The Denver Broncos lost to the Kansas City Chiefs, 16 to 3, on October 3, 1971.

Final

Chiefs

2-1-0

16

Broncos

0-2-1

3

Team

KC

DEN

1

0

3

2

10

0

3

0

4

6

0

Total

16

3

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

KC

DEN

Jim Turner 37-yard field goal

0

3

2nd quarter

KC

DEN

Aaron Brown 68-yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick)

7

3

Jan Stenerud 20-yard field goal

10

3

4th quarter

KC

DEN

Jan Stenerud 26-yard field goal

13

3

Jan Stenerud 16-yard field goal

16

3

Chiefs

Broncos

1st Downs

11

9

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

56

Total Yards

159

222

Yards per play

2.8

4.0

Passing

66

160

Comp - Att

9 - 21

14 - 28

Yards per pass

2.9

5.5

Interceptions thrown

1

4

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 25

1 - 8

Rushing

93

62

Rushing Attempts

33

27

Yards per rush

2.8

2.3

Penalties

5

7

Turnovers

3

5

Fumbles lost

2

1

Interceptions

1

4

Possession

Chiefs

Broncos

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Len Dawson	9	21	91	4.3	0	1		36.0
Team	9	21	66	4.3	0	1	2	36.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Ed Podolak	15	38	2.5
Robert Holmes	8	20	2.5
Wendell Hayes	4	19	4.8
Warren McVea	4	16	4.0
Len Dawson	2	0	0.0
Team	33	93	2.8

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Morris Stroud	1	50	50.0
Elmo Wright	2	21	10.5
Ed Podolak	2	16	8.0
Otis Taylor	1	13	13.0
Jim Otis	1	4	4.0
Wendell Hayes	2	-13	-6.5
Team	9	91	4.3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	2	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	XPM	PTS
Jan Stenerud	3	5	1	10
Bob Stein	0	1	0	0
Team	3	6	1	10

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Jerrel Wilson	4	218	54.5
Team	4	218	54.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Wendell Hayes	1	34	34.0	0
Team	1	34	34.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Ed Podolak	1	18	18.0
Dennis Homan	2	14	7.0
Team	3	32	10.7

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Don Horn	14	27	168	6.2	4		31.6
Jack Gehrke	0	1	0	0.0	0		39.6
Team	14	28	160	6.0	4	1	29.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Bobby Anderson	11	34	3.1
Floyd Little	13	27	2.1
Clem Turner	2	1	0.5
Don Horn	1	0	0.0
Team	27	62	2.3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Jim Whalen	3	71	23.7
Jerry Simmons	3	33	11.0
Dwight Harrison	2	29	14.5
Floyd Little	4	15	3.8
Clem Turner	1	13	13.0
Bobby Anderson	1	7	7.0
Team	14	168	6.0	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	1	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Jim Turner	1	2		0	3
Team	1	2		0	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Billy Van Heusen	6	259	43.2
Team	6	259	43.2

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Dickie Post	2	40	20.0	0
Team	2	40	20.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Bill Thompson	4	9	2.3	0
Team	4	9	2.3	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,070

Wilson

RUSH

774

Williams

REC

772

Sutton

Team Rankings

PPG

21.0

19th

OPP PPG

24.3

27th

RUSH YDS/G

106.5

18th

PASS YDS/G

209.8

24th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	11	6	.647
Broncos	8	9	.471
Raiders	8	9	.471
Chargers	5	12	.294

Last Game

Raiders

8-9-0

27

Final

14

Broncos

8-9-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Denver Broncos lost to the Kansas City Chiefs, 16 to 3, on October 3, 1971.

Final

Chiefs

16

Broncos

3

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

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Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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3,070

774

772

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

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