NFL Old School Game of the Week: Seahawks Clinch First Division Title Ever With Wild Win over Raiders

Seahawks quarterback Dave Krieg threw for 410 yards and four touchdown passes in Seattle's AFC West clinching win over the Raiders.

 Entering the final week of the 1988 NFL season, the Seattle Seahawks had a chance to do something they had never done in team history and that was clinch a division title as they traveled down to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to take on the Raiders.

The Seahawks come into the final game of the regular season with a 8-7 record under head coach Chuck Knox, who was in his sixth season in the Emerald City having lead the Seahawks to three playoff appearances since his arrival in 1983.

The Seahawks had to rely on the old "Ground Chuck" running attack that Knox was known for as running back Curt Warner would run for over 1,000 yards while fullback John L. Williams would for over 800 more as starting quarterback Dave Krieg missed nearly half the season with a separated shoulder.

But with Krieg back at the helm and future hall-of-fame wide receiver Steve Largent, the Seahawks were on the cusp of winning their first division title since their inception in 1976.

Standing in their way were the Los Angeles Raiders, who also came into the game needing a win to clinch the AFC West despite their 7-8 record as LA seeked to return to the playoffs for the first time since 1985.

The Raiders were led by two newcomers in head coach Mike Shanahan and quarterback Jay Schroeder, who owner Al Davis had acquired in an offseason trade from the Washington Redskins.

Despite the arrival of Schroeder and a backfield which featured Marcus Allen and Bo Jackson plus the first-round selection of 1987 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown at wide receiver, the Raiders had an up-and-down season as their defense often falter, including in week 13 when LA lost to the Seahawks 35-27 as Krieg threw for five touchdown passes in the Seattle win.

Another performance like that by Krieg and the Seahawks would enter the playoffs as AFC West champions.

The Raiders got the ball to start the game as they drove from their 17-yard-line to the Seattle 42-yard-line until they were forced to punt the ball to the Seahawks, who took over at their eight-yard-line.

Following a three-yard run by Williams, Krieg was sacked by Raiders linebacker Jerry Robinson, causing a fumble that was recovered by nose tackle Bill Pickel to give LA the ball at the Seahawks' five-yard-line.

Two runs by Jackson picked up three yards to set up 3rd & goal when Brown carried the ball  until he fumbled the football after he was hit by Seahawks cornerback Mel Jenkins one yard shy of the end zone.

Fortunately for the Raiders, Brown would recover his own fumble in the end zone for the first touchdown in the game to give LA a 7-0 lead with exactly nine minutes left in the first quarter.

The Seahawks would respond with a five-play, 82-yard drive with the bulk of the yardage coming courtesy of two pass plays as Williams turned a short screen pass into a 36-yard reception which was followed a few plays later by Krieg's 35-yard touchdown pass to Largent that would tie the game at 7.

The Raiders would start its next possession at their 35-yard-line but would quickly go backwards as Allen was dropped for a four-yard loss after catching a screen pass then lost two more yards on a running play to set up 3rd & 16 when Schroeder was intercepted by Seahawks cornerback Terry Taylor to give Seattle the ball at the LA 23-yard-line.

Three plays later, the Seahawks were back in the end zone as Krieg connected with Brian Blades for a 17-yard touchdown to give Seattle a 14-7 lead with 3:06 left in the first quarter.

The Raiders would hold the ball for the rest of the first quarter as they drove from their 35-yard-line to the LA 49-yard-line when on the first play of the second quarter, Schroeder threw a bomb toward the end zone that was caught by Willie Gault for a 51-yard touchdown that would tie the game at 14.

Raiders quarterback Jay Schroeder would complete 22 of 49 passes for 354 yards and throw three touchdown passes.

Seattle would be given great field position to start its next drive as Bobby Joe Edmonds would return  the ensuing kickoff 65 yards to the Raiders' 25-yard-line from where the Seahawks would pick up one 1st down before settling for a 39-yard field goal by Norm Johnson to put the Seahawks back on top 17-14 with 12:14 left in the second quarter.

A track meet was developing as Schroeder would hit Gault for a 57-yard pass on the first play of the Raiders' ensuing possession to put LA at the Seattle 18-yard-line.

Three straight running plays picked up nine yards to set up 4th & 1 when the Raiders decided to go for it as fullback Steve Smith would run for four yards to give LA a fresh set of downs at the Seahawks' five-yard-line.

However, the Raiders would lose three yards on the next plays, forcing them to settle for a 26-yard field goal by Chris Bahr which tied the game again, this time at 17 midway through the second quarter.

Back came the Seahawks with a 13-play, 69-yard drive which began with Williams gaining 25 yards as he ran for 14 yards on a draw play to start the drive then caught a 11-yard pass to put Seattle at the 50-yard-line.

From there, the Seahawks would drive to the LA six-yard-line until they lost two yards on the next three plays, forcing them to settle for a 24-yard field goal by Johnson to give Seattle a 20-17 lead with 1:52 left before halftime.

After the Raiders would go three-and-out on their ensuing possession, the Seahawks would get the ball back at their 20-yard-line with 62 seconds left in the first half and all three timeouts in their pockets.

The drive would began with three straight completions by Krieg for 20 yards which was followed by an incomplete pass to set up 3rd & 5 when Krieg found Ray Butler for 17 yards and a Seattle 1st down at the Raiders' 43-yard-line as Seattle called timeout with 25 seconds left in the half.

A 20-yard pass to Williams put the Seahawks at the LA 23-yard-line as Krieg tried to hit Paul Skansi not once but twice in the end zone only for his passes to fall incomplete, leaving the Seahawks to settle for 40-yard field goal by Johnson to bring the first half to an end with Seattle ahead 23-17.

Following an exchange of punts to start the second half, the Seahawks got the ball at their 34-yard-line as Krieg found Largent for 15 yards to start the drive, which was followed by two incomplete passes to set up 3rd down when Krieg connected with Blades for 21 yards and a Seattle 1st down at the Raiders' 30-yard-line.

On the very next play, Krieg hit Blades for a 30-yard touchdown to push the Seahawks' lead to 30-17 with 9:17 left in the third quarter.

The Seahawks seemed poised to get the ball back after forcing the Raiders to punt after a three-and-out, only to have Edmonds muff the punt which was recovered by Vance Mueller to give LA the ball at the Seattle 16-yard-line.

However, the Raiders would not pick a 1st down and were forced to settle for a 28-yard field goal by Bahr which cut the Seahawks' lead to 30-20 midway through the third quarter.

It would take just one play for the Seahawks to get back into the end zone as Williams turned a short screen pass into a 75-yard touchdown to give Seattle its largest lead of the game at 37-20.

John L. Williams would carry the ball 14 times for 59 yards and catch seven passes for 180 yards.

After Brown returned the ensuing kickoff 30 yards to the LA 41-yard-line, the Raiders would hold the ball for over six minutes as they drove 59 yards in 12 plays, culminating with a four-yard touchdown pass from Schroeder to Smith on a 4th & 3 to cut the Seahawks' lead to 37-27.

Seattle would start its next drive at its 26-yard-line with a trick play as Krieg handed the ball off to Williams, who then tossed it back to the quarterback on a flea flicker, who then connected with Blades for 55 yards to put the Seahawks at the Raiders' 17-yard-line.

Needing a stop, the Raiders would hold the Seahawks to a 35-yard field goal by Johnson to increase Seattle's lead to 40-27 just 14 seconds into the fourth quarter.

The Raiders would answer with a five-play, 77-yard drive that was capped off with another long touchdown pass as Schroeder hit Mervyn Fernandez for a 54-yard touchdown to cut Seattle's lead to 40-34 with a little less than 13 minutes to go in the fourth quarter.

The Seahawks would turn it over on their next drive as Krieg threw a deep pass that was intercepted by LA free safety Eddie Anderson but would get the ball back at the Raiders' 41-yard-line after the Seattle defense forced a three-and-out by the LA offense.

Seattle would drive to the LA nine-yard-line where they faced a 3rd & 1 when Krieg handed the ball off to Williams who was dropped for a five-yard-loss, leading to another field goal by Johnson from 32 yards out to make it a two-score game as the Seahawks took a 43-34 lead with over five minutes left in the game.

