Conference Semifinals, 2017

played in Denver, CO

47 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Kansas City Chiefs	21	7	7	7	-	42
Denver Broncos	3	7	6	7	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:33 KCY - Eddie Lacy 4 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
1Q: 05:40 DEN - Britt Reeck 47 field goal
1Q: 03:18 KCY - Marcedes Lewis 38 pass from Alex Smith (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
1Q: 01:43 KCY - Andre Michaelson 5 pass from Alex Smith (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 04:15 DEN - Vernon Davis 18 pass from Brock Osweiler (Britt Reeck extra point)
2Q: 00:44 KCY - Albert Wilson 13 pass from Alex Smith (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
3Q: 14:56 DEN - Ameer Abdullah 80 run (Ameer Abdullah run for conversion failed)
3Q: 02:26 KCY - Anthony Sherman 1 pass from Alex Smith (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 07:04 KCY - Andre Michaelson 17 pass from Alex Smith (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 00:34 DEN - Warren Wagner 1 pass from Trevor Siemian (Britt Reeck extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:33 KCY - Eddie Lacy 4 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
1Q: 05:40 DEN - Britt Reeck 47 field goal
1Q: 03:18 KCY - Marcedes Lewis 38 pass from Alex Smith (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
1Q: 01:43 KCY - Andre Michaelson 5 pass from Alex Smith (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 04:15 DEN - Vernon Davis 18 pass from Brock Osweiler (Britt Reeck extra point)
2Q: 00:44 KCY - Albert Wilson 13 pass from Alex Smith (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
3Q: 14:56 DEN - Ameer Abdullah 80 run (Ameer Abdullah run for conversion failed)
3Q: 02:26 KCY - Anthony Sherman 1 pass from Alex Smith (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 07:04 KCY - Andre Michaelson 17 pass from Alex Smith (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 00:34 DEN - Warren Wagner 1 pass from Trevor Siemian (Britt Reeck extra point)

Team Statistics KCY DEN
Record 14-4 14-3
First Downs 24 15
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 18 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 469 352
- Offensive Plays 76 57
- Yards per Play 6.17 6.18
Net Rushing Yards 142 135
- Rushing Attempts 42 14
- Yards per Rush 3.38 9.64
Net Passing Yards 327 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 0 38 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 340 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/13 5/31
- Yards per Pass Play 9.62 5.05
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 12/19 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 2/45 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 30
Time of Possession 37:14 22:46

Team Statistics	KCY	DEN
Record	14-4	14-3
First Downs	24	15
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	18	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	469	352
- Offensive Plays	76	57
- Yards per Play	6.17	6.18
Net Rushing Yards	142	135
- Rushing Attempts	42	14
- Yards per Rush	3.38	9.64
Net Passing Yards	327	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 0	38 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	340	248
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/13	5/31
- Yards per Pass Play	9.62	5.05
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	12/19	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	2/45	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 30
Time of Possession	37:14	22:46

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:22	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
1	11:12	0:45	OPP 6	2	6	Touchdown
1	5:32	2:29	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	1:43	0:08	OPP 5	1	5	Touchdown
2	12:36	4:49	OWN 20	11	49	Missed FG
2	6:39	1:36	OWN 20	3	-16	Punt
2	4:09	3:34	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	14:37	5:19	OWN 35	9	32	Missed FG
3	8:10	5:52	OWN 13	12	87	Touchdown
4	14:51	3:43	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
4	10:42	3:45	50	8	50	Touchdown
4	4:48	2:21	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
4	0:27	0:27	OWN 42	3	6	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:38	1:26	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
1	10:27	4:55	OWN 20	9	50	Field Goal
1	3:03	1:20	OWN 20	3	3	Interception
1	1:35	3:59	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
2	7:47	1:08	OWN 38	4	22	Punt
2	5:03	0:54	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 20	3	16	Half
3	15:00	0:23	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
3	9:18	1:08	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
3	2:18	2:27	OWN 20	7	52	Interception
4	11:08	0:26	OWN 7	3	0	Punt
4	6:57	2:09	OWN 27	5	16	Punt
4	2:27	2:00	OPP 9	4	9	Touchdown

Game MVP: Alex Smith, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eddie Lacy	26	85	3.27	13	2	1
Knile Davis	11	24	2.18	7	0	0
Alex Smith	2	15	7.50	9	0	0
Geoff Blades	2	19	9.50	23	1	0
Tyler Bray	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ameer Abdullah	7	95	13.57	80	1	1
Charcandrick West	5	37	7.40	17	2	0
Nate Childers	2	3	1.50	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	33	23	340	1/13	5	46	0	142.7

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Osweiler	37	19	247	5/31	1	32	2	59.2
Trevor Siemian	1	1	1	0/0	1	1	0	118.8

Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Michaelson	9	11	131	14.56	43	39	2
WR Albert Wilson	5	6	52	10.40	7	19	1
TE Marcedes Lewis	3	3	59	19.67	34	38	1
FB Anthony Sherman	2	2	5	2.50	0	4	1
WR Chris Conley	2	6	59	29.50	35	46	0
TE James O'Shaughnessy	2	2	34	17.00	26	30	0
WR Saalim Hakim	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Eddie Lacy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmanuel Sanders	5	8	75	15.00	46	30	0
TE Vernon Davis	4	7	31	7.75	5	18	1
WR Demaryius Thomas	4	8	73	18.25	9	32	0
WR Bennie Fowler	3	9	48	16.00	25	32	0
RB Charcandrick West	2	2	9	4.50	3	6	0
WR Cody Latimer	1	1	11	11.00	5	11	0
WR Warren Wagner	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
TE Monty Whiting	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Nate Childers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Fernando Prescott	2	45	22.50	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eddie Lacy	1	0	0	0
Mitch Morse	0	1	0	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Von Miller	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rabble Brush	4	138	34.5	31.3	49	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Paul Booker	6	220	36.7	29.3	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gostkowski	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	6/6

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Britt Reeck	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Conley	1	4	4.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bradley Roby	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Conley	1	20	20.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennie Fowler	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Marcus Peters	8	2	0.0	13	41
S Larry Sersland	5	1	0.0	13	42
OLB Jon Strong	4	3	1.0	14	41
OLB Justin Houston	3	1	1.0	10	37
S Eric Berry	3	2	0.0	10	39
DT Damian Bush	2	0	2.0	5	23
DE Cliff Avril	2	0	1.0	7	23
OLB Tamba Hali	2	3	0.0	12	35
DE Jaye Howard	2	1	0.0	8	27
CB Hardy Lyle	2	0	0.0	12	33
S Marcus Cooper	1	0	0.0	7	14
ILB Dee Ford	1	0	0.0	6	16
CB Fernando Prescott	1	0	0.0	11	42
DE Steven Eiguren	0	1	0.0	6	10

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brandon Marshall	12	4	0.0	38	34
S Ryan Murphy	7	1	0.0	36	31
S T.J. Ward	6	0	0.0	38	31
CB Chris Harris	5	0	0.0	37	34
DE Derek Wolfe	4	0	1.0	21	17
CB Bradley Roby	4	1	0.0	36	34
OLB Shaquil Barrett	3	2	0.0	34	23
OLB Von Miller	3	1	0.0	35	31
CB Alfredo Stargell	3	0	0.0	24	16
DT Phil Sigler	2	2	0.0	18	19
DE Vance Walker	2	0	0.0	29	23
S Dezmen Southward	2	0	0.0	11	6
WR Bennie Fowler	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Shane Ray	2	0	0.0	18	14
S Wayne Kinsella	2	0	0.0	6	3
DE Artie Lawniczak	1	1	0.0	21	20
DE Micah Girard	1	0	0.0	13	9
DT Sylvester Williams	0	4	0.0	24	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Damian Bush	2.0	0	0	0	23
OLB Justin Houston	1.0	1	0	1	37
OLB Jon Strong	1.0	1	0	0	41
DE Cliff Avril	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Jeff Abraham	0.0	0	1	0	26
CB Fernando Prescott	0.0	0	1	0	42

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Derek Wolfe	1.0	0	0	0	17
OLB Von Miller	0.0	0	0	2	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Marcus Peters	7	1	0	41
S Eric Berry	3	1	0	39
S Larry Sersland	3	1	0	42
OLB Tamba Hali	2	1	0	35
CB Hardy Lyle	2	0	0	33
CB Nolan Carroll	1	0	0	4
DE Jaye Howard	1	0	0	27
OLB Jon Strong	1	0	0	41
CB Fernando Prescott	0	0	2	42

