| Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: December 10, 1978 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74149 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 33 F Humidty: 47% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 23 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Lonnie Perrin 4 pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 38 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Riley Odoms 23 pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Riley Odoms 29 pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick) | 3 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Henry Marshall |
| 60 | LOT | Matt Herkenhoff |
| 73 | LOG | Bob Simmons |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 65 | ROG | Tom Condon |
| 77 | ROT | Charlie Getty |
| 88 | TE | Walter White |
| 10 | QB | Mike Livingston |
| 32 | LHB | Tony Reed |
| 22 | RHB | Ted McKnight |
| 21 | FB | Arnold Morgado |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Art Still |
| 61 | NT | Don Parrish |
| 75 | RDE | Sylvester Hicks |
| 64 | LOLB | Whitney Paul |
| 55 | LILB | Dave Rozumek |
| 59 | RILB | Gary Spani |
| 52 | ROLB | Tom Howard |
| 24 | LCB | Gary Green |
| 46 | SS | Tim Gray |
| 26 | WS | Gary Barbaro |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Jack Dolbin |
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 71 | LOT | Claudie Minor |
| 65 | LOG | Glenn Hyde |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 76 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 7 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 32 | RB | Jon Keyworth |
| 41 | RB | Rob Lytle |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 51 | LOLB | Bob Swenson |
| 59 | LILB | Joe Rizzo |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 36 | SS | Billy Thompson |
| 29 | WS | Bernie Jackson |
| 43 | RCB | Steve Foley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Tony Reed | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Arnold Morgado | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Ted McKnight | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| MacArthur Lane | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Larry Canada | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Mike Livingston | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 1 | 115 | 4.0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 58.8 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 22 | 19 | 86.4 | 1 | 283 | 12.9 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 139.4 |
| Norris Weese | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Walter White | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 10 | 0 |
| MacArthur Lane | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tony Reed | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Arnold Morgado | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Samuels | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Larry Dorsey | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ted McKnight | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Riley Odoms | 7 | 165 | 23.6 | 34 | 2 |
| Rick Upchurch | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Larry Canada | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jack Dolbin | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Dave Preston | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Zenon Andrusyshyn | 6 | 245 | 40.8 | 49 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bucky Dilts | 5 | 149 | 29.8 | 34 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Ted Burgmeier | 4 | 0 | 59 | 14.8 | 55 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Ted McKnight | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 24 | 0 | |
| Eddie Payton | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Horace Belton | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Art Still | 1.0 |
| Whitney Paul | 1.0 |
| Don Parrish | 1.0 |
| Dave Rozumek | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Don Latimer | 1.0 |
| Bob Swenson | 1.0 |
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