The Raiders would start their next possession at their 34-yard-line as Schroeder would throw an incomplete pass on 1st down, then hit tight end Todd Christiansen three straight times for a total of 30 yards to put LA at the Seattle 36-yard-line.

After two more incomplete passes, Schroeder went back to Christiansen, this time connecting with the tight end for 18 yards and a 1st down at the Seattle 18-yard-line as Schroeder would throw another incomplete pass before finding Smith for 12 yards to set up 1st & goal at the Seattle six-yard-line.

However, three straight incomplete passes would lead the Raiders to settle for a 24-yard field goal by Bahr to make it 43-37 with 2:21 remaining.

With all three timeouts in their pocket plus the two-minute warning, the Raiders decided not to attempt an onside kick and instead kicked it to the Seahawks, who took over at their 28-yard-line hoping to milk the clock.

A five-yard run by Williams followed by an eight-yard run by Duane Harmon gave the Seahawks a 1st down at their 41-yard-line as the two-minute warning hit as two more running plays picked up eight yards to set up a crucial 3rd & 2 as the Raiders spent their last timeout with 1:45 left.

That is when the Seahawks tried to surprise the Raiders with a pass only to have Krieg get sacked by defensive end Greg Townsend for an nine-yard loss to bring up 4th down as the Seahawks would punt back to the Raiders who took over at their 33-yard-line with 68 seconds to play.

Norm Johnson would kick five field goals in the Seahawks' 43-37 victory.

Following two incomplete passes to start the drive, Schroeder connected with Fernandez for 22 yards and a 1st down at the Seattle 45-yard-line as Schroeder would spike the ball to stop the clock with 33 seconds left.

But the Raiders would go no further as Schroeder would three straight incomplete passes to cause a turnover on downs and give the ball back to the Seahawks who took a knee to run out the clock on their 43-37 victory to clinch the AFC West division championship for Seattle.

With the dreadful finish to the 1988 season, tensions between Shanahan and Davis would escalate as the Raiders got off to a 1-3 start the following season which lead to Davis firing Shanahan and promoting offensive line coach Art Shell to head coach, making Shell the first black head coach in NFL history.

Shell would lead the Raiders back to the playoffs in 1990 and two more times after that as the Hall-of-Fame guard would comply a 54-38 record during his nearly six seasons as Raiders head coach.

As for the Seahawks, they were unable to build off their division title as they would fall to the Cincinnati Bengals 21-13 in the AFC Divisional Playoffs.

The Seahawks would win only one more AFC West division title, coming in 1999, before they were realigned to the NFC West, a division which they have won eight times as of 2022.

NFL Old School Game of the Week: Seahawks Overcome Thomas' 7 Sacks & Win on Buzzer Beater TD

Derrick Thomas would set the NFL record for most quarterback sacks in a single NFL game in the Chiefs' 1990 game with the Seattle Seahawks.

Most times when a player has a record-breaking performance in a game, his team usually wins that game.
However that was not the case in the game between the Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs in week 10 of the 1990 NFL season as Chiefs linebacker Derrick Thomas would break the record for most quarterback sacks in a NFL game.
The Chiefs entered their game with their division rivals(The Seattle Seahawks were in the AFC West from 1977-2001) with a 5-3 record and hopes for a trip to the playoffs under head coach Marty Schottenheimer, who had became the Chiefs' head coach in 1989 after 4 1/2 seasons as head coach of the Cleveland Browns.
Also arriving in Kansas City at the same time as Schottenheimer was Thomas, who was selected with #4 overall pick in the 1989 NFL Draft.
Thomas would have a fantastic rookie season as he recorded 10 quarterback sacks, earning him NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year honors and a trip to the Pro Bowl, the first time that a Kansas City linebacker had been selected to the Pro Bowl as a rookie since Hall-of-Famer Bobby Bell did it in 1963.
The Chiefs finished the 1989 season with a 8-7-1 record, just one game short of the playoffs.
Kansas City seemed poised to make it to the playoffs in 1990 thanks to their defense which had given up a touchdown or less in three games and Thomas coming up with eight quarterback sacks up to this point.
Their opponent for week 10 of the 1990 NFL season, were the Seattle Seahawks, who had gotten off to a 0-3 start only to win three of their previous five games, which included a 19-7 win over the Chiefs in the Kingdome three weeks earlier.
But if the Seahawks were going to continue to climb out of the hole they had dug themselves earlier in the season, they were going to have do something they had never done under head coach Chuck Knox, who was in his eighth year as the Seahawks' head coach, and that is beat the Chiefs in Kansas City, something that had not been done by the Seahawks since the 1980 season.
 After forcing the Chiefs to punt on their opening drive, the Seahawks got the ball at their nine-yard-line.
Seattle was able to drive to their 38-yard-line until a holding penalty on right tackle Ronnie Lee pushed the Seahawks back 10 yards to their 28-yard-line where they faced a 3rd & 20 situation.
That is when Thomas struck for the first time in the game, sacking quarterback Dave Krieg for a five-yard-loss to force a Seattle punt.
The Chiefs would pick one 1st down before punting the ball back to the Seahawks, who took over at their 15-yard-line.
On 3rd & 10, Thomas would again sack Krieg, almost giving the Chiefs two points in the process as Krieg was dropped at the one-yard-line, just barely avoiding a safety that would have given Kansas City a 2-0 lead.
Nevertheless, the Chiefs were already in range for a field goal following the Seattle punt as the Kansas City offense took over at the Seahawks' 20-yard-line.
The drive would began with running back Barry Word running for 12 yards on the first play of the drive, which was followed by a five-yard run that set up 3rd & 5 where quarterback Steve DeBerg hit Stephone Paige for six yards to set up 1st & goal at the nine-yard-line as the first quarter came to a close.
The Chiefs seemed to poised to score a touchdown as the "Nigerian Nightmare" running back Christian Okoye ran for six yards on 1st & goal, only to have Word get dropped for a four-yard loss on 2nd down, which was followed by an incomplete pass on 3rd down, leading to a 25-yard field goal by Nick Lowery to give Kansas City a 3-0 lead with 13:02 left in the second quarter.
The Seahawks would take over at their 27-yard-line and after picking up a 1st down, Krieg connected with fullback John L. Williams for a 44-yard completion which put Seattle at the Kansas City 19-yard-line.
However after the play, Knox was called for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, pushing the Seahawks back 15 yards to the Chiefs' 34-yard-line.
Then on 3rd & 1 from the 25-yard-line, running back Derrick Fenner was stopped for no gain by Chiefs nose tackle Dan Saleaumua, forcing the Seahawks to settle for a 43-yard field goal by Norm Johnson which tied the game at 3 with 7:53 left in the second quarter.

Despite being sacked nine times(seven by Derrick Thomas) Dave Krieg would throw for 306 yards and two touchdown passes on 16-of-23 passing.

After both teams punted on their ensuing possessions, the Chiefs would get the ball back at their 34-yard-line with just 99 seconds left before halftime.
It seemed the Chiefs would pose for a three-and-out as the first two plays only netted one yard, until DeBerg hit Paige for 15 yards on 3rd & 9 to give Kansas City a 1st down at the 50-yard-line.
Then, DeBerg would hit Robb Thomas for back-to-back completions of eight yards each to give the Chiefs a 1st down at the Seattle 34-yard-line.
DeBerg would then complete a 11-yard pass to J.J. Birden for another 1st down at the Seahawks 23-yard-line, until DeBerg threw two straight incomplete passes to force a 3rd & 10 with just 17 seconds left in the half.
That is when the Chiefs surprised the Seahawks with a running play as Todd McNair ran for 11 yards before being knocked out of bounds at the 12-yard-line with 10 seconds left.
Rather than risk another play which could run out the clock, Schottenheimer called on Lowery to kick a 30-yard field goal which would give the Chiefs the lead.
Lowery's kick was true and the Chiefs went into halftime with a 6-3 lead.
The Seahawks would get the ball to start the second half as they began their initial drive of the half at their 24-yard-line.
On the first play of the drive, Krieg would hit Paul Skansi for a 21-yard completion to give Seattle a 1st down at their 45-yard-line.
Then on 3rd & 9 from the 46-yard-line, Kreig found Jeff Chadwick over the middle for a 54-yard touchdown to give the Seahawks a 10-6 lead just 2:27 into the third quarter.
The Chiefs would take over at their 20-yard-line and would go into "Martyball" mode as Okoye would carry the ball nine times for 42 yards on a 15-play, 74-yard drive that would take up nearly 10 minutes and culminate with a 24-yard field goal by Lowery which trimmed the Seattle to 10-9 with 2:46 left in the third quarter.

