| Denver Broncos at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: October 16, 1966 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 23393 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 82 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Billy Joe 67 pass from George Wilson (Gene Mingo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Gene Mingo 35 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Abner Haynes 5 run (Gary Kroner kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Joe Auer 1 run (Gene Mingo kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Joe Auer 3 run (Gene Mingo kick) | 7 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Lionel Taylor |
| 76 | LOT | Bob Breitenstein |
| 79 | LOG | John Gonzaga |
| 59 | C | Larry Kaminski |
| 72 | ROG | Jerry Sturm |
| 74 | ROT | Lee Bernet |
| 88 | TE | Al Denson |
| 10 | QB | John McCormick |
| 28 | HB | Abner Haynes |
| 82 | FL | Bob Scarpitto |
| 33 | FB | Wendell Hayes |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Danny LaRose |
| 83 | LDT | Ray Jacobs |
| 65 | RDT | George Tarasovic |
| 81 | RDE | Max Leetzow |
| 50 | LLB | Jerry Hopkins |
| 55 | MLB | Archie Matsos |
| 56 | RLB | John Bramlett |
| 24 | LCB | Willie Brown |
| 46 | LS | John Griffin |
| 23 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 43 | RCB | Bob Richardson |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 26 | SE | Frank Jackson |
| 78 | LOT | Maxie Williams |
| 61 | LOG | Ernie Park |
| 52 | C | Mike Hudock |
| 63 | ROG | Billy Neighbors |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 83 | TE | Dave Kocourek |
| 10 | QB | George Wilson |
| 32 | HB | Joe Auer |
| 87 | FL | John Roderick |
| 33 | FB | Billy Joe |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Ed Cooke |
| 76 | LDT | Tom Nomina |
| 77 | RDT | Rich Zecher |
| 88 | RDE | Laverne Torczon |
| 53 | LLB | Tom Erlandson |
| 54 | MLB | Wahoo McDaniel |
| 59 | RLB | Jack Thornton |
| 49 | LCB | Jimmy Warren |
| 22 | LS | Willie West |
| 44 | RS | Pete Jaquess |
| 25 | RCB | Dick Westmoreland |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Abner Haynes | 14 | 38 | 2.7 | 12 | 1 |
| Wendell Hayes | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 7 | 0 |
| John McCormick | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Charlie Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Joe Auer | 17 | 32 | 1.9 | 12 | 2 |
| George Wilson | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Billy Joe | 11 | 15 | 1.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Rick Casares | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sam Price | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John McCormick | 25 | 9 | 36.0 | 4 | 90 | 3.6 | 19 | 0 | 7.5 | ||
| Tobin Rote | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 | 68.8 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| George Wilson | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 1 | 176 | 9.8 | 67t | 1 | 79.9 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lionel Taylor | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Abner Haynes | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Al Denson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Charlie Mitchell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Dave Kocourek | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Billy Joe | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 67t | 1 |
| John Roderick | 1 | 64 | 64.0 | 64 | 0 |
| Rick Casares | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jerry Hopkins | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Dick Westmoreland | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Tom Erlandson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Willie West | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 8 | 398 | 49.8 | 70 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Wahoo McDaniel | 7 | 295 | 42.1 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Goldie Sellers | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Darrell Lester | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Lew Scott | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Charlie Mitchell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Goldie Sellers | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Joe Auer | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| John Roderick | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
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