1966 AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE Research by Elias Sports Bureau and Pro WEEK TWO Friday, Sept. 9, 1966 (Night), at Miami Football Research Association Linescore Orange Bowl. Att: 34,403 Committee, Ken Pullis, Chairman New York Jets 9 0 10 0 - 19 Miami Dolphins 0 0 0 14 - 14 NYJ-Safety-Norton, tackled in end zone 1966 AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE NYJ-Sauer, 20 pass from Taliaferro (Turner kick) Final Standings NYJ-Mathis, 4 run (Turner kick) NYJ-FG, Turner 45 Eastern Division W L T Pct. PF PA Mia-Kocourek, 43 pass from Norton (Mingo kick) Mia-Jaquess, 27 int (Mingo kick) Buffalo Bills 9 4 1 .692 358 255 Source-Sporting News Boston Patriots 8 4 2 .667 315 283 New York Jets 6 6 2 .500 322 312 Saturday, Sept. 10, 1966 (Night), at Houston Houston Oilers 3 11 0 .214 335 396 Rice Stadium. Att: 31,673 Miami Dolphins 3 11 0 .214 213 362 Oakland Raiders 0 0 0 0 - 0 Western Division W L T Pct. PF PA Houston Oilers 0 14 3 14 - 31 Hou-Cline, 7 fumble run (Blanda kick) Kansas City Chiefs 11 2 1 .846 448 276 Hou-Burrell, 23 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Oakland Raiders 8 5 1 .615 315 288 Hou-FG, Blanda 47 San Diego Chargers 7 6 1 .538 335 284 Hou-Burrell, 12 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Denver Broncos 4 10 0 .286 196 381 Hou-Trull, 6 run (Blanda kick) AFL Championship: Kansas City 31, Buffalo 7 Source-Sporting News Saturday, Sept. 10, 1966 (Night), at San Diego Balboa Stadium. Att: 29,539 WEEK ONE Boston Patriots 0 0 0 0 - 0 Friday, Sept. 2, 1966 (Night), at Miami San Diego Chargers 3 14 0 7 - 24 Orange Bowl. Att: 26,776 SD-FG, Van Raaphorst 10 Miami Dolphins 7 0 0 7 - 14 SD-Graham, 32 int (Van Raaphorst kick) Oakland Raiders 0 10 7 6 - 23 SD-Alworth, 5 pass from Hadl (Van Raaphorst kick) Mia-Auer, 95 kick return (Mingo kick) SD-Allison, 61 run (Van Raaphorst kick) Oak-FG, Mercer, 16 Source-Sporting News Oak-Dixon, 2 run (Mercer kick) Oak-Powell, 16 pass from Flores (Mingo kick) Sunday, Sept. 11, 1966, at Buffalo Mia-Casares, 2 pass from Norton War Memorial Stadium. Att: 42,023 Oak-Mitchell, 16 pass from Flores (kick failed) Kansas City Chiefs 21 0 14 7 - 42 Source-Sporting News Buffalo Bills 0 10 3 7 - 20 KC-Coan, 12 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) Saturday, Sept. 3, 1966(Night), at Houston KC-Coan, 4 run (Brooker kick) Rice Stadium. Att: 30,156 KC-Taylor, 14 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) Denver Broncos 7 0 0 0 - 7 Buf-FG, Lusteg 22 Houston Oilers 7 10 7 21 - 45 Buf-Kemp, 1 run (Lusteg kick) Hou-McLeod, 25 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Buf-FG, Lusteg 9 Den-Sellers, 88 kick ret (Kroner kick) KC-McClinton, 17 pass from Beathard (Brooker kick) Hou-FG, Blanda 38 KC-Garrett, 79 punt ret (Brooker kick) Hou-Frazier, 35 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) KC-McClinton, 1 run (Brooker kick) Hou-Johnson, 18 run (Blanda kick) Buf-Rutkowski, 73 punt ret (Lusteg kick) Hou-Frazier, 21 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Sources-Sporting