| Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: September 7, 1963 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Bears Stadium Attendance: 21115 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 65 F Humidty: 78% Wind: mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 14 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 59 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Curtis McClinton 17 pass from Len Dawson (Tommy Brooker kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Sherrill Headrick 38 interception return (Tommy Brooker kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Chris Burford 15 pass from Len Dawson (Tommy Brooker kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Lionel Taylor 15 pass from Mickey Slaughter (Gene Mingo kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Dave Grayson 99 kickoff return (Tommy Brooker kick) | 28 | 7 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Frank Jackson 21 pass from Len Dawson (Tommy Brooker kick) | 35 | 7 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Frank Jackson 81 pass from Len Dawson (Tommy Brooker kick) | 42 | 7 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Chris Burford 33 pass from Curtis McClinton (Tommy Brooker kick) | 49 | 7 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Tommy Brooker 32 FG | 52 | 7 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Abner Haynes 1 run (Tommy Brooker kick) | 59 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Chris Burford |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 63 | LOG | Marv Terrell |
| 65 | C | Jon Gilliam |
| 64 | ROG | Curt Merz |
| 79 | ROT | Charlie Diamond |
| 84 | TE | Fred Arbanas |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 28 | HB | Abner Haynes |
| 26 | FL | Frank Jackson |
| 32 | FB | Curtis McClinton |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Bobby Bell |
| 72 | LDT | Paul Rochester |
| 75 | RDT | Jerry Mays |
| 87 | RDE | Mel Branch |
| 55 | LLB | E.J. Holub |
| 69 | MLB | Sherrill Headrick |
| 56 | RLB | Walt Corey |
| 48 | LCB | Duane Wood |
| 14 | LS | Bobby Ply |
| 42 | RS | Johnny Robinson |
| 45 | RCB | Dave Grayson |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Lionel Taylor |
| 76 | LOT | Harold Olson |
| 68 | LOG | Tom Nomina |
| 72 | C | Jerry Sturm |
| 62 | ROG | Ernie Barnes |
| 75 | ROT | Eldon Danenhauer |
| 88 | TE | Gene Prebola |
| 18 | QB | Frank Tripucka |
| 21 | HB | Gene Mingo |
| 82 | FL | Bob Scarpitto |
| 3 | FB | Billy Joe |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Ray Jacobs |
| 64 | LDT | Bud McFadin |
| 74 | RDT | Gordy Holz |
| 61 | RDE | Chuck Gavin |
| 51 | LLB | Leon Simmons |
| 54 | MLB | Wahoo McDaniel |
| 55 | RLB | Jim Fraser |
| 47 | LCB | John McGeever |
| 46 | LS | Bob Zeman |
| 23 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 27 | RCB | Charlie Mitchell |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Abner Haynes | 14 | 44 | 3.1 | 13 | 1 |
| Jerrel Wilson | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Curtis McClinton | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Jack Spikes | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 4 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Joe | 9 | 61 | 6.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Mickey Slaughter | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Clarence Walker | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ernie Barnes | 0 | 2 | 2L | 0 | |
| Gene Mingo | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Donnie Stone | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 15 | 12 | 80.0 | 0 | 278 | 18.5 | 81t | 4 | 158.3 | ||
| Eddie Wilson | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 1 | 46 | 4.2 | 16 | 0 | 19.5 | ||
| Curtis McClinton | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 | 33t | 1 | 158.3 | ||
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Mickey Slaughter | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 3 | 135 | 4.4 | 23 | 1 | 29.0 | ||
| Frank Tripucka | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 2 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Frank Jackson | 5 | 149 | 29.8 | 81t | 2 |
| Chris Burford | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 33t | 2 |
| Fred Arbanas | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Curtis McClinton | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Abner Haynes | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Tommy Brooker | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Jack Spikes | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lionel Taylor | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Bill Groman | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Donnie Stone | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Billy Joe | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Gene Mingo | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Sherrill Headrick | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Johnny Robinson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Charley Warner | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| E.J. Holub | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dave Grayson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jerry Hopkins | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 3 | 166 | 55.3 | 60 | 0 |
| Eddie Wilson | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jim Fraser | 7 | 340 | 48.6 | 61 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Frank Jackson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Al Frazier | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Dave Grayson | 2 | 123 | 61.5 | 99t | 1 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Al Frazier | 5 | 161 | 32.2 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Mitchell | 4 | 128 | 32.0 | 0 | ||
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