• The team won their first game of the season, beating the Broncos, 31-19, at Candlestick Park

• George Fleming kicked a 54-yard field goal to set a new AFL mark for distance

• The boot was two yards shy of Bert Rechichar’s NFL record

• Wayne Crow rushed for 107 yards on 16 carries

• The paid attendance mark of 8,361 set a new team record

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