Week 1, 2021

played in Kansas City, MO

61 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	6	0	0	-	9
Kansas City Chiefs	7	10	10	12	-	39

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:36 DEN - Bert Herndon 32 field goal
1Q: 02:07 KCY - Kristopher Hensley 3 run (Giovanni Andersen extra point)
2Q: 11:27 DEN - Bert Herndon 34 field goal
2Q: 08:09 KCY - Giovanni Andersen 43 field goal
2Q: 02:08 KCY - Kristopher Hensley 6 run (Giovanni Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Bert Herndon 46 field goal
3Q: 07:45 KCY - Kristopher Hensley 11 run (Giovanni Andersen extra point)
3Q: 01:32 KCY - Giovanni Andersen 31 field goal
4Q: 13:56 KCY - Dee Ford 61 fumble return (Giovanni Andersen extra point)
4Q: 10:08 KCY - Giovanni Andersen 29 field goal
4Q: 00:22 KCY - Safety, holding called in the end zone

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:36 DEN - Bert Herndon 32 field goal
1Q: 02:07 KCY - Kristopher Hensley 3 run (Giovanni Andersen extra point)
2Q: 11:27 DEN - Bert Herndon 34 field goal
2Q: 08:09 KCY - Giovanni Andersen 43 field goal
2Q: 02:08 KCY - Kristopher Hensley 6 run (Giovanni Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Bert Herndon 46 field goal
3Q: 07:45 KCY - Kristopher Hensley 11 run (Giovanni Andersen extra point)
3Q: 01:32 KCY - Giovanni Andersen 31 field goal
4Q: 13:56 KCY - Dee Ford 61 fumble return (Giovanni Andersen extra point)
4Q: 10:08 KCY - Giovanni Andersen 29 field goal
4Q: 00:22 KCY - Safety, holding called in the end zone

Team Statistics DEN KCY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 248 304
- Offensive Plays 63 59
- Yards per Play 3.94 5.15
Net Rushing Yards 114 134
- Rushing Attempts 28 30
- Yards per Rush 4.07 4.47
Net Passing Yards 134 170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 17 - 0 29 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 145 170
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.83 5.86
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 9.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/103 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 5/123 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/34 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 39
Time of Possession 28:47 31:13

Team Statistics	DEN	KCY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	248	304
- Offensive Plays	63	59
- Yards per Play	3.94	5.15
Net Rushing Yards	114	134
- Rushing Attempts	28	30
- Yards per Rush	4.07	4.47
Net Passing Yards	134	170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 17 - 0	29 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	145	170
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.83	5.86
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	9.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/103	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	5/123	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/34	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 39
Time of Possession	28:47	31:13

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:20	6:49	OWN 31	14	54	Field Goal
1	1:58	5:38	OWN 31	10	52	Field Goal
2	8:04	1:40	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	2:00	2:00	OWN 27	6	44	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:10	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	9:19	0:07	OWN 20	1	2	Fumble
3	7:37	2:23	OWN 44	3	7	Punt
3	1:24	2:41	OWN 29	7	32	Fumble
4	13:43	2:30	OWN 20	7	17	Punt
4	10:02	1:12	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
4	7:48	1:48	OWN 15	3	3	Punt
4	4:20	2:06	OPP 36	3	3	Missed FG
4	0:22	0:15	OWN 4	1	-33	Safety

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:40	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
1	6:31	4:33	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
2	11:20	3:16	OWN 20	7	54	Field Goal
2	6:24	4:24	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
3	13:50	4:31	OWN 36	7	25	Punt
3	9:12	1:35	OPP 22	4	22	Touchdown
3	5:14	3:50	OWN 18	10	68	Field Goal
4	11:13	1:11	OPP 25	4	13	Field Goal
4	8:50	1:02	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
4	6:00	1:40	OPP 48	3	0	Interception
4	2:14	1:52	OWN 40	3	-1	Punt

Game MVP: Kristopher Hensley, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
John Heidorn	14	55	3.93	20	2
Charcandrick West	6	5	0.83	13	1
Barry Cooper	4	25	6.25	13	2
Brock Osweiler	2	18	9.00	10	1
Nate Childers	1	4	4.00	4	0
Donte Rose	1	7	7.00	7	0

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Glen Wunder	17	95	5.59	24	3	0
Kristopher Hensley	12	34	2.83	11	2	3
Shawn Hamer	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Osweiler	30	16	142	2/11	0	17	0	66.2
Donte Rose	3	1	3	0/0	0	3	0	42.4

