 14 340 5101 914 5.6 268 203 401 3103 23 26 7.3 127 486 1998 12 4.1 127 39 13 14
2 Kansas City Chiefs 14 322 4295 850 5.1 232 199 395 2543 22 20 5.9 121 418 1752 15 4.2 101 40 20 10
3 Buffalo Bills 14 313 3749 882 4.3 206 208 461 2461 13 24 5.0 119 392 1288 16 3.3 69 38 14 18
4 Denver Broncos 14 303 4469 959 4.7 255 222 482 2640 18 30 5.2 117 453 1829 14 4.0 111 46 16 27
5 Houston Oilers 14 298 3988 905 4.4 227 224 550 2813 25 35 4.8 140 324 1175 10 3.6 63 46 11 24
6 Oakland Raiders 14 298 3998 854 4.7 225 195 431 2460 22 17 5.3 134 390 1538 8 3.9 72 26 9 19
7 New York Jets 14 285 4065 843 4.8 213 209 459 2589 21 22 5.4 121 367 1476 11 4.0 77 40 18 15
8 Boston Patriots 14 244 3624 883 4.1 214 193 473 2507 19 29 4.9 130 373 1117 8 3.0 55 41 12 29
Avg Team 300.4 4161.1 886.3 4.7 230.0 206.6 456.5 2639.5 20.4 25.4 5.4 126.1 400.4 1521.6 11.8 3.8 84.4 39.5 14.1 19.5
League Total 2403 33289 7090 4.7 1840 1653 3652 21116 163 203 5.4 1009 3203 12173 94 3.8 675 316 113 156
Avg Tm/G 21.5 297.2 63.3 4.7 16.4 14.8 32.6 188.5 1.5 1.8 5.4 9.0 28.6 108.7 0.8 3.8 6.0 2.8 1.0 1.4

Passing Offense

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Rk Tm G 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%
1 San Diego Chargers 14 203 401 50.6 3103 23 5.7 26 6.5 85 8.4 6.1 16.6 221.6 71.5 27 276 7.3 5.1 6.3
2 Houston Oilers 14 224 550 40.7 2813 25 4.5 35 6.4 95 5.6 3.2 13.7 200.9 47.9 31 257 4.8 2.6 5.3
3 Denver Broncos 14 222 482 46.1 2640 18 3.7 30 6.2 90 5.9 3.5 12.8 188.6 51.6 24 208 5.2 2.9 4.7
4 New York Jets 14 209 459 45.5 2589 21 4.6 22 4.8 62 6.0 4.3 13.2 184.9 60.3 17 162 5.4 3.8 3.6
5 Kansas City Chiefs 14 199 395 50.4 2543 22 5.6 20 5.1 73 7.3 5.6 14.5 181.6 72.1 37 351 5.9 4.3 8.6
6 Boston Patriots 14 193 473 40.8 2507 19 4.0 29 6.1 73 6.0 3.7 14.8 179.1 49.1 37 347 4.9 2.7 7.3
7 Buffalo Bills 14 208 461 45.1 2461 13 2.8 24 5.2 78 6.0 3.9 13.2 175.8 52.2 29 283 5.0 3.1 5.9
8 Oakland Raiders 14 195 431 45.2 2460 22 5.1 17 3.9 69 6.3 5.0 13.9 175.7 66.6 33 253 5.3 4.1 7.1
Avg Team 206.6 456.5 45.3 2639.5 20.4 4.5 25.4 5.6 78 6.4 4.8 14.1 188.5 55.6 29.4 267.1 5.4 3.9 6.0
League Total 1653 3652 45.3 21116 163 4.5 203 5.6 95 6.4 4.8 14.1 188.5 55.6 235 2137 5.4 3.9 6.0
Avg Tm/G 14.8 32.6 45.3 188.5 1.5 4.5 1.8 5.6 6.4 4.8 14.1 188.5 55.6 2.1 19.1 5.4 3.9 6.0

Rushing Offense

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Rk Tm G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
1 San Diego Chargers 14 486 1998 12 59 4.1 142.7 22
2 Denver Broncos 14 453 1829 14 47 4.0 130.6 29
3 Kansas City Chiefs 14 418 1752 15 66 4.2 125.1 34
4 Oakland Raiders 14 390 1538 8 57 3.9 109.9 17
5 New York Jets 14 367 1476 11 79 4.0 105.4 27
6 Buffalo Bills 14 392 1288 16 80 3.3 92.0 28
7 Houston Oilers 14 324 1175 10 63 3.6 83.9 23
8 Boston Patriots 14 373 1117 8 59 3.0 79.8 24
Avg Team 400.4 1521.6 11.8 64 3.8 108.7 25.5
League Total 3203 12173 94 80 3.8 108.7 204
Avg Tm/G 28.6 108.7 0.8 3.8 108.7 1.8

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm G Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1 Denver Broncos 14 37 355 1 57 9.6 71 1731 0 64 24.4 6555
2 Houston Oilers 14 28 189 0 33 6.8 77 1669 0 69 21.7 5846
3 San Diego Chargers 14 38 508 2 66 13.4 50 1028 0 46 20.6 6637
4 Boston Patriots 14 27 152 0 19 5.6 60 1191 0 45 19.9 4967
5 Kansas City Chiefs 14 38 419 1 71 11.0 48 1080 0 62 22.5 5794
6 New York Jets 14 29 166 0 23 5.7 54 1107 0 32 20.5 5338
7 Buffalo Bills 14 36 389 0 33 10.8 45 1022 2 102 22.7 5160
8 Oakland Raiders 14 34 365 1 58 10.7 46 990 0 50 21.5 5353
Avg Team 33.4 317.9 0.6 45 9.5 56.4 1227.3 0.3 59 21.8 5706.3
League Total 267 2543 5 71 9.5 451 9818 2 102 21.8 45650
Avg Tm/G 2.4 22.7 0.0 9.5 4.0 87.7 0.0 21.8 407.6

Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Rk Tm G FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1 Buffalo Bills 14 10 10 9 8 15 9 8 1 4 46 28 60.9% 31 31 100.0% 80 3440 68 0 43.0
2 Oakland Raiders 14 3 3 9 6 13 4 9 4 34 17 50.0% 35 35 100.0% 75 3082 70 0 41.1
3 Houston Oilers 14 6 5 1 7 4 7 3 2 23 12 52.2% 34 34 100.0% 85 3715 65 1 43.7
4 San Diego Chargers 14 10 10 7 4 5 3 7 1 1 30 18 60.0% 40 40 100.0% 70 2800 65 0 40.0
5 Kansas City Chiefs 14 13 5 6 5 5 2 4 1 2 30 13 43.3% 37 37 100.0% 72 3211 64 1 44.6
6 New York Jets 14 11 9 7 5 3 2 12 4 1 34 20 58.8% 31 31 100.0% 72 3262 73 0 45.3
7 Boston Patriots 14 5 5 7 4 11 7 2 2 1 27 17 63.0% 27 27 100.0% 82 3288 70 3 40.1
8 Denver Broncos 14 6 3 5 4 11 6 4 3 29 13 44.8% 32 32 100.0% 68 2876 74 0 42.3
Avg Team 8.0 6.3 6.4 4.5 8.8 4.6 6.6 1.8 1.9 0.1 31.6 17.3 54.5% 33.4 33.4 100.0% 75.5 3209.3 69 0.6 42.5
League Total 64 50 51 36 70 37 53 14 15 1 253 138 54.5% 267 267 100.0% 604 25674 74 5 42.5
Avg Tm/G 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 2.3 1.2 54.5% 2.4 2.4 100.0% 5.4 229.2 0.0 42.5

Scoring

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Rk Tm G RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1 San Diego Chargers 14 12 23 2 1 3 41 40 18 340
2 Kansas City Chiefs 14 15 22 1 2 40 37 13 316
3 Buffalo Bills 14 16 13 2 1 1 33 31 28 313
4 Denver Broncos 14 14 18 1 1 3 1 38 32 13 299
5 Oakland Raiders 14 8 22 1 4 35 35 17 1 298
6 Houston Oilers 14 10 25 2 37 34 12 1 294
7 New York Jets 14 11 21 32 31 20 283
8 Boston Patriots 14 8 19 27 27 17 2 244
Avg Team 11.8 20.4 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.6 0.4 33.4 17.3 0.5 298.4
League Total 94 163 5 2 3 13 3 267 138 4 2387
Avg Tm/G 0.8 1.5 0.1 2.4 1.2 21.3