| Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 5, 1969 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 50564 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 39 F Humidty: 64% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 26 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 20 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bobby Howfield 13 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 12 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 54 FG | 9 | 3 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 11 FG | 12 | 3 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Warren McVea 12 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 19 | 3 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jim Kearney 60 interception return (Jan Stenerud kick) | 26 | 3 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bobby Howfield 47 FG | 26 | 6 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Al Denson 22 pass from Pete Liske (Bobby Howfield kick) | 26 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Frank Pitts |
| 30 | WR | Gloster Richardson |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 55 | C | E.J. Holub |
| 60 | ROG | George Daney |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 84 | TE | Fred Arbanas |
| 10 | QB | Mike Livingston |
| 21 | RB | Mike Garrett |
| 45 | RB | Robert Holmes |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jerry Mays |
| 61 | LDT | Curley Culp |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 87 | RDE | Aaron Brown |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 40 | LCB | Jim Marsalis |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 42 | RS | Johnny Robinson |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Al Denson |
| 84 | WR | Mike Haffner |
| 72 | LOT | Sam Brunelli |
| 67 | LOG | George Goeddeke |
| 59 | C | Larry Kaminski |
| 60 | ROG | Bob Young |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 85 | TE | Tom Beer |
| 13 | QB | Steve Tensi |
| 44 | RB | Floyd Little |
| 39 | RB | Tommie Smiley |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Rich Jackson |
| 75 | LDT | Rex Mirich |
| 63 | RDT | Dave Costa |
| 55 | RDE | Pete Duranko |
| 50 | LLB | Carl Cunningham |
| 57 | MLB | John Huard |
| 54 | RLB | Chip Myrtle |
| 40 | LCB | Grady Cavness |
| 34 | LS | Gus Hollomon |
| 27 | RS | Tom Oberg |
| 36 | RCB | Billy Thompson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | / | / | 6 | 62 | 2 | 0 | |
| DEN | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | / | / | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Mike Garrett | 13 | 67 | 5.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Robert Holmes | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 25 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Warren McVea | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 12t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 168 | 4.8 | 25 | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Floyd Little | 13 | 63 | 4.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Tommie Smiley | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Henry Jones | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pete Liske | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 80 | 3.8 | 23 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Mike Livingston | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 0 | 214 | 7.9 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 78.3 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 0 | 214 | 7.9 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 78.3 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Pete Liske | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 1 | 149 | 6.8 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 75.8 |
| Steve Tensi | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 0 | 12 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 39.6 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 1 | 161 | 5.4 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 63.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Otis Taylor | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Frank Pitts | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Fred Arbanas | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Robert Holmes | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Gloster Richardson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Garrett | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 214 | 15.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Floyd Little | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Mike Haffner | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Al Denson | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 22t | 1 |
| Tom Beer | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 161 | 10.7 | 23 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jim Kearney | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60t | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 5 | 221 | 44.2 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 221 | 44.2 | 53 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Gus Hollomon | 6 | 256 | 42.7 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 256 | 42.7 | 53 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Willie Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Noland Smith | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 30 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Billy Thompson | 4 | 0 | 91 | 22.8 | 40 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 91 | 22.8 | 40 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Noland Smith | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Wandy Williams | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 38 | 0 | |
| Floyd Little | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Billy Thompson | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 159 | 31.8 | 38 | 0 | |