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THIS WEEK IN CHIEFS HISTORY
September 24, 2000
KANSAS CITY 23, DENVER 22
Grbac rallies Chiefs over Broncos
Reverting to the red pants they wore during their glory years, the Kansas City Chiefs recaptured some of that long-ago magic, too.
Elvis Grbac rallied his team from a 12-point third-quarter deficit with two TD throws, including a 22-yarder to Derrick Alexander with two minutes and 21 seconds left, as the Chiefs beat the Denver Broncos 23-22 on Sunday.
Grbac's 15-yard scoring toss to tight end Tony Gonzalez midway through the third quarter made it 19-14, and after an exchange of field goals, the Chiefs still trailed 22-17.
Overcoming an almost non-existent running game, the Chiefs (2-2) went 80 yards in eight plays for the winner. Grbac passed eight yards to Kevin Lockett on third-and-seven, and 13 yards to Gonzalez on third-and-two. Tony Richardson ripped off a 15-yard gain, and Alexander split two defenders, making a leaping catch at the goal line. The Chiefs' two-point conversion pass failed.
"How 'bout them red pants?" Chiefs coach Gunther Cunningham asked. "That's something I had in mind from the first day I got the job. I liked the old guys that played here, Willie Lanier, Buck Buchanan, Len Dawson."
Cunningham said owner Lamar Hunt gave the OK to resurrect the pants, thinking they might bring the team luck.
"Now they all want to wear them every day," Cunningham said.
Grbac completed 21 of 33 passes for 250 yards. Gonzalez set career highs with 10 catches for 127 yards. The Chiefs had just 49 yards rushing on 27 carries.
"When you win here at Mile High, it's a big win," Grbac said. "It always goes down to the last team that scores."
On the last drive, Grbac said, "We just kept making plays when we had to."
Gus Frerotte, starting for the Broncos with NFL passing leader Brian Griese sidelined by a shoulder injury, was 18-for-31 for 208 yards. Frerotte's fumble on a sack thwarted a Denver scoring drive in the final period, and he was intercepted by linebacker Marvcus Patton with one minute and 40 seconds remaining.
In all, the Broncos -- who came into the game with the best turnover ratio in the league (plus nine) -- had three turnovers in the final quarter.
"We had some opportunities, both offensive and defensively, to put them away, and we didn't do it," Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said. "We had a couple of costly turnovers there in the second half. You can't do that and expect to win. It's real disheartening."
Denver cornerback Ray Crockett had two interceptions, returning one 26 yards for a second-quarter touchdown and picking off Grbac in the end zone early in the final period.
Denver's Mike Anderson carried 22 times for 85 yards, falling just shy of becoming the first back in NFL history to rush for 100 yards in his first three starts. Terrell Davis had 41 yards on six carries but didn't carry the ball in the second half after apparently reinjuring his ankle.
NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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KANSAS CITY 7 0 7 9 23
DENVER 3 9 10 0 22 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: KAN - TD, TONY RICHARDSON 1 YD RUN (PETE STOYANOVICH
KICK), 5:50. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards in 5:50.
Key plays: Grbac 15-yard pass to Gonzalez to
Kansas City 35. Grbac 14-yard pass to Gonzalez
to Kansas City 49. Grbac 17-yard pass to
Gonzalez to Denver 34. Grbac 13-yard pass to
Richardson to Denver 25. KANSAS CITY 7-0
DEN - FG, JOE NEDNEY 22 YD, 12:58. Drive: 14 plays, 79
yards in 7:08. Key plays: Frerotte 23-yard pass
to Smith on 3rd-and-6 to Denver 44; Anderson
13-yard run to Kansas City 35; Frerotte 11-yard
run to Kansas City 23; Frerotte 15-yard pass to
Carswell on 3rd-and-8 to K.C. 6. KANSAS CITY 7-3
2ND QUARTER: DEN - FG, JOE NEDNEY 20 YD, 6:07. Drive: 9 plays, 60
yards in 4:33. Key plays: Frerotte 14-yard pass
to Smith to Kansas City 48; Davis 24-yard run
to Kansas City 24. KANSAS CITY 7-6
DEN - TD, RAY CROCKETT 26 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN
(TWO-POINT CONVERSION FAILED), 8:20. DENVER 12-7
3RD QUARTER: DEN - TD, MIKE ANDERSON 16 YD RUN (JOE NEDNEY KICK),
3:34. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards in 3:34. Key
plays: Frerotte 15-yard pass to R Smith to
Denver 38; Frerotte 22-yard pass to R Smith to
Kansas City 24. DENVER 19-7
KAN - TD, TONY GONZALEZ 15 YD PASS FROM ELVIS GRBAC (PETE
STOYANOVICH KICK), 7:37. Drive: 7 plays, 74
yards in 4:03. Key plays: 23-yard pass
interference penalty on Broncos' Spencer on
3rd-and-8 to Denver 49; Grbac 10-yard pass to
Morris on 3rd-and-8 to Denver 37; Grbac 22-yard
pass to Richardson to Denver 15. DENVER 19-14
DEN - FG, JOE NEDNEY 43 YD, 11:04. Drive: 6 plays, 47
yards in 3:27. Key plays: Frerotte 15-yard pass
to McCaffrey to Denver 43; Frerotte 25-yard
pass to R Smith to Kansas City 32. DENVER 22-14
4TH QUARTER: KAN - FG, PETE STOYANOVICH 42 YD, 6:41. Drive: 4 plays, 1
yard in 0:50. Key plays: Hicks recovery of R
Smith fumble at Denver 26. DENVER 22-17
KAN - TD, DERRICK ALEXANDER 22 YD PASS FROM ELVIS GRBAC
(TWO-POINT CONVERSION FAILED), 12:39. Drive: 8
plays, 80 yards in 3:24. Key plays: Grbac
8-yard pass to Lockett on 3rd-and-7 to Kansas
City 31; 12-yard pass interference penalty on
Broncos' Buckley to Kansas City 42; Grbac
13-yard pass to Gonzalez on 3rd-and-2 to Denver
37; Richardson 15-yard run to Denver 22. KANSAS
CITY 23-22
TEAM STATISTICS
KAN DEN
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FIRST DOWNS 21 21
Rushing 4 8
Passing 14 10
Penalty 3 3
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 6-12 3-9
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0 0-0
TOTAL NET YARDS 294 342
Total plays 61 62
Average gain 4.8 5.5
NET YARDS RUSHING 49 145
Rushes 27 30
Average per rush 1.8 4.8
NET YARDS PASSING 245 197
Completed-attempted 21-33 18-31
Yards per pass 7.2 6.2
Sacked-yards lost 1-5 1-11
Had intercepted 2 1
PUNTS-AVERAGE 4-49.8 2-46.5
RETURN YARDAGE 123 185
Punts-returns 0-0 3-37
Kickoffs-returns 5-108 5-122
Interceptions-returns 1-15 2-26
PENALTIES-YARDS 8-48 6-71
FUMBLES-LOST 1-1 2-2
TIME OF POSSESSION 30:19 29:41
PLAYER STATISTICS
Missed field goals: Denver (Joe Nedney 50).
Kansas City rushing: Tony Richardson 14-35, Frank Moreau 6-8, Mike
Cloud 4-5, Elvis Grbac 3-1.
Denver rushing: Mike Anderson 22-85, Terrell Davis 6-41, Gus Frerotte
2-19.
Kansas City passing: Elvis Grbac 21-33 for 250 yards, 2 INT, 2 TD.
Denver passing: Gus Frerotte 18-31 for 208 yards, 1 INT, 0 TD.
Kansas City receiving: Tony Gonzalez 10-127, Derrick Alexander 3-35,
Tony Richardson 2-35, Kevin Lockett 2-16, Sylvester Morris 2-13, Mike
Cloud 1-13, Troy Drayton 1-11.
Denver receiving: Rod Smith 8-134, Dwayne Carswell 3-27, Mike
Anderson 3-19, Ed Mccaffrey 2-20, Howard Griffith 2-8.
Interceptions: Kansas City (Marvcus Patton 1 for 15 yards); Denver
(Ray Crockett 2 for 26 yards).
Fumbles lost: Kansas City (Tony Richardson); Denver (Gus Frerotte,
Rod Smith).
Opponent's fumbles recovered: Kansas City (Gary Stills, Eric Hicks);
Denver (Maa Tanuvasa).
Officials: Referee-Tom White, Umpire-Jim Quirk, Head linesman-Ed
Camp, Line judge-Gary Arthur, Field judge-Boris Cheek, Side
judge-Tommy Moore, Back judge-Bob Waggoner.
