| Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: October 1, 1972 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 51656 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 79 F Humidty: 10% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 45 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Floyd Little 35 pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 11 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jeff Kinney 1 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 16 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Willie Frazier 16 pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bobby Anderson 15 run (Jim Turner kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Dennis Homan 9 pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick) | 24 | 17 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Otis Taylor 29 pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick) | 31 | 17 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jim Kearney 43 interception return (Jan Stenerud kick) | 38 | 17 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Floyd Little 1 run (Jim Turner kick) | 38 | 24 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jim Kearney 32 interception return (Jan Stenerud kick) | 45 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 21 | WR | Dennis Homan |
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 76 | ROG | Mo Moorman |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 88 | TE | Morris Stroud |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 31 | RB | Jeff Kinney |
| 14 | RB | Ed Podolak |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Marvin Upshaw |
| 61 | LDT | Curley Culp |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 99 | RDE | Wilbur Young |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 40 | LCB | Jim Marsalis |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 20 | RS | Mike Sensibaugh |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Rod Sherman |
| 80 | WR | Jerry Simmons |
| 78 | LOT | Marv Montgomery |
| 68 | LOG | Larron Jackson |
| 59 | C | Larry Kaminski |
| 64 | ROG | Mike Schnitker |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 81 | TE | Billy Masters |
| 10 | QB | Steve Ramsey |
| 11 | RB | Bobby Anderson |
| 44 | RB | Floyd Little |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Rich Jackson |
| 70 | LDT | Paul Smith |
| 55 | RDT | Pete Duranko |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 58 | LLB | Billy McKoy |
| 52 | MLB | Fred Forsberg |
| 54 | RLB | Chip Myrtle |
| 41 | LCB | Leroy Mitchell |
| 20 | LS | Charlie Greer |
| 26 | RS | George Saimes |
| 21 | RCB | Randy Montgomery |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Mike Livingston | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | |
| Jeff Kinney | 17 | 46 | 2.7 | 1 | |
| Ed Podolak | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Mike Adamle | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Floyd Little | 21 | 96 | 4.6 | 16 | 1 |
| Bobby Anderson | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 1 | |
| Fran Lynch | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Ramsey | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 0 | 105 | 6.6 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 65.9 |
| Mike Livingston | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 1 | 89 | 12.7 | 3 | 101.8 | |||
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Steve Ramsey | 35 | 13 | 37.1 | 3 | 247 | 7.1 | 1 | 36.3 | |||
| Bobby Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Otis Taylor | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 1 | |
| Willie Frazier | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 1 | |
| Dennis Homan | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 1 | |
| Morris Stroud | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Ed Podolak | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jim Krieg | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 0 | |
| Billy Masters | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Dawkins | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | |
| Riley Odoms | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Floyd Little | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Jerry Simmons | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jim Kearney | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 2 | |
| Mike Sensibaugh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Charlie Greer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 9 | 450 | 50.0 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 8 | 340 | 42.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Larry Marshall | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rod Sherman | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | ||
| Floyd Little | 2 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 | 29 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Larry Marshall | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Kinney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Joe Dawkins | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Denver Broncos | |
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