Editor’s Note: The games for the Legends of the American Football League simulation are played on computer with Action! PC Football. The contests are played with the “coaching” by a human as well as computer simulation. One season per franchise was selected for league play with the 10 teams that merged with the National Football League competing for the championship. Stories from the action will appear on Press Room Pass each Sunday until the completion of the 14-week regular season and playoffs.
Jack Kemp made the most of his situation.
The Buffalo Bills were facing a 3rd and six when Kemp called an audible and dropped back to pass just 10 yards away from the goal line.
Kemp scrambled for the winning score as the Bills beat the Boston Patriots 33-27 in overtime in Fenway Park.
The winning touchdown was set up by Booker Edgerson, who picked off a pass from Boston quarterback Babe Parilli and ran it back 42 yards to the Patriots 14.
After two runs from Buffalo’s Cookie Gilchrist netted just four yards, Kemp weaved his way to the Boston defense to win it.
It was quite a comeback by the Bills, who trailed 27-13 early in the final stanza after Parilli threw his third touchdown pass of the day with 10:23 left to play.
However, the Bills were able to put together two scoring drives in the period to tie the contest at 27-27.
Gilchrist capped both drives with runs of three and two yards with the last one coming with 2:23 remaining in regulation.
Kemp completed 19-of-34 for 306 yards with two scores and four interceptions, while Parilli was 24-of-47 for 322 yards, three touchdowns and three picks.
Gilchrist had six grabs for 100 yards and a score to go along with 29 yards on the ground and the pair of late touchdowns.
Art Graham led the Patriots with nine receptions for 144 yards and two touchdowns.
The victory keeps the Bills tied with the Houston Oilers at the top of the East Division with a 4-1 mark. Boston and the New York Jets are tied for third place at 3-2.
64 Buffalo 33, 64 Boston 27 (OT)
Scoring Summary
1 5:37 64 Boston FG Cappelletti 34 (12-41-5:13) 0-3
2 11:37 64 Buffalo TD Kemp 13 pass to Gilchrist (no good) (6-65-4:00) 6-3
2 1:02 64 Buffalo TD Kemp 18 pass to Bass (Gogolak) (8-78-2:43) 13-3
2 0:12 64 Boston TD Parilli 41 pass to Graham (Cappelletti) (3-61-0:41) 13-10
3 7:45 64 Boston FG Cappelletti 23 (11-67-7:00) 13-13
3 4:07 64 Boston TD Parilli 8 pass to Cappelletti (Cappelletti) (4-14-1:45) 13-20
4 14:49 64 Boston TD Parilli 9 pass to Graham (Cappelletti) (3-41-1:02) 13-27
4 10:23 64 Buffalo TD Gilchrist 3 run (Gogolak) (6-42-3:55) 20-27
4 2:23 64 Buffalo TD Gilchrist 2 run (Gogolak) (7-73-1:38) 27-27
5 9:01 64 Buffalo TD Kemp 10 run 33-27
Passing
Buf: Kemp 34/19 306 Yds 2 TDs 4 Int
Bos: Parilli 47/24 322 Yds 3 TDs 3 Int
