| Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: December 19, 1982 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74192 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 54 F Humidty: 15% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 37 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 47 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Eric Harris 56 interception return (Nick Lowery kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gerald Willhite 2 run (Rich Karlis kick failed) | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rick Upchurch 78 punt return (Rich Karlis kick) | 10 | 13 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Al Dixon 1 pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick) | 17 | 13 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 44 FG | 17 | 16 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 19 FG | 20 | 16 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 22 FG | 23 | 16 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Carlos Carson 33 pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick) | 30 | 16 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Gary Barbaro 43 interception return (Nick Lowery kick) | 37 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Carlos Carson |
| 89 | WR | Henry Marshall |
| 60 | LOT | Matt Herkenhoff |
| 66 | LOG | Brad Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 65 | ROG | Tom Condon |
| 77 | ROT | Charlie Getty |
| 84 | TE | Al Dixon |
| 9 | QB | Bill Kenney |
| 48 | HB | James Hadnot |
| 43 | FB | Billy Jackson |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Art Still |
| 91 | NT | Ken Kremer |
| 71 | RDE | Dave Lindstrom |
| 52 | LOLB | Tom Howard |
| 57 | LILB | Jerry Blanton |
| 59 | RILB | Gary Spani |
| 51 | ROLB | Charles Jackson |
| 24 | LCB | Gary Green |
| 34 | SS | Lloyd Burruss |
| 26 | FS | Gary Barbaro |
| 41 | RCB | Eric Harris |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Rick Upchurch |
| 81 | WR | Steve Watson |
| 71 | LOT | Claudie Minor |
| 62 | LOG | Tom Glassic |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 70 | ROG | Dave Studdard |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 87 | TE | Jim Wright |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 24 | RB | Rick Parros |
| 46 | RB | Dave Preston |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 75 | RDE | Rulon Jones |
| 50 | LOLB | Jim Ryan |
| 56 | LILB | Larry Evans |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 22 | FS | Aaron Kyle |
| 45 | RCB | Steve Wilson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Billy Jackson | 19 | 49 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 |
| James Hadnot | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Kenney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Gerald Willhite | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 17 | 1 |
| Sammy Winder | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Rick Parros | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Steve Watson | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Bill Kenney | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 1 | 188 | 7.2 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 80.3 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 30 | 19 | 63.3 | 2 | 163 | 5.4 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 49.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Carlos Carson | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 51 | 1 |
| Al Dixon | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Henry Marshall | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
| James Hadnot | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Willie Scott | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Dave Preston | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Steve Watson | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Gerald Willhite | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Wright | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ron Egloff | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Rick Parros | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Eric Harris | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56t | 1 |
| Gary Barbaro | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43t | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Aaron Kyle | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Case deBruijn | 5 | 174 | 34.8 | 56 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Luke Prestridge | 6 | 299 | 49.8 | 65 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Anthony Hancock | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 2 | 91 | 45.5 | 78t | 1 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Anthony Hancock | 3 | 100 | 33.3 | 68 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Wade Manning | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Gerald Willhite | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Steve Wilson | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Keith Uecker | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Jerry Blanton | 1.0 |
| Don Parrish | 1.0 |
| Art Still | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Barney Chavous | 1.0 |
| Randy Gradishar | 1.0 |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 26, 2025 |