The Buffalo Bills were decisively beaten by the Houston Oilers, 28 to 16, on October 29, 1961.
1st quarter
HOU
BUF
Charley Hennigan 56-yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick)
7
0
2nd quarter
HOU
BUF
Joe Hergert 38-yard field goal
7
3
Bill Groman 32-yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick)
14
3
3rd quarter
HOU
BUF
Billy Atkins 56-yard run (Billy Atkins kick)
14
10
Charley Hennigan 80-yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick)
21
10
4th quarter
HOU
BUF
M.C. Reynolds 1-yard run (kick failed)
21
16
Bill Groman 68-yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick)
28
16
Oilers
Bills
1st Downs
17
22
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
66
77
Total Yards
510
351
Yards per play
7.7
4.6
Passing
464
252
Comp - Att
18 - 32
19 - 51
Yards per pass
14.5
4.5
Interceptions thrown
4
4
Sacks - Yards lost
0 - 0
5 - 22
Rushing
46
99
Rushing Attempts
34
21
Yards per rush
1.4
4.7
Penalties
6
4
Turnovers
4
4
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
4
4
Possession
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Blanda | 18 | 32 | 464 | 14.5 | 4 | 4 | 101.0 | |
Team | 18 | 32 | 464 | 14.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 101.0 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Charley Tolar | 15 | 22 | 1.5 | 0 |
Dave Smith | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 |
Billy Cannon | 13 | 5 | 0.4 | 0 |
Claude King | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
George Blanda | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
Team | 34 | 46 | 1.4 | 0 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charley Hennigan | 9 | 232 | 25.8 | 2 | |
Bill Groman | 2 | 100 | 50.0 | 2 | |
Charley Tolar | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | |
Billy Cannon | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | |
John White | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | |
Dave Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
Team | 18 | 464 | 14.5 | 4 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 5.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Blanda | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Team | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Norton | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | |
Team | 4 | 176 | 44.0 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Cannon | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
Claude King | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Claude King | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
Billy Cannon | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M.C. Reynolds | 11 | 26 | 160 | 6.2 | 0 | 3 | 23.4 | |
Warren Rabb | 8 | 25 | 114 | 4.6 | 0 | 1 | 31.1 | |
Team | 19 | 51 | 252 | 5.4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 22.8 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Atkins | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 1 |
Art Baker | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 0 |
Wray Carlton | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 |
M.C. Reynolds | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 |
Dewey Bohling | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
Warren Rabb | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 |
Team | 21 | 99 | 4.7 | 2 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glenn Bass | 8 | 123 | 15.4 | 0 | |
Perry Richards | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 0 | |
Monte Crockett | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | |
Art Baker | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | |
Team | 19 | 274 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Hergert | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
Billy Atkins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Team | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Atkins | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | |
Team | 5 | 208 | 41.6 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dewey Bohling | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | |
Elbert Dubenion | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glenn Bass | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 |
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Playoff PPG Rankings
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Playoff Opp PPG Rankings
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Playoff Total Yards Rankings
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Playoff Sack Leaders
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Best Record ATS
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Worst Record ATS
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