The Boston Patriots beat the Denver Broncos, 45 to 17, on September 16, 1961.

1961 Boston Patriots

Final

DEN

Broncos

1-1-0

17

BOS

45

1

3

3

2

0

7

3

7

21

4

7

14

Total

17

45

1st quarter

DEN

BOS

Broncos

Gene Mingo 34-yard field goal

3

0

Patriots

Gino Cappelletti 35-yard field goal

3

3

2nd quarter

DEN

BOS

Patriots

Jim Colclough 14-yard pass from Butch Songin (Gino Cappelletti kick)

3

10

3rd quarter

DEN

BOS

Broncos

Gene Mingo 69-yard pass from Frank Tripucka (Jack Hill kick)

10

10

Patriots

Gino Cappelletti 52-yard pass from Butch Songin (Gino Cappelletti kick)

10

17

Patriots

Jim Colclough 18-yard pass from Tom Yewcic (Gino Cappelletti kick)

10

24

Patriots

Tom Stephens 8-yard pass from Butch Songin (Gino Cappelletti kick)

10

31

4th quarter

DEN

BOS

Patriots

Tom Yewcic 1-yard run (Gino Cappelletti kick)

10

38

Broncos

Lionel Taylor 3-yard pass from Frank Tripucka (Jack Hill kick)

17

38

Patriots

Billy Lott 28-yard pass from Butch Songin (Gino Cappelletti kick)

17

45

Broncos

Patriots

1st Downs

10

19

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

71

57

Total Yards

270

392

Yards per play

3.8

6.9

Passing

201

346

Comp - Att

20 - 49

18 - 35

Yards per pass

3.9

9.6

Interceptions thrown

0

0

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 21

1 - 7

Rushing

69

46

Rushing Attempts

20

21

Yards per rush

3.5

2.2

Penalties

5

9

Turnovers

4

1

Fumbles lost

4

1

Interceptions

0

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Frank Tripucka 19 47 206 4.4 2 0 68.2
Gene Mingo 1 1 16 16.0 0 0 118.8
Lionel Taylor 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 39.6
Team 20 49 201 4.5 2 0 2 68.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Donnie Stone 6 43 7.2 0
Al Carmichael 9 15 1.7 0
Gene Mingo 4 10 2.5 0
Jerry Traynham 1 1 1.0 0
Team 20 69 3.5 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Gene Mingo 4 82 20.5 1
Lionel Taylor 8 78 9.8 1
Gene Prebola 4 56 14.0 0
Donnie Stone 1 7 7.0 0
Al Carmichael 3 -1 -0.3 0
Team 20 222 4.5 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 4 4 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Gene Mingo 1 3 0 3
Jack Hill 0 0 2 2
Team 1 3 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
George Herring 8 293 36.6
Team 8 293 36.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Al Carmichael 3 53 17.7 0
Team 3 53 17.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Al Carmichael 1 29 29.0 0
Team 1 29 29.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Butch Songin 13 26 250 9.6 4 0 123.4
Babe Parilli 4 8 85 10.6 0 0 88.0
Tom Yewcic 1 1 18 18.0 1 0 158.3
Team 18 35 346 10.1 5 0 1 126.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Tom Yewcic 3 16 5.3 1
Butch Songin 1 10 10.0 0
Billy Lott 4 8 2.0 0
Babe Parilli 2 7 3.5 0
Mel West 6 3 0.5 0
Larry Garron 5 2 0.4 0
Team 21 46 2.2 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Jim Colclough 7 123 17.6 2
Gino Cappelletti 2 57 28.5 1
Tom Yewcic 2 56 28.0 0
Tom Stephens 4 55 13.8 1
Billy Lott 1 28 28.0 1
Mel West 1 18 18.0 0
Larry Garron 1 16 16.0 0
Team 18 353 10.1 5 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 5 1 4

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Gino Cappelletti 1 1 6 9
Team 1 1 6 9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Yewcic 6 237 39.5
Team 6 237 39.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Mel West 2 57 28.5 0
Larry Garron 1 35 35.0 0
Walter Beach 1 18 18.0 0
Team 4 110 27.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Fred Bruney 2 8 4.0 0
Team 2 8 4.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,120

Jones

Mac Jones

RUSH

642

Elliott

Ezekiel Elliott

REC

561

Douglas

DeMario Douglas

Team Rankings

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PPG

13.9

31st

OPP PPG

21.5

15th

RUSH YDS/G

95.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

199.5

29th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
Jets Jets
7 10 0 .412
Patriots Patriots
4 13 0 .235

Last Game

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NE Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

NYJ Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

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