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Denver Broncos 21 at Kansas City Chiefs 24
Sunday, December 3, 1972
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 30 degrees, relative humidity 68%, wind 19 mph, wind chill 18
Weather: 30 degrees, relative humidity 68%, wind 19 mph, wind chill 18
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos (3-9-0) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Kansas City Chiefs (6-6-0) | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
Scoring
| DEN | KAN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Broncos | Floyd Little 2 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | Chiefs | Jim Kearney 29 yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 7 |
| Chiefs | Jan Stenerud 41 yard field goal | 7 | 10 | |
| Broncos | Haven Moses 1 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) | 14 | 10 | |
| 3rd | Chiefs | Ed Podolak 1 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick) | 14 | 17 |
| Chiefs | Bobby Bell 61 yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick) | 14 | 24 | |
| 4th | Broncos | Fran Lynch 8 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) | 21 | 24 |
Team Stats
| DEN | KAN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 22 | 12 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 32-137-2 | 30-113-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 19-36-219-1-2 | 7-20-77-0-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-28 | 1-1 |
| Net pass yards | 191 | 76 |
| Total yards | 328 | 189 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-3 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-104 | 6-90 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Floyd Little | DEN | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Charley Johnson | DEN | 18 | 35 | 211 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Joe Dawkins | DEN | 8 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Haven Moses | DEN | 4 | 57 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Riley Odoms | DEN | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Rod Sherman | DEN | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Billy Van Heusen | DEN | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Fran Lynch | DEN | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Billy Masters | DEN | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Ed Podolak | KAN | 14 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Len Dawson | KAN | 7 | 20 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Otis Taylor | KAN | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jeff Kinney | KAN | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim Otis | KAN | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Wendell Hayes | KAN | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bruce Jankowski | KAN | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Joe Dawkins | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tom Graham | DEN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Krieg | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Randy Montgomery | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rod Sherman | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bill Thompson | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Mike Adamle | KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bobby Bell | KAN | 1 | 61 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Kearney | KAN | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jeff Kinney | KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ed Podolak | KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Jim Turner | DEN | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Billy Van Heusen | DEN | 4 | 151 | 37.8 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Jan Stenerud | KAN | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerrel Wilson | KAN | 5 | 226 | 45.2 | 0 | ||||