| Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs Game Statistics |
| Date: December 19, 1965 Location: Kansas City, MO |
| Venue: Municipal Stadium Attendance: 14421 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 45 F Humidty: 47% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 21 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Bert Coan 3 pass from Len Dawson (Tommy Brooker kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Curtis McClinton 11 run (Tommy Brooker kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Otis Taylor 8 pass from Len Dawson (Tommy Brooker kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Cookie Gilchrist 44 run (Gary Kroner kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Bert Coan 4 run (Tommy Brooker kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Abner Haynes 71 pass from John McCormick (Gary Kroner kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Lionel Taylor 7 pass from John McCormick (Gary Kroner kick) | 21 | 28 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Tommy Brooker 10 FG | 21 | 31 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Willie Mitchell 71 punt return (Tommy Brooker kick) | 21 | 38 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Cookie Gilchrist 1 run (Gary Kroner kick) | 28 | 38 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Pete Beathard 1 run (Tommy Brooker kick) | 28 | 45 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Hewritt Dixon 28 pass from John McCormick (Gary Kroner kick) | 35 | 45 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Lionel Taylor |
| 74 | LOT | Lee Bernet |
| 72 | LOG | Jerry Sturm |
| 52 | C | Ray Kubala |
| 67 | ROG | Bob McCullough |
| 75 | ROT | Eldon Danenhauer |
| 30 | TE | Hewritt Dixon |
| 10 | QB | John McCormick |
| 28 | HB | Abner Haynes |
| 82 | FL | Bob Scarpitto |
| 2 | FB | Cookie Gilchrist |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Ed Cooke |
| 83 | LDT | Ray Jacobs |
| 68 | RDT | Tom Nomina |
| 81 | RDE | Max Leetzow |
| 53 | LLB | Tom Erlandson |
| 54 | MLB | Ed Cummings |
| 56 | RLB | John Bramlett |
| 48 | LCB | Nemiah Wilson |
| 24 | LS | Willie Brown |
| 45 | RS | Jim McMillin |
| 46 | RCB | John Griffin |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Otis Taylor |
| 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 |
| 32 | HB | Curtis McClinton |
| 26 | FL | Frank Jackson |
| 23 | FB | Bert Coan |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Cookie Gilchrist | 17 | 85 | 5.0 | 44t | 2 |
| Abner Haynes | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 47 | 0 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| John McCormick | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Curtis McClinton | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 11 | 1 |
| Bert Coan | 11 | 8 | 0.7 | 8 | 1 |
| Pete Beathard | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 1 |
| Jerrel Wilson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Len Dawson | 1 | -31 | -31.0 | -31 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John McCormick | 37 | 18 | 48.6 | 0 | 239 | 6.5 | 71t | 3 | 96.6 | ||
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 0 | 282 | 12.8 | 52 | 2 | 126.1 | ||
| Pete Beathard | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 0 | 130 | 18.6 | 69 | 0 | 101.8 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Hewritt Dixon | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 37 | 1 |
| Lionel Taylor | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 17 | 1 |
| Abner Haynes | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 71t | 1 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Al Denson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Otis Taylor | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 41 | 1 |
| Curtis McClinton | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 69 | 0 |
| Fred Arbanas | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Frank Jackson | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Bert Coan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 6 | 261 | 43.5 | 56 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 5 | 271 | 54.2 | 61 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Gerry Bussell | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Frank Jackson | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 41 | 0 | |
| Willie Mitchell | 1 | 71 | 71.0 | 71t | 1 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Gerry Bussell | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 23 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Frank Jackson | 4 | 130 | 32.5 | 62 | 0 | |
| Bert Coan | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Jerry Mays | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
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