The Boston Patriots were decisively beaten by the San Diego Chargers, 38 to 27, on October 7, 1961.

Final

Chargers

5-0-0

38

Patriots

2-3-0

27

Team

SD

BOS

1

7

0

2

24

14

3

0

7

4

7

6

Total

38

27

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

SD

BOS

Luther Hayes 12-yard pass from Jack Kemp (George Blair kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

SD

BOS

Billy Lott 1-yard run (Gino Cappelletti kick)

7

Bob Zeman 35-yard blocked punt return (George Blair kick)

14

7

George Blair 10-yard field goal

17

7

Tom Stephens 17-yard fumble return (Gino Cappelletti kick)

17

14

Dave Kocourek 75-yard pass from Jack Kemp (George Blair kick)

24

14

Don Norton 30-yard pass from Jack Kemp (George Blair kick)

31

14

3rd quarter

SD

BOS

Jim Colclough 30-yard pass from Babe Parilli (Gino Cappelletti kick)

31

21

4th quarter

SD

BOS

Jack Kemp 3-yard run (George Blair kick)

38

21

Gino Cappelletti 47-yard pass from Babe Parilli (kick failed)

38

27

Chargers

Patriots

1st Downs

19

17

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

53

56

Total Yards

399

253

Yards per play

7.5

4.5

Passing

315

148

Comp - Att

12 - 25

16 - 32

Yards per pass

12.6

4.2

Interceptions thrown

2

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

3 - 26

Rushing

84

105

Rushing Attempts

28

21

Yards per rush

3.0

5.0

Penalties

6

7

Turnovers

3

Fumbles lost

1

Interceptions

2

Possession

Chargers

Patriots

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Jack Kemp	12	24	315	13.1	3	2		100.7
Paul Lowe	0	1	0	0.0	0	0		39.6
Team	12	25	315	12.6	3	2	0	100.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Paul Lowe	12	31	2.6	0
Charlie Flowers	8	25	3.1	0
Bo Roberson	7	24	3.4	0
Jack Kemp	1	4	4.0	1
Team	28	84	3.0	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Dave Kocourek	3	160	53.3	1
Don Norton	4	84	21.0	1
Luther Hayes	3	56	18.7	1
Paul Lowe	2	15	7.5	0
Team	12	315	12.6	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
George Blair	1	3		5	8
Team	1	3		5	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Paul Maguire	2	86	43.0
Team	2	86	43.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Bo Roberson	1	17	17.0
Paul Lowe	1	14	14.0
Team	2	31	15.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Babe Parilli	10	15	128	8.5	2	1		105.0
Butch Songin	6	17	46	2.7	0	1		19.5
Team	16	32	148	5.4	2	2	3	61.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Billy Lott	6	61	10.2	1
Larry Garron	7	40	5.7	0
Jim Crawford	6	13	2.2	0
Ron Burton	2	-9	-4.5	0
Team	21	105	5.0	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Gino Cappelletti	5	86	17.2	1
Larry Garron	4	42	10.5	0
Jim Colclough	2	27	13.5	1
Billy Lott	2	12	6.0	0
Tom Stephens	1	11	11.0	0
Jim Crawford	1	4	4.0	0
Ron Burton	1	-8	-8.0	0
Team	16	174	5.4	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Gino Cappelletti	0	0		3	3
Team	0	0		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Yewcic	7	273	39.0
Team	7	273	39.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Larry Garron	3	59	19.7
Ron Burton	2	51	25.5
Walter Beach	1	20	20.0
Team	6	130	21.7

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Fred Bruney	2	10	5.0	0
Team	2	10	5.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,120

Jones

RUSH

642

Elliott

REC

561

Douglas

Team Rankings

PPG

13.9

31st

OPP PPG

21.5

15th

RUSH YDS/G

95.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

199.5

29th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	11	6	.647
Dolphins	11	6	.647
Jets	7	10	.412
Patriots	4	13	.235

Last Game

Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

Jets

7-10-0

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 Boston Patriots were decisively beaten by the San Diego Chargers, 38 to 27, on October 7, 1961.

Final

Chargers

38

Patriots

27

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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2,120

642

561

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

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NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule