| Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: October 3, 1971 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 51200 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 63 F Humidty: 21% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 37 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Aaron Brown 68 interception return (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 20 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 26 FG | 13 | 3 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 16 FG | 16 | 3 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 17 | WR | Elmo Wright |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 60 | ROG | George Daney |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 88 | TE | Morris Stroud |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 38 | RB | Wendell Hayes |
| 6 | RB | Warren McVea |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Marvin Upshaw |
| 61 | LDT | Curley Culp |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 87 | RDE | Aaron Brown |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 40 | LCB | Jim Marsalis |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 42 | RS | Johnny Robinson |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 40 | WR | Jack Gehrke |
| 80 | WR | Jerry Simmons |
| 75 | LOT | Roger Shoals |
| 67 | LOG | George Goeddeke |
| 59 | C | Larry Kaminski |
| 64 | ROG | Mike Schnitker |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 83 | TE | Jim Whalen |
| 13 | QB | Don Horn |
| 11 | RB | Bobby Anderson |
| 44 | RB | Floyd Little |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Rich Jackson |
| 70 | LDT | Paul Smith |
| 63 | RDT | Dave Costa |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 54 | LLB | Chip Myrtle |
| 52 | MLB | Fred Forsberg |
| 56 | RLB | Dave Washington |
| 41 | LCB | Leroy Mitchell |
| 20 | LS | Charlie Greer |
| 26 | RS | George Saimes |
| 36 | RCB | Billy Thompson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ed Podolak | 15 | 38 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Robert Holmes | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Warren McVea | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Len Dawson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bobby Anderson | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Floyd Little | 13 | 27 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Clem Turner | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Don Horn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 1 | 91 | 4.3 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 36.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Don Horn | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 4 | 168 | 6.2 | 0 | 31.6 | |||
| Jack Gehrke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Elmo Wright | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Ed Podolak | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 2 | -13 | -6.5 | 0 | |
| Morris Stroud | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Otis Taylor | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Otis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Floyd Little | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Whalen | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | |
| Jerry Simmons | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Dwight Harrison | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Clem Turner | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Bobby Anderson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Aaron Brown | 1 | 68 | 68.0 | 68t | 1 |
| Jim Kearney | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Johnny Robinson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Stein | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Dave Washington | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 4 | 218 | 54.5 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Dennis Homan | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Podolak | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Billy Thompson | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Wendell Hayes | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Dickie Post | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Denver Broncos | |
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