Week 15, 1981

played in Denver, CO

36 degrees, fair, 19 mph wind

Kansas City Chiefs	7	3	7	7	-	24
Denver Broncos	0	10	6	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:47 KCY - Dick Jauron 28 interception return (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 07:58 DEN - Ray Butler 15 pass from Turk Schonert (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
2Q: 01:56 KCY - Nick Lowery 23 field goal
2Q: 00:55 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 45 field goal
3Q: 12:35 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 42 field goal
3Q: 06:41 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 34 field goal
3Q: 00:41 KCY - Don Calhoun 3 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
4Q: 09:17 KCY - Wilbur Jackson 2 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
4Q: 06:46 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:47 KCY - Dick Jauron 28 interception return (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 07:58 DEN - Ray Butler 15 pass from Turk Schonert (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
2Q: 01:56 KCY - Nick Lowery 23 field goal
2Q: 00:55 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 45 field goal
3Q: 12:35 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 42 field goal
3Q: 06:41 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 34 field goal
3Q: 00:41 KCY - Don Calhoun 3 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
4Q: 09:17 KCY - Wilbur Jackson 2 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
4Q: 06:46 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 34 field goal

Team Statistics KCY DEN
Record 6-8 2-12
First Downs 21 10
- by Rushing 13 1
- by Passing 6 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 330 308
- Offensive Plays 74 58
- Yards per Play 4.46 5.31
Net Rushing Yards 153 67
- Rushing Attempts 35 22
- Yards per Rush 4.37 3.05
Net Passing Yards 177 241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 24 - 1 35 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 177 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.54 6.69
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/50 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 3/28
Kick Returns/Yards 6/124 3/111
Interception Ret./Yards 1/28 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 32
Time of Possession 35:58 24:02

Team Statistics	KCY	DEN
Record	6-8	2-12
First Downs	21	10
- by Rushing	13	1
- by Passing	6	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	330	308
- Offensive Plays	74	58
- Yards per Play	4.46	5.31
Net Rushing Yards	153	67
- Rushing Attempts	35	22
- Yards per Rush	4.37	3.05
Net Passing Yards	177	241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 24 - 1	35 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	177	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.54	6.69
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/50	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	3/28
Kick Returns/Yards	6/124	3/111
Interception Ret./Yards	1/28	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 32
Time of Possession	35:58	24:02

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:53	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
1	11:16	1:51	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
1	6:07	1:19	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	3:03	2:59	OWN 18	8	46	Punt
2	14:01	2:59	OPP 41	7	-5	Interception
2	7:47	5:58	OWN 36	14	58	Field Goal
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 33	1	10	Half
3	13:49	0:52	OWN 20	3	5	Fumble
3	12:27	3:48	OWN 29	5	25	Punt
3	6:33	6:02	OWN 26	11	74	Touchdown
4	14:20	5:13	OWN 44	11	56	Touchdown
4	6:38	3:06	OWN 14	3	2	Punt
4	1:41	0:42	OWN 22	3	2	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:07	1:51	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
1	9:25	0:49	OWN 1	3	1	Interception
1	8:36	2:29	OWN 41	5	16	Punt
1	4:48	1:45	OWN 45	3	-10	Punt
1	0:04	1:03	OWN 2	3	8	Punt
2	11:02	3:15	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
2	1:49	1:00	OPP 36	3	8	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:11	OWN 28	4	15	Punt
3	12:57	0:30	OPP 25	3	0	Field Goal
3	8:39	2:06	OWN 20	5	63	Field Goal
3	0:31	1:11	OWN 20	2	-7	Punt
4	9:07	2:29	OWN 20	4	63	Field Goal
4	3:32	1:51	OPP 47	7	25	Downs
4	0:59	0:59	OWN 28	6	42	Game

Game MVP: Harris Lehan, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wilbur Jackson	21	89	4.24	12	3	1
Don Calhoun	14	64	4.57	15	2	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Charlie White	10	40	4.00	9
David Hughes	10	23	2.30	7
Turk Schonert	2	4	2.00	2

Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randy Dean	39	24	177	0/0	0	27	1	61.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Turk Schonert	35	14	247	1/6	1	59	1	62.4

Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Thomas	8	10	76	9.50	21	27
RB Wilbur Jackson	4	6	11	2.75	8	5
RB Don Calhoun	3	4	12	4.00	0	8
WR Henry Marshall	3	4	45	15.00	19	23
TE Riley Odoms	2	5	13	6.50	2	7
FB Johnny Davis	2	3	15	7.50	4	11
WR Bob Chandler	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
FB Mark Brammer	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Mel Gray	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Steve Kreider	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rick Upchurch	4	12	83	20.75	13	57	0
WR Ken Payne	2	6	74	37.00	36	59	0
WR Doug Winslow	2	3	45	22.50	15	26	0
TE Earl Cooper	2	2	21	10.50	2	15	0
RB Charlie White	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0
FB Ted Brown	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Victor Hicks	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Ray Butler	1	5	15	15.00	0	15	1
WR Johnny Perkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB David Hughes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dick Jauron	1	28	28.00	1

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lloyd Burrus	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov
Wilbur Jackson	3	0
Marvin Powell	0	1
Tony Samuels	0	1

Denver	Recov	Force
Derrick Hatchett	1	1
Josh Lane	0	1
Doug Martin	0	1

Punting Statistics

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Jennings	7	323	46.1	39.3	66	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	6	262	43.7	37.5	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Lowery	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	4/4	2/2	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dick Jauron	2	17	8.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	3	28	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dick Jauron	4	76	19.0	0
Mel Gray	2	48	24.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	86	43.0	0
Doug Winslow	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Harry Carson	8	1	0.0	19	33
DT Elex Price	5	0	0.0	12	28
CB Mike Williams	4	0	0.0	18	28
CB Lawrence Wiggins	3	0	0.0	6	18
DE William Gay	2	0	1.0	13	26
DE Mike Zele	2	1	0.0	11	20
S Dick Jauron	2	0	0.0	13	26
DT Gary Fair	2	0	0.0	18	28
OLB Clay Matthews	2	0	0.0	17	22
CB Jeff Nixon	2	0	0.0	11	27
S Bruce Halford	1	1	0.0	15	31
ILB Arnold Ellis	1	1	0.0	8	4
S Mike Fuller	1	1	0.0	10	18
S Dennis Smith	1	1	0.0	9	10
WR Mike Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dan Bunz	0	1	0.0	3	3
OLB Monte Coleman	0	1	0.0	19	24

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Larry Keller	7	0	22	20
DT Josh Lane	6	1	25	29
OLB Rusty Rebowe	5	2	26	27
S Lloyd Burrus	4	2	24	27
S Bob Jury	4	1	20	20
ILB Larry McGrew	4	1	23	28
DE Mark Mullaney	4	0	19	21
CB Mark Lee	4	0	24	28
OLB Bruce Huther	3	3	20	19
CB Derrick Hatchett	3	1	20	24
DT Steve Niehaus	2	2	21	29
DE Doug Martin	2	2	26	35
DE Greg Meisner	2	1	19	12
ILB Terry Hopper	2	0	3	5
S Deron Cherry	1	2	26	29
CB Reuben Hendeson	1	1	18	29
S Donnie Walker	1	0	24	25
DE Bill Barnett	1	0	25	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE William Gay	1.0	0	2	26
DT Gary Fair	0.0	2	1	28
OLB Ken Mitchell	0.0	0	2	13
DT Elex Price	0.0	0	1	28
ILB Harry Carson	0.0	0	1	33
OLB Clay Matthews	0.0	0	1	22
DE Mike Zele	0.0	0	1	20
OLB Monte Coleman	0.0	0	1	24
DE Bob Kohrs	0.0	0	1	6

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Doug Martin	1	2	1	35
DE Mark Mullaney	1	1	0	21
DT Josh Lane	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Williams	3	0	0	28
CB Lawrence Wiggins	2	1	0	18
ILB Harry Carson	2	1	0	33
S Dick Jauron	2	0	1	26
CB Jeff Nixon	2	0	0	27
S Mike Fuller	1	1	0	18
DT Gary Fair	1	0	0	28
S Dennis Smith	1	0	0	10
S Bruce Halford	0	1	0	31
CB Billy Hardee	0	1	0	20