News, Relentless Hou-Frazier, 8 pass from Trull (Blanda kick) Hou-Trull, 12 run (Blanda kick) WEEK THREE Source-Sporting News Sunday, Sept. 18, 1966, at Denver Mile High Stadium. Att: 25,337 Sunday, Sept. 4, 1966, at San Diego Boston Patriots 3 6 0 15 - 24 Balboa Stadium. Att: 27,572 Denver Broncos 3 7 0 0 - 10 San Diego Chargers 0 7 3 17 - 27 Bos-FG, Cappelletti 44 Buffalo Bills 0 0 0 7 - 7 Den-FG, Kroner 18 SD-Alworth, 7 pass from Hadl (Van Raaphorst kick) Bos-FG, Cappelletti 14 SD-FG, Van Raaphorst, 30 Den-Scarpitto, 10 pass from McCormick (Kroner kick) SD-FG, Van Raaphorst, 10 Bos-FG, Cappelletti 32 SD-MacKinnon, 3 pass from Hadl (Van Raaphorst kick) Bos-Garron, 2 run (Romeo pass from Parilli) SD-Duncan, 81 punt return (Van Raaphorst kick) Bos-Nance, 7 run (Cappelletti kick) Buf-Burnett, 2 run (Lusteg kick) Source-Sporting News Source-Sporting News Sunday, Sept. 18, 1966, at New York Shea Stadium. Att: 54,681 1966 AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE Houston Oilers 3 3 7 0 - 13 Boston Patriots 0 14 7 3 - 24 New York Jets 7 14 17 14 - 52 KC -Burford, 31 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) Hou-FG, Blanda 49 KC -Robinson, 29 int (Brooker kick) NYJ-Sauer, 67 pass from Namath (Turner kick) KC -FG, Brooker 11 Hou-FG, Blanda 30 Bos-Nance, 1 run (Cappelletti kick) NYJ-Snell, 25 pass from Namath (Turner kick) Bos-Nance, 2 run (Cappelletti kick) NYJ-Lammons, 13 pass from Namath (Turner kick) KC -McClinton, 14 pass from Dawson (kick failed) NYJ-Maynard, 55 pass from Namath (Turner kick) Bos-Garron, 6 pass from Parilli (Cappelletti kick) NYJ-Maynard, 37 pass from Namath (Turner kick) KC -Burford, 25 pass from Dawson (Smith kick) NYJ-FG, Turner 32 Bos-FG, Cappelletti 30 Hou-Blanks, 11 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) KC -Burford, 15 pass from Dawson (Smith kick) NYJ-Boozer, 39 run (Turner kick) KC -Garrett, 9 pass from Dawson (kick failed) NYJ-Johnson, 18 pass from Taliaferro (Turner kick) Source-Sporting News Source-Sporting News Sunday, Sept. 25, 1966, at Denver Sunday, Sept. 18, 1966, at Oakland Mile High Stadium. Att: 29,878 Oakland Alameda County Coliseum. Att: 50,746 New York Jets 0 0 6 10 - 16 Kansas City Chiefs 10 0 7 15 - 32 Denver Broncos 0 7 0 0 - 7 Oakland Raiders 7 3 0 0 - 10 Den-Mitchell, 67 pass from Slaughter (Kroner kick) KC -FG, Brooker 27 NYJ-FG, Turner 40 Oak-Daniels, 22 pass from Davidson (Eischeid kick) NYJ-FG, Turner 24 KC -McClinton, 20 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) NYJ-Snell, 5 pass from Namath (Turner kick) Oak-FG, Eischeid, 31 NYJ-FG, Turner 35 KC -Arbanas, 5 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) Source-Sporting News KC -Garrett, 42 run (Dawson pass to Arbanas) KC -Arbanas, 17 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) Sunday, Sept. 25, 1966, at Oakland Sources-Sporting News,San Francisco Examiner Oakland Alameda County Coliseum. Att: 37,183 San Diego Chargers 3 9 10 7 - 29 Sunday, Sept. 18, 1966, at Buffalo Oakland Raiders 3 0 7 10 - 20 War Memorial Stadium. Att: 37,546 SD -FG, Van Raaphorst 13 Miami Dolphins 3 7 0 14 - 24 Oak-FG, Eischeid 49 Buffalo Bills 21 27 3 7 - 58 SD -Safety, ball snapped out of end zone Buf-Kemp, 1 run (Lusteg kick) SD -Hadl, 1 run (Van Raaphorst kick) Buf-Byrd, 60 int (Lusteg kick) Oak-Daniels, 1 run (Eischeid kick) Buf-Byrd, 72 punt ret (Lusteg kick) SD -MacKinnon, 19 pass from Hadl (Redman kick) Mia-FG, Mingo 24 SD -FG, Van Raaphorst 20 Buf-Crockett, 26 pass from Kemp (Lusteg kick) Oak-Biletnikoff, 8 pass from Flores (Eischeid kick) Buf-Burnett, 1 run (Lusteg kick) Oak-FG, Eischeid 33 Buf-Burnett, 3 run (kick failed) SD -Foster, 8 run (Redman kick) Mia-Roderick, 4 pass from Wilson (Mingo kick) Source-Sporting News Buf-Spikes, 11 run (Lusteg kick) Buf-FG, Lusteg 13 WEEK FIVE Mia-Roberson, 66 pass from Wilson (Mingo kick) Sunday, Oct. 2, 1966, at Kansas City Buf-Spikes, 18 pass from Lamonica (Lusteg kick) Municipal Stadium. Att: 43,885 Mia-Kocourek, 13 pass from Wilson (Mingo kick) Buffalo Bills 6 6 3 14 - 29 Source-Sporting News Kansas City Chiefs 14 0 0 0 - 14 KC -Taylor, 71 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) WEEK FOUR Buf-FG, Lusteg 27 Sunday, Sept. 25, 1966, at Buffalo Buf-FG, Lusteg 16 War Memorial Stadium. Att: 42,526 KC -McClinton, 15 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) Houston Oilers 0 6 0 14 - 20 Buf-Dubenion, 10 pass from Kemp (pass failed) Buffalo Bills 3 17 0 7 - 27 Buf-FG, Lusteg 20 Buf-FG, Lusteg 47 Buf-Rutkowski, 24 pass from Kemp (Lusteg kick) Buf-Carlton, 8 run (Lusteg kick) Buf-Carlton, 10 run (Lusteg kick) Hou-FG, Blanda 47 Sources-Sporting News,Relentless Buf-FG, Lusteg 32 Buf-Burnett, 15 pass from Kemp (Lusteg kick) Sunday, Oct. 2, 1966, at Denver Hou-FG, Blanda 35 Mile High Stadium. Att: 27,203 Hou-Burrell, 11 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Houston Oilers 0 17 14 7 - 38 Hou-Frazier, 62 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Denver Broncos 6 17 14 3 - 40 Buf-Clarke, 66 int (Lusteg kick) Den-FG, Kroner 35 Sources-Sporting News,Relentless Den-FG, Kroner 31 Hou-FG, Blanda 49 Sunday, Sept. 25, 1966, at Boston Den-Haynes, 3 pass from McCormick (Kroner kick) Fenway Park. Att: 22,641 Hou-McLeod, 9 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Kansas City Chiefs 17 0 6 20 - 43 Den-Sellers, 100 kiCk ret (Kroner kick) 1966 AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE Hou-Hennigan, 18 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Den-FG, Kroner 46 Saturday, Oct. 8, 1966, at New York Den-Haynes, 1 run (Kroner kick) Shea Stadium. Att: 63,497 Hou-Frazier, 79 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) San Diego Chargers 3 6 0 7 - 16 Hou-Frazier, 29 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) New York Jets 7 3 0 7 - 17 Den-Denson, 65 pass from McCormick (Kroner kick) SD -FG, Van Raaphorst 14 Hou-Frazier, 23 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) NYJ-Snell, 27 pass from Namath (Turner kick) Den-FG, Kroner 46 SD -FG, Van Raaphorst 17 Source-Sporting News NYJ-FG, Turner 33 SD -FG, Van Raaphorst 42 Sunday, Oct.