Regular Season Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos
September 20, 1970 75° Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 68,500 (91%)
Kansas City Chiefs 3 13 7 14 - 37
Denver Broncos 0 0 0 6 - 6
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Kansas City Chiefs: 4-4-DEN 18 (1:59) 3-Steven Bennett 35 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 0 KC. 3
(Qtr 2) Kansas City Chiefs: 3-15-DEN 49 (12:59) 9-Jimmie Chow pass complete to 84-James Urias for 49 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Kansas City Chiefs: 2-20-KC. 42 (1:43) 9-Jimmie Chow pass complete to 89-George Hathaway for 58 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Steven Bennett. DEN 0 KC. 16
(Qtr 3) Kansas City Chiefs: 2-10-DEN 35 (1:19) 15-Fletcher Boston ran for 35 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Steven Bennett. DEN 99-Wilfred Steelman was injured on the play. DEN 0 KC. 23
(Qtr 4) Kansas City Chiefs: 1-10-DEN 45 (14:19) 9-Jimmie Chow pass complete to 34-John McMahon for 45 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Steven Bennett. DEN 0 KC. 30
(Qtr 4) Kansas City Chiefs: 2-4-DEN 4 (10:01) 1-Kyle Evans ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Steven Bennett. DEN 0 KC. 37
(Qtr 4) Denver Broncos: 2-10-DEN 17 (0:20) 18-Shane Simonds pass complete to 85-Gary Williams for 83 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
Team Statistics
Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs
First Downs 8 15
- Rushing 2 6
- Passing 6 7
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 211 512
- Offensive Plays 69 69
- Yards Per Play 3.06 7.42
Net Rushing Yards 59 221
- Rushing Attempts 20 30
- Yards Per Rush 2.95 7.37
Net Passing Yards 152 291
- Att/Comp/Int 40 / 19 / 2 35 / 18 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 232 316
- Sacks/Yards Lost 9 / 80 4 / 25
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.10 7.46
- Yards Per Completion 12.21 17.56
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 3 / 3
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 20 3 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 10.0 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 6 / 46 8 / 50
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 6 1 / 9
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 65 1 / 17
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 5 2 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 47
Time of Possession 31:03 28:58
Drive Charts
Denver Broncos
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:37 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
1 13:14 3:19 OWN 35 6 17 Punt
1 8:17 1:25 OWN 21 3 1 Punt
1 1:56 2:02 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
2 12:51 1:32 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
2 8:53 6:21 OWN 9 10 23 Punt
2 1:34 1:34 OWN 25 3 3 Half
3 11:24 0:54 OWN 20 3 4 Punt
3 9:42 1:34 OWN 23 3 -11 Punt
3 5:43 3:03 OWN 35 5 31 Interception
3 1:13 1:55 OWN 24 3 3 Punt
4 14:10 1:24 OWN 25 5 17 Interception
4 9:59 0:59 OWN 30 3 0 Punt
4 7:36 0:53 OWN 35 3 -15 Punt
4 5:18 0:13 OWN 6 3 0 Interception
4 3:51 1:25 OWN 7 5 33 Punt
4 1:06 0:39 OWN 6 3 -3 Punt
4 0:23 0:14 OWN 17 2 83 Touchdown
Kansas City Chiefs
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:23 0:09 OWN 35 1 -3 Interception
1 9:55 1:38 OWN 35 4 18 Punt
1 6:52 4:56 OWN 46 9 36 Field Goal
2 14:54 2:03 OWN 36 4 64 Touchdown
2 11:19 2:27 OWN 37 4 24 Punt
2 2:31 0:58 OWN 30 6 70 Touchdown
3 15:00 3:36 OWN 29 7 61 Interception
3 10:30 0:48 OPP 38 3 6 Fumble
3 8:08 2:25 OPP 40 4 12 Missed FG
3 2:41 1:27 OWN 26 4 74 Touchdown
4 14:18 0:08 OPP 45 1 45 Touchdown
4 12:46 2:48 OPP 39 7 39 Touchdown
4 9:00 1:23 OWN 39 3 9 Fumble
4 6:44 1:26 OPP 39 3 0 Punt
4 5:05 1:13 OPP 15 3 7 Interception
4 2:27 1:20 50 3 -3 Punt
4 0:27 0:04 OPP 30 1 0 Fumble
4 0:09 0:09 OWN 25 2 18 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Denver Broncos
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#42 Gary Hutcherson 13 44 3.38 10 2 0
#21 Robert Rodriquez 7 15 2.14 8 0 0
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#1 Kyle Evans 10 77 7.70 37 2 1
#27 John McMahon 12 71 5.92 12 3 0
#4 Gary Williams 6 38 6.33 11 2 0
#15 Fletcher Boston 2 35 17.50 35 1 1
Passing Stats
Denver Broncos
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Shane Simonds 40 19 232 9 / 80 1 83 2 53.33
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Jimmie Chow 33 17 298 4 / 25 3 58 3 75.06
#5 Kurt Diedrich 2 1 18 0 / 0 0 18 0 81.25
Receiving Stats
Denver Broncos
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Gary Williams 4 98 24.50 83 1
#86 Charles Dempsey 2 45 22.50 34 0
#12 Leo Abney 4 35 8.75 26 0
#12 Quinton Taylor 3 25 8.33 17 0
#21 Robert Rodriquez 3 23 7.67 9 0
#42 Gary Hutcherson 3 6 2.00 5 0
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 George Hathaway 5 108 21.60 58 1
#84 James Urias 3 77 25.67 49 1
#27 John McMahon 2 50 25.00 45 1
#80 Richard Brown 2 38 19.00 20 0
#1 Kyle Evans 2 23 11.50 15 0
#16 Vernon Walker 2 17 8.50 17 0
#20 Michael Green 2 3 1.50 7 0
Blocking Stats
Denver Broncos
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#76 John White 0 0 4 0
#71 Robert Olivar 0 0 2 0
#78 Christopher Smith 0 0 1 0
#58 John Smith 0 0 1 0
Kansas City Chiefs
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#59 Paul Dickerson 0 0 2 0
#63 Michael Michael 0 0 1 0
#74 William Battles 0 0 1 0
Interception Stats
Denver Broncos
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#32 Richard McElroy 1 5 5.00 0
#33 Bob Eldredge 1 0 0.00 0
#34 Richard Delacerda 1 0 0.00 0
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#21 Derrick Burke 2 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Denver Broncos
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#18 Shane Simonds 1 0 0 0
#63 Randall Pieper 0 2 0 0
#73 Howard Hanson 0 0 1 0
#78 Christopher Smith 0 1 0 0
#34 Richard Delacerda 0 1 0 0
#33 Bob Eldredge 0 0 1 0
#33 Timothy Mohn 0 0 1 0
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#4 Gary Williams 2 0 0 0
#89 George Hathaway 1 0 0 0
#65 Derek Grose 0 0 1 0
Punting
Denver Broncos
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#21 Robert Rodriquez 8 248 31.00 30.00 46 0
#55 Jose Kuhn 4 75 18.75 18.75 31 0
#12 Leo Abney 1 28 28.00 28.00 28 0
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#19 Reginald Ratliff 4 142 35.50 34.00 47 2
Kicking
Denver Broncos
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#96 Anthony Kouba 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 0 / 1
Kansas City Chiefs
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#3 Steven Bennett 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 35 4 / 5
Punt Return
Denver Broncos
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#21 Robert Rodriquez 1 6 6.0 6 0
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#15 Fletcher Boston 1 9 9.0 9 0
Kick Return
Denver Broncos
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#21 Robert Rodriquez 2 65 32.5 0
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#15 Fletcher Boston 1 17 17.0 0
Defensive Stats
Denver Broncos
Name Tackles Sacks
#33 Timothy Mohn 8 0
#73 Howard Hanson 7 1
#69 John Rodriquez 7 2
#32 Richard McElroy 5 0
#33 Bob Eldredge 5 0
#55 Jose Kuhn 3 0
#34 Richard Delacerda 3 0
#90 Damon Blackburn 2 0
#96 Anthony Kouba 2 0
#98 Jess Aguirre 2 0
#12 Quinton Taylor 2 0
#63 Randall Pieper 1 0
#62 Richard Stewart 1 1
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Tackles Sacks
#78 Eric Griffin 6 3
#64 Lewis Denniston 5 2
#95 Andrew Sheets 5 0
#41 Steven Kay 5 0
#23 Justin Simmons 4 0
#51 Daniel Young 4 0
#21 Derrick Burke 4 0
#51 Robert Anderson 3 0
#43 Thomas Martinez 3 0
#59 Kevin Willis 2 0
#65 Derek Grose 2 3
#42 Joseph Sun 2 0
#58 Nathan Campbell 2 0
#84 James Urias 1 0
#80 Richard Brown 1 0
#59 Paul Dickerson 1 0
#21 Christopher Barton 1 0
#3 Steven Bennett 1 0
#4 Gary Williams 1 0
#64 Gary Smith 1 0
#94 Steven Harvell 1 1
#20 Michael Green 1 0