| Houston Oilers at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: December 18, 1966 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 20045 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 70 F Humidty: 76% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 29 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Hoyle Granger 27 pass from Don Trull (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Larry Elkins 11 pass from Don Trull (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Joe Auer 27 pass from John Stofa (Billy Joe pass from George Wilson) | 14 | 8 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Bob McLeod 2 pass from Don Trull (George Blanda kick) | 21 | 8 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Frank Jackson 48 pass from John Stofa (Gene Mingo kick) | 21 | 15 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Don Trull 1 run (George Blanda kick) | 28 | 15 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Bill Cronin 4 pass from John Stofa (Gene Mingo kick) | 28 | 22 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Joe Auer 14 pass from John Stofa (Gene Mingo kick) | 28 | 29 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | SE | Charlie Frazier |
| 76 | LOT | Walt Suggs |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Talamini |
| 50 | C | Bobby Maples |
| 66 | ROG | Sonny Bishop |
| 78 | ROT | Glen Ray Hines |
| 88 | TE | Bob Poole |
| 10 | QB | Don Trull |
| 25 | HB | Ode Burrell |
| 26 | FL | Larry Elkins |
| 32 | FB | Hoyle Granger |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Gary Cutsinger |
| 79 | LDT | Pat Holmes |
| 99 | RDT | Ernie Ladd |
| 75 | RDE | Don Floyd |
| 84 | LLB | Johnny Baker |
| 53 | MLB | John Carrell |
| 56 | RLB | Olen Underwood |
| 34 | LCB | Theo Viltz |
| 23 | LS | Bobby Jancik |
| 40 | RS | Mickey Sutton |
| 33 | RCB | W.K. Hicks |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 26 | SE | Frank Jackson |
| 78 | LOT | Maxie Williams |
| 65 | LOG | Jim Higgins |
| 58 | C | Tom Goode |
| 63 | ROG | Billy Neighbors |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 83 | TE | Dave Kocourek |
| 15 | QB | John Stofa |
| 32 | HB | Joe Auer |
| 40 | FL | Bo Roberson |
| 2 | FB | Cookie Gilchrist |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Ed Cooke |
| 77 | LDT | Rich Zecher |
| 79 | RDT | Al Dotson |
| 88 | RDE | Laverne Torczon |
| 53 | LLB | Tom Erlandson |
| 50 | MLB | Frank Emanuel |
| 55 | RLB | Jack Rudolph |
| 49 | LCB | Jimmy Warren |
| 22 | LS | Willie West |
| 44 | RS | Pete Jaquess |
| 25 | RCB | Dick Westmoreland |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Hoyle Granger | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Ode Burrell | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Sid Blanks | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Don Trull | 6 | -2 | -0.3 | 8 | 1 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Joe Auer | 13 | 87 | 6.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Cookie Gilchrist | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| John Stofa | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
| George Wilson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Billy Joe | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Frank Jackson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Don Trull | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 1 | 215 | 9.0 | 34 | 3 | 103.3 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| John Stofa | 38 | 22 | 57.9 | 2 | 307 | 8.1 | 48t | 4 | 97.1 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Bob McLeod | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 34 | 1 |
| Ode Burrell | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Hoyle Granger | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 27t | 1 |
| Larry Elkins | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Charlie Frazier | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Poole | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Cookie Gilchrist | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Frank Jackson | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 48t | 1 |
| Joe Auer | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 27t | 2 |
| Karl Noonan | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Kocourek | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Billy Joe | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bo Roberson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bill Cronin | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ronnie Caveness | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jimmy Warren | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| George Wilson | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Ode Burrell | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Bobby Jancik | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Ode Burrell | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Jim Hayes | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Bobby Neff | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 36 | 0 | |
| Joe Auer | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 27 | 0 | |
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