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shawn Hamer	29	15	170	0/0	0	40	1	55.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jumbo Sanford	9	14	97	10.78	6	17
WR Demaryius Thomas	4	10	32	8.00	5	16
WR Amari McAdams	2	3	10	5.00	6	10
FB Nate Childers	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Barry Cooper	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Shaun Weitzel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Taylor Burgess	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Alonzo Ferderer	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Marqise Lee	3	5	44	14.67	20	17
FB Kennedy Grier	3	3	65	21.67	67	40
WR Julio Jones	2	6	19	9.50	2	13
WR Chris Conley	2	4	14	7.00	0	8
WR Willie Snead	2	4	23	11.50	8	13
RB Glen Wunder	2	3	1	0.50	2	1
RB Kristopher Hensley	1	1	4	4.00	2	4
WR Kaden Jarvis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Andre Bullock	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Christopher Heekin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Terry Woodcock	1	34	34.00	0

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Demaryius Thomas	1	1	0
Brock Osweiler	1	0	0
John Heidorn	1	0	0
Raymond Godfrey	0	0	1

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kaden Jarvis	1	0	0	0
Dee Ford	0	1	1	1
Marqise Lee	0	1	0	0
Stanley Whalen	0	1	0	0
Jon Strong	0	0	1	0
Riddick Zitnik	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Maxwell	6	187	31.2	28.7	44	1

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colton Schmidt	4	205	51.3	45.0	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Herndon	3/4	1/2	0/1	46	0/0

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Giovanni Andersen	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bradley Roby	1	5	5.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaden Jarvis	3	15	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amari McAdams	5	123	24.6	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glen Wunder	1	21	21.0	0
Kaden Jarvis	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Alex Morton	8	3	26	27
CB Chris Harris	4	2	20	28
OLB Von Miller	4	1	21	24
ILB Ernie Borders	3	3	15	13
ILB Brandon Marshall	3	0	23	26
OLB Shane Ray	3	0	18	17
OLB Lukas Grundy	3	0	12	4
DE Derek McIntyre	2	2	18	9
CB Marquis Kenner	2	0	27	25
S Ray Brian	2	0	23	26
ILB Graham Kaplan	2	0	7	3
DE Derek Wolfe	1	1	12	20
CB Bradley Roby	1	1	20	14
DE Micah Girard	1	1	15	13
S Levi Marsh	1	0	9	6
S Terry Woodcock	1	0	4	2
DE Deion Edwards	0	1	15	16

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Hardy Lyle	6	0	0.0	24	31
ILB Dee Ford	5	2	0.0	24	31
S Pete Balderas	5	2	0.0	22	32
CB Nicolas Atkins	5	0	0.0	17	31
OLB Bobby Hibbs	4	1	1.0	21	32
OLB Jon Strong	3	2	1.0	21	30
S Larry Sersland	3	0	0.0	21	30
DT Theodore Hoffman	3	0	0.0	17	21
DE Jamie Esslinger	2	2	0.0	21	22
DE Stanley Whalen	2	1	0.0	23	30
CB Marcus Peters	2	0	0.0	23	31
ILB Riddick Zitnik	2	0	0.0	17	5
OLB Leon Otero	1	1	0.0	7	5
DE Norm Schneider	1	1	0.0	14	25
CB Irving Nakamura	1	1	0.0	6	7
WR Marqise Lee	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ezra Gallo	1	0	0.0	2	1
S Nicky Carr	1	0	0.0	6	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Deion Edwards	1	0	0	16
OLB Von Miller	0	2	1	24
OLB Shane Ray	0	1	1	17
ILB Brandon Marshall	0	1	0	26
DT Bryce Walters	0	1	0	11

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jon Strong	1.0	2	3	1	30
OLB Bobby Hibbs	1.0	0	0	1	32
DT Michael Wayne	0.0	1	0	0	7
DE Norm Schneider	0.0	0	3	1	25
DE Jamie Esslinger	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Von Miller	4	1	0	24
S Alex Morton	4	0	0	27
CB Chris Harris	3	1	0	28
CB Marquis Kenner	2	0	0	25
ILB Brandon Marshall	1	0	0	26
ILB Ernie Borders	1	0	0	13
S Terry Woodcock	0	0	1	2

