The 1964 Boston Patriots season was the franchise's fifth season in the American Football League. The Patriots ended the season with a record of ten wins, three losses, and one tie, and finished second in the AFL's Eastern Division.

The 43–43 tie vs the Oakland Raiders October 16 is, , still the highest scoring draw in professional football history.

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Game-by-game results

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance GameRecap 1 September 13 at Oakland Raiders W 17–14 1–0 Frank Youell Field 21,126 Recap 2 September 20 at San Diego Chargers W 33–28 2–0 Balboa Stadium 20,568 Recap 3 September 27 New York Jets W 26–10 3–0 Alumni Stadium 22,716 Recap 4 October 4 at Denver Broncos W 39–10 4–0 Bears Stadium 15,485 Recap 5 October 9 San Diego Chargers L 17–26 4–1 Fenway Park 35,096 Recap 6 October 16 Oakland Raiders T 43–43 4–1–1 Fenway Park 23,279 Recap 7 October 23 Kansas City Chiefs W 24–7 5–1–1 Fenway Park 27,400 Recap 8 October 31 at New York Jets L 14–35 5–2–1 Shea Stadium 45,003 Recap 9 November 6 Houston Oilers W 25–24 6–2–1 Fenway Park 28,161 Recap 10 November 15 at Buffalo Bills W 36–28 7–2–1 War Memorial Stadium 42,308 Recap 11 November 20 Denver Broncos W 12–7 8–2–1 Fenway Park 24,979 Recap 12 November 29 at Houston Oilers W 34–17 9–2–1 Jeppesen Stadium 17,560 Recap 13 December 6 at Kansas City Chiefs W 31–24 10–2–1 Municipal Stadium 13,166 Recap 14 Bye 15 December 20 Buffalo Bills L 14–24 10–3–1 Fenway Park 38,021 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Roster Boston Patriots 1964 roster Quarterbacks Babe Parilli Tom Yewcic P

Running backs Ron Burton J.D. Garrett Larry Garron

Wide receivers Gino Cappelletti K Jim Colclough Art Graham

Tight ends Tony Romeo Thomas Stephens Offensive linemen Jerry DeLucca T Charlie Long G Jon Morris C Billy Neighbors G Don Oakes T Bob Schmidt T Dave Watson G

Defensive linemen Houston Antwine DT Larry Eisenhauer DE Bob Dee DE Jim Lee Hunt DT Jess Richardson DT Len St. Jean DT/DE Linebackers Tom Addison OLB Nick Buoniconti MLB Mike Dukes OLB Lonnie Farmer OLB Don McKinnon MLB Jack Rudolph OLB

Defensive backs Dave Cloutier FS Ron Hall FS Ross O'Hanley SS Chuck Shonta CB Don Webb CB Reserve list Jim Crawford RB (IR) Dick Felt CB (IR) Bob Suci CB (IR) Bob Yates T (IR)

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