The Kansas City Chiefs handily beat the Denver Broncos, 45 to 35, on December 19, 1965.

1965 Kansas City Chiefs

Final

DEN

Broncos

4-10-0

35

KC

Chiefs

7-5-2

45

1

7

21

2

14

7

3

7

10

4

7

7

Total

35

45

1st quarter

DEN

KC

Chiefs

Bert Coan 3-yard pass from Len Dawson (Tommy Brooker kick)

0

7

Chiefs

Curtis McClinton 11-yard run (Tommy Brooker kick)

0

14

Chiefs

Otis Taylor 8-yard pass from Len Dawson (Tommy Brooker kick)

0

21

Broncos

Cookie Gilchrist 44-yard run (Gary Kroner kick)

7

21

2nd quarter

DEN

KC

Chiefs

Bert Coan 4-yard run (Tommy Brooker kick)

7

28

Broncos

Abner Haynes 71-yard pass from John McCormick (Gary Kroner kick)

14

28

Broncos

Lionel Taylor 7-yard pass from John McCormick (Gary Kroner kick)

21

28

3rd quarter

DEN

KC

Chiefs

Tommy Brooker 10-yard field goal

21

31

Chiefs

Willie Mitchell 71-yard punt return (Tommy Brooker kick)

21

38

Broncos

Cookie Gilchrist 1-yard run (Gary Kroner kick)

28

38

4th quarter

DEN

KC

Chiefs

Pete Beathard 1-yard run (Tommy Brooker kick)

28

45

Broncos

Hewritt Dixon 28-yard pass from John McCormick (Gary Kroner kick)

35

45

Broncos

Chiefs

1st Downs

15

17

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

67

55

Total Yards

399

362

Yards per play

6.0

6.6

Passing

229

362

Comp - Att

18 - 38

15 - 29

Yards per pass

5.9

11

Interceptions thrown

0

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 10

4 - 50

Rushing

170

0

Rushing Attempts

28

22

Yards per rush

6.1

0.0

Penalties

3

7

Turnovers

0

0

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

0

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
John McCormick 18 37 239 6.5 3 0 96.6
Abner Haynes 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 39.6
Team 18 38 229 6.3 3 0 1 94.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Cookie Gilchrist 17 85 5.0 2
Abner Haynes 8 53 6.6 0
Bob Scarpitto 1 31 31.0 0
Wendell Hayes 1 3 3.0 0
John McCormick 1 -2 -2.0 0
Team 28 170 6.1 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Hewritt Dixon 5 83 16.6 1
Abner Haynes 4 82 20.5 1
Lionel Taylor 5 54 10.8 1
Wendell Hayes 1 10 10.0 0
Bob Scarpitto 2 8 4.0 0
Al Denson 1 2 2.0 0
Team 18 239 6.3 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Gary Kroner 0 1 5 5
Team 0 1 5 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Bob Scarpitto 6 261 43.5
Team 6 261 43.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Abner Haynes 4 108 27.0 0
Gerry Bussell 3 56 18.7 0
Team 7 164 23.4 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Gerry Bussell 2 24 12.0 0
Abner Haynes 1 7 7.0 0
Team 3 31 10.3 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Len Dawson 11 22 282 12.8 2 0 126.1
Pete Beathard 4 7 130 18.6 0 0 101.8
Team 15 29 362 14.2 2 0 4 120.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Curtis McClinton 7 15 2.1 1
Bert Coan 11 8 0.7 1
Pete Beathard 2 5 2.5 1
Jerrel Wilson 1 3 3.0 0
Len Dawson 1 -31 -31.0 0
Team 22 0 0.0 3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Curtis McClinton 5 213 42.6 0
Otis Taylor 6 110 18.3 1
Fred Arbanas 2 43 21.5 0
Frank Jackson 1 43 43.0 0
Bert Coan 1 3 3.0 1
Team 15 412 14.2 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Tommy Brooker 1 2 6 9
Team 1 2 6 9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Jerrel Wilson 5 271 54.2
Team 5 271 54.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Frank Jackson 4 130 32.5 0
Bert Coan 1 16 16.0 0
Jerry Mays 1 0 0.0 0
Team 6 146 24.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Willie Mitchell 1 71 71.0 1
Frank Jackson 2 47 23.5 0
Team 3 118 39.3 1

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Team Leaders

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PASS

4,183

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

RUSH

935

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

REC

984

Kelce

Travis Kelce

Team Rankings

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PPG

21.8

15th

OPP PPG

17.3

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

104.9

19th

PASS YDS/G

257.8

7th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
Broncos Broncos
8 9 0 .471
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
Chargers Chargers
5 12 0 .294

Last Game

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KC Chiefs

4-0-0

25

Final

22

SF 49ers

2-1-0

Sun 11 Feb 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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