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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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PATRIOTS' FIRST TITLE October 26, 1963 ... With only 30 seconds left, and the goal line 73 yards away, Buffalo quarterback, Jack Kemp threw a long bomb to Charlie Ferguson who was streaking through the Boston secondary. The ball caught up with him at the 24 yard line and he scampered into the end zone to give the Bills a 28-21 thriller win over the Pats at Buffalo’s War Memorial Stadium. The Bills had dominated the game for the first 45 minutes. Their defense had dominated the Patriots’ offense allowing them only to cross midfield once in the first half. The Buffalo offense started with a Kemp pass to Elbert Dubennion on the Pats’ 11 yard line. Cookie Gilchrest bulled down to the nine and then caught a pass to the one. Kemp snuck in for the first of three touchdowns he would score the same way.
Two more times in the first half, Kemp put the ball in the hands of his receivers in the end zone, only to see the ball dropped, and so Boston went in at half time down only one touchdown, 7-0. Babe Parilli engineered a 77 yard drive to start the second half, in six plays and tied up the score on a six yard pass to Tony Romeo. It was short lived, as Buffalo took the next kickoff 71 yards in seven plays to take the lead once again. Cookie Gilchrist rolled down to the Pats 12 and Dubennion caught a pass to the one, setting up another quarterback sneak by Kemp, 14-7. Their third touchdown was set up with John Tracey intercepting a Parilli pass and taking it to the 17 yard line. Kemp once again took it in himself, giving the Bills a 21-7 lead. An interception by Pats’ defensive back Ron Hall, then set up the Patriots’ next score. With three minutes left, Parilli connected down the middle to Art Graham at the Boston 45. Graham took it all the way home for a 77 yard score tying the game after Cappelletti's extra point. That was two big touchdowns in three minutes which changed the mood of the crowd from boisterous to sullen. Then with a fourth down situation on the their own 29 yard line, it was try for it, or kick it away for a tie. Kemp and company went for the long shot and it paid off, to bring home a thrilling victory for the home town fans. |
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