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Nicolas Atkins	5	0	31
CB Hardy Lyle	4	0	31
S Larry Sersland	2	1	30
S Pete Balderas	2	1	32
ILB Dee Ford	1	0	31
ILB Ezra Gallo	1	0	1
OLB Bobby Hibbs	1	0	32
ILB Riddick Zitnik	1	0	5
CB Marcus Peters	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mack Cheshier	3	3	26	0	33
Dwayne Paukschus	2	5	26	1	34
Norbert Melsha	1	7	27	0	34
Mitchell Schwartz	1	4	25	1	34
Matt Paradis	1	4	24	0	33
Shaun Weitzel	1	2	18	0	26

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Mitch Morse	3	7	1	27	27
Kaleb Bidwell	3	5	0	24	29
Camden Stephens	2	4	0	25	28
Wendell Thurgood	1	5	0	29	27
Andre Bullock	1	2	0	19	14
Lester Federspiel	0	3	0	25	28
Kennedy Grier	0	2	0	14	11
Chandler Wright	0	1	0	7	2

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Tracy Sanders	2	23
Raymond Godfrey	1	22
Amari McAdams	1	20
Emmanuel Koenig	1	7

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Vontaze Burfict	2	16
Dee Ford	1	27
Glen Wunder	1	19
Marcus Peters	1	15
Irving Nakamura	1	13

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Demaryius Thomas	28	30	---	---	18	76
Norbert Melsha	27	34	---	---	8	69
Chris Harris	---	---	20	28	15	63
Mitchell Schwartz	25	34	---	---	3	62
Amari McAdams	17	25	---	---	20	62
Dwayne Paukschus	26	34	---	---	---	60
Matt Paradis	24	33	---	---	2	59
Mack Cheshier	26	33	---	---	---	59
Alex Morton	---	---	26	27	4	57
Marquis Kenner	---	---	27	25	3	55
Brock Osweiler	22	32	---	---	---	54
Shaun Weitzel	18	26	---	---	10	54
Brandon Marshall	---	---	23	26	4	53
Ray Brian	---	---	23	26	3	52
Von Miller	---	---	21	24	4	49
Jumbo Sanford	16	29	---	---	1	46
Shane Ray	---	---	18	17	5	40
Bradley Roby	---	---	20	14	5	39
Charcandrick West	8	5	---	---	26	39
Ernie Borders	---	---	15	13	10	38
Phil Sigler	---	---	17	18	2	37
Bruce Hevey	---	---	12	12	12	36
Raymond Godfrey	10	4	---	---	22	36
Derek Wolfe	---	---	12	20	2	34
Nate Childers	12	10	---	---	12	34
Micah Girard	---	---	15	13	5	33
Derek McIntyre	---	---	18	9	5	32
Deion Edwards	---	---	15	16	1	32
Tracy Sanders	---	---	3	5	23	31
John Heidorn	15	13	---	---	---	28
Levi Marsh	---	---	9	6	12	27
Bryce Walters	---	---	13	11	2	26
Lukas Grundy	---	---	12	4	9	25
Barry Cooper	6	15	---	---	4	25
Alonzo Ferderer	10	12	---	---	---	22
Taylor Burgess	0	6	---	---	11	17
Terrell Pina	5	2	---	---	10	17
Emmanuel Koenig	5	3	---	---	7	15
Ty Sambrailo	2	2	---	---	10	14
Graham Kaplan	---	---	7	3	1	11
Brenden Kournikova	0	0	---	---	10	10
Donte Rose	6	3	---	---	---	9
Bert Herndon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kris Maxwell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Terry Woodcock	---	---	4	2	---	6
Trevor Siemian	0	0	---	---	4	4

