| Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 18, 1987 Location: Kansas City, MO Venue: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 20296 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 72 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 9 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 26 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Safety, Doug Hudson tackled in end zone by Jim Ryan | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bobby Micho 26 pass from Ken Karcher (Mike Clendenen kick) | 9 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jitter Fields 85 punt return (James Hamrick kick) | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Mike Clendenen 35 FG | 12 | 7 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Robert Parker 4 run (James Hamrick kick) | 12 | 14 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Shane Swanson 35 pass from Ken Karcher (Mike Clendenen kick) | 19 | 14 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | James Hamrick 25 FG | 19 | 17 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bobby Micho 5 pass from Ken Karcher (Mike Clendenen kick) | 26 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Rick Massie |
| 80 | WR | Shane Swanson |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Freeman |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 78 | ROG | Winford Hood |
| 60 | ROT | Keith Kartz |
| 86 | TE | Mitch Andrews |
| 12 | QB | Ken Karcher |
| 32 | RB | Joe Dudek |
| 46 | FB | Bobby Micho |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Walt Bowyer |
| 91 | NT | Jeff Tupper |
| 79 | RDE | Steve Bryan |
| 95 | LOLB | Tim Joiner |
| 55 | LILB | Bryant Winn |
| 50 | RILB | Jim Ryan |
| 58 | ROLB | Tim Lucas |
| 27 | LCB | Kevin Clark |
| 45 | SS | Leonard Jones |
| 25 | FS | Roger Jackson |
| 21 | RCB | Earl Johnson |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Dave Montagne |
| 83 | WR | John Trahan |
| 77 | LOT | Steve Rogers |
| 64 | LOG | James Harvey |
| 55 | C | Glenn Hyde |
| 58 | ROG | Arland Thompson |
| 79 | ROT | Doug Hoppock |
| 81 | TE | Rod Jones |
| 11 | QB | Doug Hudson |
| 43 | HB | Robert Parker |
| 47 | FB | Chris Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Chris Lindstrom |
| 98 | LDT | John Walker |
| 93 | RDT | Bill Acker |
| 97 | RDE | Ken Johnson |
| 57 | LLB | Bruce Holmes |
| 92 | MLB | Bob Harris |
| 50 | RLB | James Harrell |
| 48 | LCB | Garcia Lane |
| 49 | SS | Teddy Nelson |
| 27 | FS | Blane Smith |
| 31 | RCB | Kevin Ross |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 32:45 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 6/13 | 0/1 | 6 | 50 | 3 | 2 |
| KC | 27:15 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4/13 | 0/0 | 7 | 60 | 4 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Nathan Poole | 18 | 63 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Dudek | 12 | 26 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Ken Karcher | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Scotty Caldwell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 98 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Robert Parker | 15 | 65 | 4.3 | 9 | 1 |
| Chris Smith | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Matt Stevens | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Hudson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 122 | 3.9 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Ken Karcher | 39 | 25 | 64.1 | 2 | 275 | 7.1 | 35t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89.2 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 25 | 64.1 | 2 | 275 | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89.2 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Matt Stevens | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 1 | 148 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 59.8 |
| Doug Hudson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 1 | 148 | 5.1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 57.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bobby Micho | 9 | 105 | 11.7 | 26t | 2 |
| Shane Swanson | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 35t | 1 |
| Joe Dudek | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Mitch Andrews | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Rick Massie | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Scotty Caldwell | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Nathan Poole | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Laron Brown | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 275 | 11.0 | 3 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Rod Jones | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Robert Parker | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Richard Estell | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| John Trahan | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Dave Montagne | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 148 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Kevin Clark | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Trent Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Ross | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||
| Ralph Giacomarro | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | ||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||
| Kelly Goodburn | 6 | 273 | 45.5 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 273 | 45.5 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Shane Swanson | 6 | 112 | 18.7 | 33 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 112 | 18.7 | 0 | ||
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Jitter Fields | 2 | 123 | 61.5 | 85t | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 123 | 61.5 | 1 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Shane Swanson | 3 | 0 | 91 | 30.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Kevin Clark | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Laron Brown | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 138 | 27.6 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Garcia Lane | 2 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Ken Lacy | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Jitter Fields | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Tim Lucas | 1.0 |
| Jeff Tupper | 0.5 |
| Ray Woodard | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |