| Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 7, 1973 Location: Kansas City, MO Venue: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 71414 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 72 F Humidty: 79% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 38 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Floyd Little 50 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 40 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Otis Taylor 20 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Joe Dawkins 72 run (Jim Turner kick) | 14 | 13 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 39 FG | 14 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 80 | WR | Jerry Simmons |
| 78 | LOT | Marv Montgomery |
| 66 | LOG | Mike Schnitker |
| 50 | C | Bobby Maples |
| 61 | ROG | Tommy Lyons |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 12 | QB | Charley Johnson |
| 33 | RB | Joe Dawkins |
| 44 | RB | Floyd Little |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 70 | LDT | Paul Smith |
| 55 | RDT | Pete Duranko |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 45 | LLB | Bill Laskey |
| 58 | MLB | Tom Graham |
| 51 | RLB | Mike Simone |
| 41 | LCB | Leroy Mitchell |
| 36 | LS | Billy Thompson |
| 20 | RS | Charlie Greer |
| 26 | RCB | Calvin Jones |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 17 | WR | Elmo Wright |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 60 | ROG | George Daney |
| 75 | ROT | Francis Peay |
| 88 | TE | Morris Stroud |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 38 | RB | Wendell Hayes |
| 14 | RB | Ed Podolak |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Marvin Upshaw |
| 61 | LDT | Curley Culp |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 99 | RDE | Wilbur Young |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 48 | LCB | Nate Allen |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 20 | RS | Mike Sensibaugh |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4/13 | / | 3 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |
| KC | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 7/16 | / | 8 | 70 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Joe Dawkins | 9 | 93 | 10.3 | 1 | |
| Floyd Little | 18 | 65 | 3.6 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 158 | 5.9 | 1 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ed Podolak | 16 | 72 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Jeff Kinney | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Len Dawson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Elmo Wright | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 41 | 179 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Charley Johnson | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 1 | 120 | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 67.9 | |
| Team Totals | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 1 | 120 | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 67.9 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 0 | 170 | 5.9 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89.7 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 0 | 170 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Floyd Little | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 50t | 1 |
| Billy Masters | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Dawkins | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Gene Washington | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 120 | 12.0 | 1 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ed Podolak | 12 | 84 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Otis Taylor | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 1 | |
| Morris Stroud | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Jeff Kinney | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Elmo Wright | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 170 | 9.4 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Emmitt Thomas | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 5 | 246 | 49.2 | 54 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 246 | 49.2 | 54 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 6 | 305 | 50.8 | 68 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 305 | 50.8 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Billy Thompson | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | ||
| Floyd Little | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Kerry Reardon | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ed Podolak | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Joe Dawkins | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Otis Armstrong | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Warren McVea | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Curley Culp | 1.0 |
| Wilbur Young | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |