Nov. 29, 1964 - It was a three-ring circus at Kezar Stadium as the high-flying Colts were saved from a fall by a safety-net defense which intercepted five passes in the 14-3 conquest of the 49ers this afternoon before 33,642 fans.
The clown prince of the contest was John Brodie, whose errant tosses and fumbles assisted a much too relaxed Colt team and caused 49er fans to grimace in disgust. (Pictured below, Lenny Moore in action.)
However, the Colt offense was pretty much of a joke itself with only the last touchdown drive in the final three minutes worth notice. The victory, however tainted, was the 11th straight for the Western Division champions. The loss was San Francisco’s ninth in twelve outings.
Raymond Berry scored the last touchdown on a 35-yard pass from Johnny Unitas, who shared duty with Gary Cuozzo at quarterback. To Unitas and Cuozzo, the clowning was painful as the 49er defense blitzed relentlessly and threw them hard and often.
But the Colts had enough talent to prevail, and this sloppy effort will go into the win column just like the 52-0 conquest of the Bears earlier this season.
Lenny Moore scored in his 15th straight game on a two-yard run set up by Lou Michaels’ recovery of a Brodie fumble at the two.
Baltimore star Gino Marchetti played his first game ever before his father.
“He must be mellowing,” grinned the perennial NFL All-Pro. “This is the first time he’s seen me play in person.
“Remember the only other time he watched me? That was in the sudden-death championship game with the Giants [on Dec. 28, 1958]. They talked him into looking at the television, which he didn’t do until the last two or three minutes.
“And guess what happened? I broke my ankle. Dad would never watch another game until today.”
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