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Sunday October 19, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/19/1980:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Kansas City ChiefsOFFENSE117.7  (19)125.5  (27)243.2  (28)10
DEFENSE116.0  (8)222.0  (24)338.0  (17)16
Denver BroncosOFFENSE125.7  (15)150.3  (25)276.0  (22)13
DEFENSE130.5  (18)226.0  (26)356.5  (24)12

Line: Broncos by 4

Team1234F
Kansas City Chiefs (3-4-0)3107323
Denver Broncos (3-4-0)773017

( 3- 0) KC  Nick Lowery 37 yard field goal
( 3- 7) DEN Rick Upchurch 14 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)
( 3-14) DEN Riley Odoms 6 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)
( 6-14) KC  Nick Lowery 39 yard field goal
(13-14) KC  Al Dixon 26 yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick)
(13-17) DEN Fred Steinfort 41 yard field goal
(20-17) KC  Henry Marshall 46 yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick)
(23-17) KC  Nick Lowery 34 yard field goal
                     KC              DEN
First Downs:         19              17
Rushes-yards:        44-178          22-86
Yards/rush:          4.0             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-20-189-0     18-32-199-2
Sacked-yards:        1-6             2-17
Net pass yards:      183             182
Net yards/pass:      8.7             5.4
Total net yards:     361             268
Total plays:         65 (67% run)    56 (39% run)  
Yards/play:          5.6             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        3-0             1-0
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     3-30            2-24

Attendance: 74,459
Passing:
KC: Steve Fuller, 14 of 20 for 189 yards and 2 TDs
DEN: Craig Morton, 18 of 31 for 199 yards and 2 TDs (2 int); Matt Robinson, 0 of 1 for 0 yards

Rushing:
KC: Ted McKnight, 16 for 63 yards; Tony Reed, 10 for 29 yards; Horace Belton, 7 for 36 yards; Arnold Morgado, 7 for 34 yards; Steve Fuller, 4 for 16 yards
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 11 for 41 yards; Jim Jensen, 9 for 34 yards; Rob Lytle, 1 for 6 yards; Craig Morton, 1 for 5 yards

Receiving:
KC: Henry Marshall, 6 for 103 yards and 1 TD; Arnold Morgado, 2 for 13 yards; Tony Reed, 2 for 11 yards; Al Dixon, 1 for 26 yards and 1 TD; J.T. Smith, 1 for 18 yards; Ted McKnight, 1 for 14 yards; Carlos Carson, 1 for 4 yards
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 5 for 79 yards and 1 TD; Haven Moses, 5 for 71 yards; Jim Jensen, 3 for 20 yards; Riley Odoms, 2 for 15 yards and 1 TD; Rob Lytle, 1 for 10 yards; Otis Armstrong, 1 for 4 yards; Jon Keyworth, 1 for 0 yards

Kick returns:
KC: Carlos Carson, 3 for 62 yards
DEN: Larry Brunson, 5 for 121 yards

Punt returns:
KC: J.T. Smith, 3 for 38 yards
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 1 for 12 yards

Interceptions:
KC: Herb Christopher, 1 for 25 yards; Eric Harris, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
KC: Bob Grupp, 4 for 159 yards
DEN: Luke Prestridge, 3 for 146 yards

Field Goals:
KC: Nick Lowery, 3/3
DEN: Fred Steinfort, 1/1




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