| Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 8, 1963 Location: Kansas City, MO Venue: Municipal Stadium Attendance: 17443 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 36 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 36 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 3 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 17 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Frank Jackson 19 pass from Len Dawson (Jack Spikes kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Duane Wood 18 blocked punt recovery (Jack Spikes kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Mingo 44 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jack Spikes 37 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Frank Jackson 13 pass from Len Dawson (Jack Spikes kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Hewritt Dixon 3 run (Gene Prebola pass from Bill Groman) | 11 | 24 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Mingo 50 FG | 14 | 24 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jack Spikes 1 run (Jack Spikes kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Frank Jackson 22 run (Jack Spikes kick) | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Lionel Taylor 10 pass from Mickey Slaughter (Gene Mingo kick) | 21 | 38 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Len Dawson 1 run (Jack Spikes kick) | 21 | 45 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Chris Burford 15 pass from Len Dawson (Jack Spikes kick) | 21 | 52 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Lionel Taylor |
| 71 | LOT | Jim Perkins |
| 67 | LOG | Bob McCullough |
| 72 | C | Jerry Sturm |
| 62 | ROG | Ernie Barnes |
| 75 | ROT | Eldon Danenhauer |
| 88 | TE | Gene Prebola |
| 7 | QB | Mickey Slaughter |
| 34 | HB | Donnie Stone |
| 89 | FL | Bill Groman |
| 3 | FB | Billy Joe |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Ike Lassiter |
| 64 | LDT | Bud McFadin |
| 74 | RDT | Gordy Holz |
| 61 | RDE | Chuck Gavin |
| 53 | LLB | Tom Erlandson |
| 54 | MLB | Wahoo McDaniel |
| 55 | RLB | Jim Fraser |
| 24 | LCB | Willie Brown |
| 46 | LS | Bob Zeman |
| 23 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 26 | RCB | Tommy Janik |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Chris Burford |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 65 | C | Jon Gilliam |
| 64 | ROG | Curt Merz |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 84 | TE | Fred Arbanas |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 30 | HB | Jack Spikes |
| 26 | FL | Frank Jackson |
| 32 | FB | Curtis McClinton |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jerry Mays |
| 86 | LDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 70 | RDT | Curt Farrier |
| 87 | RDE | Mel Branch |
| 55 | LLB | E.J. Holub |
| 69 | MLB | Sherrill Headrick |
| 35 | RLB | Smokey Stover |
| 48 | LCB | Duane Wood |
| 20 | LS | Bobby Hunt |
| 42 | RS | Johnny Robinson |
| 45 | RCB | Dave Grayson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 35 | 2 | 2 | |
| KC | 23 | 9 | 11 | 3 | / | / | 8 | 80 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Joe | 19 | 77 | 4.1 | 21 | 0 |
| Hewritt Dixon | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 18 | 1 |
| Mickey Slaughter | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Gene Mingo | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Donnie Stone | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 216 | 5.1 | 21 | 1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Curtis McClinton | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Len Dawson | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 12 | 1 |
| Frank Jackson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Jack Spikes | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 9 | 1 |
| Abner Haynes | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 159 | 5.3 | 25 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Mickey Slaughter | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 2 | 244 | 7.2 | 33 | 1 | 61.4 | ||
| Team Totals | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 2 | 244 | 7.2 | 33 | 1 | 47 | 61.4 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 1 | 216 | 9.0 | 42 | 3 | 100.0 | ||
| Curtis McClinton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Team Totals | 25 | 11 | 44.0 | 1 | 216 | 8.6 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 97.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Gene Prebola | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Lionel Taylor | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 19 | 1 |
| Hewritt Dixon | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 30 | 0 |
| Bill Groman | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Donnie Stone | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 244 | 13.6 | 33 | 1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Chris Burford | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 18 | 1 |
| Frank Jackson | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 42 | 2 |
| Fred Arbanas | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 216 | 19.6 | 42 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Goose Gonsoulin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Bobby Hunt | 2 | 99 | 49.5 | 66 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 99 | 49.5 | 66 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jim Fraser | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 50 | 3 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 50 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Dave Grayson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Charlie Mitchell | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 | ||
| Hewritt Dixon | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Harold Olson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Charley Warner | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||