NFL game summary for 10/09/1977:

Denver turned four Kansas City turnovers into 20 points and held the Chiefs to 166 net yards. The Broncos got their first score midway through the first period on a Jim Turner field goal, which was set up by John Grant's fumble recovery at the Chiefs' 16. Louis Wright picked off a Chiefs' pass on the next possession and returned it 51 yards. Five plays later, Craig Morton ran in from the 7. Interceptions by Bill Thompson and Tom Jackson set up Turner's third field goal and Denver's final score, Otis Armstrong's one-yard plunge. The Broncos' defense added six sacks to their four interceptions and held Chiefs' quarterbacks to a combined 80 net yards passing. Morton hit 13 of 21 for 189 yards and no interceptions.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	149.7 (11)	119.0 (22)	268.7 (17)	5
DEFENSE	232.3 (28)	170.0 (22)	402.3 (28)	11
OFFENSE	164.0 (9)	130.7 (19)	294.7 (13)	8
DEFENSE	72.0 (1)	152.7 (17)	224.7 (6)	7

Line: Broncos by 11

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Kansas City Chiefs (0-4-0)	0	0	0	7	7
Denver Broncos (4-0-0)	10	6	7	0	23

( 0- 3) DEN Jim Turner 25 yard field goal ( 0-10) DEN Craig Morton 7 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) ( 0-13) DEN Jim Turner 33 yard field goal ( 0-16) DEN Jim Turner 33 yard field goal ( 0-23) DEN Otis Armstrong 1 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) ( 7-23) KC Ed Podolak 2 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick)

                     KC              DEN
First Downs:         14              16
Rushes-yards:        29-86           39-124
Yards/rush:          3.0             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-27-132-4     18-30-219-0
Sacked-yards:        6-52            3-31
Net pass yards:      80              188
Net yards/pass:      2.4             5.7
Total net yards:     166             312
Total plays:         62 (46% run)    72 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          2.7             4.3
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             3-2
Turnovers:           6               2
Penalties-yards:     6-55            9-107

Attendance: 74,718

Passing:
KC: Tony Adams, 10 of 18 for 81 yards (2 int); Mike Livingston, 5 of 9 for 51 yards (2 int) DEN: Craig Morton, 13 of 21 for 189 yards; Craig Penrose, 5 of 9 for 30 yards
Rushing:
KC: Ed Podolak, 11 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Mark Bailey, 8 for 30 yards; Ted McKnight, 3 for 17 yards; Arnold Morgado, 3 for 12 yards; Tony Reed, 3 for 4 yards; Mike Livingston, 1 for 3 yards DEN: Jon Keyworth, 13 for 59 yards; Otis Armstrong, 11 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Rob Lytle, 6 for 23 yards; Lonnie Perrin, 4 for 5 yards; Craig Morton, 3 for 7 yards and 1 TD; Jim Kiick, 1 for 1 yard; Bucky Dilts, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
KC: Walter White, 6 for 49 yards; Ed Podolak, 5 for 40 yards; Arnold Morgado, 2 for 21 yards; Henry Marshall, 1 for 14 yards; Lawrence Williams, 1 for 8 yards DEN: Otis Armstrong, 4 for 25 yards; Jack Dolbin, 3 for 28 yards; Jon Keyworth, 3 for 27 yards; Rick Upchurch, 2 for 64 yards; Haven Moses, 2 for 36 yards; Rob Lytle, 2 for 24 yards; Riley Odoms, 1 for 12 yards; Jim Kiick, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
KC: Lawrence Williams, 3 for 78 yards DEN: Chris Pane, 1 for 16 yards; Glenn Hyde, 1 for 15 yards
Punt returns:
KC: Gary Green, 2 for 18 yards; Ed Podolak, 1 for 6 yards DEN: Chris Pane, 3 for 31 yards; Rick Upchurch, 2 for 27 yards
Interceptions:
DEN: Louis Wright, 1 for 51 yards; Randy Gradishar, 1 for 28 yards; Bill Thompson, 1 for 25 yards; Tom Jackson, 1 for 6 yards
Punting:
KC: Jerrel Wilson, 8 for 350 yards DEN: Bucky Dilts, 5 for 209 yards
Field Goals:
KC: Jan Stenerud, 0/1 DEN: Jim Turner, 3/4