Broncos 23-17 Chiefs (Sep 24, 1978)

DEN

KC

1

7

2

3

7

4

0

OT

6

0

23

17

1Q

7 - 0

R. Odoms 42-yard TD catch from C. Morton.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

7 - 7

M. Livingston 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

10 - 7

J. Turner 42-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

10 - 10

J. Stenerud 46-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

10 - 17

T. Reed 15-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

17 - 17

L. Canada 3-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

OT

23 - 17

D. Preston 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Top Performers

Pass Yds

138

Morton

DEN

Rush Yds

94

Canada

DEN

Rec Yds

60

Odoms

DEN

Scrim TD

1

Odoms

DEN

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Craig Morton

DEN QB #14

Mike Livingston

KC QB #10

138

Pass Yds

89

1

Pass TD

0

1

Int

1

DEN

Team Stats

KC

357

Total Yds

244

Possession

25

1st Downs

13

/

3rd Down

/

Red Zone

/

1

Turnovers

2

1978 AFC West

Team	W	L	PCT
Broncos	10	6	.625
Raiders	9	7	.563
Seahawks	9	7	.563
Chargers	9	7	.563
Chiefs	4	12	.250

Game Summary

The Kansas City Chiefs fell to the Denver Broncos, 23 to 17, on September 24, 1978.

Game Info

November 22, 2024

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Craig Morton C. Morton #14	12/21	138	6.6	1	1	0-0	73.1

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Mike Livingston M. Livingston #10	7/10	89	8.9	0	1	0-0	57.9

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Larry Canada L. Canada #35	19	94	4.9	1	13
Lonnie Perrin L. Perrin #33	13	48	3.7	0	10
Dave Preston D. Preston #46	8	24	3.0	1	6
Craig Morton C. Morton #14	3	22	7.3	0	12
Jon Keyworth J. Keyworth #32	5	19	3.8	0	7
Otis Armstrong O. Armstrong #24	9	13	1.4	0	4
Rick Upchurch R. Upchurch #80	1	5	5.0	0	5
Rob Lytle R. Lytle #41	1	3	3.0	0	3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Tony Reed T. Reed #32	17	79	4.6	1	15
Ted McKnight T. McKnight #22	7	33	4.7	0	27
Mark Bailey M. Bailey #39	9	29	3.2	0	6
MacArthur Lane M. Lane #36	2	10	5.0	0	5
Arnold Morgado A. Morgado #21	1	3	3.0	0	3
Horace Belton H. Belton #35	1	2	2.0	0	2
Mike Livingston M. Livingston #10	4	-1	-0.3	1	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Riley Odoms R. Odoms #88	0/0	60	15.0	1	42
Haven Moses H. Moses #25	0/0	32	32.0	0	32
Dave Preston D. Preston #46	0/0	18	9.0	0	10
Jon Keyworth J. Keyworth #32	0/0	13	6.5	0	11
Otis Armstrong O. Armstrong #24	0/0	8	8.0	0	8
Ron Egloff R. Egloff #85	0/0	7	7.0	0	7

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Tony Reed T. Reed #32	0/0	53	13.3	31
Walter White W. White #88	0/0	30	15.0	24
MacArthur Lane M. Lane #36	0/0	6	6.0	6

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Tom Jackson T. Jackson #57	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Tim Gray T. Gray #46	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim Turner J. Turner #15	1/3	2/2	5	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jan Stenerud J. Stenerud #3	1/1	2/2	5	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Bucky Dilts B. Dilts #10	4	161	40.3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Zenon Andrusyshyn Z. Andrusyshyn #7	4	197	49.3	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Lonnie Perrin L. Perrin #33	2	64	32.0
Dave Preston D. Preston #46	1	20	20.0
Bernard Jackson B. Jackson #23	1	40	40.0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Arnold Morgado A. Morgado #21	1	18	18.0	0	0
Eddie Payton E. Payton #31	3	91	30.3	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rick Upchurch R. Upchurch #80	4	78	19.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Eddie Payton E. Payton #31	2	23	11.5	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Craig Morton C. Morton #14	12/21	138	6.6	1	1	0-0	73.1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Larry Canada L. Canada #35	19	94	4.9	1	13
Lonnie Perrin L. Perrin #33	13	48	3.7	0	10
Dave Preston D. Preston #46	8	24	3.0	1	6
Craig Morton C. Morton #14	3	22	7.3	0	12
Jon Keyworth J. Keyworth #32	5	19	3.8	0	7
Otis Armstrong O. Armstrong #24	9	13	1.4	0	4
Rick Upchurch R. Upchurch #80	1	5	5.0	0	5
Rob Lytle R. Lytle #41	1	3	3.0	0	3

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Riley Odoms R. Odoms #88	0/0	60	15.0	1	42
Haven Moses H. Moses #25	0/0	32	32.0	0	32
Dave Preston D. Preston #46	0/0	18	9.0	0	10
Jon Keyworth J. Keyworth #32	0/0	13	6.5	0	11
Otis Armstrong O. Armstrong #24	0/0	8	8.0	0	8
Ron Egloff R. Egloff #85	0/0	7	7.0	0	7

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Tom Jackson T. Jackson #57	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim Turner J. Turner #15	1/3	2/2	5	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Bucky Dilts B. Dilts #10	4	161	40.3	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Lonnie Perrin L. Perrin #33	2	64	32.0
Dave Preston D. Preston #46	1	20	20.0
Bernard Jackson B. Jackson #23	1	40	40.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rick Upchurch R. Upchurch #80	4	78	19.5	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Mike Livingston M. Livingston #10	7/10	89	8.9	0	1	0-0	57.9

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Tony Reed T. Reed #32	17	79	4.6	1	15
Ted McKnight T. McKnight #22	7	33	4.7	0	27
Mark Bailey M. Bailey #39	9	29	3.2	0	6
MacArthur Lane M. Lane #36	2	10	5.0	0	5
Arnold Morgado A. Morgado #21	1	3	3.0	0	3
Horace Belton H. Belton #35	1	2	2.0	0	2
Mike Livingston M. Livingston #10	4	-1	-0.3	1	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Tony Reed T. Reed #32	0/0	53	13.3	31
Walter White W. White #88	0/0	30	15.0	24
MacArthur Lane M. Lane #36	0/0	6	6.0	6

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Tim Gray T. Gray #46	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jan Stenerud J. Stenerud #3	1/1	2/2	5	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Zenon Andrusyshyn Z. Andrusyshyn #7	4	197	49.3	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Arnold Morgado A. Morgado #21	1	18	18.0	0	0
Eddie Payton E. Payton #31	3	91	30.3	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Eddie Payton E. Payton #31	2	23	11.5	0	0

DEN

KC

1

7

2

3

7

4

0

OT

6

0

23

17

DEN

Team Stats

KC

357

Total Yds

244

129

Pass Yds

89

228

Rush Yds

155

0

Total Drives

0

82

Total Plays

51

4.4

Yards Per Play

4.8

5.6

Yards Per Pass

8.9

3.9

Yards Per Rush

3.8

Possession

0

Biggest Lead

0

25

1st Downs

13

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st Downs from Penalties

/

3rd Down

/

4th Down

/

Red Zone

/

4

Punts

4

1

Turnovers

2

1

Interceptions Thrown

1

0

Fumbles Lost

1

6

Penalties

6

0.0

Sacks

2.0

Tackles For Loss

0

D/ST TD

0

3-1 DEN

KC 1-3

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1978 AFC West

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats