Visitor:  Denver Broncos

Home:  Kansas City Chiefs

Date:  December 2, 1984

 

Scoring:

Team               1          2          3          4          Final

DEN                7          3          3          0            13

KC                  0          7          0          9            16

 

Visitor playmakers:

WR Steve Watson, DE Barney Chavous, LB Rick Dennison, DB Mike Harden, DE Rulon Jones, LB Karl Mecklenburg, LB Jim Ryan, DE Andre Townsend, LB Steve Busick, CB Louis Wright, LB Tom Jackson, NT Rubin Carter

 

Home playmakers:

WR Carlos Carson, LB Jerry Blanton, NT Eric Holle, CB Albert Lewis, DE Bill Maas, LB Ken McAlister, DE Art Still, S Lloyd Burruss

 

Network:  NBC (KCBD Lubbock)

Announcers:  Charlie Jones, Bob Griese

 

Pregame:  No – JIP at end of opening kickoff return

Halftime:  No

Postgame:  No

Commercials:  No – network updates edited out also

 

Grade:  8/10.  Would be .5 higher, but poor commercial and network update edits and some edited huddles detract.  Otherwise quality is very good.

 

Notes:  It was a game marked by 9 sacks, 2 interceptions, 7 fumbles, 6 turnovers, 5 field goals and only 5 penalties.  Neither the Chiefs or the Broncos could put together much of an offensive performance; QB John Elway completed 16 of 36 for 183 yards and QB Bill Kenney completed 20 of 38 for 281 yards, but the ball was on the ground so frequently it looked more like European football.  Each quarterback connected for a 40+ yard pass, and WR Stephone Paige made a circus catch to keep the drive alive, but in the end the game came down to the feet of the kickers.  Nick Lowery booted a 28-yard field goal that ricocheted off the left upright and through to tie the game, and barefoot Rich Karlis bounced a 42-yarder off the left upright that fell dead on the field with seconds remaining in the game.

 

WR Steve Watson passed the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the third year in a row.  The Broncos’ 6 sacks set a new season record, passing their previous mark of 48.

 

Thanks Paul!

 

Running time:  2:32 (3 DVDs)