| Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 17, 1967 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Bears Stadium Attendance: 31660 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 36 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Bert Coan 4 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Otis Taylor 21 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Otis Taylor 26 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Eric Crabtree 76 pass from Steve Tensi (Bob Humphreys kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Otis Taylor 42 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 28 | 7 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Wendell Hayes 9 run (Bob Humphreys kick) | 28 | 14 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bob Humphreys 18 FG | 28 | 17 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Noland Smith 106 kickoff return (Jan Stenerud kick) | 35 | 17 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 20 FG | 38 | 17 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Nemiah Wilson 70 interception return (Bob Humphreys kick) | 38 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Chris Burford |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 54 | C | Mike Hudock |
| 60 | ROG | Al Reynolds |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 84 | TE | Fred Arbanas |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 21 | HB | Mike Garrett |
| 89 | FL | Otis Taylor |
| 32 | FB | Curtis McClinton |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jerry Mays |
| 99 | LDT | Ernie Ladd |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 85 | RDE | Chuck Hurston |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 51 | MLB | Jim Lynch |
| 52 | RLB | Bud Abell |
| 24 | LCB | Fred Williamson |
| 20 | LS | Bobby Hunt |
| 42 | RS | Johnny Robinson |
| 46 | RCB | Jim Kearney |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 41 | SE | Eric Crabtree |
| 64 | LOT | Sam Brunelli |
| 67 | LOG | George Goeddeke |
| 59 | C | Larry Kaminski |
| 73 | ROG | Pat Matson |
| 78 | ROT | Tom Cichowski |
| 85 | TE | Tom Beer |
| 13 | QB | Steve Tensi |
| 27 | HB | Charlie Mitchell |
| 88 | FL | Al Denson |
| 33 | FB | Wendell Hayes |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Rex Mirich |
| 62 | LDT | Jerry Inman |
| 63 | RDT | Dave Costa |
| 87 | RDE | Rich Jackson |
| 58 | LLB | Frank Richter |
| 57 | MLB | John Huard |
| 54 | RLB | Chip Myrtle |
| 21 | LCB | Goldie Sellers |
| 45 | LS | Tom Cassese |
| 28 | RS | Jack Lentz |
| 48 | RCB | Nemiah Wilson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | / | / | 4 | 40 | 3 | 2 | |
| DEN | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | / | / | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Mike Garrett | 20 | 169 | 8.5 | 58 | 0 |
| Curtis McClinton | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 34 | 0 |
| Bert Coan | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 6 | 1 |
| Gene Thomas | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Otis Taylor | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 254 | 6.5 | 58 | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Charlie Mitchell | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 18 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 116 | 4.6 | 18 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 0 | 158 | 7.9 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 120.4 |
| Jacky Lee | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Mike Garrett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 1 | 158 | 6.9 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 92.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Steve Tensi | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 3 | 195 | 7.0 | 76t | 1 | 3 | 39 | 45.1 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 3 | 195 | 7.0 | 76t | 1 | 3 | 39 | 45.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Otis Taylor | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 42t | 3 |
| Mike Garrett | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Curtis McClinton | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Reg Carolan | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Gene Thomas | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Gloster Richardson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bert Coan | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 158 | 14.4 | 42 | 3 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Eric Crabtree | 6 | 129 | 21.5 | 76t | 1 |
| Neal Sweeney | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Charlie Mitchell | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | -4 | 0 |
| Al Denson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Tom Beer | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 195 | 13.9 | 76t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Fletcher Smith | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bobby Bell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Johnny Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Nemiah Wilson | 1 | 70 | 70.0 | 70t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 70 | 70.0 | 70t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 59 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 59 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 3 | 145 | 48.3 | 58 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 145 | 48.3 | 58 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Noland Smith | 2 | 0 | 35 | 17.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Goldie Sellers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Noland Smith | 1 | 106 | 106.0 | 106t | 1 | |
| Reg Carolan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Gene Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 106t | 1 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Wendell Hayes | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Nemiah Wilson | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Tom Beer | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 119 | 29.8 | 39 | 0 | |