| Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs Game Statistics |
| Date: December 7, 1986 Location: Kansas City, MO |
| Venue: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 47019 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 46 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 37 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 30 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 26 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Stephone Paige 9 pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Sammy Winder 2 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jeff Smith 17 pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Boyce Green 1 run (Nick Lowery kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 45 FG | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 44 FG | 10 | 30 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Lloyd Burruss 72 interception return (Nick Lowery kick) | 10 | 37 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 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 | Joey Hackett |
| 89 | TE | Orson Mobley |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 23 | RB | Sammy Winder |
| 47 | FB | Gerald Willhite |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Rulon Jones |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 61 | RDE | Andre Townsend |
| 50 | LOLB | Jim Ryan |
| 77 | LILB | Karl Mecklenburg |
| 98 | RILB | Ricky Hunley |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 43 | FS | Steve Foley |
| 31 | RCB | Mike Harden |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Henry Marshall |
| 83 | WR | Stephone Paige |
| 75 | LOT | Irv Eatman |
| 71 | LOG | Brad Budde |
| 51 | C | Rick Donnalley |
| 61 | ROG | Mark Adickes |
| 72 | ROT | Dave Lutz |
| 87 | TE | Walt Arnold |
| 14 | QB | Todd Blackledge |
| 40 | HB | Boyce Green |
| 32 | FB | Larry Moriarty |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Art Still |
| 63 | NT | Bill Maas |
| 74 | RDE | Pete Koch |
| 55 | LOLB | Louis Cooper |
| 56 | LILB | Dino Hackett |
| 59 | RILB | Gary Spani |
| 54 | ROLB | Timmy Cofield |
| 29 | LCB | Albert Lewis |
| 34 | SS | Lloyd Burruss |
| 20 | FS | Deron Cherry |
| 31 | RCB | Kevin Ross |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| John Elway | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Gerald Willhite | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Gary Kubiak | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Horan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Larry Moriarty | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Herman Heard | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Todd Blackledge | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Boyce Green | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 1 |
| Stephone Paige | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | -14 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 42 | 23 | 54.8 | 4 | 246 | 5.9 | 51 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 40.5 |
| Gary Kubiak | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 39 | 7.8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.3 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Todd Blackledge | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 0 | 106 | 3.7 | 17t | 2 | 1 | 13 | 80.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Steve Watson | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 51 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Gerald Willhite | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Vance Johnson | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Orson Mobley | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Clint Sampson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Henry Marshall | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Stephone Paige | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 17 | 1 |
| Larry Moriarty | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Jeff Smith | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Emile Harry | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Boyce Green | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Herman Heard | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Lloyd Burruss | 1 | 72 | 72.0 | 72t | 1 |
| Gary Spani | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Scott Radecic | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Sherman Cocroft | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Deron Cherry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Horan | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Lewis Colbert | 7 | 273 | 39.0 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Gerald Willhite | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 12 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Jeff Smith | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 15 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Gene Lang | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Ken Bell | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 35 | 0 | |
| Ricky Hunley | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Jeff Smith | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Larry Moriarty | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Louis Cooper | 1.5 |
| Pete Koch | 1.5 |
| Deron Cherry | 1.0 |
| Art Still | 1.0 |
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