| Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: October 23, 1966 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Bears Stadium Attendance: 23196 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 59 F Humidty: 24% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 14 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 56 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Bert Coan 35 run (Mike Mercer kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Reg Carolan 2 pass from Len Dawson (Mike Mercer kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gary Kroner 26 FG | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Bert Coan 19 run (Mike Mercer kick) | 21 | 3 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Bert Coan 18 run (Mike Mercer kick) | 28 | 3 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Al Denson 48 pass from Max Choboian (Gary Kroner kick) | 28 | 10 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Otis Taylor 74 pass from Len Dawson (Mike Mercer kick) | 35 | 10 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Pete Beathard 52 run (Mike Mercer kick) | 42 | 10 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Gene Thomas 8 run (Mike Mercer kick) | 49 | 10 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Bert Coan 19 pass from Pete Beathard (Mike Mercer kick) | 56 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Chris Burford |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 66 | C | Wayne Frazier |
| 60 | ROG | Al Reynolds |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 84 | TE | Fred Arbanas |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 23 | HB | Bert Coan |
| 89 | FL | Otis Taylor |
| 32 | FB | Curtis McClinton |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jerry Mays |
| 82 | LDT | Ed Lothamer |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 85 | RDE | Chuck Hurston |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 69 | MLB | Sherrill Headrick |
| 55 | RLB | E.J. Holub |
| 18 | LCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| 20 | LS | Bobby Hunt |
| 42 | RS | Johnny Robinson |
| 22 | RCB | Willie Mitchell |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Lionel Taylor |
| 76 | LOT | Bob Breitenstein |
| 79 | LOG | John Gonzaga |
| 59 | C | Larry Kaminski |
| 72 | ROG | Jerry Sturm |
| 74 | ROT | Lee Bernet |
| 88 | TE | Al Denson |
| 15 | QB | Max Choboian |
| 28 | HB | Abner Haynes |
| 82 | FL | Bob Scarpitto |
| 33 | FB | Wendell Hayes |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Danny LaRose |
| 83 | LDT | Ray Jacobs |
| 61 | RDT | Bill Keating |
| 81 | RDE | Max Leetzow |
| 50 | LLB | Jerry Hopkins |
| 55 | MLB | Archie Matsos |
| 56 | RLB | John Bramlett |
| 24 | LCB | Willie Brown |
| 21 | LS | Goldie Sellers |
| 23 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 43 | RCB | Bob Richardson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Bert Coan | 13 | 111 | 8.5 | 35t | 3 |
| Mike Garrett | 11 | 91 | 8.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Pete Beathard | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 52t | 1 |
| Gene Thomas | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 28 | 1 |
| Curtis McClinton | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 16 | 0 |
| Len Dawson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Wendell Hayes | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Abner Haynes | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Darrell Lester | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Max Choboian | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 1 | 215 | 10.8 | 74t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 109.4 |
| Pete Beathard | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 19 | 9.5 | 19t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 122.9 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Max Choboian | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 4 | 204 | 6.6 | 48t | 1 | 46.4 | ||
| Scotty Glacken | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 | 75.0 | ||
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Chris Burford | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Fred Arbanas | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Otis Taylor | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 74t | 1 |
| Curtis McClinton | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Bert Coan | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Reg Carolan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Abner Haynes | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Lionel Taylor | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Al Denson | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 48t | 1 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Johnny Robinson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby Hunt | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Fred Williamson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Archie Matsos | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 3 | 152 | 50.7 | 56 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Mike Garrett | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Emmitt Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Lew Scott | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Mike Garrett | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Emmitt Thomas | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Nemiah Wilson | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 0 | ||
| Lew Scott | 2 | 106 | 53.0 | 77 | 0 | |
| Jerry Sturm | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
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