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Chris Harris	6	3	34
S Ryan Murphy	5	1	31
ILB Brandon Marshall	4	1	34
CB Bradley Roby	2	0	34
S Dezmen Southward	2	0	6
OLB Von Miller	1	2	31
S T.J. Ward	1	0	31
OLB Bruce Hevey	1	0	8
CB Alfredo Stargell	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mitch Morse	4	9	0	36	1	34
Anthony Sherman	3	6	1	29	0	17
Wendell Thurgood	2	5	0	40	0	34
Ben Grubbs	1	7	1	37	0	34
J'Marcus Webb	1	5	0	39	0	34
Craig Folston	1	3	0	39	0	34
Marcedes Lewis	1	1	0	32	0	24
Rodolfo Woods	0	2	0	5	0	0
T.J. Johnson	0	1	0	6	0	0

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Paradis	2	4	1	12	0	39
Louis Vasquez	1	4	0	13	1	40
Mack Cheshier	1	3	0	11	3	40
Kendall Lamm	1	1	0	11	1	39
Ryan Clady	0	1	1	14	0	42
James Ferentz	0	1	0	2	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Sherman	2	24
Larry Sersland	1	13

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Cody Latimer	1	20
Dezmen Southward	1	12

Participation

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J'Marcus Webb	39	34	---	---	6	79
Jon Strong	---	---	14	41	24	79
Wendell Thurgood	40	34	---	---	---	74
Craig Folston	39	34	---	---	---	73
Ben Grubbs	37	34	---	---	---	71
Marcus Peters	---	---	13	41	17	71
Alex Smith	36	34	---	---	---	70
Anthony Sherman	29	17	---	---	24	70
Mitch Morse	36	34	---	---	---	70
Larry Sersland	---	---	13	42	13	68
Chris Conley	27	29	---	---	11	67
Andre Michaelson	33	30	---	---	1	64
Marcedes Lewis	32	24	---	---	7	63
Fernando Prescott	---	---	11	42	8	61
Tamba Hali	---	---	12	35	13	60
Albert Wilson	17	20	---	---	18	55
Eric Berry	---	---	10	39	1	50
Justin Houston	---	---	10	37	2	49
Hardy Lyle	---	---	12	33	1	46
Eddie Lacy	28	14	---	---	---	42
Jeff Abraham	---	---	7	26	6	39
Knile Davis	12	8	---	---	18	38
Jaye Howard	---	---	8	27	2	37
James O'Shaughnessy	12	7	---	---	17	36
Saalim Hakim	12	9	---	---	14	35
Cliff Avril	---	---	7	23	2	32
Damian Bush	---	---	5	23	4	32
Corbin Tarplin	---	---	9	20	---	29
Dee Ford	---	---	6	16	4	26
Marcus Cooper	---	---	7	14	1	22
Nolan Carroll	---	---	4	4	12	20
Steven Eiguren	---	---	6	10	1	17
Geoff Blades	2	12	---	---	---	14
T.J. Johnson	6	0	---	---	6	12
Arie Kouandjio	5	0	---	---	5	10
Glen DiMillo	6	0	---	---	4	10
Stephen Gostkowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Paul Fanaika	3	0	---	---	6	9
Tyler Bray	6	0	---	---	---	6
Rabble Brush	0	0	---	---	6	6
Damian Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rodolfo Woods	5	0	---	---	1	6
Micah Fiske	---	---	0	0	5	5
Kyle Wilber	---	---	0	0	---	0
Logan Fender	---	---	0	0	---	0
Derek Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Harris	---	---	37	34	14	85
Bradley Roby	---	---	36	34	6	76
Brandon Marshall	---	---	38	34	3	75
T.J. Ward	---	---	38	31	2	71
Von Miller	---	---	35	31	3	69
Ryan Murphy	---	---	36	31	2	69
Shaquil Barrett	---	---	34	23	10	67
Vernon Davis	10	34	---	---	18	62
Louis Vasquez	13	40	---	---	7	60
Ryan Clady	14	42	---	---	1	57
Brock Osweiler	14	42	---	---	---	56
Emmanuel Sanders	10	38	---	---	6	54
Ameer Abdullah	9	26	---	---	19	54
Vance Walker	---	---	29	23	1	53
Matt Paradis	12	39	---	---	---	51
Mack Cheshier	11	40	---	---	---	51
Kendall Lamm	11	39	---	---	---	50
Nate Childers	8	19	---	---	22	49
Demaryius Thomas	11	37	---	---	---	48
Sylvester Williams	---	---	24	17	5	46
Artie Lawniczak	---	---	21	20	5	46
Bennie Fowler	6	29	---	---	7	42
Alfredo Stargell	---	---	24	16	2	42
Charcandrick West	5	17	---	---	18	40
Derek Wolfe	---	---	21	17	1	39
Phil Sigler	---	---	18	19	1	38
Shane Ray	---	---	18	14	1	33
Bruce Hevey	---	---	12	8	13	33
Cody Latimer	5	5	---	---	20	30
Dezmen Southward	---	---	11	6	12	29
Micah Girard	---	---	13	9	1	23
Warren Wagner	2	3	---	---	14	19
Tristan Ballinger	4	5	---	---	7	16
Christopher Lyons	3	5	---	---	7	15
Monty Whiting	3	6	---	---	5	14
James Ferentz	2	4	---	---	6	12
Marlon Kriewaldt	---	---	5	4	3	12
Lorenzo Doss	---	---	6	0	5	11
Wayne Kinsella	---	---	6	3	1	10
Brenden Kournikova	0	1	---	---	7	8
Britt Reeck	0	1	---	---	6	7
Perry Browning	---	---	0	0	7	7
Paul Booker	0	0	---	---	6	6
Trevor Siemian	0	1	---	---	1	2
Chris Owusu	1	0	---	---	---	1
Andres Domenici	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	33	3.3
Middle	25	103	4.1
Right	6	7	1.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	33	5.5
Middle	5	28	5.6
Right	3	74	24.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	33	23	5	2	1	7	0	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Osweiler	37	19	3	3	5	4	2	1	2
Trevor Siemian	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	18	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	160	13.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	70	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	92	11.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	38	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	112	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	48	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	50	5.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Michaelson	11	9	0	131	2	30
WR Albert Wilson	6	5	0	52	0	20
WR Chris Conley	6	2	0	59	1	29
TE Marcedes Lewis	3	3	0	59	1	24
FB Anthony Sherman	2	2	0	5	0	17
WR Saalim Hakim	2	0	0	0	0	9
TE James O'Shaughnessy	2	2	0	34	1	7
RB Eddie Lacy	1	0	1	0	0	14

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bennie Fowler	9	3	2	48	1	29
WR Emmanuel Sanders	8	5	0	75	1	38
WR Demaryius Thomas	8	4	2	73	1	37
TE Vernon Davis	7	4	1	31	0	34
RB Charcandrick West	2	2	0	9	0	17
WR Cody Latimer	1	1	0	11	0	5
TE Monty Whiting	1	0	0	0	0	6
FB Nate Childers	1	0	0	0	0	19
WR Warren Wagner	1	1	0	1	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie Lacy	2	7	3.50	3.27

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ameer Abdullah	3	8	2.67	13.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	7	7	57	8.14	10.30

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Osweiler	1	1	18	18.00	6.68
Trevor Siemian	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Michaelson	5	5	43	8.60	11.91
FB Anthony Sherman	1	1	1	1.00	2.50
WR Albert Wilson	1	1	13	13.00	8.67

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Vernon Davis	1	1	18	18.00	4.43
WR Warren Wagner	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Geoff Blades	2	1
Tyler Bray	1	0
Knile Davis	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Ameer Abdullah	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	14	13	11

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Osweiler	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Albert Wilson	6	5	4
WR Andre Michaelson	3	3	3
TE James O'Shaughnessy	2	2	2
TE Marcedes Lewis	1	1	1
FB Anthony Sherman	1	1	0
WR Chris Conley	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bennie Fowler	4	2	2
TE Vernon Davis	2	1	0
WR Demaryius Thomas	2	0	0
WR Emmanuel Sanders	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)