Christian Okoye would carry the ball 21 times for 85 yards.

The Seahawks would get the ball back at their 15-yard-line but would be put in precurious situation as Krieg was called for intentional on 2nd down, forcing the Seahawks to face a 3rd & 17 at their eight-yard-line.
That is when Thomas struck again as his third sack of the game forced a fumble that was recoverd by Saleauma for a touchdown to give Kansas City a 16-10 lead with 1:35 left in the third quarter.
Seattle got the ball back at their 25-yard-line and were able to drive to the Chiefs' 38-yard-line as the game went into the 4th quarter.
Following an incomplete pass on 1st down, Thomas picked up his fourth sack of the game as he dropped for Krieg for a 10-yard-loss, which was followed by another sack, this one by defensive end Neil Smith for a five-yard-loss, pushing Seattle back to its 47-yard-line and forcing them to punt the ball back to the Chiefs.
The Seahawks would force a three-and-out to get the ball back at their 24-yard-line and were able to pick up a 1st down as Krieg hit Williams for 10 yards on 2nd & 7 from the 27-yard-line.
But back-to-back penalties pushed the Seahawks back to their 17-yard-line where they faced a 1st & 30 situation.
Two plays picked up five yards until Krieg hit Brian Blades for 24 yards, but just one yard short of the 1st down at the Seattle 46-yard-line.
But with still over seven minutes to play, Knox decided to punt the ball back to the Chiefs in hopes his defense would make a stop.
They would forcing the Chiefs to punt the ball to the Seahawks, who took over at their 35-yard-line with 3:49 to go and all three timeouts left.
The drive got off to an auspicious start as Thomas sacked Krieg on the first play of the drive, dropping him for a seven-yard-loss and forcing 2nd & 17.
However, Krieg would rebound by hitting Fenner for six yards and then Williams for 23 yards to give the Seahawks a 1st down at the Chiefs' 43-yard-line as the two-minute warning hit.
But the stoppage in play only give Thomas a chance to re-energize as he would sack Krieg on the next two plays tying and then breaking the NFL record for most quarterback sacks in a single game which had been previously held by Fred Dean as he sacked Saints quarterback Dave Wilson six times in a 27-0 win for the 49ers in 1983.
Now facing a 3rd & 26 from the Seattle 42-yard-line, Krieg completed a 20-yard pass to Tommy Kane, only to have Kane fumble the football after a hit by Chiefs cornerback Kevin Ross, which was recovered by linebacker Chris Martin, to give Kansas City the ball at their 41-yard-line with 75 seconds left.
But the Seahawks still had three timeouts, so the Chiefs needed to pick up a 1st down to put the game away.
However, they could not as the Seahawks forced a three-and-out to get the ball back at their 34-yard-line with 48 seconds left and no timeouts, needing a touchdown to pull out the win.
The drive began with Krieg completing a 16-yard pass to Williams which put Seattle at the 50-yard-line, which was followed by a 25-yard pass to Kane to the 25-yard-line as Krieg spiked the ball with four seconds left giving Seattle one last chance for a potential game-winning touchdown.
Lined up in the shotgun, Krieg took the snap and dropped back to pass, only to have Thomas prepare to sack him for the eighth time in the game.
However, Krieg was able to escape Thomas and fire a pass toward the end zone for Skansi, who jumped up to make the catch for a shocking touchdown as time expired to tie the game.

Still, the Seahawks needed to make the extra point to win the game in regulation.
Johnson would have no trouble making the extra point to give the Seahawks a shocking 17-16 victory for their first win in Kansas City in 10 years.
The win would spark a strong second half of the season as they would win five of their last seven games to finish with a 9-7 record, but it wasn't good enough to make the playoffs as they lost out on a tiebreaker with the Houston Oilers, who had complied a better conference(AFC) record than Seattle.
Following a 7-9 season in 1991, Knox would step down as Seahawks head coach and return to Los Angeles to coach the Rams for the next three seasons.
As for the Chiefs, they would recover from the heartbreaking loss to earn a Wild Card spot with a 10-6 record, but would fall to the Miami Dolphins 17-16 in the Wild Card round.
The Chiefs would make the playoffs six of the next seven seasons under Schottenheimer, with Thomas recording four seasons with at least 10 sacks during that time.
Thomas was still an active member with the Chiefs through the 1999 season until a car accident on January 23, 2000 left him paralyzed and then ultimately led to his death two weeks later on February 8th at the age of 33 years old.
Thomas was posthumously inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009 and had his #58 jersey retired by the Chiefs on December 6th of that year.
Even though his career and life were cut short, Thomas is considered one of the greatest pass rushers of all time.
His record for most quarterback sacks in one NFL game still stands to this day.

NFL Old School Game of the Week: Elway Throws 2 TD Passes in Last 2 Minutes For Comeback Win over Chiefs

John Elway would pull another rabbit out of his hat as he brought the Broncos back from a two-touchdown deficit to defeat the Chiefs in Week 5 of the 1992 NFL season.

Hall-of-Fame quarterback John Elway is known as one of the greatest clutch quarterbacks in NFL history as he lead the Denver Broncos to 46 game-winning drives in the final minutes of the game and 35 4th quarter comebacks.
One of Elway's favorite teams to torment were the Kansas City Chiefs in which he lead the Broncos to six 4th quarter comeback wins.
One of his most famous came in Week 5 of the 1992 NFL season in a showdown for 1st place in the AFC West.
The Broncos entered the game with a 3-1 record and were hoping to get back to the Super Bowl, one year after losing to the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship Game.
Led by head coach Dan Reeves and with Elway in his prime, the Broncos were Super Bowl contenders entering the 1992 season.
Meanwhile, the Chiefs entered the contest with the Broncos with an identical 3-1 record.
Under head coach Marty Schottenheimer, the Chiefs had experience an renaissance of winning as Marty had lead the Chiefs to three straight winning seasons and back-to-back playoff berths after nearly two decades of mediocrity as the Chiefs had only two winning seasons and one playoff berth between the years 1974 and 1988.
After both teams punted on their opening possessions of the game, the Broncos got the ball at their 12-yard-line and were able to drive to the Kansas City 36-yard-line thanks to Elway's right arm as he completed three passes for 29 yards and ran it once for six yards.
But a false start penalty and three straight incomplete passes forced the Broncos to punt the ball back to the Chiefs, who took over pinned back at their six-yard-line.
The Chiefs were able to drive to midfield when Krieg threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Willie Davis to put Kansas City on the scoreboard as the Chiefs took a 7-0 lead with 12:12 left in the second quarter.
Following the Chiefs touchdown, the Broncos took over at their 17-yard-line and put together a 12-play, 60-yard drive which saw Elway complete three of four passes for 34 yards and running backs Gary Green and Reggie Rivers combining for 24 yards on four runs.
The drive was capped off with a 41-yard field goal by David Treadwell to cut the Chiefs' lead to 7-3 with 5:10 left in the first half.
After an exchange of punts, the Chiefs took over at their 22-yard-line with 1:25 left before halftime and two timeouts in their pocket.
A 34-yard pass interference penalty on Broncos strong safety Dennis Smith put the Chiefs at the Broncos' 23-yard-line with 45 seconds to go.
But after a false start penalty and a sack of Krieg would force the Chiefs to settle for a 44-yard field goal by Nick Lowery as time expired in the first half to give the Chiefs a 10-3 lead after 30 minutes of play.

Chiefs quarterback Dave Krieg completed 22 of 31 passes for 301 yards and throw one touchdown pass.

