The two teams were the class of the league that year, and they split their regular season series, with the visiting team winning each game. Boston Patriots (9-4-1) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results Dawson tried only 14 passes, completing 9 for 88y.
The Dallas Texans won the 1962 AFL championship. On a third down pass from the Dallas 24, Johnny Robinson delivered a hard hit to Billy Cannon at the goal line, knocking the ball loose and preventing a touchdown.
The 1962 AFL Championship Game was played at Jeppesen Stadium in Houston, Texas on December 23, 1962. The Dallas defense rose to the occasion and hit Blanda as he attempted to pass causing the ball to wobble right into the eager arms of the Texans EJ Holub for an interception. Brooker's extra-point made it 10–0, Dallas.Later, in the quarter, Houston had the ball at their 32, when Blanda lofted a pass deep, but Dave Grayson picked the ball off and returned it to the Hou 29. With Charlie Tolar (an oil-well fire fighter in the off-season).Later in the third period Haynes fumbled and Houston recovered at the Dallas 20, but Johnny Robinson picked-off Blanda's pass at the goal line and returned in to the Dallas 37.Dallas kept the ball on the ground in the 2nd half, intending to use up the clock and keep Houston's potent offense off the field. Most importantly, he threw no picks. Holub scrambled upfield but Houston's Al Jamison saved a touchdown by knocking Holub out of bounds at midfield. The winning Texans players each made $2,261, while the Oilers received $1,471 each.57 years after the game, the two teams, now known as the,"Oilers favored by 6½ for 3rd straight title","Texans trip Oilers 20-17 in overtime title battle","Balanced Dallas Texans battle passing Houston Oilers","Dallas survives Houston rally, goof; captures AFL crown in overtime","Riveron reverses Cowboys botched coin toss, setting a dangerous precedent for intervention","Dallas dethrones Houston with 20-to-17 sudden death victory in 'sixth quarter,https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1962_AFL/games.htm,http://www.secsportsfan.com/billy-cannon-biography.html,National Football League championship games,"The Star-Spangled Banner" (Whitney Houston recording),All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night,https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1962_American_Football_League_Championship_Game&oldid=967560552,American Football League Championship Game,Articles with dead external links from June 2017,Articles with permanently dead external links,Pages using Americanfootballbox with unknown parameters,Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. The Texans set an AFL record for completion percentage in a season (60.6%).The Texans clinched their initial AFL Western Division Championship in November and finished with an 11–3 regular season record.
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The two teams were the class of the league that year, and they split their regular season series, with the visiting team winning each game. 1962 American Football League The 1962 season was the American Football League's 3rd, and 8 teams competed in the league that year. 1962 Dallas Texans 20, Houston Oilers 17 (2 OT) Dec. 23, 1962 The Dallas Texans jumped out to an early 17-point lead, only to see the two-time AFL champion Oilers rally and tie the game to force overtime.
1962 American Football League Standings 1962 American Football League League Leaders. The day saw the Eastern Division's 11–3 Houston Oilers in the title game for their third straight year, against the West's Dallas Texans, also at 11–3. Fullback Charlie Tolar the.With the clock running down, Dave Grayson blocked a 42-yard field goal attempt by Blanda to end any more scoring threats.The first overtime started with a potentially damaging gaffe by Dallas captain Abner Haynes, who won the toss and elected to "kick to the clock".The Houston Oilers had come within a hair's breadth of winning the first three AFL championships, but the Texans prevailed, 20–17, in their last game before moving north to.The overflow attendance of nearly 38,000 brought a gate of about $170,000.
Cannon, one of the AFL’s first big-name stars, finished the game with 101 total yards from scrimmage. The Texans thumped the Oilers at Houston 31–7 on October 28, and the next week the Oilers returned the favor with a 14–6 win at the.Houston entered the game as a 6⅓-point favorite.At the time, it was the longest game in the history of professional.Early in the game both teams relied on the run.
Above all, he accounted for 29y on the winning drive. Dallas kept the ball on the ground, with Haynes scoring his 2nd TD, and Dallas led 17–0.