| Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 24, 1978 Location: Kansas City, MO Venue: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 60593 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 84 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Riley Odoms 42 pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Mike Livingston 1 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 42 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 46 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Tony Reed 15 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Larry Canada 3 run (Jim Turner kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 5 | Denver BroncosDEN | Dave Preston 1 run | 23 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Jack Dolbin |
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 71 | LOT | Claudie Minor |
| 62 | LOG | Tom Glassic |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 76 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 7 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 24 | RB | Otis Armstrong |
| 32 | RB | Jon Keyworth |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 51 | LOLB | Bob Swenson |
| 59 | LILB | Joe Rizzo |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 36 | SS | Billy Thompson |
| 29 | WS | Bernie Jackson |
| 43 | RCB | Steve Foley |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Henry Marshall |
| 60 | LOT | Matt Herkenhoff |
| 73 | LOG | Bob Simmons |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 65 | ROG | Tom Condon |
| 70 | ROT | Jim Nicholson |
| 88 | TE | Walter White |
| 10 | QB | Mike Livingston |
| 32 | LHB | Tony Reed |
| 22 | RHB | Ted McKnight |
| 39 | FB | Mark Bailey |
| Offense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Art Still |
| 61 | NT | Don Parrish |
| 75 | RDE | Sylvester Hicks |
| 64 | LOLB | Whitney Paul |
| 59 | LILB | Gary Spani |
| 55 | RILB | Dave Rozumek |
| 52 | ROLB | Tom Howard |
| 24 | LCB | Gary Green |
| 46 | SS | Tim Gray |
| 26 | WS | Gary Barbaro |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 43:41 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 9/20 | / | 6 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| KC | 26:47 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4/11 | / | 6 | 40 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Larry Canada | 19 | 94 | 4.9 | 13 | 1 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Craig Morton | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 9 | 13 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 59 | 228 | 3.9 | 13 | 2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Tony Reed | 17 | 79 | 4.6 | 15t | 1 |
| Ted McKnight | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Mark Bailey | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 6 | 0 |
| MacArthur Lane | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Arnold Morgado | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Horace Belton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Livingston | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 155 | 3.8 | 27 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 1 | 138 | 6.6 | 42t | 1 | 2 | 9 | 73.1 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 1 | 138 | 6.6 | 42t | 1 | 2 | 9 | 73.1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Mike Livingston | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 1 | 89 | 8.9 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.9 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 1 | 89 | 8.9 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Riley Odoms | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 42 | 1 |
| Dave Preston | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ron Egloff | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Larry Canada | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 138 | 11.5 | 42t | 1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Tony Reed | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 31 | 0 |
| Walter White | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 24 | 0 |
| MacArthur Lane | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 89 | 12.7 | 31 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Tom Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Tim Gray | 1 | 61 | 61.0 | 61 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 61 | 61.0 | 61 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||
| Bucky Dilts | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 46 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||
| Zenon Andrusyshyn | 4 | 197 | 49.3 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 197 | 49.3 | 56 | 0 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 4 | 0 | 78 | 19.5 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 78 | 19.5 | 53 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Lonnie Perrin | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Bernie Jackson | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Dave Preston | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 124 | 31.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 38 | 0 | |
| Arnold Morgado | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 38 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Tom Howard | 1.0 |
| Sylvester Hicks | 0.5 |
| Whitney Paul | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |