Week 1, 1979

played in Kansas City, MO

62 degrees, rain, calm

Denver Broncos	10	3	0	7	-	20
Kansas City Chiefs	7	7	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:53 KCY - John Holland 9 pass from Archie Manning (Nick Lowery extra point)
1Q: 04:26 DEN - Charlie Wade 28 pass from Pat Ryan (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
1Q: 02:12 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 28 field goal
2Q: 12:57 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 41 field goal
2Q: 07:14 KCY - Archie Manning 2 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
3Q: 04:47 KCY - Nick Lowery 24 field goal
4Q: 13:46 DEN - Victor Hicks 5 pass from Pat Ryan (Tim Mazzetti extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:53 KCY - John Holland 9 pass from Archie Manning (Nick Lowery extra point)
1Q: 04:26 DEN - Charlie Wade 28 pass from Pat Ryan (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
1Q: 02:12 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 28 field goal
2Q: 12:57 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 41 field goal
2Q: 07:14 KCY - Archie Manning 2 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
3Q: 04:47 KCY - Nick Lowery 24 field goal
4Q: 13:46 DEN - Victor Hicks 5 pass from Pat Ryan (Tim Mazzetti extra point)

Team Statistics DEN KCY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 24
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 9 16
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 339 384
- Offensive Plays 55 70
- Yards per Play 6.16 5.49
Net Rushing Yards 126 102
- Rushing Attempts 23 26
- Yards per Rush 5.48 3.92
Net Passing Yards 213 282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 20 - 0 42 - 23 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 227 291
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 6.66 6.41
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 3/17
Punt Returns/Yards 2/33 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 2/62 5/92
Interception Ret./Yards 4/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 28:28 31:32

Team Statistics	DEN	KCY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	24
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	9	16
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	339	384
- Offensive Plays	55	70
- Yards per Play	6.16	5.49
Net Rushing Yards	126	102
- Rushing Attempts	23	26
- Yards per Rush	5.48	3.92
Net Passing Yards	213	282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 20 - 0	42 - 23 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	227	291
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	6.66	6.41
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	3/17
Punt Returns/Yards	2/33	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	2/62	5/92
Interception Ret./Yards	4/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 29
Time of Possession	28:28	31:32

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:42	1:49	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	5:43	1:29	OWN 30	3	70	Touchdown
1	3:41	1:37	OPP 32	4	21	Field Goal
2	14:45	1:55	OWN 37	5	39	Field Goal
2	7:03	2:06	OWN 45	3	1	Punt
2	1:51	1:10	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	1:59	OWN 20	5	15	Fumble
3	11:45	3:00	OWN 39	5	28	Missed FG
3	4:41	6:05	OWN 29	12	71	Touchdown
4	11:25	1:16	OWN 10	3	3	Punt
4	8:38	3:48	OWN 30	5	35	Punt
4	2:01	0:46	OWN 16	4	18	Punt
4	0:11	0:11	50	1	-1	Game

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:18	OWN 18	9	82	Touchdown
1	8:53	3:10	OWN 28	6	39	Interception
1	4:14	0:33	OWN 21	1	0	Interception
1	2:04	2:19	OWN 29	4	1	Punt
2	12:50	5:47	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
2	4:57	3:06	OWN 19	7	43	Interception
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 31	4	24	Punt
3	13:01	1:16	OPP 35	3	3	Missed FG
3	8:45	4:04	OWN 40	9	53	Field Goal
4	13:36	2:11	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
4	10:09	1:31	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
4	4:50	2:49	OWN 20	7	22	Interception
4	1:15	1:04	OWN 24	5	26	Downs

Game MVP: Pat Ryan, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
George Franklin	13	77	5.92	30	3
Cullen Bryant	8	48	6.00	21	2
Pat Ryan	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Ira Matthews	1	2	2.00	2	0

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kenny King	16	66	4.13	13	2	0
Don Calhoun	8	33	4.13	15	2	0
Archie Manning	2	3	1.50	2	0	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Ryan	30	20	227	2/14	2	33	0	111.3

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Archie Manning	42	23	291	2/9	1	30	4	44.9

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Duriel Harris	7	8	66	9.43	12	33	0
WR Charlie Wade	3	5	57	19.00	14	28	1
WR Rick Upchurch	3	5	25	8.33	0	11	0
TE Victor Hicks	2	2	20	10.00	10	15	1
RB Cullen Bryant	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Riley Odoms	1	3	12	12.00	1	12	0
WR Danny Buggs	1	1	28	28.00	18	28	0
TE Ed Beckman	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Ted Brown	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB George Franklin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bob Chandler	7	11	87	12.43	20	22	0
WR John Holland	3	6	46	15.33	19	19	1
WR Henry Marshall	3	7	45	15.00	11	23	0
TE Jerome Barkum	2	4	32	16.00	22	30	0
TE Chuck Naretta	2	2	2	1.00	0	3	0
WR Willie Miller	2	2	24	12.00	13	15	0
RB Kenny King	2	2	33	16.50	17	22	0
RB Don Calhoun	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Mel Gray	1	6	20	20.00	0	20	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ernie Jackson	2	0	0.00	0
CB Graham Spreen	2	0	0.00	0

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rick Upchurch	1	0	0
Pat Ryan	1	0	0
William Semple	0	1	0
Mario Nakamura	0	0	1

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force
Don Calhoun	1	0	0
Herbert Scott	0	1	0
William Gay	0	1	0
Arnold Ellis	0	0	1
Willie Miller	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Chapple	6	269	44.8	37.8	54	2

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Jennings	4	187	46.8	38.5	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	2/3	1/2	0/1	41	2/2

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Lowery	1/2	0/1	0/0	24	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	33	16.5	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dick Jauron	3	22	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cullen Bryant	1	39	39.0	0
Rick Upchurch	1	23	23.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dick Jauron	4	72	18.0	0
John Holland	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Billy Thompson	8	0	0.0	20	40
CB Ray Easterling	7	0	0.0	24	41
ILB Randy Gradishar	5	2	2.0	25	41
OLB Tom Jackson	5	1	0.0	25	42
DT Jermaine Perkins	4	1	0.0	17	21
DE Ernie Dodge	4	0	0.0	15	26
S Mike Davis	4	0	0.0	24	41
CB Ernie Jackson	3	1	0.0	18	25
S William Semple	3	1	0.0	15	24
CB Graham Spreen	3	1	0.0	17	39
DE Lyle Alzado	2	0	0.0	19	31
DE Mario Nakamura	1	0	0.0	10	19

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Arnold Ellis	6	0	1.0	13	11
S Dick Jauron	4	1	1.0	19	17
OLB Clay Matthews	4	2	0.0	14	16
S Bruce Halford	4	1	0.0	10	21
CB Mike Williams	4	1	0.0	19	28
CB Lawrence Wiggins	3	2	0.0	17	29
DT Elex Price	3	1	0.0	18	19
DE William Gay	2	2	0.0	16	21
ILB Ross Brupbacher	2	0	0.0	16	22
WR Bob Chandler	2	0	---	---	---
CB Billy Hardee	2	0	0.0	12	16
CB Jeff Nixon	2	0	0.0	11	24
ILB Harry Carson	1	2	0.0	15	18
DT Gary Fair	1	1	0.0	17	23
WR Mel Gray	1	0	---	---	---
S Mike Fuller	1	0	0.0	18	25
WR Henry Marshall	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bruce Herron	1	0	0.0	7	12
DE Ezra Johnson	1	0	0.0	11	22
DE Mike Zele	1	0	0.0	7	11
OLB Ken Mitchell	0	1	0.0	13	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Randy Gradishar	2.0	1	0	0	41
DE Ernie Dodge	0.0	1	1	0	26
DE Lyle Alzado	0.0	1	0	1	31
DE Karl Lorch	0.0	0	1	0	13
DE Deron DeLorraine	0.0	0	1	0	18

Kansas City	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
S Dick Jauron	1.0	0	17
ILB Arnold Ellis	1.0	0	11
CB Mike Williams	0.0	1	28
DE William Gay	0.0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Billy Thompson	5	1	0	40
CB Ray Easterling	5	0	0	41
ILB Randy Gradishar	3	1	0	41
CB Graham Spreen	3	0	2	39
OLB Tom Jackson	2	1	0	42
S Mike Davis	2	0	0	41
S William Semple	1	1	0	24
CB Ernie Jackson	1	0	2	25
DT Jermaine Perkins	1	0	0	21

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mike Williams	5	1	28
CB Lawrence Wiggins	2	0	29
S Bruce Halford	2	0	21
CB Billy Hardee	2	0	16
CB Jeff Nixon	2	0	24
ILB Harry Carson	1	1	18
OLB Bruce Herron	1	1	12
ILB Ross Brupbacher	1	0	22
S Dick Jauron	1	0	17
ILB Arnold Ellis	1	0	11
S Mike Fuller	1	0	25
OLB Clay Matthews	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Willie Parker	2	6	21	0	29
Ted Brown	2	3	13	0	15
Jim Copeland	2	2	11	0	10
Dave Scott	1	4	14	0	25
Daryl White	0	4	17	0	26
John Giesler	0	2	19	1	27
Riley Odoms	0	1	15	0	16
Bob Lingenfelter	0	0	18	1	28

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gerry Mullins	3	5	21	0	36
Marvin Powell	2	3	19	1	25
Jack Rudnay	1	3	14	0	26
Harris Lehan	1	3	12	0	18
Dan Jiggetts	1	3	16	0	28
Jim Cooper	1	2	11	1	20
Charlie Getty	1	2	7	0	19
Vincent Horton	1	1	7	0	6
Jerome Barkum	0	2	16	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Jury	3	16
Cullen Bryant	1	18
William Semple	1	18
Ted Brown	1	15
Ray Easterling	1	11
Charlie Wade	1	6

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Willie Miller	2	15
Bruce Herron	1	26
Harris Lehan	1	6

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ray Easterling	---	---	24	41	11	76
Randy Gradishar	---	---	25	41	3	69
Tom Jackson	---	---	25	42	2	69
Mike Davis	---	---	24	41	2	67
Billy Thompson	---	---	20	40	2	62
Graham Spreen	---	---	17	39	2	58
William Semple	---	---	15	24	18	57
Pat Ryan	23	32	---	---	---	55
Lyle Alzado	---	---	19	31	2	52
Daryl White	17	26	---	---	9	52
Willie Parker	21	29	---	---	1	51
Dave Scott	14	25	---	---	8	47
Bob Lingenfelter	18	28	---	---	---	46
John Giesler	19	27	---	---	---	46
Ernie Jackson	---	---	18	25	1	44
Ernie Dodge	---	---	15	26	3	44
Josh Lane	---	---	16	25	3	44
Ted Brown	13	15	---	---	15	43
Rick Upchurch	17	17	---	---	8	42
Charlie Wade	11	23	---	---	6	40
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	17	21	2	40
Victor Hicks	11	21	---	---	7	39
Cullen Bryant	9	10	---	---	18	37
George Franklin	13	22	---	---	1	36
Bob Jury	---	---	2	18	16	36
Riley Odoms	15	16	---	---	4	35
Duriel Harris	16	17	---	---	---	33
Deron DeLorraine	---	---	11	18	3	32
Mario Nakamura	---	---	10	19	2	31
Jim Copeland	11	10	---	---	9	30
Danny Buggs	7	9	---	---	12	28
Ed Beckman	1	8	---	---	18	27
Bruce Huther	---	---	11	8	8	27
Karl Lorch	---	---	7	13	4	24
Tom Glassic	6	6	---	---	9	21
Johnny Perkins	1	2	---	---	18	21
Leotis Harris	5	4	---	---	9	18
Zack Lang	---	---	9	8	---	17
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	1	2	8	11
Jean Barrett	4	5	---	---	---	9
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dave Chapple	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ira Matthews	1	0	---	---	3	4
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	3	3
Larry Polowski	---	---	0	2	---	2
Mike Livingston	0	0	---	---	---	0

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Archie Manning	26	44	---	---	---	70
Mike Fuller	---	---	18	25	22	65
Gerry Mullins	21	36	---	---	3	60
Mel Gray	14	30	---	---	15	59
John Holland	17	27	---	---	9	53
Bob Chandler	16	35	---	---	---	51
Dick Jauron	---	---	19	17	15	51
Mike Williams	---	---	19	28	4	51
Dan Jiggetts	16	28	---	---	6	50
Marvin Powell	19	25	---	---	6	50
Lawrence Wiggins	---	---	17	29	2	48
Jeff Nixon	---	---	11	24	13	48
Elex Price	---	---	18	19	8	45
Bruce Herron	---	---	7	12	26	45
Kenny King	16	28	---	---	---	44
Jerome Barkum	16	20	---	---	7	43
Ross Brupbacher	---	---	16	22	3	41
Gary Fair	---	---	17	23	1	41
Jack Rudnay	14	26	---	---	---	40
Vern Holland	15	24	---	---	---	39
Herbert Scott	15	24	---	---	---	39
Henry Marshall	16	23	---	---	---	39
William Gay	---	---	16	21	2	39
Chuck Naretta	9	15	---	---	13	37
Jim Cooper	11	20	---	---	6	37
Harris Lehan	12	18	---	---	6	36
Ezra Johnson	---	---	11	22	3	36
Harry Carson	---	---	15	18	2	35
Ken Mitchell	---	---	13	17	3	33
Bruce Halford	---	---	10	21	2	33
Arnold Ellis	---	---	13	11	9	33
Billy Hardee	---	---	12	16	3	31
Clay Matthews	---	---	14	16	1	31
Charlie Getty	7	19	---	---	3	29
Johnny Davis	9	15	---	---	5	29
Don Calhoun	10	16	---	---	---	26
Mike Zele	---	---	7	11	7	25
Vincent Horton	7	6	---	---	11	24
Carl Grant	0	0	---	---	21	21
Willie Miller	0	5	---	---	15	20
Dave Jennings	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nick Lowery	0	0	---	---	6	6
David Ray	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Hunter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Randy Dean	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	38	5.4
Middle	7	32	4.6
Right	8	57	7.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	13	19	1.5
Right	7	55	7.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Ryan	30	20	3	3	2	3	2	0	0

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Archie Manning	42	23	6	0	4	4	3	1	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	75	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	79	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	61	15.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	151	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	129	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Duriel Harris	8	7	0	66	1	17
WR Charlie Wade	5	3	1	57	1	23
WR Rick Upchurch	5	3	0	25	0	17
TE Riley Odoms	3	1	1	12	0	16
TE Ed Beckman	2	1	0	5	0	8
FB Ted Brown	2	1	0	11	0	15
TE Victor Hicks	2	2	0	20	0	21
RB Cullen Bryant	1	1	0	3	0	10
WR Danny Buggs	1	1	0	28	1	9
RB George Franklin	1	0	0	0	0	22

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Chandler	11	7	1	87	2	35
WR Henry Marshall	7	3	0	45	1	23
WR Mel Gray	6	1	1	20	1	30
WR John Holland	6	3	1	46	0	27
TE Jerome Barkum	4	2	1	32	1	20
TE Chuck Naretta	2	2	0	2	0	15
WR Willie Miller	2	2	0	24	0	5
RB Kenny King	2	2	0	33	1	28
RB Don Calhoun	1	1	0	2	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Franklin	2	3	1.50	5.92
Cullen Bryant	1	0	0.00	6.00

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Don Calhoun	2	9	4.50	4.13
Kenny King	2	3	1.50	4.13
Archie Manning	1	2	2.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Ryan	4	2	10	2.50	7.57

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Archie Manning	4	1	9	2.25	6.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Upchurch	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Duriel Harris	1	1	5	5.00	8.25
TE Ed Beckman	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	5	5.00	10.00

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Marshall	3	0	0	0.00	6.43
WR John Holland	1	1	9	9.00	7.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Cullen Bryant	3	1
Ira Matthews	1	1

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Kenny King	3	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Ryan	8	4	1

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Archie Manning	11	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Duriel Harris	4	3	0
WR Charlie Wade	2	0	0
WR Rick Upchurch	1	0	0
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	1

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mel Gray	5	1	1
WR Bob Chandler	2	2	2
WR John Holland	1	0	0
TE Chuck Naretta	1	1	0
WR Willie Miller	1	1	1
WR Henry Marshall	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)