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The backfield trio of Coan, Garrett, and McClinton led the rushing attack of 37 carries, 166 yards, and 2 TD's. The Raiders just could not sustain drives, evidenced by 3 interceptions and 1 lost fumble that led to most of their woes.
Over the two-year span he rushed for 1,890 yards, averaged 4.7 yards-per-carry, and twice led the league in rushing touchdowns. He was also among the league leaders in kick and punt returns. The Dallas Texans were the AFL Eastern Division Champions in 1962, and beat the Houston Oilers in the AFL championship game.
The Chiefs star-studded defense held the Bills to nine first downs, 40 yards rushing, and forced four turnovers in a performance which had once been the standard for Buffalo’s stout defense.
Passing Leader: Joe Namath, 3379 Yds. Rushing Leader: Jim Nance, 1458 Yds. Receiving Leader: Lance Alworth, 1383 Yds. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. Check out the 1966 AFL Standings & Team Stats including AFC and NFC results and standings on Pro-football-reference.com.
Passing Leader: Joe Namath, 3379 Yds. Rushing Leader: Jim Nance, 1458 Yds. Receiving Leader: Lance Alworth, 1383 Yds. More league info
1966 AFL Leaders and Leader Boards RUSHING LEADERS Team Yards RUSHING LEADERS Team TDs 1 Nance BOS 324 1 Daniels OAK 3 2 Snell NYJ 275 2 Foster SDC 2 3 Burnett BUF 272 2 Lowe SDC 2 ... 1966 AFL Leaders and Leader Boards Passing: Team Comp% Passing: Team TD 1 Flores OAK 56.6 1 Flores OAK 7 2 Dawson KCC 51.6 2 Dawson KCC 6 ...
The attendance of 42,080 set a record for the largest crowd to watch an AFL title game. Rookie RB Bobby Burnett led the team in rushing 766 yards and 4 TDs. He also was second on the club with 34 receptions for 419 yards and 4 more scores. Reliable RB Wray Carlton had 696 yards rushing, 280 receiving and 6 total TDs.