Rushing
Buf: Auer 12/41, Gilchrist 11/29 2 TDs, Kemp 2/11 TD
Bos: Garron 16/34, Burton 8/12, Parilli 1/9
Receiving
Buf: Bass 6/87 TD, Gilchrist 6/100 TD, Auer 4/58, Dubenion 3/61
Bos: Graham 9/144 2 TDs, Cappelletti 8/107 TD, Burton 3/28, Garron 3/33, Romeo 1/10
Defense
Buf: Edgerson Int 10-Tk, Byrd Int 9-Tk, Sykes Int 4-Tk, Tracey 8-Tk
Bos: Webb 2-Int 6-Tk, Addison Sk 8-Tk, Dee Sk FF 5-Tk, O’Hanley Int 6-Tk, Eisenhauer Sk
Here’s a look at the rest of the week five box scores
62 Denver 35, 69 Cincinnati 17
Scoring Summary
1 6:45 62 Denver TD Tripucka 13 pass to Prebola (Fraser) (8-61-4:45) 7-0
2 11:37 62 Denver TD Mingo 12 run (Fraser) (6-73-3:39) 14-0
2 9:43 62 Denver TD Tripucka 27 pass to Scarpitto (Fraser) (3-35-1:28) 21-0
2 1:04 69 Cincinnati TD Phillips 2 run (Muhlmann) (11-58-4:23) 21-7
3 2:31 69 Cincinnati FG Muhlmann 43 (10-45-5:37) 21-10
4 12:21 62 Denver TD Stone 16 run (Fraser) (8-80-5:10) 28-10
4 4:14 62 Denver TD Mingo 2 run (Fraser) (9-55-6:42) 35-10
4 1:39 69 Cincinnati TD Cook 24 pass to Trumpy (Muhlmann) (6-82-2:29) 35-17
Passing
Den: Tripucka 18/13 162 Yds 2 TDs
Cin: Cook 21/12 183 Yds TD
Rushing
Den: Mingo 13/73 2 TDs, Dickinson 13/57, Stone 6/45 TD, Taylor 1/15
Cin: Robinson 11/41, Phillips 10/38 TD, Cook 4/31
Receiving
Den: Prebola 5/64 TD, Dickinson 2/12, Scarpitto 2/43 TD, Stone 2/17, Mingo 1/8
Cin: Crabtree 5/69, Thomas 3/51, Trumpy 2/41 TD, Phillips 1/7, Robinson 1/15
Defense
Den: McDaniel Sk 7-Tk, Holz 2-Sks 2-Tk, Fraser Sk FF 3-Tk
Cin: Riley FF 8-Tk, Berry Sk 4-Tk
60 Houston 34, 68 Miami 28
Scoring Summary
1 1:41 60 Houston TD Cline 17 run (no good) (7-72-4:24) 0-6
1 0:00 60 Houston TD Blanda 20 pass to Carson (Blanda) (2-30-0:54) 0-13
2 10:02 68 Miami TD Griese 17 pass to Twilley (Keyes) (9-80-4:58) 7-13
2 8:50 68 Miami TD Edmunds 51 yd fumble recovery (Keyes) 14-13
2 6:32 60 Houston TD Blanda 58 pass to Hennigan (Blanda) (4-70-2:09) 14-20
2 2:06 60 Houston TD Blanda 39 pass to Carson (Blanda) (1-39-0:15) 14-27
3 10:56 68 Miami TD Griese 2 pass to Twilley (Keyes) (6-80-4:04) 21-27
4 8:36 68 Miami TD Kiick 8 run (Keyes) (11-80-7:20) 28-27
4 5:18 60 Houston TD Smith 2 run (Blanda) (5-34-3:08) 28-34
Passing
Mia: Griese 28/19 265 Yds 2 TDs Int
Hou: Blanda 19/13 281 Yds 3 TDs
Rushing
Mia: Kiick 17/50 TD, Csonka 10/45, Griese 5/27
Hou: Tolar 11/72, Smith 10/70 TD, Cannon 6/33, Cline 7/30 TD
Receiving
Mia: Kiick 5/118, Csonka 5/42, Twilley 5/64 2 TDs, Moreau 2/24, Crusan 1/2
Hou: Carson 7/128 2 TDs, Groman 3/48, Hennigan 3/105 TD
Defense
Mia: Nomina Sk 3-Tk
Hou: Morris Int Sk FF 17-Tk, Allen 2-Sks 5-Tk, Shirkey Sk FF 2-Tk, Pitts 8-Tk
69 Kansas City 31, 67 Oakland 21
Scoring Summary
2 13:37 67 Oakland TD Lamonica 20 pass to Miller (Blanda) (2-32-1:06) 7-0
2 8:57 69 Kansas City TD Dawson 23 pass to Taylor (Stenerud) (8-59-4:30) 7-7
