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Tobin Rote threw three of his four touchdown passes in the first half to keep San Diego unbeaten as the Chargers won 27-21 over Miami.
The Chargers (6-0) are on top in the West Division ahead of Kansas City (3-3), which is in second place.
For the game, Rote completed 14-of-20 passes for 220 yards.
With scoring strikes from Rote to Lance Alworth (20 yards), Keith Lincoln (12 yards) and Don Norton (29 yards), the Chargers held a 20-0 advantage with 5:27 remaining in the second period.
The Dolphins got on the scoreboard with 22 seconds left in the half as Larry Csonka capped an 8-play, 71-yard drive with a 3-yard run to make it 20-7 at the intermission.
Miami closed the gap to 20-14 in the third quarter as Bob Griese found Howard Twilly for a 28-yard touchdown pass.
Both teams scored in the final stanza as the Chargers were able to maintain their distance to get the win.
Rote tossed a 12-yard strike to Alworth, while Griese found Doug Moreau from 18 yards.
The Chargers were able to run out the final 1:02 after Lincoln recovered the onside kick by the Dolphins.
63 San Diego 27, 68 Miami 21
Scoring Summary
1 2:41 63 San Diego TD Rote 20 pass to Alworth (Blair) (10-86-6:13) 0-7
2 11:19 63 San Diego TD Rote 12 pass to Lincoln (no good) (10-88-3:56) 0-13
2 2:33 63 San Diego TD Rote 29 pass to Norton (Blair) (8-66-5:27) 0-20
2 0:22 68 Miami TD Csonka 3 run (Keyes) (12-70-1:59) 7-20
3 5:52 68 Miami TD Griese 28 pass to Twilley (Keyes) (8-83-5:04) 14-20
4 6:37 63 San Diego TD Rote 12 pass to Alworth (Blair) (9-80-5:56) 14-27
4 1:02 68 Miami TD Griese 18 pass to Moreau (Keyes) (8-71-1:17) 21-27
Passing
Mia: Griese 29/19 235 Yds 2 TDs
SD: Rote 20/14 222 Yds 4 TDs
Rushing
Mia: Csonka 12/54 TD, Kiick 6/33, Griese 3/13
SD: Lowe 18/90, Lincoln 12/59, Jackson 8/35
Receiving
Mia: Moreau 6/80 TD, Twilley 5/87 TD, Noonan 4/34, Kiick 3/25, Csonka 1/9
SD: Norton 6/106 TD, Alworth 4/64 2 TDs, Lincoln 2/23 TD, Lowe 1/9, MacKinnon 1/20
Defense
Mia: Branch FF 5-Tk
SD: Faison 2-Sks 4-Tk, Karas Sk FF 5-Tk, Schmidt Sk 4-Tk
Here’s a look at the rest of the week six box scores
64 Boston 31, 62 Denver 24
Scoring Summary
1 9:22 64 Boston TD Webb 13 interception return (Cappellett) 7-0
1 5:11 64 Boston TD Parilli 10 pass to Graham (Cappellett) (7-26-4:01) 14-0
2 6:11 62 Denver TD Olszewski 2 run (Fraser) (13-61-8:31) 14-7
2 0:44 62 Denver TD Tripucka 17 pass to Scarpitto (Fraser) (15-87-3:20) 14-14
3 8:18 62 Denver TD Tripucka 31 pass to Taylor (Fraser) (9-74-5:22) 14-21
4 14:45 64 Boston TD Buoniconti 67 yd fumble recovery (Cappellett) 21-21
4 11:18 64 Boston FG Cappelletti 22 (4-1-2:03) 24-21
4 8:59 64 Boston TD Parilli 22 pass to Graham (Cappellett) (3-22-0:24) 31-21
4 3:54 62 Denver FG Fraser 33 (5-21-1:18) 31-24
Passing
Bos: Parilli 28/7 119 Yds 2 TDs Int
Den: Tripucka 43/24 278 Yds 2 TDs 4 Int
Rushing
Bos: Burton 12/27, Garron 10/15
Den: Stone 14/27, Olszewski 7/17 TD, Dickinson 4/12
Receiving
Bos: Graham 3/47 2 TDs, Cappelletti 2/40, Romeo 2/32
Den: Prebola 7/82, Stone 6/41, Scarpitto 5/66 TD, Taylor 4/63 TD, Dickinson 2/26
Defense
Bos: Dee Int Sk 9-Tk, Buoniconti Sk FF 8-Tk, Webb Int(TD) FF 3-Tk, Hall Int 7-Tk
Den: NA
68 New York 13, 67 Oakland 7
Scoring Summary
1 6:31 68 New York TD Boozer 5 run (Turner,J) (7-97-3:42) 7-0
2 0:58 67 Oakland TD Daniels 4 run (Blanda) (13-62-3:39) 7-7
3 8:54 68 New York FG Turner 21 (11-58-5:50) 10-7
4 1:37 68 New York FG Turner 37 (10-53-5:35) 13-7
Passing
NYA: Namath 16/8 81 Yds
Oak: Lamonica 24/12 147 Yds
Rushing
NYA: Snell 22/129, Boozer 19/68 TD
Oak: Daniels 14/24 TD, Dixon 8/15
Receiving
NYA: Boozer 3/23, Snell 2/14, Maynard 1/13, Sauer 1/11, Lammons 1/20
Oak: Daniels 3/41, Biletnikoff 3/42, Cannon 3/38, Miller 2/19, Dixon 1/7
Defense
NYA: Elliott Sk 6-Tk, Grantham Sk 5-Tk
Oak: Conners 8-Tk
60 Houston 31, 69 Cincinnati 20
Scoring Summary
1 10:28 60 Houston TD Blanda 49 pass to Hennigan (Blanda) (1-49-0:16) 0-7
1 5:03 69 Cincinnati FG Muhlmann 30 (10-67-5:20) 3-7
1 2:01 60 Houston TD Cannon 20 run (Blanda) (5-48-2:55) 3-14
2 11:40 69 Cincinnati TD Cook 12 pass to Crabtree (Muhlmann) (10-80-5:21) 10-14
2 0:43 60 Houston TD Blanda 14 pass to Groman (Blanda) (6-51-1:46) 10-21
3 5:27 69 Cincinnati FG Muhlmann 22 (15-75-9:28) 13-21
3 0:38 60 Houston TD Blanda 45 pass to Carson (Blanda) (7-93-4:41) 13-28
4 9:56 69 Cincinnati TD Cook 9 pass to Crabtree (Muhlmann) (9-80-5:28) 20-28
4 1:36 60 Houston FG Blanda 18 (13-92-8:04) 20-31
Passing
Cin: Cook 18/9 153 Yds 2 TDs
Hou: Blanda 10/8 151 Yds 3 TDs
Rushing
Cin: Phillips 19/94, Cook 3/63, Robinson 14/46, Turner 3/9, Livingston 1/7
Hou: Cannon 16/135 TD, Smith 16/129, Tolar 3/8
Receiving
Cin: Trumpy 4/64, Crabtree 3/44 2 TDs, Robinson 1/23, Thomas 1/22
Hou: Groman 4/37 TD, Carson 2/55 TD, Hennigan 2/59 TD
Defense
Cin: Riley 8-Tk, Hunt 8-Tk
Hou: Allen FF 6-Tk, Dukes Sk 3-Tk, Morris 8-Tk
64 Buffalo 17, 69 Kansas City 14
Scoring Summary
2 11:12 64 Buffalo TD Kemp 11 pass to Warlick (Gogolak) (11-62-7:20) 7-0
2 5:23 69 Kansas City TD Holmes 4 run (Stenerud) (8-64-5:40) 7-7
2 1:21 64 Buffalo FG Gogolak 26 (12-63-3:35) 10-7
2 0:27 64 Buffalo TD Kemp 20 pass to Dubenion (Gogolak) (4-37-0:42) 17-7
4 2:32 69 Kansas City TD Dawson 21 pass to Taylor (Stenerud) (11-80-3:18) 17-14
Passing
Buf: Kemp 26/12 198 Yds 2 TDs
KC: Dawson 17/10 153 Yds TD Int
Rushing
Buf: Gilchrist 21/56, Auer 9/25, Kemp 1/2
KC: Holmes 16/104 TD, Garrett 11/32, McVea 4/7, Dawson 2/1
Receiving
Buf: Warlick 5/76 TD, Dubenion 4/75 TD, Gilchrist 2/29, Bass 1/18
KC: Garrett 4/53, Taylor 3/63 TD, Holmes 1/6, Arbanas 1/9, Pitts 1/22
Defense
Buf: NA
KC: Brown 2-Sks FF 5-Tk, Mays 2-Sks 7-Tk
Legends of the AFL Standings
East Division
1964 Buffalo Bills (5-1)
1960 Houston Oilers (5-1)
1964 Boston Patriots (4-2)
1968 New York Jets (4-2)
1968 Miami Dolphins (1-5)
West Division
1963 San Diego Chargers (6-0)
1969 Kansas City Chiefs (3-3)
1967 Oakland Raiders (1-5)
1962 Denver Broncos (1-5)
1969 Cincinnati Bengals (0-6)
Week Seven Schedule
68 Miami @ 64 Boston
68 New York @ 64 Buffalo
67 Oakland @ 69 Cincinnati
63 San Diego @ 62 Denver
69 Kansas City @ 60 Houston
Week Six Results
63 San Diego 27, 68 Miami 21
64 Boston 31, 62 Denver 24
68 New York 13, 67 Oakland 7
60 Houston 31, 69 Cincinnati 20
64 Buffalo 17, 69 Kansas City 14