| Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 10, 1965 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Bears Stadium Attendance: 31001 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 77 F Humidty: 19% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Curtis McClinton 2 run (Tommy Brooker kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Cookie Gilchrist 2 run (Gary Kroner kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Tommy Brooker 21 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Pete Beathard 2 run (Tommy Brooker kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Pete Beathard 20 run (Tommy Brooker kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Cookie Gilchrist 7 run (Gary Kroner kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gary Kroner 25 FG | 24 | 17 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Curtis McClinton 2 run (Tommy Brooker kick) | 31 | 17 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Wendell Hayes 1 run (Mickdy Slaughter sacked) | 31 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Chris Burford |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 65 | C | Jon Gilliam |
| 60 | ROG | Al Reynolds |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 84 | TE | Fred Arbanas |
| 10 | QB | Pete Beathard |
| 32 | HB | Curtis McClinton |
| 26 | FL | Frank Jackson |
| 36 | FB | Mack Lee Hill |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jerry Mays |
| 82 | LDT | Ed Lothamer |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 87 | RDE | Mel Branch |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 69 | MLB | Sherrill Headrick |
| 55 | RLB | E.J. Holub |
| 24 | LCB | Fred Williamson |
| 20 | LS | Bobby Hunt |
| 42 | RS | Johnny Robinson |
| 22 | RCB | Willie Mitchell |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Lionel Taylor |
| 74 | LOT | Lee Bernet |
| 64 | LOG | Jon Hohman |
| 52 | C | Ray Kubala |
| 67 | ROG | Bob McCullough |
| 75 | ROT | Eldon Danenhauer |
| 30 | TE | Hewritt Dixon |
| 14 | QB | Mickey Slaughter |
| 29 | HB | Wendell Hayes |
| 42 | FL | Odell Barry |
| 2 | FB | Cookie Gilchrist |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Ed Cooke |
| 83 | LDT | Ray Jacobs |
| 70 | RDT | Charlie Janerette |
| 78 | RDE | Leroy Moore |
| 53 | LLB | Tom Erlandson |
| 50 | MLB | Jerry Hopkins |
| 56 | RLB | John Bramlett |
| 24 | LCB | Willie Brown |
| 47 | LS | John McGeever |
| 23 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 44 | RCB | Miller Farr |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | / | / | 6 | 45 | 4 | 3 | |
| DEN | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | / | / | 1 | 25 | 6 | 4 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Frank Jackson | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Curtis McClinton | 14 | 25 | 1.8 | 8 | 2 |
| Pete Beathard | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 20t | 2 |
| Mack Lee Hill | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 74 | 2.3 | 26 | 4 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Wendell Hayes | 18 | 91 | 5.1 | 28 | 1 |
| Cookie Gilchrist | 20 | 63 | 3.2 | 14 | 2 |
| Mickey Slaughter | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Odell Barry | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Abner Haynes | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 47 | 192 | 4.1 | 28 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Pete Beathard | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 0 | 214 | 9.7 | 73 | 0 | 91.9 | ||
| Team Totals | 23 | 13 | 59.1 | 0 | 214 | 9.3 | 73 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 91.9 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John McCormick | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 0 | 65 | 4.1 | 39 | 0 | 55.5 | ||
| Mickey Slaughter | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 1 | 39 | 2.6 | 20 | 0 | 14.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 31 | 12 | 38.7 | 1 | 104 | 3.4 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 34.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Chris Burford | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Frank Jackson | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 73 | 0 |
| Otis Taylor | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Fred Arbanas | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Curtis McClinton | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 214 | 17.8 | 73 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lionel Taylor | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Cookie Gilchrist | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Denson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Odell Barry | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Abner Haynes | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 104 | 8.7 | 39 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Sherrill Headrick | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 4 | 195 | 48.8 | 54 | 0 |
| Jim Fraser | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 54 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 3 | 173 | 57.7 | 64 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 173 | 57.7 | 64 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Willie Mitchell | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Odell Barry | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Solomon Brannan | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 43 | 0 | |
| Frank Jackson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | ||
| Odell Barry | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 0 | ||