The Denver Broncos decisively defeated the Houston Oilers, 28 to 17, on October 17, 1965.

Final

Oilers

2-3-0

17

Broncos

3-3-0

28

Team

HOU

DEN

1

7

0

2

7

3

14

4

0

7

Total

17

28

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

HOU

DEN

Jack Spikes 1-yard run (George Blanda kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

HOU

DEN

Bobby Jackson 2-yard run (George Blanda kick)

14

0

Bob Scarpitto 90-yard pass from John McCormick (Gary Kroner kick)

14

7

3rd quarter

HOU

DEN

George Blanda 37-yard field goal

17

7

Cookie Gilchrist 1-yard run (Gary Kroner kick)

17

14

John Griffin 10-yard blocked punt return (Gary Kroner kick)

17

21

4th quarter

HOU

DEN

John Griffin 44-yard interception return (Gary Kroner kick)

17

28

Oilers

Broncos

1st Downs

23

15

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

80

65

Total Yards

328

280

Yards per play

4.1

4.3

Passing

241

170

Comp - Att

19 - 56

10 - 26

Yards per pass

4.1

6.3

Interceptions thrown

5

2

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 46

1 - 7

Rushing

87

110

Rushing Attempts

21

38

Yards per rush

4.1

2.9

Penalties

8

6

Turnovers

5

4

Fumbles lost

0

2

Interceptions

5

2

Possession

Oilers

Broncos

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
George Blanda	19	54	287	5.3	5		15.0
Don Trull	0	2	0	0.0	0		39.6
Team	19	56	241	5.1	5	3	14.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Jack Spikes	7	58	8.3	1
Charley Tolar	8	23	2.9	0
Bobby Jackson	4	10	2.5	1
Don Trull	1	2	2.0	0
Ode Burrell	1	-6	-6.0	0
Team	21	87	4.1	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Charley Hennigan	7	130	18.6
Charley Frazier	3	71	23.7
Willie Frazier	3	51	17.0
Ode Burrell	3	18	6.0
Jack Spikes	1	11	11.0
Charley Tolar	2	6	3.0
Team	19	287	5.1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
George Blanda	1	1		2	5
Team	1	1		2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Jim Norton	7	306	43.7
Team	7	306	43.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Bobby Jancik	3	83	27.7
Ode Burrell	1	26	26.0
Sammy Weir	1	19	19.0
Team	5	128	25.6

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Fred Glick	1	6	6.0
Bobby Jancik	2	6	3.0
Team	3	12	4.0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
John McCormick	10	25	177	7.1	1	1		61.6
Wendell Hayes	0	1	0	0.0	0	1		0.0
Team	10	26	170	6.8	1	2	1	43.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Cookie Gilchrist	21	67	3.2	1
Wendell Hayes	17	43	2.5	0
Team	38	110	2.9	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Bob Scarpitto	2	98	49.0	1
Lionel Taylor	5	58	11.6	0
Al Denson	1	18	18.0	0
Cookie Gilchrist	2	3	1.5	0
Team	10	177	6.8	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	2	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Gary Kroner	0	2		4	4
Team	0	2		4	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bob Scarpitto	5	186	37.2
Team	5	186	37.2

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Abner Haynes	3	140	46.7
Odell Barry	1	22	22.0
Team	4	162	40.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Odell Barry	4	16	4.0	0
Team	4	16	4.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,070

Wilson

RUSH

774

Williams

REC

772

Sutton

Team Rankings

PPG

21.0

19th

OPP PPG

24.3

27th

RUSH YDS/G

106.5

18th

PASS YDS/G

209.8

24th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	11	6	.647
Broncos	8	9	.471
Raiders	8	9	.471
Chargers	5	12	.294

Last Game

Raiders

8-9-0

27

Final

14

Broncos

8-9-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Denver Broncos decisively defeated the Houston Oilers, 28 to 17, on October 17, 1965.

Final

Oilers

17

Broncos

28

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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3,070

774

772

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

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