2 2:15 69 Kansas City TD Dawson 21 pass to Taylor (Stenerud) (8-60-4:09) 7-14
3 12:17 69 Kansas City TD Dawson 27 pass to Garrett (Stenerud) (4-61-2:31) 7-21
3 9:01 69 Kansas City TD McVea 5 run (Stenerud) (4-15-2:15) 7-28
3 3:12 67 Oakland TD Lamonica 13 pass to Biletnikoff (Blanda) (9-92-5:39) 14-28
4 5:15 69 Kansas City FG Stenerud 48 (9-25-6:03) 14-31
4 4:02 67 Oakland TD Lamonica 15 pass to Dixon (Blanda) (3-24-0:34) 21-31
Passing
Oak: Lamonica 27/12 180 Yds 3 TDs 3 Int
KC: Dawson 22/13 184 Yds 3 TDs 2 Int
Rushing
Oak: Daniels 9/30, Lamonica 3/14, Dixon 6/4
KC: Garrett 17/81, McVea 16/81 TD, Holmes 8/36
Receiving
Oak: Dixon 5/42 TD, Daniels 2/53, Biletnikoff 2/40 TD, Miller 2/36 TD, Cannon 1/9
KC: Garrett 6/78 TD, Taylor 5/84 2 TDs, Holmes 1/14, Pitts 1/8
Defense
Oak: Conners Int 13-Tk, Lassiter FF 7-Tk, McCloughan 8-Tk, Williamson Int 3-Tk
KC: Lanier FF 8-Tk, Lynch Int 5-Tk, Robinson Int 4-Tk
63 San Diego 38, 68 New York 28
Scoring Summary
1 6:11 63 San Diego FG Blair 25 (12-63-6:44) 3-0
2 11:45 63 San Diego TD Rote 2 pass to Alworth (Blair) (8-66-4:54) 10-0
2 5:33 68 New York TD Namath 6 pass to Sauer (Turner,J) (12-73-6:00) 10-7
2 0:32 63 San Diego TD Rote 4 pass to Alworth (Blair) (11-72-4:50) 17-7
3 10:31 63 San Diego TD Rote 13 pass to Norton (Blair) (10-67-4:16) 24-7
3 7:11 68 New York TD Namath 11 pass to Sauer (Turner,J) (8-72-3:10) 24-14
4 14:48 63 San Diego TD Jackson 12 run (Blair) (13-91-7:09) 31-14
4 10:02 68 New York TD Namath 8 pass to Sauer (Turner,J) (11-61-4:33) 31-21
4 8:41 68 New York TD Namath 19 pass to Snell (Turner,J) (3-43-0:59) 31-28
4 1:49 63 San Diego TD Rote 13 pass to Alworth (Blair) (13-70-6:41) 38-28
Passing
SD: Rote 36/26 289 Yds 4 TDs
NYA: Namath 38/18 315 Yds 4 TDs
Rushing
SD: Lowe 6/48, McDougall 7/31, Jackson 10/28 TD, Lincoln 2/6, Rote 3/5
NYA: Boozer 8/23, Snell 8/15
Receiving
SD: Alworth 12/146 3 TDs, Jackson 5/44, Norton 4/48 TD, McDougall 3/17, MacKinnon 2/34
NYA: Maynard 8/144, Sauer 5/57 3 TDs, Snell 3/74 TD, Lammons 2/40
Defense
SD: Ladd Sk FF 2-Tk, Karas Sk 4-Tk, Petrich Sk 3-Tk
NYA: Sample 12-Tk, Philbin FF 5-Tk
Legends of the AFL Standings
East Division
1964 Buffalo Bills (4-1)
1960 Houston Oilers (4-1)
1964 Boston Patriots (3-2)
1968 New York Jets (3-2)
1968 Miami Dolphins (1-4)
West Division
1963 San Diego Chargers (5-0)
1969 Kansas City Chiefs (3-2)
1967 Oakland Raiders (1-4)
1962 Denver Broncos (1-4)
1969 Cincinnati Bengals (0-5)
Week Six Schedule
68 New York @ 67 Oakland
64 Buffalo @ 69 Kansas City
69 Cincinnati @ 60 Houston
64 Boston @ 62 Denver
68 Miami @ 63 San Diego
Week Five Results
64 Buffalo 33, 64 Boston 27
60 Houston 34, 68 Miami 28
62 Denver 35, 69 Cincinnati 17
69 Kansas City 31, 67 Oakland 21
63 San Diego 38, 68 New York 28