Sunday December 6, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/06/1981:



Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE179.1  (1)160.7  (27)339.8  (14)41
DEFENSE114.8  (6)233.8  (26)348.7  (19)39
OFFENSE115.8  (22)223.7  (8)339.5  (15)32
DEFENSE128.8  (14)179.2  (4)308.1  (3)38

Line: Broncos by 3½

Team1234F
Kansas City Chiefs (8-6-0)067013
Denver Broncos (9-5-0)790016

( 0- 7) DEN Rob Lytle 2 yard rush (Fred Steinfort kick) ( 0-10) DEN Fred Steinfort 23 yard field goal ( 0-16) DEN Larry Canada 2 yard rush (run failed) ( 3-16) KC Nick Lowery 43 yard field goal ( 6-16) KC Nick Lowery 45 yard field goal (13-16) KC James Hadnot 1 yard rush (Nick Lowery kick)
                     KC              DEN
First Downs:         18              16
Rushes-yards:        24-74           29-77
Yards/rush:          3.1             2.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-34-261-1     16-24-281-0
Sacked-yards:        4-28            4-16
Net pass yards:      233             265
Net yards/pass:      6.1             9.5
Total net yards:     307             342
Total plays:         62 (38% run)    57 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             6.0
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             3-1
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     2-29            7-68

Attendance: 74,744

Passing:
KC: Steve Fuller, 18 of 34 for 261 yards (1 int) DEN: Craig Morton, 16 of 24 for 281 yards
Rushing:
KC: Joe Delaney, 11 for 36 yards; James Hadnot, 7 for 15 yards and 1 TD; Billy Jackson, 4 for 6 yards; Steve Fuller, 2 for 17 yards DEN: Dave Preston, 13 for 38 yards; Rick Parros, 7 for 26 yards; Tony Reed, 4 for -5 yards; Rob Lytle, 3 for 7 yards and 1 TD; Rick Upchurch, 1 for 9 yards; Larry Canada, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD
Receiving:
KC: Al Dixon, 6 for 86 yards; J.T. Smith, 4 for 61 yards; James Hadnot, 3 for 40 yards; Stan Rome, 2 for 40 yards; Joe Delaney, 2 for 20 yards; James Murphy, 1 for 14 yards DEN: Rick Upchurch, 4 for 70 yards; Steve Watson, 2 for 103 yards; Dave Preston, 2 for 33 yards; Ron Egloff, 2 for 27 yards; Rick Parros, 2 for 24 yards; Tony Reed, 2 for 8 yards; Dave Studdard, 1 for 10 yards; James Wright, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
KC: James Murphy, 1 for 19 yards DEN: Mike Harden, 2 for 41 yards
Punt returns:
KC: J.T. Smith, 3 for 34 yards DEN: Rick Upchurch, 3 for 17 yards
Interceptions:
DEN: Bob Swenson, 1 for 32 yards
Punting:
KC: Jeff Gossett, 4 for 176 yards DEN: Luke Prestridge, 4 for 171 yards
Field Goals:
KC: Nick Lowery, 2/4 DEN: Fred Steinfort, 1/2


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