The Chiefs got the ball at their 20-yard-line to start the second half but it took them just three plays to get to the Broncos' 22-yard-line as Krieg hit Davis for 23 yards to start the drive which was followed by a one-yard run by Barry Word and then a 19-yard pass from Krieg to J.J. Birden that became a 34-yard play when Dennis Smith was called for a late hit on the play.
It appeared that the Chiefs were going to have a 1st & goal at the Denver five-yard-line after Krieg threw a 17-yard pass to Birden, but offsetting holding penalties on both teams negated the play, meaning the Chiefs had to replay 1st & 10 at the 22-yard-line.
From there, the Chiefs would only gain four more yards, forcing them to call on Lowery again to kick a 36-yard field goal, which he made to increase the Kansas City lead to 10-3 with 11:19 left in the third quarter.
The Broncos got the ball at their 20-yard-line for their next drive and after two straight incomplete passes to begin the drive, Elway would connect with Arthur Marshall for 21 yards and a 1st down, which was followed up by a 48-yard pass to tight end Reggie Johnson which put Denver at the Kansas City 11-yard-line.
But the Chiefs defense stiffened and forced the Broncos to settle for another field goal, a 22-yarder to Treadwell which cut Kansas City's lead to 13-6 with 7:51 left in the third quarter.
The Chiefs would begin their next drive again from the 20-yard-line and behind the right arm of Krieg were able to drive to the Broncos' 26-yard-line as Krieg completed four passes to four different receiver for a total of 53 yards.
But after two straight running plays netted no yards and a quarterback sack by Broncos linebacker Karl Mecklenberg, Lowery was called on again to kick another field goal, this one from 49 yards out.
This time, Lowery could not come through as his kick sailed wide right, keeping the score 13-6 and giving the ball to the Broncos at their 31-yard-line.
On the first play of the drive, Elway hit tight end Shannon Sharpe for 48 yards to give the Broncos a 1st down at the Chiefs' 21-yard-line, only to have Elway get sacked on the next play by Chiefs defensive end Neil Smith for a nine-yard loss.
The Broncos would be forced to settle for a 36-yard field goal attempt by Treadwell, which sailed wide left, only to have Kansas City be called for running into the kicker, drawing a five-yard penalty and giving Treadwell a second shot at making a 13-9 game as he attempted a 31-yard field goal.
But Chiefs nose tackle Dan Saleaumua blocked the kick which was picked up by Chiefs cornerback Albert Lewis whose 12-yard return gave Kansas City the ball at their 31-yard-line just 19 seconds into the 4th quarter with Kansas City still hanging on to a 13-6 lead.

Chiefs kicker Nick Lowery would account for 13 of the Chiefs' 19 points with four field goals and an extra point.

The Chiefs' next drive got off to an auspicious start as a holding penalty pushed them back 10 yards but on 2nd & 14 from the Kansas City 25-yard-line, Krieg hit running back Barry Word for a 14-yard pass play that got 15 yards added on to after Mecklenberg was called for roughing the passer giving the Chiefs a 1st down at the Broncos' 44-yard-line.

Three plays later, the Chiefs were faced with a 4th & 1 situation at the Broncos' 35-yard-line when Schottenheimer decided to go for the 1st down, instead of attempting a 52-yard field goal.
Christian Okoye got the one yard needed for the 1st down and after a 16-yard pass from Krieg to Davis on 3rd & 3, the Chiefs had a 1st down at the Broncos' 11-yard-line.
But like they had for most of the game, the Denver defense bended but did not break as they held the Chiefs to just two more yards and forced them to call on Lowery to kick a 26-yard field goal, which he made to make it a two-score game at 16-6 with 6:16 to go in the game.
It appeared the Broncos on their way to defeat when on the next play from scrimmage, Elway was sacked by Smith for the third time in the game, this time forcing a fumble that was recovered by Smith to give the ball to Chiefs offense at the Broncos 16-yard-line with a chance to put the game away with a touchdown.
However, the Chiefs could only pick up one yard, forcing them to call on Lowery again, who made a 33-yard field goal to increase the Kansas City lead to 19-6 with exactly 5 minutes to play.
Despite the two-touchdown lead, the Chiefs knew the game wasn't over, especially with Elway on the other side.
But a two-touchdown deficit with five minutes to go seem like an impossible task, even for Elway.
If the Broncos were to win, they would need a touchdown as quickly as possible as they took over at their 20-yard-line.
Going to a no-huddle offense, Elway began the drive with a eight-yard pass to Sharpe, followed by an incomplete pass, then a four-yard pass to Sharpe for a 1st down at the Denver 32-yard-line.
After another incomplete pass, Elway would hit Mark Jackson for back-to-back passes totaling 14 yards and another 1st down at the Denver 46-yard-line.
Elway would go back to Sharpe for a nine-yard pass on the next play from scrimmage then after an incomplete pass, the Broncos crossed up the Chiefs with a draw play to Rivers, who picked up eight yards for a Broncos 1st down at the Chiefs' 37-yard-line.
Elway connected with Sharpe again for nine more yards, then hit Jackson for eight yards for a 1st down at the Kansas City 20-yard-line.
Elway would threw an incomplete pass on 1st down then would get sacked by Chiefs defensive end Leonard Griffin forcing a 3rd & 15 situation as the two-minute warning hit.
That is when Elway lofted a pass down the right sideline that was caught by Jackson for a 25-yard touchdown which with Treadwell's extra point cut the Chiefs' lead to 19-13 with 1:55 left in the game.

