| Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 14, 1968 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Bears Stadium Attendance: 38463 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 50 F Humidty: 20% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 6 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 20 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 18 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Otis Taylor 67 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Mike Garrett 3 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 20 | 0 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 35 FG | 23 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Billy Van Heusen 12 pass from Marlin Briscoe (Bobby Howfield kick) | 23 | 7 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Wendell Hayes 1 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 30 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | SE | Frank Pitts |
| 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 |
| 21 | HB | Mike Garrett |
| 30 | FL | Gloster Richardson |
| 28 | FB | Wendell Hayes |
| 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 |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Al Denson |
| 72 | LOT | Sam Brunelli |
| 67 | LOG | George Goeddeke |
| 58 | C | Larry Kaminski |
| 60 | ROG | Bob Young |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 85 | TE | Tom Beer |
| 15 | QB | Marlin Briscoe |
| 44 | RB | Floyd Little |
| 40 | RB | Brendan McCarthy |
| 41 | FL | Eric Crabtree |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Rich Jackson |
| 62 | LDT | Jerry Inman |
| 63 | RDT | Dave Costa |
| 70 | RDE | Paul Smith |
| 50 | LLB | Carl Cunningham |
| 57 | MLB | John Huard |
| 52 | RLB | Fred Forsberg |
| 20 | LCB | Charlie Greer |
| 34 | LS | Gus Hollomon |
| 27 | RS | Tom Oberg |
| 43 | RCB | Pete Jaquess |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Wendell Hayes | 21 | 67 | 3.2 | 12 | 1 |
| Robert Holmes | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Curtis McClinton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Garrett | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 |
| Len Dawson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bert Coan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Garrett Ford | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Floyd Little | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Brendan McCarthy | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Haffner | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 0 | 183 | 10.2 | 67t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104.6 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Marlin Briscoe | 31 | 10 | 32.3 | 2 | 202 | 6.5 | 52 | 1 | 6 | 66 | 40.0 |
| Joe Divito | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Otis Taylor | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 67t | 1 |
| Wendell Hayes | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Mike Garrett | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Gloster Richardson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Frank Pitts | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Haffner | 4 | 122 | 30.5 | 52 | 0 |
| Al Denson | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Billy Van Heusen | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Jimmy Jones | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Floyd Little | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Brendan McCarthy | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Willie Lanier | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Buck Buchanan | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 5 | 223 | 44.6 | 59 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 57 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Noland Smith | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Floyd Little | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Floyd Little | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Drake Garrett | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
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