The Buffalo Bills were defeated by the Boston Patriots, 23 to 21, on September 23, 1961.
1st quarter
BOS
BUF
Gino Cappelletti 36-yard field goal
3
0
Wray Carlton 1-yard run (Billy Atkins kick)
3
7
2nd quarter
BOS
BUF
Gino Cappelletti 35-yard field goal
6
7
3rd quarter
BOS
BUF
Larry Garron 67-yard run (Gino Cappelletti kick)
13
7
Tom Stephens 1-yard pass from Butch Songin (Gino Cappelletti kick)
20
7
M.C. Reynolds 1-yard run (Billy Atkins kick)
20
14
4th quarter
BOS
BUF
Gino Cappelletti 46-yard field goal
23
14
Elbert Dubenion 10-yard pass from M.C. Reynolds (Billy Atkins kick)
23
21
Patriots
Bills
1st Downs
15
14
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
62
64
Total Yards
329
175
Yards per play
5.3
2.7
Passing
163
112
Comp - Att
13 - 37
14 - 32
Yards per pass
4.1
2.9
Interceptions thrown
1
1
Sacks - Yards lost
3 - 29
6 - 36
Rushing
166
63
Rushing Attempts
22
26
Yards per rush
7.5
2.4
Penalties
7
3
Turnovers
2
2
Fumbles lost
1
1
Interceptions
1
1
Possession
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Butch Songin | 12 | 28 | 185 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 77.2 | |
Babe Parilli | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
Tom Yewcic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
Team | 13 | 37 | 163 | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 50.7 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Larry Garron | 7 | 90 | 12.9 | 1 |
Mel West | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 |
Billy Lott | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 |
Jim Colclough | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Clyde Washington | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Tom Yewcic | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
Babe Parilli | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Ron Burton | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
Team | 22 | 166 | 7.5 | 1 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gino Cappelletti | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 0 | |
Jim Colclough | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | |
Larry Garron | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | |
Mel West | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Tom Stephens | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | |
Tom Yewcic | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | |
Team | 13 | 192 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 1 | 1 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 6.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gino Cappelletti | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
Team | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Yewcic | 5 | 189 | 37.8 | |
Team | 5 | 189 | 37.8 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mel West | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
Charley Long | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
Walt Cudzik | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fred Bruney | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | |
Team | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M.C. Reynolds | 12 | 22 | 129 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 87.1 | |
Richie Lucas | 2 | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
Team | 14 | 32 | 112 | 4.6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 55.2 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fred Brown | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 |
M.C. Reynolds | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 1 |
Glenn Bass | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
Wray Carlton | 11 | 8 | 0.7 | 1 |
Art Baker | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
Team | 26 | 63 | 2.4 | 2 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wray Carlton | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
Elbert Dubenion | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 1 | |
Tom Rychlec | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | |
Monte Crockett | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
Glenn Bass | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | |
Team | 14 | 148 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 1 | 1 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Atkins | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Atkins | 9 | 467 | 51.9 | |
Team | 9 | 467 | 51.9 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Art Baker | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | |
Fred Brown | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Wagstaff | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 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 Pass 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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