| Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 18, 1983 Location: Kansas City, MO Venue: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 11377 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 2 F Humidty: 51% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 21 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 48 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Lucious Smith 58 interception return (Nick Lowery kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Carlos Carson 48 pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Willie Scott 17 pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 24 FG | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Theotis Brown 1 run (Nick Lowery kick) | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 38 FG | 3 | 31 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Theotis Brown 6 run (Nick Lowery kick) | 3 | 38 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 43 FG | 3 | 41 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gerald Willhite 1 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 10 | 41 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gerald Willhite 2 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 17 | 41 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Stephone Paige 23 pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick) | 17 | 48 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Clint Sampson |
| 81 | WR | Steve Watson |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 54 | LOG | Keith Bishop |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 85 | TE | Ron Egloff |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 34 | RB | Nathan Poole |
| 23 | RB | Sammy Winder |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 75 | RDE | Rulon Jones |
| 50 | LOLB | Jim Ryan |
| 58 | LILB | Steve Busick |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 43 | FS | Steve Foley |
| 31 | RCB | Mike Harden |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Carlos Carson |
| 82 | WR | Anthony Hancock |
| 77 | LOT | Rich Baldinger |
| 64 | LOG | Mark Kirchner |
| 53 | C | Bob Rush |
| 65 | ROG | Tom Condon |
| 72 | ROT | Dave Lutz |
| 81 | TE | Willie Scott |
| 9 | QB | Bill Kenney |
| 27 | HB | Theotis Brown |
| 43 | FB | Billy Jackson |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Art Still |
| 74 | NT | Dino Mangiero |
| 99 | RDE | Mike Bell |
| 52 | LOLB | Tom Howard |
| 57 | LILB | Jerry Blanton |
| 59 | RILB | Gary Spani |
| 50 | ROLB | Calvin Daniels |
| 24 | LCB | Gary Green |
| 38 | SS | Durwood Roquemore |
| 20 | FS | Deron Cherry |
| 29 | RCB | Albert Lewis |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 26:26 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0/10 | 1/2 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| KC | 33:34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 9/18 | 0/2 | 6 | 56 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Sammy Winder | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Gerald Willhite | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 11 | 2 |
| Jesse Myles | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| John Elway | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Nathan Poole | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 94 | 3.8 | 2 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Theotis Brown | 16 | 51 | 3.2 | 11 | 2 |
| Billy Jackson | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Lawrence Ricks | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Bill Kenney | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 91 | 2.8 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 34 | 13 | 38.2 | 4 | 143 | 4.2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.9 |
| Gary Kubiak | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 21 | 7.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86.8 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 15 | 40.5 | 4 | 164 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.8 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Bill Kenney | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 0 | 161 | 6.7 | 48t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 96.0 |
| Todd Blackledge | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 0 | 116 | 11.6 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 133.8 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 0 | 277 | 8.1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 107.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Sammy Winder | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Steve Watson | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Zach Thomas | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Gerald Willhite | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Nathan Poole | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jesse Myles | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ron Egloff | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Clint Sampson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 164 | 10.9 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Theotis Brown | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Carlos Carson | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 48t | 1 |
| Stephone Paige | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 43 | 1 |
| Billy Jackson | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Anthony Hancock | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Willie Scott | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 277 | 16.3 | 3 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Gary Green | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Lucious Smith | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58t | 1 |
| Trent Bryant | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 1 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||
| Luke Prestridge | 6 | 191 | 31.8 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 191 | 31.8 | 0 | |||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||
| Jim Arnold | 5 | 155 | 31.0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 155 | 31.0 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Zach Thomas | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| J.T. Smith | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Zach Thomas | 5 | 0 | 84 | 16.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Steve Wilson | 3 | 0 | 35 | 11.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Dave Studdard | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 0 | 127 | 14.1 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Deron Cherry | 1 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Anthony Hancock | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Dave Lindstrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Ken Woodard | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |