| Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs Game Statistics |
| Date: September 18, 1988 Location: Kansas City, MO |
| Venue: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 63268 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 73 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 50 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 23 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Carlos Carson 6 pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Tony Dorsett 8 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Paul Palmer 14 pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 42 FG | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 29 FG | 13 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Vance Johnson |
| 84 | WR | Ricky Nattiel |
| 66 | LOT | Jim Juriga |
| 54 | LOG | Keith Bishop |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 72 | ROG | Keith Kartz |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 89 | TE | Orson Mobley |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 23 | FB | Sammy Winder |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Freddie Gilbert |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 61 | RDE | Andre Townsend |
| 73 | LOLB | Simon Fletcher |
| 55 | LILB | Rick Dennison |
| 77 | RILB | Karl Mecklenburg |
| 50 | ROLB | Jim Ryan |
| 36 | LCB | Mark Haynes |
| 48 | SS | Randy Robbins |
| 31 | FS | Mike Harden |
| 28 | RCB | Jeremiah Castille |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Carlos Carson |
| 83 | WR | Stephone Paige |
| 76 | LOT | John Alt |
| 77 | LOG | Rich Baldinger |
| 58 | C | Tom Baugh |
| 60 | ROG | Byron Ingram |
| 75 | ROT | Irv Eatman |
| 87 | TE | Alfredo Roberts |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 26 | HB | Paul Palmer |
| 32 | FB | Larry Moriarty |
| Defense | ||
| 98 | LDE | Leonard Griffin |
| 63 | NT | Bill Maas |
| 99 | RDE | Mike Bell |
| 55 | LOLB | Louis Cooper |
| 96 | LILB | Aaron Pearson |
| 56 | RILB | Dino Hackett |
| 54 | ROLB | Timmy Cofield |
| 29 | LCB | Albert Lewis |
| 27 | SS | Kevin Porter |
| 20 | FS | Deron Cherry |
| 31 | RCB | Kevin Ross |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 8t | 1 |
| John Elway | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Paul Palmer | 22 | 80 | 3.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Larry Moriarty | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve DeBerg | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| James Saxon | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 32 | 15 | 46.9 | 2 | 213 | 6.7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.8 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 0 | 259 | 7.4 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 102.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Orson Mobley | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Vance Johnson | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Sam Graddy | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Gerald Willhite | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ricky Nattiel | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Rick Massie | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Paul Palmer | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 26 | 1 |
| Stephone Paige | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Emile Harry | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Carlos Carson | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Alfredo Roberts | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Larry Moriarty | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Deron Cherry | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Horan | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 56 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Kelly Goodburn | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Kevin Clark | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 | |
| Gerald Willhite | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Ricky Nattiel | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Kitrick Taylor | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Ken Bell | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| David Hollis | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| James Saxon | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Kitrick Taylor | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Jim Ryan | 1.0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
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