A: 74,596; T: 2:56
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September 24, 2000
KANSAS CITY 23, DENVER 22
Grbac rallies Chiefs over Broncos
Reverting to the red pants they wore during their glory years, the Kansas City Chiefs recaptured some of that long-ago magic, too.
Elvis Grbac rallied his team from a 12-point third-quarter deficit with two TD throws, including a 22-yarder to Derrick Alexander with two minutes and 21 seconds left, as the Chiefs beat the Denver Broncos 23-22 on Sunday.
Grbac's 15-yard scoring toss to tight end Tony Gonzalez midway through the third quarter made it 19-14, and after an exchange of field goals, the Chiefs still trailed 22-17.
Overcoming an almost non-existent running game, the Chiefs (2-2) went 80 yards in eight plays for the winner. Grbac passed eight yards to Kevin Lockett on third-and-seven, and 13 yards to Gonzalez on third-and-two. Tony Richardson ripped off a 15-yard gain, and Alexander split two defenders, making a leaping catch at the goal line. The Chiefs' two-point conversion pass failed.
"How 'bout them red pants?" Chiefs coach Gunther Cunningham asked. "That's something I had in mind from the first day I got the job. I liked the old guys that played here, Willie Lanier, Buck Buchanan, Len Dawson."
Cunningham said owner Lamar Hunt gave the OK to resurrect the pants, thinking they might bring the team luck.
"Now they all want to wear them every day," Cunningham said.
Grbac completed 21 of 33 passes for 250 yards. Gonzalez set career highs with 10 catches for 127 yards. The Chiefs had just 49 yards rushing on 27 carries.
"When you win here at Mile High, it's a big win," Grbac said. "It always goes down to the last team that scores."
On the last drive, Grbac said, "We just kept making plays when we had to."
Gus Frerotte, starting for the Broncos with NFL passing leader Brian Griese sidelined by a shoulder injury, was 18-for-31 for 208 yards. Frerotte's fumble on a sack thwarted a Denver scoring drive in the final period, and he was intercepted by linebacker Marvcus Patton with one minute and 40 seconds remaining.
In all, the Broncos -- who came into the game with the best turnover ratio in the league (plus nine) -- had three turnovers in the final quarter.
"We had some opportunities, both offensive and defensively, to put them away, and we didn't do it," Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said. "We had a couple of costly turnovers there in the second half. You can't do that and expect to win. It's real disheartening."
Denver cornerback Ray Crockett had two interceptions, returning one 26 yards for a second-quarter touchdown and picking off Grbac in the end zone early in the final period.
Denver's Mike Anderson carried 22 times for 85 yards, falling just shy of becoming the first back in NFL history to rush for 100 yards in his first three starts. Terrell Davis had 41 yards on six carries but didn't carry the ball in the second half after apparently reinjuring his ankle.
NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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KANSAS CITY 7 0 7 9 23
DENVER 3 9 10 0 22 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: KAN - TD, TONY RICHARDSON 1 YD RUN (PETE STOYANOVICH
KICK), 5:50. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards in 5:50.
Key plays: Grbac 15-yard pass to Gonzalez to
Kansas City 35. Grbac 14-yard pass to Gonzalez
to Kansas City 49. Grbac 17-yard pass to
Gonzalez to Denver 34. Grbac 13-yard pass to
Richardson to Denver 25. KANSAS CITY 7-0
DEN - FG, JOE NEDNEY 22 YD, 12:58. Drive: 14 plays, 79
yards in 7:08. Key plays: Frerotte 23-yard pass
to Smith on 3rd-and-6 to Denver 44; Anderson
13-yard run to Kansas City 35; Frerotte 11-yard
run to Kansas City 23; Frerotte 15-yard pass to
Carswell on 3rd-and-8 to K.C. 6. KANSAS CITY 7-3
2ND QUARTER: DEN - FG, JOE NEDNEY 20 YD, 6:07. Drive: 9 plays, 60
yards in 4:33. Key plays: Frerotte 14-yard pass
to Smith to Kansas City 48; Davis 24-yard run
to Kansas City 24. KANSAS CITY 7-6
DEN - TD, RAY CROCKETT 26 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN
(TWO-POINT CONVERSION FAILED), 8:20. DENVER 12-7
3RD QUARTER: DEN - TD, MIKE ANDERSON 16 YD RUN (JOE NEDNEY KICK),
3:34. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards in 3:34. Key
plays: Frerotte 15-yard pass to R Smith to
Denver 38; Frerotte 22-yard pass to R Smith to
Kansas City 24. DENVER 19-7
KAN - TD, TONY GONZALEZ 15 YD PASS FROM ELVIS GRBAC (PETE
STOYANOVICH KICK), 7:37. Drive: 7 plays, 74
yards in 4:03. Key plays: 23-yard pass
interference penalty on Broncos' Spencer on
3rd-and-8 to Denver 49; Grbac 10-yard pass to
Morris on 3rd-and-8 to Denver 37; Grbac 22-yard
pass to Richardson to Denver 15. DENVER 19-14
DEN - FG, JOE NEDNEY 43 YD, 11:04. Drive: 6 plays, 47
yards in 3:27. Key plays: Frerotte 15-yard pass
to McCaffrey to Denver 43; Frerotte 25-yard
pass to R Smith to Kansas City 32. DENVER 22-14
4TH QUARTER: KAN - FG, PETE STOYANOVICH 42 YD, 6:41. Drive: 4 plays, 1
yard in 0:50. Key plays: Hicks recovery of R
Smith fumble at Denver 26. DENVER 22-17
KAN - TD, DERRICK ALEXANDER 22 YD PASS FROM ELVIS GRBAC
(TWO-POINT CONVERSION FAILED), 12:39. Drive: 8
plays, 80 yards in 3:24. Key plays: Grbac
8-yard pass to Lockett on 3rd-and-7 to Kansas
City 31; 12-yard pass interference penalty on
Broncos' Buckley to Kansas City 42; Grbac
13-yard pass to Gonzalez on 3rd-and-2 to Denver
37; Richardson 15-yard run to Denver 22. KANSAS
CITY 23-22
TEAM STATISTICS
KAN DEN
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FIRST DOWNS 21 21
Rushing 4 8
Passing 14 10
Penalty 3 3
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 6-12 3-9
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0 0-0
TOTAL NET YARDS 294 342
Total plays 61 62
Average gain 4.8 5.5
NET YARDS RUSHING 49 145
Rushes 27 30
Average per rush 1.8 4.8
NET YARDS PASSING 245 197
Completed-attempted 21-33 18-31
Yards per pass 7.2 6.2
Sacked-yards lost 1-5 1-11
Had intercepted 2 1
PUNTS-AVERAGE 4-49.8 2-46.5
RETURN YARDAGE 123 185
Punts-returns 0-0 3-37
Kickoffs-returns 5-108 5-122
Interceptions-returns 1-15 2-26
PENALTIES-YARDS 8-48 6-71
FUMBLES-LOST 1-1 2-2
TIME OF POSSESSION 30:19 29:41
PLAYER STATISTICS
Missed field goals: Denver (Joe Nedney 50).
Kansas City rushing: Tony Richardson 14-35, Frank Moreau 6-8, Mike
Cloud 4-5, Elvis Grbac 3-1.
Denver rushing: Mike Anderson 22-85, Terrell Davis 6-41, Gus Frerotte
2-19.
Kansas City passing: Elvis Grbac 21-33 for 250 yards, 2 INT, 2 TD.
Denver passing: Gus Frerotte 18-31 for 208 yards, 1 INT, 0 TD.
Kansas City receiving: Tony Gonzalez 10-127, Derrick Alexander 3-35,
Tony Richardson 2-35, Kevin Lockett 2-16, Sylvester Morris 2-13, Mike
Cloud 1-13, Troy Drayton 1-11.
Denver receiving: Rod Smith 8-134, Dwayne Carswell 3-27, Mike
Anderson 3-19, Ed Mccaffrey 2-20, Howard Griffith 2-8.
Interceptions: Kansas City (Marvcus Patton 1 for 15 yards); Denver
(Ray Crockett 2 for 26 yards).
Fumbles lost: Kansas City (Tony Richardson); Denver (Gus Frerotte,
Rod Smith).
Opponent's fumbles recovered: Kansas City (Gary Stills, Eric Hicks);
Denver (Maa Tanuvasa).
Officials: Referee-Tom White, Umpire-Jim Quirk, Head linesman-Ed
Camp, Line judge-Gary Arthur, Field judge-Boris Cheek, Side
judge-Tommy Moore, Back judge-Bob Waggoner.
A: 74,596; T: 2:56
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