| Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: October 19, 1980 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74459 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 60 F Humidty: 20% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 37 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rick Upchurch 14 pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Riley Odoms 6 pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 39 FG | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Al Dixon 26 pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Fred Steinfort 41 FG | 13 | 17 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Henry Marshall 46 pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick) | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 34 FG | 23 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Henry Marshall |
| 86 | WR | J.T. Smith |
| 60 | LOT | Matt Herkenhoff |
| 73 | LOG | Bob Simmons |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 65 | ROG | Tom Condon |
| 77 | ROT | Charlie Getty |
| 83 | TE | Mike Williams |
| 4 | QB | Steve Fuller |
| 32 | HB | Tony Reed |
| 22 | FB | Ted McKnight |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Art Still |
| 61 | NT | Don Parrish |
| 71 | RDE | Dave Lindstrom |
| 52 | LOLB | Tom Howard |
| 54 | LILB | Frank Manumaleuga |
| 59 | RILB | Gary Spani |
| 53 | ROLB | Whitney Paul |
| 24 | LCB | Gary Green |
| 41 | SS | Herb Christopher |
| 26 | FS | Gary Barbaro |
| 44 | RCB | Eric Harris |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 80 | WR | Rick Upchurch |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 65 | LOG | Glenn Hyde |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 80 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 71 | ROT | Claudie Minor |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 7 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 24 | HB | Otis Armstrong |
| 30 | FB | Jim Jensen |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 75 | RDE | Rulon Jones |
| 58 | LOLB | Rob Nairne |
| 56 | LILB | Larry Evans |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 36 | SS | Billy Thompson |
| 27 | FS | Maurice Harvey |
| 43 | RCB | Steve Foley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ted McKnight | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Horace Belton | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Arnold Morgado | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Tony Reed | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Fuller | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Otis Armstrong | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Jensen | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Steve Fuller | 20 | 14 | 70.0 | 0 | 189 | 9.5 | 46t | 2 | 1 | 6 | 133.1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 2 | 199 | 6.4 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 71.8 |
| Matt Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Henry Marshall | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 46t | 1 |
| Arnold Morgado | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Tony Reed | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Al Dixon | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26t | 1 |
| J.T. Smith | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ted McKnight | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Carlos Carson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Rick Upchurch | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 28 | 1 |
| Haven Moses | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Jim Jensen | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 1 |
| Rob Lytle | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Herb Christopher | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Eric Harris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Bob Grupp | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | 51 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Luke Prestridge | 3 | 146 | 48.7 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| J.T. Smith | 3 | 0 | 38 | 12.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Carlos Carson | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 23 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Larry Brunson | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 30 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Art Still | 2.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Tom Jackson | 1.0 |
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