| Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 13, 1964 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Bears Stadium Attendance: 14431 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 37 F Humidty: 15% Wind: 30 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 9 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 19 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Ed Rutkowski 46 pass from Daryle Lamonica (Pete Gogolak kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Safety, Billy Joe tackled in end zone by Ron McDole | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Dick Guesman 30 FG | 9 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Wray Carlton 5 run (Pete Gogolak kick) | 16 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Daryle Lamonica 23 run (Pete Gogolak kick) | 23 | 3 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Lionel Taylor 30 pass from Jacky Lee (Dick Guesman kick) | 23 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bob Scarpitto 37 pass from Mickey Slaughter (Dick Guesman kick blocked) | 23 | 16 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Dick Guesman 45 FG | 23 | 19 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Daryle Lamonica 1 run (Pete Gogolak kick) | 30 | 19 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 40 | SE | Ed Rutkowski |
| 77 | LOT | Stew Barber |
| 66 | LOG | Billy Shaw |
| 53 | C | Walt Cudzik |
| 50 | ROG | Al Bemiller |
| 79 | ROT | Dick Hudson |
| 84 | TE | Ernie Warlick |
| 12 | QB | Daryle Lamonica |
| 30 | HB | Wray Carlton |
| 44 | FL | Elbert Dubenion |
| 34 | FB | Cookie Gilchrist |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 70 | RDT | Tom Sestak |
| 88 | RDE | Tom Day |
| 51 | LLB | John Tracey |
| 64 | MLB | Harry Jacobs |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Stratton |
| 25 | LCB | Ollie Dobbins |
| 45 | LS | Hagood Clarke |
| 26 | RS | George Saimes |
| 42 | RCB | Butch Byrd |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Lionel Taylor |
| 76 | LOT | Harold Olson |
| 62 | LOG | Ernie Barnes |
| 72 | C | Jerry Sturm |
| 67 | ROG | Bob McCullough |
| 75 | ROT | Eldon Danenhauer |
| 30 | TE | Hewritt Dixon |
| 7 | QB | Mickey Slaughter |
| 27 | HB | Charlie Mitchell |
| 82 | FL | Bob Scarpitto |
| 3 | FB | Billy Joe |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Ed Cooke |
| 77 | LDT | Dick Guesman |
| 70 | RDT | Charlie Janerette |
| 78 | RDE | LeRoy Moore |
| 50 | LLB | Jerry Hopkins |
| 55 | MLB | Marv Matuszak |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Fraser |
| 24 | LCB | Willie Brown |
| 57 | LS | John McGeever |
| 23 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 46 | RCB | John Griffin |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 26 | 7 | 5 | |
| DEN | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | / | / | 5 | 53 | 5 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Cookie Gilchrist | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Wray Carlton | 15 | 57 | 3.8 | 11 | 1 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 23 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 157 | 4.1 | 23 | 3 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Joe | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Charlie Mitchell | 9 | 14 | 1.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Mickey Slaughter | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jacky Lee | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 47 | 2.4 | 16 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Daryle Lamonica | 21 | 6 | 28.6 | 1 | 89 | 4.2 | 46t | 1 | 4 | 25 | 40.8 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 6 | 28.6 | 1 | 89 | 4.2 | 46t | 1 | 4 | 25 | 40.8 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Mickey Slaughter | 30 | 11 | 36.7 | 0 | 124 | 4.1 | 37 | 1 | 10 | 78 | 61.0 |
| Jacky Lee | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 | 30t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Charlie Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Team Totals | 31 | 12 | 38.7 | 0 | 154 | 5.0 | 37 | 2 | 11 | 84 | 76.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ed Rutkowski | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 46t | 1 |
| Wray Carlton | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Elbert Dubenion | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 46t | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lionel Taylor | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 30t | 1 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 37t | 1 |
| Charlie Mitchell | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Hewritt Dixon | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 154 | 12.8 | 37t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Willie Brown | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Paul Maguire | 8 | 278 | 34.8 | 58 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 278 | 34.8 | 58 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Tommy Janik | 10 | 374 | 37.4 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 374 | 37.4 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Charley Warner | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Odell Barry | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Ed Rutkowski | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 57 | 0 | |
| Charley Warner | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 119 | 29.8 | 57 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Odell Barry | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 57 | 0 | |
| Don Shackelford | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Hewritt Dixon | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 57 | 0 | |