| Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 22, 1968 Location: Kansas City, MO Venue: Municipal Stadium Attendance: 45821 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 81 F Humidty: 69% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 3 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 47 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Safety, Jerrel Wilson tackled in end zone by Chip Myrtle | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 36 FG | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Robert Holmes 17 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Robert Holmes 6 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 2 | 20 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Otis Taylor 20 pass from Jacky Lee (Jan Stenerud kick) | 2 | 27 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Otis Taylor 14 pass from Jacky Lee (Jan Stenerud kick) | 2 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | SE | Billy Van Heusen |
| 72 | LOT | Sam Brunelli |
| 67 | LOG | George Goeddeke |
| 58 | C | Larry Kaminski |
| 64 | ROG | George Gaiser |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 83 | TE | Dave Washington |
| 10 | QB | Jim LeClair |
| 32 | RB | Garrett Ford |
| 44 | RB | Floyd Little |
| 41 | FL | Eric Crabtree |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Rich Jackson |
| 62 | LDT | Jerry Inman |
| 63 | RDT | Dave Costa |
| 55 | RDE | Pete Duranko |
| 50 | LLB | Carl Cunningham |
| 57 | MLB | John Huard |
| 58 | RLB | Frank Richter |
| 20 | LCB | Charlie Greer |
| 43 | LS | Pete Jaquess |
| 28 | RS | Jack Lentz |
| 23 | RCB | Drake Garrett |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 30 | SE | Gloster Richardson |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 55 | C | E.J. Holub |
| 76 | ROG | Mo Moorman |
| 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 |
| 87 | RDE | Aaron Brown |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 20 | LCB | Goldie Sellers |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 42 | RS | Johnny Robinson |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Fran Lynch | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim LeClair | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Garrett Ford | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Floyd Little | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 |
| Alex Moore | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Terry Erwin | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Divito | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Robert Holmes | 11 | 70 | 6.4 | 17t | 2 |
| Frank Pitts | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Bert Coan | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Fred Arbanas | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Otis Taylor | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jerrel Wilson | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Garrett | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Noland Smith | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Jim LeClair | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 3 | 227 | 9.1 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 53.7 |
| Joe Divito | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 16 | 3.2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 40.4 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 0 | 137 | 9.1 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 95.7 |
| Jacky Lee | 8 | 7 | 87.5 | 0 | 99 | 12.4 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 157.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Eric Crabtree | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 46 | 0 |
| Billy Van Heusen | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Floyd Little | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Alex Moore | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Dave Washington | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Terry Erwin | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Otis Taylor | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 29 | 2 |
| Gloster Richardson | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Fred Arbanas | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Frank Pitts | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Mike Garrett | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jerrel Wilson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Robert Holmes | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Curtis McClinton | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Bud Abell | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bobby Bell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 5 | 241 | 48.2 | 58 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 4 | 202 | 50.5 | 64 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Floyd Little | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Noland Smith | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8.5 | 16 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Floyd Little | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Alex Moore | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Noland Smith | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
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