| Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 7, 1980 Location: Kansas City, MO Venue: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 40237 |
| Weather: Light Drizzle Temp: 45 F Humidty: 83% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | J.T. Smith 33 pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Arnold Morgado 1 run (Nick Lowery kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Tom Howard 3 opponents fumble recovery (Nick Lowery kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Bubba Garcia 8 pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Riley Odoms 22 pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Haven Moses 4 pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 20 FG | 14 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 80 | WR | Rick Upchurch |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 62 | LOG | Tom Glassic |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 80 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 71 | ROT | Claudie Minor |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 7 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 46 | HB | Dave Preston |
| 30 | FB | Jim Jensen |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 66 | RDE | Brison Manor |
| 58 | LOLB | Rob Nairne |
| 56 | LILB | Larry Evans |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 36 | SS | Billy Thompson |
| 43 | FS | Steve Foley |
| 41 | RCB | Aaron Kyle |
| 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 |
| 70 | ROT | Jim Rourke |
| 83 | TE | Mike Williams |
| 9 | QB | Bill Kenney |
| 22 | HB | Ted McKnight |
| 48 | FB | James Hadnot |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Art Still |
| 61 | NT | Don Parrish |
| 71 | RDE | Dave Lindstrom |
| 52 | LOLB | Tom Howard |
| 57 | LILB | Jerry Blanton |
| 59 | RILB | Gary Spani |
| 50 | ROLB | Cal Peterson |
| 24 | LCB | Gary Green |
| 41 | SS | Herb Christopher |
| 26 | FS | Gary Barbaro |
| 44 | RCB | Eric Harris |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 27:30 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 4/13 | / | 7 | 55 | 4 | 4 |
| KC | 32:30 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 9/16 | / | 4 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Dave Preston | 14 | 52 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Jensen | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 132 | 5.1 | 22 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ted McKnight | 16 | 67 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
| James Hadnot | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Arnold Morgado | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 6 | 1 |
| Horace Belton | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tony Reed | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Henry Marshall | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Kenney | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 49 | 199 | 4.1 | 11 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 35 | 20 | 57.1 | 1 | 263 | 7.5 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 88.2 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 20 | 57.1 | 1 | 263 | 7.5 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 88.2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Bill Kenney | 18 | 12 | 66.7 | 1 | 142 | 7.9 | 33t | 2 | 1 | 10 | 104.4 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 12 | 66.7 | 1 | 142 | 7.9 | 33t | 2 | 1 | 10 | 104.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Haven Moses | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 18 | 1 |
| Rob Lytle | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Jim Jensen | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Watson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 263 | 13.2 | 37 | 2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| J.T. Smith | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 33t | 1 |
| Henry Marshall | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| James Hadnot | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Carlos Carson | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Bubba Garcia | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| Ted McKnight | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Horace Belton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Reed | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Arnold Morgado | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 142 | 11.8 | 33t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Perry Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Gary Barbaro | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||
| Luke Prestridge | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||
| Bob Grupp | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 48 | 0 | 2 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| J.T. Smith | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Mike Harden | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Larry Brunson | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 35 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Carlos Carson | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Al Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Tom Jackson | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Ken Kremer | 2.0 |
| Art Still | 2.0 |
| Don Parrish | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |