The Denver Broncos lost to the Boston Patriots, 20 to 17, on September 29, 1968.

Final

Patriots

2-1-0

20

Broncos

0-3-0

17

Team

BOS

DEN

1

7

3

2

3

7

3

7

0

4

3

7

Total

20

17

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

BOS

DEN

Bobby Howfield 27-yard field goal

0

3

Jim Whalen 14-yard pass from Mike Taliaferro (Gino Cappelletti kick)

7

3

2nd quarter

BOS

DEN

Fran Lynch 1-yard run (Bobby Howfield kick)

7

10

Gino Cappelletti 22-yard field goal

10

3rd quarter

BOS

DEN

Larry Garron 1-yard run (Gino Cappelletti kick)

17

10

4th quarter

BOS

DEN

Gino Cappelletti 7-yard field goal

20

10

Marlin Briscoe 12-yard run (Bobby Howfield kick)

20

17

Patriots

Broncos

1st Downs

14

15

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

72

61

Total Yards

212

234

Yards per play

2.9

3.8

Passing

143

85

Comp - Att

11 - 30

7 - 23

Yards per pass

4.6

2.9

Interceptions thrown

0

2

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 10

6 - 50

Rushing

69

149

Rushing Attempts

41

32

Yards per rush

1.7

4.7

Penalties

6

Turnovers

1

3

Fumbles lost

1

Interceptions

0

2

Possession

Patriots

Broncos

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Mike Taliaferro	11	30	153	5.1	1	0		65.0
Team	11	30	143	5.1	1	0	1	65.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Larry Garron	20	34	1.7	1
Gene Thomas	16	34	2.1	0
Mike Taliaferro	3	2	0.7	0
R.C. Gamble	2	-1	-0.5	0
Team	41	69	1.7	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Jim Whalen	4	62	15.5	1
Jim Colclough	3	39	13.0	0
Gene Thomas	2	39	19.5	0
Aaron Marsh	1	9	9.0	0
Larry Garron	1	4	4.0	0
Team	11	153	5.1	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			6.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Gino Cappelletti	2	4		2	8
Team	2	4		2	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bob Scarpitto	9	347	38.6
Team	9	347	38.6

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Daryl Johnson	1	26	26.0	0
Team	1	26	26.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Willie Porter	4	38	9.5
Daryl Johnson	1	5	5.0
Team	5	43	8.6

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Jim LeClair	5	17	92	5.4	2		10.0
Marlin Briscoe	2	6	43	7.2	0		59.7
Team	7	23	85	5.9	2	6	15.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Marlin Briscoe	5	51	10.2	1
Floyd Little	11	36	3.3	0
Fran Lynch	7	25	3.6	1
Terry Erwin	5	21	4.2	0
Jim LeClair	4	16	4.0	0
Team	32	149	4.7	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Billy Van Heusen	2	71	35.5
Eric Crabtree	3	35	11.7
Fran Lynch	1	22	22.0
Tom Beer	1	7	7.0
Team	7	135	5.9	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bobby Howfield	1	3		2	5
Team	1	3		2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Billy Van Heusen	8	358	44.8
Team	8	358	44.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Floyd Little	2	42	21.0	0
Team	2	42	21.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Charlie Greer	1	11	11.0
Floyd Little	3	6	2.0
Team	4	17	4.3

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,070

Wilson

RUSH

774

Williams

REC

772

Sutton

Team Rankings

PPG

21.0

19th

OPP PPG

24.3

27th

RUSH YDS/G

106.5

18th

PASS YDS/G

209.8

24th

2023 Division Standings

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

Last Game

Raiders

8-9-0

27

Final

14

Broncos

8-9-0

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 Denver Broncos lost to the Boston Patriots, 20 to 17, on September 29, 1968.

Final

Patriots

20

Broncos

17

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Receiving

Fumbles

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Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Fumbles

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Kick Return

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3,070

774

772

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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