1966A - Week 1
Denver Broncos at Houston Oilers
At Rice Stadium Saturday, September 3, 1966
Oilers hold off Broncos, 31-27.
Houston - Don Trull marched the Houston Oilers 80 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown drive and defeated the Denver Broncos, 31-27. Trull tossed a four-yard touchdown pass to Larry Elkins for the go-ahead score with a little over six minutes to go in the game. After Trull scrambled for 9 yards near mid-field, the Bronco defense folded. Sid Blanks broke off an 18-yard run, and Trull connected with Charley Hennigan for 30 yards to the Bronco 4 yard line to set up Trull's TD toss to Elkins.

With 11:35 remaining, Denver had taken a three-point lead after Lionel Taylor hauled in a 13-yard TD pass from John McCormick. The Broncos had used a balanced attack to rally from a 17-0 deficit in the second quarter. Wendell Hayes gained 118 yards on the ground, and McCormick was 15 for 34 with 149 yards passing. In the third quarter, the Broncos settled for short Gary Kroner field goals when touchdowns could have won the game.

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Denver Broncos 0 14 6 7 27
Houston Oilers 10 14 0 7 31
Scoring Plays Broncos Oilers
1st Quarter
Oilers 10:05 Burrell 24 yd. run ( Blanda Kick ) ( 4-44, 1:41 ) 0 7
Oilers 6:05 Blanda 41 yd. Field Goal ( 5-24, 2:32 ) 0 10
2nd Quarter
Oilers 13:27 Blanks 9 yd. run ( Blanda Kick ) ( 5-66, 1:17 ) 0 17
Broncos 6:35 Hayes 21 yd. pass from McCormick ( Kroner Kick ) ( 10-87, 6:52 ) 7 17
Broncos 4:03 Hayes 46 yd. run ( Kroner Kick ) ( 2-48, 0:48 ) 14 17
Oilers 0:35 Burrell 12 yd. pass from Trull ( Blanda Kick ) ( 3-47, 0:26 ) 14 24
3rd Quarter
Broncos 6:59 Kroner 11 yd. Field Goal ( 14-60, 8:01 ) 17 24
Broncos 4:31 Kroner 20 yd. Field Goal ( 6-19, 2:09 ) 20 24
4th Quarter
Broncos 11:35 Taylor 13 yd. pass from McCormick ( Kroner Kick ) ( 5-45, 1:53 ) 27 24
Oilers 6:09 Elkins 4 yd. pass from Trull ( Blanda Kick ) ( 9-80, 5:26 ) 27 31

MVP: Don Trull QB (Houston)
Passing: 205 Yds, 2 TD, 96 Rating, Rushing: 15 Yds. Winning 4 yd Touchdown pass to Larry Elkins. 6:09 4th

Unavailable
DEN: D.Lester (FB), L.Scott (KR\PR\DB), G.Tarasovic (DE), R.Jacobs (DT)
HOU: A.Trammell (PR\DB), F.Glick (S)
In-Game Injuries
DEN: None.
HOU: None.
Temp: 74°. Clear Skies. Wind 6 mph (Head/Tailwind).
