The Denver Broncos lost to the Houston Oilers, 55 to 14, on November 5, 1961.

1961 Denver Broncos

Final

HOU

Oilers

4-3-1

55

DEN

Broncos

3-6-0

14

Team

HOU

DEN

1

3

0

2

24

0

3

14

7

4

14

7

Total

55

14

1st quarter

HOU

DEN

Oilers

George Blanda 48-yard field goal

3

0

2nd quarter

HOU

DEN

Oilers

Bob McLeod 14-yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick)

10

0

Oilers

Bill Groman 2-yard run (George Blanda kick)

17

0

Oilers

Bill Groman 14-yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick)

24

0

Oilers

George Blanda 33-yard field goal

27

0

3rd quarter

HOU

DEN

Broncos

George Herring 1-yard run (Jack Hill kick)

27

7

Oilers

Billy Cannon 31-yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick)

34

7

Oilers

Billy Cannon 3-yard run (George Blanda kick)

41

7

4th quarter

HOU

DEN

Oilers

Claude King 17-yard run (George Blanda kick)

48

7

Broncos

Donnie Stone 14-yard run (Jack Hill kick)

48

14

Oilers

Bill Groman 80-yard pass from Jacky Lee (George Blanda kick)

55

14

Oilers

Broncos

1st Downs

24

19

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

71

69

Total Yards

582

204

Yards per play

8.2

3.0

Passing

348

130

Comp - Att

19 - 37

20 - 47

Yards per pass

9.4

2.5

Interceptions thrown

1

4

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

5 - 41

Rushing

234

74

Rushing Attempts

34

17

Yards per rush

6.9

4.4

Penalties

11

6

Turnovers

2

6

Fumbles lost

1

2

Interceptions

1

4

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
George Blanda 17 35 263 7.5 3 1 90.5
Jacky Lee 2 2 85 42.5 1 0 158.3
Team 19 37 348 9.4 4 1 0 108.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Billy Cannon 11 118 10.7 1
Charley Tolar 12 62 5.2 0
Dave Smith 7 33 4.7 0
Claude King 3 19 6.3 1
Bill Groman 1 2 2.0 1
Team 34 234 6.9 3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Bill Groman 3 134 44.7 2
Charley Hennigan 6 78 13.0 0
Billy Cannon 4 68 17.0 1
Bob McLeod 4 47 11.8 1
Dave Smith 1 21 21.0 0
Charley Tolar 1 0 0.0 0
Team 19 348 9.4 4 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
George Blanda 2 2 7 13
Team 2 2 7 13

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Jim Norton 4 158 39.5
Team 4 158 39.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Billy Cannon 2 37 18.5 0
Team 2 37 18.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Claude King 1 2 2.0 0
Team 1 2 2.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Frank Tripucka 11 23 103 4.5 0 3 21.0
George Herring 9 24 68 2.8 0 1 28.5
Team 20 47 130 3.6 0 4 5 17.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Donnie Stone 7 57 8.1 1
Fred Bukaty 7 10 1.4 0
Al Frazier 2 6 3.0 0
George Herring 1 1 1.0 1
Team 17 74 4.4 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Lionel Taylor 8 66 8.3 0
Donnie Stone 3 42 14.0 0
Gene Prebola 4 22 5.5 0
Al Frazier 2 15 7.5 0
Jack Hill 1 15 15.0 0
Fred Bukaty 2 11 5.5 0
Team 20 171 3.6 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 4 2 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jack Hill 0 1 2 2
Team 0 1 2 2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
George Herring 8 382 47.8
Team 8 382 47.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Al Frazier 2 56 28.0 0
Donnie Stone 3 33 11.0 0
Dave Ames 1 27 27.0 0
Team 6 116 19.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Al Frazier 1 2 2.0 0
Team 1 2 2.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

3,070

Wilson

Russell Wilson

RUSH

774

Williams

Javonte Williams

REC

772

Sutton

Courtland Sutton

Team Rankings

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PPG

21.0

19th

OPP PPG

24.3

27th

RUSH YDS/G

106.5

18th

PASS YDS/G

209.8

24th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
Broncos Broncos
8 9 0 .471
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
Chargers Chargers
5 12 0 .294

Last Game

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LV Raiders

8-9-0

27

Final

14

DEN Broncos

8-9-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

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1,051

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

837

Goff

Jared Goff

774

Purdy

Brock Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

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313

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

226

Jones

Aaron Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

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355

Kelce

Travis Kelce

274

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

262

Rice

Rashee Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

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6

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

6

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

5

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

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4

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

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3

Ferguson

Jake Ferguson

3

Kelce

Travis Kelce

2

Shakir

Khalil Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

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120.9

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

109.3

Stroud

C.J. Stroud

108.6

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

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3.0

Hutchinson

Aidan Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

George Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

Kurt Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

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Packers

34.5

Cowboys

32.0

Lions

28.7

Texans

27.5

Buccaneers

27.5

Bills

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

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Ravens

13.5

Chiefs

15.8

Buccaneers

20.0

Bills

22.0

Texans

24.0

Rams

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

510.0

Rams

425.0

Buccaneers

417.0

Lions

389.0

Chiefs

386.0

49ers

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

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Bills

180.5

Ravens

155.0

Packers

139.5

Chiefs

128.0

49ers

125.3

Lions

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

403.0

Rams

367.0

Buccaneers

343.0

Browns

307.0

Lions

279.0

49ers

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

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Lions

8.0

Texans

7.0

Chiefs

7.0

Buccaneers

5.0

49ers

5.0

Packers

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Lions

14-6

Chiefs

13-7-1

Rams

11-6-1

Ravens

12-7

Buccaneers

12-7

Raiders

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

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Falcons

5-12

Panthers

5-11-1

Patriots

5-11-1

Chargers

6-11

Saints

6-10-1

Jets

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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