| Box Office – King of Kings (Jeffery Hunter, Siobhan McKenna, Robert Ryan) Billboard #1 – Big Bad John – Jimmy Dean UK #1 – (Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame / Little Sister – Elvis Presley |
Houston buckeroo Broncos
Records continued to tumble as Houston racked up a record score against a sorry Denver side at Jeppesen stadium on Sunday. Denver were missing Lionel Taylor and Fred Bukaty for this fixture and it showed as they never managed to come to terms with a Houston team keen to silence critics of recent performances. Denver’s only score came after a trick play fake punt when George Herring’s pass found Gene Prebola for a 30 yard gain to set up a td shortly after. That was the high water mark for Denver who were unable to record many first downs let alone get into Oiler territory. For Houston, the running game felt as if it were a training exercise with both Cannon and Tolar racking up their personal highest yardage tallies for rushing in a single match. George Blanda had an unspectacular day passing but his kicking was sublime and with the 49 yard FG at the end of the game, he registered the most points (19) scored by a player in a Houston shirt in a single game.
All eyes now turn to next weeks fixture, seen by many as a dress rehearsal for the end of season Championship decider. The Oilers will be without End John White and Safety Freddy Glick who were both injured during the course of the last game.
| 26 Nov 1961 – At Jeppesen Stadium, Houston. Att.37,845 – Weather – Fair | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Score |
| Denver Broncos | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Houston Oilers | 10 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 61 |
q1 11:35 – HO – George Blanda QBA5/PK – 52 kick
q1 04:25 – DB – Jack Hill WR4(3)/PK – 5 pass (Gene Mingo kick)
q1 00:15 – HO – Billy Cannon HB0 – 2 run (George Blanda kick)
q2 12:00 – HO – Dave Smith FB3 – 11 run (George Blanda kick)
q2 08:00 – HO – Charley Hennigan FL0 – 9 pass (George Blanda kick)
q2 02:20 – HO – Charley Tolar FB1 – 2 run (George Blanda kick)
q3 14:10 – HO – Jim Norton DSB/P – 29 interception (George Blanda kick)
q3 07:10 – HO – Dave Smith FB3 – 4 run (George Blanda kick)
q3 03:05 – HO – George Blanda QBA5/PK – 35 kick
q4 12:50 – HO – Bob McLeod RE3 – 3 pass (George Blanda kick)
q4 02:35 – HO – George Blanda QBA5/PK – 26 kick
q4 00:05 – HO – George Blanda QBA5/PK – 49 kick
Record Breaking RB
| Player PASSING | Att. | Comp. | Yds. | Pct. | TD | Int. | Sck |
| George Blanda QBA5/PK | 35 | 18 | 175 | 51.4% | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Player RECEIVING | No. | Yds | Ave | Lg | TD |
| Charley Hennigan FL0 | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 20 | 1 |
| Bill Groman LE0 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Billy Cannon FL0 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Claude King HB4 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Charley Tolar FB1 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob McLeod RE3 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Player RUSHING | No. | Yds | Ave | Lg | TD |
| Billy Cannon HB0 | 27 | 162 | 6.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Charley Tolar FB1 | 25 | 141 | 5.6 | 16 | 1 |
| Dave Smith FB3 | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 11 | 2 |
| Claude King HB4 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Eastern Conference | W | L | T |
| HOUSTON OILERS | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| BOSTON PATRIOTS | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| NEW YORK TITANS | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| x – BUFFALO BILLS | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Western Conference | W | L | T |
| SAN DIEGO CHARGERS | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| x- DALLAS TEXANS | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| x- DENVER BRONCOS | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| x- OAKLAND RAIDERS | 2 | 9 | 0 |
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