1972 Broncos at Chiefs week 12

arrowhead stadium opened 11 weeks ago filled with fiery optimism five home losses later the dreams of kansas city super bowl seven have grown stone cold last week a hearty few ventured out in icy winds to watch the chiefs wind down against the equally frigid denver broncos while the chiefs are not accustomed to finishing out a season playing meaningless games this is one area where the broncos have vast experience [Music] number 83 tom graham heaped more woes on the chiefs and then number 12 charlie johnson went to work on number 40. jim marcellus [Music] officials rule at number 25 haven moses was illegally leaned on and the interference call set up a one-yard floyd little touchdown to give denver the early lead for the unbelieving marsalis the worst was yet to come this time johnson and moses connected for six points and marcellus reflected the frustration of kansas city's winter of discontent but then the chief defense began to find a useful outlet for this frustration [Music] they broke down johnson's pass pocket and sacked him four times then picked him clean when he looked for the quick out [Music] sneak thief jim kearney number 46 slipped in from 29 yards out as the chiefs and coach hank scram took a rare opportunity to celebrate with an arrowhead war dance now it was too late for a title but suddenly a year of hard luck seemed to be evening itself out was it an incomplete pass or a fumble this time the chiefs won a judgment call to set up ed podolak's one-yard touchdown run [Music] [Applause] [Music] now johnson felt he had been robbed but the rio thievery came on denver's next offensive series [Music] number 78 bobby bell looped 61 yards in his red high tops to remind everyone that many superior athletes remain of a team which was once tabbed the super chiefs bell's touchdown and a john stennerhood field goal gave kansas city a 21-14 lead and rendered harmless a last-minute denver touchdown by number 22 fran lynch [Music] in a season which had started with such lofty goals a 24-21 victory over a last place team may not seem very important but for chief fans or rather what is left of them it was enough to kindle hope for a different kind of year next season at arrowhead