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Denver Broncos Houston Oilers
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
13:04 1:18 DEN 22 3 -12 Punt 15:00 1:56 HOU 40 3 -1 Punt
10:05 1:28 DEN 21 3 -13 Punt 11:46 1:41 DEN 44 4 44 Touchdown
6:05 1:12 DEN 20 3 2 Punt 8:37 2:32 HOU 42 5 24 Field Goal
2:59 3:15 DEN 11 7 22 Punt 4:53 1:54 HOU 42 3 3 Punt
13:27 6:52 DEN 13 10 87 Touchdown 14:44 1:17 HOU 34 5 66 Touchdown
4:51 0:48 HOU 48 2 48 Touchdown 6:35 1:44 HOU 20 3 0 Punt
1:31 0:30 DEN 32 3 0 Punt 4:03 2:32 HOU 25 5 8 Punt
0:35 0:35 DEN 7 1 -5 End of Half 1:01 0:26 DEN 47 3 47 Touchdown
15:00 8:01 DEN 36 14 60 Field Goal 6:59 0:19 HOU 34 1 0 Interception
6:40 2:09 HOU 32 6 19 Field Goal 4:31 2:28 HOU 17 3 8 Punt
2:03 2:02 DEN 42 5 6 Punt 0:01 1:33 HOU 5 3 -2 Punt
13:28 1:53 HOU 45 5 45 Touchdown 11:35 5:26 HOU 20 9 80 Touchdown
6:09 1:07 DEN 21 3 3 Punt 5:02 5:02 HOU 44 10 46 End of Game
31:10 DEN 31 65 262 28:50 HOU 33 57 323
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Denver Broncos 6:57 9:01 12:12 3:00 31:10
Houston Oilers 8:03 5:59 2:48 12:00 28:50
Team Statistics Broncos Oilers
Total Points 27 31
1st Downs 19 18
Rushing 9 9
Passing 9 8
Penalty 1 1
3rd-Down Conversions 6-15 4-11
4th-Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 10-95 5-34
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Time Of Pos. 31:10 28:50
Total Net Yards 307 342
Total Plays 65 57
Average Gain 4.7 6.0
Net Yards Rushing 165 137
Rushes 29 32
Avg. Per Rush 5.7 4.3
Net Yards Passing 142 205
Completions 15 15
Attempts 34 25
Completion % 44.1 60.0
Yards Per Completion 9.9 13.7
Times Sacked 2 0
Had Intercepted 0 1
Touchdowns 3 4
Rushing 1 2
Passing 2 2
Other 0 0
Extra Points 3-3 4-4
Field Goals 2-2 1-1
Denver Broncos Houston Oilers
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Wendell Hayes 14 118 8.4 46 1 Ode Burrell 8 37 4.6 24 1
Abner Haynes 10 14 1.4 3 0 Hoyle Granger 7 36 5.1 9 0
Charley Mitchell 3 20 6.7 12 0 Charley Tolar 4 7 1.8 3 0
John McCormick 2 13 6.5 14 0 Don Trull 4 15 3.8 7 0
Sid Blanks 4 29 7.2 18 1
John Henry Johnson 4 14 3.5 6 0
George Blanda 1 -1 -1.0 0 0
Totals 29 165 5.7 46 1 Totals 32 137 4.3 24 2
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
John McCormick 34 15 149 2 7 2 21 0 77 Don Trull 25 15 205 0 0 2 35 1 96
Totals 34 15 149 2 7 2 21 0 77 Totals 25 15 205 0 0 2 35 1 96
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Lionel Taylor 6 66 11.0 19 1 Sid Blanks 3 23 7.7 12 0
Al Denson 3 22 7.3 10 0 Charlie Frazier 3 75 25.0 35 0
Wendell Hayes 2 23 11.5 21 1 Larry Elkins 3 27 9.0 17 1
Charley Mitchell 2 21 10.5 11 0 John Henry Johnson 2 16 8.0 17 0
Abner Haynes 1 9 9.0 9 0 Ode Burrell 2 20 10.0 12 1
Bob Scarpitto 1 8 8.0 8 0 Charley Tolar 1 14 14.0 14 0
Charley Hennigan 1 30 30.0 30 0
Totals 15 149 9.9 21 2 Totals 15 205 13.7 35 2
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
John Bramlett 6 - - - - - - - - Johnny Baker 10 - - - - - - - -
Willie Brown 5 - - - - - - - - W.K. Hicks 7 - - - - - - - -
Archie Matsos 4 1 11 - - - - - - Bernie Parrish 6 - - - - - - - -
Larry Cox 4 - - - - 1 - - - Theo Viltz 4 - - - - - - 3 -
Lonnie Wright 3 - - - - - - - - Olen Underwood 4 - - - 1 - - 2 -
Nemiah Wilson 3 - - - - - - - - Ernie Ladd 4 - - - - - - - -
Danny Larose 3 - - - - - - - - Bobby Jancik 3 - - - - - - - -
Marvin D. Davis 2 - - - - - - - - Don Floyd 3 - - - 1 - - - -
Gene Jeter 2 - - - - 1 - - - Doug Cline 3 - - - - - - 1 -
Goose Gonsoulin 2 - - - - - - - - John Meyer 3 - - - - - - 2 -
Billy Fletcher 2 - - - - - - - - Pat Holmes 2 - - - - - - - -
John Griffin 2 - - - - - - - - John Carrell 2 - - - - - - - -
Bill Keating 2 - - - - - - - - Ronnie Caveness 2 - - - - - - - -
Bob Young 2 - - - - - - - - Mickey T. Sutton 2 - - - - - - 1 -
Don Gulseth 2 - - - - - - - - Danny Brabham 2 - - - - 2 - 1 -
Ron Sbranti 1 - - - - - - - - Jim C. Norton 1 - - - - - 1 1 -
Max Leetzow 1 - - - - - - - 1 Gary Cutsinger 1 - - - - - 1 - -
Jerry Hopkins 1 - - - - - - - - George Rice 1 - - - - - - - -
Eric Crabtree - - - - - - - 3 - Jim Hayes 1 - - - - 1 - - -
Ed Scrutchins 1 - - - - - - - -
Totals 47 1 11 - - 2 - 3 1 Totals 62 - - - 2 3 2 11 -
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Ode Burrell 1 0 0 0 0
Don Trull 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 1 0 1 0 0
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Bob Scarpitto 7 298 42.6 0 1 50 Jim C. Norton 6 251 41.8 0 1 54
Totals 7 298 42.6 0 1 50 Totals 6 251 41.8 0 1 54
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Goldie Sellers 2 15 7.5 0 19 0 Ode Burrell 3 30 10.0 0 13 0
Abner Haynes 2 15 7.5 1 11 0 Bobby Jancik 2 21 10.5 0 21 0
Totals 4 30 7.5 1 19 0 Totals 5 51 10.2 0 21 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Goldie Sellers 4 84 21.0 30 0 Bobby Jancik 2 28 14.0 18 0
Nemiah Wilson 1 5 5.0 5 0 Sid Blanks 2 55 27.5 28 0
Totals 5 89 17.8 30 0 Totals 4 83 20.8 28 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Gary Kroner 2 2 20 3 3 George Blanda 1 1 41 4 4
Totals 2 2 20 3 3 Totals 1 1 41 4 4

 

Denver Broncos
15:00 DEN 40 Gary Kroner kicks 53 yards to HOU 7. Bobby Jancik to HOU 25 for 18 yards.
PENALTY on Denver, Personal foul on the return, 15 yards, enforced at HOU 25.
Houston Oilers
14:52 1 & 10 HOU 40 Ode Burrell Inside to HOU 40 for 0 yards. RUN
14:08 2 & 10 HOU 40 Charley Tolar Outside to HOU 39 for -1 yards. B+R
13:19 3 & 11 HOU 39 Don Trull medium long incomplete to Charlie Frazier. PAS
13:11 4 & 11 HOU 39 Jim C. Norton punts 39 yards to DEN 22. Ball rolls out of bounds. PAS
Denver Broncos
13:04 1 & 10 DEN 22 John McCormick flare to Abner Haynes pushed ob at DEN 31 for 9 yards. ZON
12:58 2 & 1 DEN 31 Wendell Hayes Inside to DEN 33 for 2 yards. ZON
PENALTY on Denver, Holding, 15 yards, enforced at DEN 31, No play.
12:49 2 & 16 DEN 16 John McCormick sacked by Don Floyd to DEN 10 for -6 yards. SM
12:03 3 & 22 DEN 10 John McCormick medium long incomplete to Al Denson. PRE
11:55 4 & 22 DEN 10 Bob Scarpitto punts 47 yards to HOU 43. Ode Burrell to DEN 44 for 13 yards. PRE
Houston Oilers
11:46 1 & 10 DEN 44 Charley Tolar Inside to DEN 41 for 3 yards. AP
11:05 2 & 7 DEN 41 Don Trull medium long incomplete to Charlie Frazier. BLB
10:58 3 & 7 DEN 41 Don Trull medium to John Henry Johnson to DEN 24 for 17 yards. P1 ZON
10:12 1 & 10 DEN 24 Ode Burrell Outside for 24 yards. TOUCHDOWN 0 - 6 R1 AP
10:05 DEN 2 George Blanda extra point is Good 0 - 7
10:05 HOU 40 George Blanda kicks 57 yards to DEN 3. Goldie Sellers to DEN 21 for 18 yards.
Denver Broncos
9:58 1 & 10 DEN 21 Wendell Hayes Outside to DEN 25 for 4 yards. ZON
PENALTY on Denver, Holding, 10 yards, enforced at DEN 21, No play.
9:49 1 & 20 DEN 11 Abner Haynes Draw to DEN 12 for 1 yard. ZON
PENALTY on Denver, Holding, 6 yards, enforced at DEN 11, No play.
9:41 1 & 26 DEN 5 John McCormick medium short incomplete to Abner Haynes. PAS
9:35 2 & 26 DEN 5 Abner Haynes Draw to DEN 8 for 3 yards. SM
8:50 3 & 23 DEN 8 John McCormick medium long incomplete to Al Denson. PRE
8:43 4 & 23 DEN 8 Bob Scarpitto punts 50 yards to HOU 42. Bobby Jancik to HOU 42 for 0 yards. PRE
Houston Oilers
8:37 1 & 10 HOU 42 Charley Tolar Inside to HOU 44 for 2 yards. AP
7:50 2 & 8 HOU 44 Don Trull flare to Charley Tolar to DEN 42 for 14 yards. P2 B+R
7:10 1 & 10 DEN 42 Don Trull P/A - medium short to Sid Blanks to DEN 34 for 8 yards. AP
6:28 2 & 2 DEN 34 Don Trull long incomplete to Charlie Frazier. RUN
6:18 3 & 2 DEN 34 Don Trull screen incomplete to Charlie Frazier. RUN
6:11 4 & 2 DEN 34 George Blanda 41 yard field goal is Good 0 - 10
6:05 HOU 40 George Blanda kicks 60 yards to end zone, Touchback.
Denver Broncos
6:05 1 & 10 DEN 20 John McCormick medium incomplete to Abner Haynes. BFS
5:57 2 & 10 DEN 20 Abner Haynes Draw to DEN 22 for 2 yards. ZON
5:08 3 & 8 DEN 22 John McCormick medium short incomplete to Abner Haynes. PAS
5:00 4 & 8 DEN 22 Bob Scarpitto punts 36 yards to HOU 42. Ball rolls out of bounds. PAS
Houston Oilers
4:53 1 & 10 HOU 42 Don Trull P/A - long to Charlie Frazier to DEN 13 for 45 yards. RBL
PENALTY on Houston, Holding, 15 yards, enforced at HOU 42, No play.
4:45 1 & 25 HOU 27 Don Trull medium to Charlie Frazier to HOU 39 for 12 yards. ZON
4:00 2 & 13 HOU 39 Don Trull quick toss to Larry Elkins to HOU 45 for 6 yards. B+R
3:14 3 & 7 HOU 45 Don Trull medium long incomplete to Charlie Frazier. PAS
3:07 4 & 7 HOU 45 Jim C. Norton punts 44 yards to DEN 11. Fair catch by Abner Haynes. PAS
Denver Broncos
2:59 1 & 10 DEN 11 Abner Haynes Outside pushed ob at DEN 14 for 3 yards. SM
2:52 2 & 7 DEN 14 Wendell Hayes Inside to DEN 21 for 7 yards. R1 BFS
2:04 1 & 10 DEN 21 John McCormick quick toss to Al Denson to DEN 30 for 9 yards. SM
1:17 2 & 1 DEN 30 Wendell Hayes Inside to DEN 33 for 3 yards. R2 PAS
0:35 1 & 10 DEN 33 John McCormick flare incomplete to Charley Mitchell. B+R
0:27 2 & 10 DEN 33 Abner Haynes Draw to DEN 33 for 0 yards. B+R
15:00 3 & 10 DEN 33 John McCormick medium incomplete to Lionel Taylor. SM
14:52 4 & 10 DEN 33 Bob Scarpitto punts 42 yards to HOU 25. Ode Burrell to HOU 34 for 9 yards. SM
Houston Oilers
14:44 1 & 10 HOU 34 Don Trull P/A - medium long to Charlie Frazier pushed ob at DEN 38 for 28 yards. P3 AP
14:36 1 & 10 DEN 38 Don Trull P/A - long incomplete to Charlie Frazier. RUN
14:27 2 & 10 DEN 38 Don Trull QB Run to DEN 36 for 2 yards. B+R
13:44 3 & 8 DEN 36 Don Trull medium long to Larry Elkins to DEN 19 for 17 yards. X1 PAS
PENALTY on Denver, Roughing the passer, 10 yards, enforced at DEN 19.
13:35 1 & GL DEN 9 Sid Blanks Outside for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN 0 - 16 R2 RBL
13:27 DEN 2 George Blanda extra point is Good 0 - 17
13:27 HOU 40 George Blanda kicks 53 yards to DEN 7. Goldie Sellers to DEN 44 for 37 yards.
PENALTY on Denver, Holding on the return, 12 yards, enforced at DEN 25.
Denver Broncos
13:19 1 & 10 DEN 13 Wendell Hayes Inside to DEN 18 for 5 yards. PAS
12:32 2 & 5 DEN 18 John McCormick quick toss to Bob Scarpitto to DEN 26 for 8 yards. P1 BFS
11:49 1 & 10 DEN 26 John McCormick flare to Wendell Hayes to DEN 28 for 2 yards. ZON
11:06 2 & 8 DEN 28 John McCormick P/A - medium short to Lionel Taylor to DEN 47 for 19 yards. P2 SM
10:23 1 & 10 DEN 47 John McCormick P/A - medium short to Charley Mitchell to HOU 42 for 11 yards. P3 BLB
9:39 1 & 10 HOU 42 Wendell Hayes Outside to HOU 33 for 9 yards. PAS
8:52 2 & 1 HOU 33 Play Flagged Dead ZON
PENALTY on Denver, Delay of game, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 33, No play.
8:24 2 & 6 HOU 38 Wendell Hayes Draw to HOU 35 for 3 yards. BLB
7:37 3 & 3 HOU 35 John McCormick P/A - quick toss to Lionel Taylor pushed ob at HOU 26 for 9 yards. P4 RUN
7:29 1 & 10 HOU 26 Wendell Hayes Inside to HOU 21 for 5 yards. PAS
6:42 2 & 5 HOU 21 John McCormick P/A - flare to Wendell Hayes for 21 yards. TOUCHDOWN 6 - 17 P5 PAS
6:35 HOU 2 Gary Kroner extra point is Good 7 - 17
6:35 DEN 40 Gary Kroner kicks 60 yards to end zone, Touchback.
Houston Oilers
6:35 1 & 10 HOU 20 Sid Blanks Outside to HOU 20 for 0 yards. AP
5:53 2 & 10 HOU 20 Don Trull medium incomplete to Sid Blanks. B+R
5:46 3 & 10 HOU 20 Ode Burrell Draw to HOU 20 for 0 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Don Trull (HOU). B+R
4:59 4 & 10 HOU 20 Jim C. Norton punts 39 yards to DEN 41. Abner Haynes to HOU 48 for 11 yards. B+R
Denver Broncos
4:51 1 & 10 HOU 48 Charley Mitchell Inside to HOU 46 for 2 yards. SM
4:11 2 & 8 HOU 46 Wendell Hayes Draw for 46 yards. TOUCHDOWN 13 - 17 R3 PAS
4:03 HOU 2 Gary Kroner extra point is Good 14 - 17
4:03 DEN 40 Gary Kroner kicks 62 yards to HOU -2. Sid Blanks to HOU 25 for 27 yards.
Houston Oilers
3:53 1 & 10 HOU 25 John Henry Johnson Outside to HOU 28 for 3 yards. B+R
3:12 2 & 7 HOU 28 Hoyle Granger Outside to HOU 35 for 7 yards. R3 B+R
2:23 1 & 10 HOU 35 Play Flagged Dead B+R
PENALTY on Houston, False start, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 35, No play.
2:15 1 & 15 HOU 30 Ode Burrell Outside to HOU 31 for 1 yard. BFS
2:00 2 & 14 HOU 31 John Henry Johnson Inside to HOU 34 for 3 yards. TIMEOUT Denver PAS
1:50 3 & 11 HOU 34 Don Trull screen to John Henry Johnson to HOU 33 for -1 yards. TIMEOUT Denver B+R
1:40 4 & 12 HOU 33 Jim C. Norton punts 54 yards to DEN 13. Goldie Sellers to DEN 32 for 19 yards. B+R
Denver Broncos
1:31 1 & 10 DEN 32 Abner Haynes Draw to DEN 32 for 0 yards. TIMEOUT Denver SM
1:23 2 & 10 DEN 32 John McCormick P/A - medium short incomplete to Lionel Taylor. SM
1:16 3 & 10 DEN 32 John McCormick medium incomplete to Al Denson. BLB
1:10 4 & 10 DEN 32 Bob Scarpitto punts 36 yards to HOU 32. Bobby Jancik pushed ob at DEN 47 for 21 yards. BLB
Houston Oilers
1:01 1 & 10 DEN 47 Don Trull medium to Charlie Frazier to DEN 12 for 35 yards. TIMEOUT Houston P4 B+R
0:50 1 & 10 DEN 12 Don Trull medium incomplete to John Henry Johnson. B+R
0:42 2 & 10 DEN 12 Don Trull medium to Ode Burrell for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN 14 - 23 P5 B+R
0:35 DEN 2 George Blanda extra point is Good 14 - 24
0:35 HOU 40 George Blanda kicks 50 yards to DEN 10. Nemiah Wilson to DEN 21 for 11 yards.
PENALTY on Denver, Illegal block on the return, 8 yards, enforced at DEN 15.
Denver Broncos
0:29 1 & 10 DEN 7 Play Flagged Dead SM
PENALTY on Denver, False start, 4 yards, enforced at DEN 7, No play.
0:29 1 & 14 DEN 3 John McCormick QB Kneel to DEN 2 for -1 yards. SM
Houston Oilers
15:00 HOU 40 George Blanda kicks 54 yards to DEN 6. Goldie Sellers to DEN 36 for 30 yards.
Denver Broncos
14:50 1 & 10 DEN 36 John McCormick screen to Al Denson pushed ob at DEN 46 for 10 yards. P6 PAS
14:42 1 & 10 DEN 46 Wendell Hayes Inside to DEN 44 for -2 yards. RUN
13:53 2 & 12 DEN 44 John McCormick medium short to Charley Mitchell to HOU 46 for 10 yards. SM
13:04 3 & 2 HOU 46 Wendell Hayes Inside to HOU 44 for 2 yards. R4 RBL
12:23 1 & 10 HOU 44 John McCormick P/A - medium short to Lionel Taylor pushed ob at HOU 36 for 8 yards. SM
12:15 2 & 2 HOU 36 Wendell Hayes Outside to HOU 33 for 3 yards. R5 AP
11:31 1 & 10 HOU 33 John McCormick quick toss incomplete to Al Denson. X1 AP
PENALTY on Houston, Holding, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 33, No play.
11:24 1 & 10 HOU 28 John McCormick P/A - medium short incomplete to Bob Scarpitto. AP
11:16 2 & 10 HOU 28 Abner Haynes Draw to HOU 26 for 2 yards. AP
10:27 3 & 8 HOU 26 John McCormick medium short to Lionel Taylor to HOU 18 for 8 yards. P7 PAS
9:41 1 & 10 HOU 18 John McCormick P/A - medium short incomplete to Lionel Taylor. BFS
9:34 2 & 10 HOU 18 Charley Mitchell Draw to HOU 6 for 12 yards. R6 PAS
8:48 1 & GL HOU 6 John McCormick P/A - flare incomplete to Abner Haynes. AP
8:41 2 & GL HOU 6 Abner Haynes Outside to HOU 7 for -1 yards. AP
7:52 3 & GL HOU 7 John McCormick P/A - medium short to Al Denson to HOU 4 for 3 yards. B+R
7:07 4 & GL HOU 4 Gary Kroner 11 yard field goal is Good 17 - 24
6:59 DEN 40 Gary Kroner kicks 54 yards to HOU 6. Sid Blanks to HOU 34 for 28 yards.
Houston Oilers
6:49 1 & 10 HOU 34 Don Trull long intended for Charlie Frazier. INTERCEPTED by Archie Matsos at HOU 43.
Archie Matsos to HOU 32 for 11 yards. BAL
Denver Broncos
6:40 1 & 10 HOU 32 John McCormick P/A - medium long incomplete to Bob Scarpitto. B+R
6:31 2 & 10 HOU 32 John McCormick P/A - medium long incomplete to Charley Mitchell. AP
6:24 3 & 10 HOU 32 Wendell Hayes Draw to HOU 18 for 14 yards. R7 PAS
5:34 1 & 10 HOU 18 Abner Haynes Outside pushed ob at HOU 19 for -1 yards. B+R
5:27 2 & 11 HOU 19 John McCormick screen incomplete to Charley Mitchell. SM
5:21 3 & 11 HOU 19 Charley Mitchell Draw to HOU 13 for 6 yards. PAS
4:38 4 & 5 HOU 13 Gary Kroner 20 yard field goal is Good 20 - 24
4:31 DEN 40 Gary Kroner kicks 53 yards to HOU 7. Bobby Jancik to HOU 17 for 10 yards.
Houston Oilers
4:24 1 & 10 HOU 17 Play Flagged Dead AP
PENALTY on Houston, False start, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 17, No play.
4:24 1 & 15 HOU 12 Don Trull medium to Sid Blanks to HOU 24 for 12 yards. B+R
3:41 2 & 3 HOU 24 Ode Burrell Outside to HOU 22 for -2 yards. RUN
3:00 3 & 5 HOU 22 Don Trull medium short to Sid Blanks to HOU 25 for 3 yards. B+R
2:11 4 & 2 HOU 25 Jim C. Norton punts 37 yards to DEN 38. Abner Haynes to DEN 42 for 4 yards. B+R
Denver Broncos
2:03 1 & 10 DEN 42 John McCormick P/A - medium short incomplete to Bob Scarpitto. B+R
1:56 2 & 10 DEN 42 Wendell Hayes Outside pushed ob at DEN 43 for 1 yard. BLB
1:48 3 & 9 DEN 43 John McCormick medium to Lionel Taylor to HOU 48 for 9 yards. P8 SM
1:08 1 & 10 HOU 48 John McCormick P/A - medium incomplete to Bob Scarpitto. B+R
PENALTY on Denver, Intentional grounding, 10 yards, enforced at HOU 48, No play.
1:00 2 & 20 DEN 42 Wendell Hayes Draw to DEN 48 for 6 yards. SM
0:18 3 & 14 DEN 48 John McCormick medium long incomplete to Al Denson. SM
0:09 4 & 14 DEN 48 Bob Scarpitto punts 47 yards to HOU 5. Ball rolls out of bounds. SM
Houston Oilers
0:01 1 & 10 HOU 5 John Henry Johnson Inside to HOU 7 for 2 yards. PAS
15:00 2 & 8 HOU 7 Hoyle Granger Inside to HOU 7 for 0 yards. AP
14:11 3 & 8 HOU 7 Play Flagged Dead B+R
PENALTY on Houston, Delay of game, 4 yards, enforced at HOU 7, No play.
13:43 3 & 12 HOU 3 Don Trull long incomplete to Charlie Frazier. BLB
13:34 4 & 12 HOU 3 Jim C. Norton punts 38 yards to HOU 41. Goldie Sellers to HOU 45 for -4 yards. BLB
Denver Broncos
13:28 1 & 10 HOU 45 Abner Haynes Outside pushed ob at HOU 42 for 3 yards. B+R
13:20 2 & 7 HOU 42 John McCormick sacked by Olen Underwood to HOU 43 for -1 yards. AP
12:39 3 & 8 HOU 43 John McCormick QB Scramble to HOU 29 for 14 yards. R8 SM
11:50 1 & 10 HOU 29 Wendell Hayes Outside pushed ob at HOU 13 for 16 yards. R9 BLB
11:42 1 & 10 HOU 13 John McCormick P/A - medium to Lionel Taylor for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN 26 - 24 P9 PAS
11:35 HOU 2 Gary Kroner extra point is Good 27 - 24
11:35 DEN 40 Gary Kroner kicks 60 yards to end zone, Touchback.
Houston Oilers
11:35 1 & 10 HOU 20 Hoyle Granger Inside to HOU 26 for 6 yards. B+R
10:52 2 & 4 HOU 26 Charley Tolar Inside to HOU 29 for 3 yards. B+R
10:09 3 & 1 HOU 29 Don Trull QB Sneak to HOU 30 for 1 yard. R4 SY
9:27 1 & 10 HOU 30 Hoyle Granger Outside to HOU 33 for 3 yards. AP
8:37 2 & 7 HOU 33 Don Trull medium to Ode Burrell to HOU 41 for 8 yards. P6 AP
7:56 1 & 10 HOU 41 Don Trull QB Scramble to HOU 48 for 7 yards. B+R
7:08 2 & 3 HOU 48 Sid Blanks Inside pushed ob at DEN 34 for 18 yards. R5 BLB
7:00 1 & 10 DEN 34 Don Trull P/A - medium to Charley Hennigan to DEN 4 for 30 yards. P7 B+R
6:16 1 & GL DEN 4 Don Trull P/A - medium to Larry Elkins for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN 27 - 30 P8 SY
6:09 DEN 2 George Blanda extra point is Good 27 - 31
6:09 HOU 40 George Blanda kicks 57 yards to DEN 3. Goldie Sellers to DEN 21 for 18 yards.
Denver Broncos
6:02 1 & 10 DEN 21 John McCormick P/A - medium short incomplete to Abner Haynes. ZON
5:56 2 & 10 DEN 21 Abner Haynes Draw to DEN 24 for 3 yards. SM
5:16 3 & 7 DEN 24 John McCormick medium short incomplete to Abner Haynes. BLB
5:09 4 & 7 DEN 24 Bob Scarpitto punts 40 yards to HOU 36. Ode Burrell to HOU 44 for 8 yards. BLB
Houston Oilers
5:02 1 & 10 HOU 44 John Henry Johnson Outside to Midfield for 6 yards. AP
4:16 2 & 4 50 Don Trull QB Run to DEN 45 for 5 yards. R6 AP
3:36 1 & 10 DEN 45 Ode Burrell Inside to DEN 40 for 5 yards. TIMEOUT Denver AP
3:26 2 & 5 DEN 40 Hoyle Granger Inside to DEN 32 for 8 yards. R7 RBL
2:40 1 & 10 DEN 32 Ode Burrell Inside to DEN 28 for 4 yards. RBL
2:00 2 & 6 DEN 28 Hoyle Granger Inside to DEN 19 for 9 yards. TIMEOUT Denver R8 RBL
1:51 1 & 10 DEN 19 Sid Blanks Inside to DEN 17 for 2 yards. TIMEOUT Denver RBL
1:41 2 & 8 DEN 17 Ode Burrell Inside to DEN 12 for 5 yards. RBL
0:52 3 & 3 DEN 12 Hoyle Granger Inside to DEN 9 for 3 yards. R9 RBL
0:03 1 & GL DEN 9 George Blanda QB Kneel to DEN 10 for -1 yards. BAL