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dee Ford	---	---	24	31	27	82
Marcus Peters	---	---	23	31	15	69
Larry Sersland	---	---	21	30	17	68
Glen Wunder	22	24	---	---	19	65
Julio Jones	20	27	---	---	12	59
Shawn Hamer	30	29	---	---	---	59
Hardy Lyle	---	---	24	31	3	58
Camden Stephens	25	28	---	---	5	58
Wendell Thurgood	29	27	---	---	1	57
Bobby Hibbs	---	---	21	32	4	57
Pete Balderas	---	---	22	32	3	57
Stanley Whalen	---	---	23	30	3	56
Mitch Morse	27	27	---	---	1	55
Jon Strong	---	---	21	30	4	55
Kaleb Bidwell	24	29	---	---	---	53
Jamie Esslinger	---	---	21	22	10	53
Lester Federspiel	25	28	---	---	---	53
Nicolas Atkins	---	---	17	31	3	51
Norm Schneider	---	---	14	25	1	40
Kennedy Grier	14	11	---	---	15	40
Theodore Hoffman	---	---	17	21	2	40
Marqise Lee	13	16	---	---	10	39
Christopher Heekin	11	11	---	---	16	38
Andre Bullock	19	14	---	---	3	36
Chris Conley	13	22	---	---	---	35
Kaden Jarvis	7	4	---	---	21	32
Willie Snead	16	10	---	---	---	26
Irving Nakamura	---	---	6	7	13	26
Riddick Zitnik	---	---	17	5	4	26
Kristopher Hensley	15	6	---	---	2	23
Julian Curtis	---	---	6	6	8	20
Rusty Satchel	0	0	---	---	18	18
Michael Wayne	---	---	9	7	2	18
Vontaze Burfict	---	---	0	0	16	16
Collin Flynn	7	2	---	---	7	16
Chandler Wright	7	2	---	---	7	16
Carter Bailey	6	2	---	---	7	15
Leon Otero	---	---	7	5	2	14
Chester Perkins	---	---	7	5	2	14
Nicky Carr	---	---	6	3	5	14
Giovanni Andersen	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ezra Gallo	---	---	2	1	6	9
Elias Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	7	7
Colton Schmidt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Javier Burgess	0	0	---	---	3	3
Winston Money	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-6	-1.2
Middle	16	56	3.5
Right	7	64	9.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	18	90	5.0
Right	7	28	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Osweiler	30	16	0	0	3	3	6	3	0
Donte Rose	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shawn Hamer	29	15	2	2	3	2	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	10	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	49	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	86	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	45	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	94	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	31	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jumbo Sanford	14	9	2	97	29
WR Demaryius Thomas	10	4	1	32	30
WR Amari McAdams	3	2	0	10	25
WR Alonzo Ferderer	2	0	0	0	12
FB Nate Childers	1	1	0	3	10
TE Shaun Weitzel	1	0	0	0	26
RB Barry Cooper	1	1	0	3	15
WR Taylor Burgess	1	0	0	0	6

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	6	2	0	19	0	27
WR Marqise Lee	5	3	1	44	0	16
WR Chris Conley	4	2	0	14	0	22
WR Willie Snead	4	2	1	23	0	10
RB Glen Wunder	3	2	0	1	0	24
FB Kennedy Grier	3	3	0	65	2	11
WR Kaden Jarvis	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Kristopher Hensley	1	1	0	4	0	6
TE Andre Bullock	1	0	0	0	0	14
TE Christopher Heekin	1	0	1	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charcandrick West	1	1	1.00	0.83
Nate Childers	1	4	4.00	4.00

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kristopher Hensley	3	20	6.67	2.83
Glen Wunder	2	3	1.50	5.59

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Osweiler	1	1	0	0.00	4.73

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shawn Hamer	6	2	8	1.33	5.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amari McAdams	1	1	0	0.00	3.33

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chris Conley	2	1	8	4.00	3.50
RB Glen Wunder	2	1	0	0.00	0.33
WR Julio Jones	1	0	0	0.00	3.17
TE Christopher Heekin	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Charcandrick West	2	0
John Heidorn	2	0
Brock Osweiler	1	0
Barry Cooper	1	1

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Kristopher Hensley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Osweiler	8	6	4
Donte Rose	1	0	0

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shawn Hamer	12	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jumbo Sanford	5	3	3
WR Demaryius Thomas	1	1	1
RB Barry Cooper	1	1	0
WR Taylor Burgess	1	0	0
WR Amari McAdams	1	1	0

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris Conley	4	2	2
WR Marqise Lee	3	1	1
WR Julio Jones	2	2	1
WR Willie Snead	1	0	0
RB Glen Wunder	1	1	0
RB Kristopher Hensley	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,300 (24,300)
End Zone 17,600 (17,600)
Mezzanine 10,100 (10,100)
Sideline Seats 15,500 (15,500)
Club Seats 8,000 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,500 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,300 (24,300)
End Zone	17,600 (17,600)
Mezzanine	10,100 (10,100)
Sideline Seats	15,500 (15,500)
Club Seats	8,000 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,500 (4,500)