| Houston Oilers at Kansas City Chiefs |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 18, 1973 Location: Kansas City, MO Venue: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 68444 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 47 F Humidty: 68% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Gary Butler 5 pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Otis Taylor 24 pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Mike Livingston 3 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 38 FG | 0 | 24 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Bob Gresham 62 pass from Lynn Dickey (Skip Butler kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Fred Willis 1 run (Skip Butler kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Willie Ellison 1 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | John Lohmeyer 19 opponents fumble recovery (Jan Stenerud kick) | 14 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Eddie Hinton |
| 20 | WR | Billy Parks |
| 66 | LOT | Tom Funchess |
| 68 | LOG | Solomon Freelon |
| 57 | C | Sam Gruneisen |
| 63 | ROG | Levert Carr |
| 75 | ROT | Elbert Drungo |
| 82 | TE | Mack Alston |
| 10 | QB | Lynn Dickey |
| 28 | RB | Bill Thomas |
| 44 | RB | Fred Willis |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Tody Smith |
| 76 | LDT | Al Cowlings |
| 78 | RDT | John Matuszak |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 58 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 54 | MLB | Gregg Bingham |
| 56 | RLB | Guy Roberts |
| 22 | LCB | Zeke Moore |
| 36/27 | SS | Jeff Severson |
| 48 | FS | Bob Atkins |
| 41 | RCB | Alvin Wyatt |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 17 | WR | Elmo Wright |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 76 | ROG | Mo Moorman |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 88 | TE | Morris Stroud |
| 10 | QB | Mike Livingston |
| 24 | RB | Willie Ellison |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Fred Willis | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 1 | |
| George Amundson | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Gresham | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Lynn Dickey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Thomas | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ed Podolak | 20 | 82 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| Willie Ellison | 21 | 53 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| Mike Livingston | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | |
| Otis Taylor | 2 | -19 | -9.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Lynn Dickey | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 2 | 191 | 8.3 | 1 | 58.4 | |||
| Dan Pastorini | 18 | 5 | 27.8 | 0 | 58 | 3.2 | 0 | 40.5 | |||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Mike Livingston | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 1 | 149 | 7.8 | 2 | 104.9 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Billy Parks | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 0 | |
| Eddie Hinton | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Ken Burrough | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Gresham | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 1 | |
| Fred Willis | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Thomas | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ed Podolak | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| Otis Taylor | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 1 | |
| Elmo Wright | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | |
| Gary Butler | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Leroy Keyes | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Guy Roberts | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Willie Lanier | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Jim Kearney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Dave Green | 8 | 281 | 35.1 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 6 | 248 | 41.3 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Alvin Haymond | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Larry Marshall | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | ||
| Kerry Reardon | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Alvin Haymond | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Gresham | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 0 | ||
| Lewis Jolley | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Larry Marshall | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| George Seals | 1.0 |
| Curley Culp | 1.0 |
| Buck Buchanan | 0.5 |
| Wilbur Young | 0.5 |
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