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Larry Keller	4	0	0	20
CB Derrick Hatchett	4	0	0	24
OLB Rusty Rebowe	3	1	0	27
S Lloyd Burrus	3	0	1	27
OLB Bruce Huther	2	1	0	19
CB Mark Lee	2	0	0	28
S Donnie Walker	1	0	0	25
DT Josh Lane	1	0	0	29
ILB Terry Hopper	1	0	0	5
S Bob Jury	1	0	0	20
ILB Larry McGrew	1	0	0	28
CB Reuben Hendeson	1	0	0	29
S Deron Cherry	0	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Harris Lehan	5	8	2	29	27
Marvin Powell	3	5	0	31	32
Herbert Scott	2	4	0	29	31
Gerry Mullins	1	6	0	31	33
Brian Holloway	1	5	0	35	39
Johnny Davis	1	2	0	15	24
Charlie Getty	1	1	0	4	7
Riley Odoms	1	1	0	23	25
Jerome Barkum	0	1	0	11	9
Jack Rudnay	0	1	0	6	12
Mark Brammer	0	1	0	22	12

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bostic	2	4	16	0	26
Edwin Bailey	1	3	16	1	24
Joe Jacoby	0	3	14	0	28
Burt Prince	0	2	16	0	22
Leotis Harris	0	2	18	0	22
Sam Rohde	0	1	10	0	17
Tom Glassic	0	1	7	0	15
Ted Brown	0	1	12	0	21
Victor Hicks	0	1	7	0	23
Earl Cooper	0	1	11	0	12
Rick Donnalley	0	1	6	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Brammer	4	15
Jerome Barkum	1	18
Steve Kreider	1	14

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie White	2	27
Johnny Perkins	2	16
Rusty Rebowe	1	27
Victor Hicks	1	19
Ray Butler	1	16
Donnie Walker	1	11

Participation

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Holloway	35	39	---	---	1	75
Randy Dean	35	39	---	---	---	74
Gerry Mullins	31	33	---	---	7	71
Marvin Powell	31	32	---	---	8	71
Wilbur Jackson	21	18	---	---	25	64
Harris Lehan	29	27	---	---	8	64
Jeff Nixon	---	---	11	27	24	62
Herbert Scott	29	31	---	---	---	60
Harry Carson	---	---	19	33	5	57
Dick Jauron	---	---	13	26	13	52
Mike Williams	---	---	18	28	5	51
Gary Fair	---	---	18	28	4	50
Johnny Davis	15	24	---	---	11	50
Bruce Halford	---	---	15	31	3	49
Mark Brammer	22	12	---	---	15	49
Riley Odoms	23	25	---	---	---	48
Elex Price	---	---	12	28	8	48
Monte Coleman	---	---	19	24	4	47
Mike Fuller	---	---	10	18	16	44
Mike Thomas	16	19	---	---	7	42
Henry Marshall	14	26	---	---	1	41
Clay Matthews	---	---	17	22	2	41
Mike Zele	---	---	11	20	10	41
Mel Gray	8	16	---	---	16	40
William Gay	---	---	13	26	1	40
David Little	---	---	9	11	19	39
Jerome Barkum	11	9	---	---	18	38
Bob Chandler	17	20	---	---	---	37
Billy Hardee	---	---	15	20	1	36
Don Calhoun	14	21	---	---	---	35
Tony Samuels	13	2	---	---	19	34
Ken Mitchell	---	---	4	13	13	30
Dan Jiggetts	8	12	---	---	8	28
Lawrence Wiggins	---	---	6	18	2	26
Dennis Smith	---	---	9	10	2	21
Bob Kohrs	---	---	12	6	1	19
Jack Rudnay	6	12	---	---	---	18
Steve Kreider	1	3	---	---	14	18
Arnold Ellis	---	---	8	4	1	13
Jim Cooper	2	2	---	---	8	12
Charlie Getty	4	7	---	---	---	11
Dan Bunz	---	---	3	3	5	11
Dave Jennings	0	0	---	---	8	8
Nick Lowery	0	0	---	---	6	6
Guido Merkens	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Woodley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	26	27	27	80
Derrick Hatchett	---	---	20	24	26	70
Doug Martin	---	---	26	35	8	69
Donnie Walker	---	---	24	25	11	60
Turk Schonert	22	36	---	---	---	58
Steve Niehaus	---	---	21	29	6	56
Josh Lane	---	---	25	29	1	55
Deron Cherry	---	---	26	29	---	55
Rick Upchurch	14	28	---	---	12	54
Larry McGrew	---	---	23	28	3	54
Mark Lee	---	---	24	28	1	53
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	24	27	2	53
Doug Winslow	16	19	---	---	17	52
David Hughes	18	30	---	---	2	50
Victor Hicks	7	23	---	---	19	49
Edwin Bailey	16	24	---	---	9	49
Burt Prince	16	22	---	---	10	48
Bill Barnett	---	---	25	22	1	48
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	18	29	1	48
Larry Keller	---	---	22	20	5	47
Charlie White	10	9	---	---	27	46
Ted Brown	12	21	---	---	12	45
Jeff Bostic	16	26	---	---	---	42
Joe Jacoby	14	28	---	---	---	42
Bruce Huther	---	---	20	19	2	41
Leotis Harris	18	22	---	---	1	41
Bob Jury	---	---	20	20	1	41
Mark Mullaney	---	---	19	21	---	40
Earl Cooper	11	12	---	---	11	34
Greg Meisner	---	---	19	12	2	33
Tom Glassic	7	15	---	---	10	32
Ray Butler	4	12	---	---	16	32
Ken Payne	11	18	---	---	2	31
Johnny Perkins	7	8	---	---	16	31
Sam Rohde	10	17	---	---	---	27
Rick Donnalley	6	10	---	---	10	26
Jean Barrett	6	14	---	---	---	20
Terry Hopper	---	---	3	5	11	19
Steve Alvers	1	2	---	---	10	13
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rickey Claitt	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	4	4
Stan Holloway	---	---	0	0	2	2
Willie Parker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	16	2.7
Middle	18	89	4.9
Right	11	48	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	17	8.5
Middle	18	43	2.4
Right	2	7	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randy Dean	39	24	3	4	1	3	4	1	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Turk Schonert	35	14	3	0	2	5	11	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	7	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	17	121	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	22	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	4	27	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	59	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	14	4	157	11.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Thomas	10	8	0	76	2	19
RB Wilbur Jackson	6	4	0	11	0	18
TE Riley Odoms	5	2	1	13	0	25
RB Don Calhoun	4	3	0	12	0	21
WR Henry Marshall	4	3	0	45	1	26
WR Mel Gray	3	0	0	0	0	16
FB Johnny Davis	3	2	0	15	0	24
WR Bob Chandler	2	1	0	1	0	20
WR Steve Kreider	1	0	0	0	0	3
FB Mark Brammer	1	1	0	4	0	12

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Upchurch	12	4	2	83	1	28
WR Ken Payne	6	2	0	74	1	18
WR Ray Butler	5	1	0	15	0	12
WR Doug Winslow	3	2	0	45	1	19
TE Victor Hicks	3	1	0	2	0	23
TE Earl Cooper	2	2	0	21	0	12
WR Johnny Perkins	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Charlie White	1	1	0	4	0	9
FB Ted Brown	1	1	0	3	0	21
RB David Hughes	1	0	0	0	0	30

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wilbur Jackson	4	14	3.50	4.24
Don Calhoun	3	9	3.00	4.57

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Turk Schonert	1	2	2.00	2.00
David Hughes	1	0	0.00	2.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randy Dean	6	2	13	2.17	4.54

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Turk Schonert	3	1	15	5.00	7.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Don Calhoun	2	1	5	2.50	3.00
TE Riley Odoms	2	0	0	0.00	2.60
WR Mike Thomas	1	1	8	8.00	7.60
WR Steve Kreider	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Doug Winslow	1	0	0	0.00	15.00
TE Victor Hicks	1	0	0	0.00	0.67
WR Ray Butler	1	1	15	15.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Wilbur Jackson	7	4
Don Calhoun	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie White	2	1
Turk Schonert	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randy Dean	9	4	1

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Turk Schonert	12	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Wilbur Jackson	4	3	0
WR Mel Gray	1	0	0
WR Mike Thomas	1	0	0
WR Henry Marshall	1	0	0
FB Johnny Davis	1	1	1
WR Steve Kreider	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Upchurch	6	1	1
WR Doug Winslow	2	1	1
WR Ken Payne	1	0	0
WR Johnny Perkins	1	0	0
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	0
WR Ray Butler	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)