Broncos tight end Shannon Sharpe would be Elway's favorite target in the game with nine catches for 118 yards.

Expecting an onside kick, the Chiefs were surprised when kicker Brad Daluiso kicked it deep which was received by Dexter Carter who only returned it five yards to the Kansas City five-yard-line with 1:50 left.
The Chiefs needed just one 1st down to put the game away and seemed in good position to get that 1st down after two straight runs by Word picked up seven yards setting up a 3rd & 3 situation.
But a false start penalty and a run by Word that not only gained zero yardage, but stopped the clock as Word was shoved out of bounds, lead to the Chiefs punting the ball back to the Broncos from their seven-yard-line.
Bryan Barker got off a 48-yard punt but Marshall would return the kick 28 yards to the Kansas City 27-yard-line with 1:17 left and one timeout in the Broncos' pocket.
Elway would hit Marshall for 11 yards on 1st down, then hit Marshall again for four yards leading him to burn the Broncos' last timeout with 43 seconds left as Denver faced a 2nd & 6 from the Chiefs' 12-yard-line.
That is when Elway fired a pass for the right corner of the end zone that was caught by Vance Johnson for his first and only catch of the game, a 12-yard touchdown that  sent the crowd at Denver's Mile High Stadium into a frenzy.
With Treadwell's extra point, the Broncos had a 20-19 lead with 38 seconds to go.
The Chiefs took over at their 20-yard-line, hoping to drive far enough to call on Lowery to attempt a game-winning field goal.
The drive got off to a great start as Krieg hit Davis for 30 yards on the first play of the drive to give the Chiefs a 1st down at midfield.
However, Krieg would threw straight incomplete passes forcing a do-or-die 4th down & 10.
Krieg would complete the 4th down pass to Birden, but only for six yards, forcing the Chiefs to give the ball back to the Broncos, who took one knee to run out the clock and come away with the 20-19 win.
It seemed that the comeback win over the Chiefs would spark the Broncos to another AFC West title as they were in 1st place after 11 weeks of the season with a 7-3 record.
But a four-game losing streak and then a Week 17 loss to the Chiefs in Arrowhead Stadium, would not only keep the Broncos out of the playoffs with a 8-8 record, it ended the Dan Reeves era in Denver as he was fired in the offseason after 12 years as the Broncos head coach.
Like I wrote above, the Chiefs would get revenge in Week 17 by blowing the Broncos out 42-20 to earn a Wild Card spot with a 10-6 record, only for Kansas City to lose in the Wild Card to the AFC West champion San Diego Chargers 17-0.
Elway would remain in Denver for six more years, eventually ending his 16-year career with back-to-back Super Bowl wins.
Ironically in his final season, Elway would direct one more 4th quarter comeback win over the Chiefs, leading the Broncos from a 10-point 4th quarter deficit and to a 35-31 win as he hit Shannon Sharpe for the game-winning touchdown in what would be his 35th and final 4th quarter comeback win.
Below, are highlights of the 1992 Chiefs-Broncos game: