Week 1, 2042

played in Denver, CO

53 degrees, fair, calm

Kansas City Chiefs	3	6	0	10	-	19
Denver Broncos	0	6	6	0	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:48 KCY - Ralph Pearson 30 field goal
2Q: 12:31 DEN - Cristian Franklin 25 field goal
2Q: 07:31 KCY - Ralph Pearson 32 field goal
2Q: 01:53 KCY - Ralph Pearson 46 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Cristian Franklin 31 field goal
3Q: 08:43 DEN - Cristian Franklin 36 field goal
3Q: 02:57 DEN - Cristian Franklin 29 field goal
4Q: 14:19 KCY - Shannon Connell 12 interception return (Ralph Pearson extra point)
4Q: 07:07 KCY - Ralph Pearson 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:48 KCY - Ralph Pearson 30 field goal
2Q: 12:31 DEN - Cristian Franklin 25 field goal
2Q: 07:31 KCY - Ralph Pearson 32 field goal
2Q: 01:53 KCY - Ralph Pearson 46 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Cristian Franklin 31 field goal
3Q: 08:43 DEN - Cristian Franklin 36 field goal
3Q: 02:57 DEN - Cristian Franklin 29 field goal
4Q: 14:19 KCY - Shannon Connell 12 interception return (Ralph Pearson extra point)
4Q: 07:07 KCY - Ralph Pearson 35 field goal

Team Statistics KCY DEN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 9 7
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 299 364
- Offensive Plays 60 66
- Yards per Play 4.98 5.52
Net Rushing Yards 130 144
- Rushing Attempts 30 32
- Yards per Rush 4.33 4.50
Net Passing Yards 169 220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 1 32 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 174 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 5.63 6.47
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 7/44
Punt Returns/Yards 1/21 2/33
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 0/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 27
Time of Possession 27:38 32:22

Team Statistics	KCY	DEN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	9	7
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	299	364
- Offensive Plays	60	66
- Yards per Play	4.98	5.52
Net Rushing Yards	130	144
- Rushing Attempts	30	32
- Yards per Rush	4.33	4.50
Net Passing Yards	169	220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 1	32 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	174	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	5.63	6.47
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	7/44
Punt Returns/Yards	1/21	2/33
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	0/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 27
Time of Possession	27:38	32:22

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:20	OWN 25	12	62	Field Goal
1	3:23	1:16	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	12:23	4:59	OWN 25	11	60	Field Goal
2	4:47	3:01	OWN 7	7	64	Field Goal
3	8:36	1:26	OWN 45	2	14	Interception
3	2:52	3:09	OWN 19	7	30	Punt
4	11:57	4:55	OWN 46	11	36	Field Goal
4	4:00	1:52	OWN 2	4	18	Punt
4	1:09	1:09	OWN 45	3	6	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:40	5:17	OWN 17	8	42	Punt
1	2:07	4:44	OWN 40	9	52	Field Goal
2	7:24	2:37	OWN 25	5	32	Punt
2	1:46	1:46	OWN 25	5	61	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:24	OWN 25	13	56	Field Goal
3	7:10	4:18	OWN 46	9	42	Field Goal
4	14:43	0:34	OWN 9	2	7	Interception
4	14:09	2:12	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	7:02	3:02	OWN 25	7	32	Punt
4	2:08	0:59	OWN 35	5	20	Downs

Game MVP: Ralph Pearson, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Norbert Noa	14	69	4.93	13	2
RB Jason Bronson	13	45	3.46	15	2
QB Walter Money	3	16	5.33	10	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Byron Holdgate	24	108	4.50	31	4
RB Norman O'Donnell	4	22	5.50	17	1
QB Alan Hardy	2	13	6.50	8	0
FB Hunter Rincon	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Xavier Johnson	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Walter Money	29	18	174	1/5	0	36	1	64.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Hardy	32	19	229	2/9	0	31	1	68.3

Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Norbert Noa	4	4	15	3.75	0	7
WR Cody Watkins	3	4	23	7.67	6	14
WR Ezekiel Rigney	3	7	39	13.00	26	15
RB Jason Bronson	3	4	53	17.67	38	36
WR Otis Branch	2	5	22	11.00	18	19
TE Moe Haggerty	2	4	17	8.50	3	11
WR Nolan Franz	1	1	5	5.00	0	5

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Xavier Johnson	9	11	114	12.67	24	21
TE Mickey Taylor	4	7	36	9.00	5	19
RB Byron Holdgate	2	2	33	16.50	34	31
RB Norman O'Donnell	2	3	15	7.50	13	13
WR Conner Feugill	1	3	20	20.00	13	20
TE Patrick Kroeger	1	3	11	11.00	0	11
WR Victor Buckley	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
FB Hunter Rincon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Shannon Connell	1	12	12.00	1

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dennis DeWitt	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rickey Dilly	3	149	49.7	38.7	61	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Donohue	4	168	42.0	31.8	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ralph Pearson	4/4	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cristian Franklin	4/4	0/0	0/0	36	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drake O'Neal	1	21	21.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Greenberg	2	33	16.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Otis Branch	1	16	16.0	0
Kerry Gillespie	1	27	27.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norman O'Donnell	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Riddick Bach	7	0	0.0	28	33
S Les Starr	6	0	0.0	24	20
ILB George Davison	5	2	0.0	30	32
S Stephen Hrynewych	5	1	0.0	24	24
CB Philip Hickman	4	1	1.0	32	34
CB K.C. Holmes	4	2	0.0	27	25
DE Angel Dickerson	3	1	1.0	17	21
DT Bart Owens	3	3	0.0	32	33
DE Terry Farr	2	2	0.0	27	31
DT Troy Ondre	2	1	0.0	16	24
CB Shannon Connell	2	1	0.0	14	22
OLB Denzel Whitfield	2	1	0.0	13	8
DE Dylan Craig	2	0	0.0	6	3
S Terrence Mulhollon	1	1	0.0	1	2
ILB Lincoln Tatum	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Kai Barrett	1	0	0.0	31	24
CB Herman Vieane	1	0	0.0	18	24
CB Colby Rodriguez	1	0	0.0	4	9
S Mickey Robertson	1	0	0.0	4	1
RB Jason Bronson	1	0	---	---	---

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jerome Krueger	7	2	0.0	30	30
S Dennis DeWitt	7	2	0.0	24	21
OLB Trevor Elliott	6	0	0.0	30	30
OLB Todd Sheldon	5	2	1.0	27	29
DT Damon Tate	4	1	0.0	25	24
CB Francisco Swift	4	1	0.0	30	30
OLB J.T. Gunn	4	1	0.0	11	14
DT Tyrus Pryce	3	1	0.0	27	23
CB Vince Aronovitch	2	1	0.0	6	9
CB Vincent Dunn	2	1	0.0	15	10
CB Dustin Hearn	1	5	0.0	30	27
CB Tre Roybal	1	0	0.0	18	23
DE Caleb Wesley	1	0	0.0	21	28
OLB Kristopher Arndorfer	1	0	0.0	3	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas City	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Angel Dickerson	1.0	0	1	21
CB Philip Hickman	1.0	0	0	34
DT Troy Ondre	0.0	2	0	24
DE Terry Farr	0.0	1	0	31
DT Bart Owens	0.0	0	1	33

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Todd Sheldon	1.0	0	29
DT Damon Tate	0.0	1	24
DE Mackenzie Bradley	0.0	1	8
DE Caleb Wesley	0.0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB K.C. Holmes	3	1	0	25
S Les Starr	3	0	0	20
ILB George Davison	3	0	0	32
CB Philip Hickman	2	0	0	34
OLB Denzel Whitfield	2	0	0	8
CB Herman Vieane	1	2	0	24
CB Colby Rodriguez	1	0	0	9
DE Angel Dickerson	1	0	0	21
ILB Riddick Bach	1	0	0	33
S Stephen Hrynewych	1	0	0	24
S Terrence Mulhollon	1	0	0	2
CB Shannon Connell	0	0	1	22

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jerome Krueger	4	1	0	30
CB Francisco Swift	3	1	0	30
OLB J.T. Gunn	3	0	0	14
OLB Trevor Elliott	2	0	0	30
S Dennis DeWitt	1	0	1	21
CB Tre Roybal	1	0	0	23
CB Vince Aronovitch	1	0	0	9
DE Caleb Wesley	1	0	0	28
CB Vincent Dunn	1	0	0	10
CB Dustin Hearn	1	0	0	27
CB Chris McGregor	0	2	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Micah Wolf	4	9	1	30	0	30
G Johnny Stone	3	4	0	30	1	30
C Mercury Powell	2	7	0	30	0	30
G Seth McDonald	2	5	0	30	0	30
FB Devante Shimada	0	1	0	4	0	9
T Craig Cress	0	1	0	30	0	30

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cory Meske	3	4	32	0	34
C Roy Conley	2	8	32	1	34
T Johnathan Kasper	2	4	32	0	34
T Dan Harris	2	3	32	1	34
G Barry Schader	1	6	32	0	34
FB Hunter Rincon	0	4	12	0	14
TE Mickey Taylor	0	1	27	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Shannon Connell	2	17
Micah Wolf	1	7

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Hunter Rincon	1	21
J.T. Gunn	1	16
Norman O'Donnell	1	9

Participation

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Philip Hickman	---	---	32	34	4	70
DT Bart Owens	---	---	32	33	4	69
G Micah Wolf	30	30	---	---	7	67
T Craig Cress	30	30	---	---	7	67
WR Ezekiel Rigney	28	25	---	---	13	66
ILB George Davison	---	---	30	32	4	66
ILB Riddick Bach	---	---	28	33	4	65
WR Otis Branch	30	28	---	---	4	62
DE Terry Farr	---	---	27	31	4	62
C Mercury Powell	30	30	---	---	---	60
S Les Starr	---	---	24	20	16	60
QB Walter Money	30	30	---	---	---	60
G Seth McDonald	30	30	---	---	---	60
G Johnny Stone	30	30	---	---	---	60
DE Kai Barrett	---	---	31	24	---	55
TE Moe Haggerty	26	29	---	---	---	55
CB K.C. Holmes	---	---	27	25	1	53
CB Shannon Connell	---	---	14	22	17	53
WR Cody Watkins	18	13	---	---	18	49
S Stephen Hrynewych	---	---	24	24	1	49
CB Herman Vieane	---	---	18	24	4	46
DE Angel Dickerson	---	---	17	21	8	46
RB Norbert Noa	14	14	---	---	17	45
DT Troy Ondre	---	---	16	24	4	44
OLB Denzel Whitfield	---	---	13	8	17	38
RB Jason Bronson	16	16	---	---	---	32
FB Devante Shimada	4	9	---	---	18	31
CB Colby Rodriguez	---	---	4	9	17	30
TE Colton Seifert	1	2	---	---	21	24
TE Stephen Butler	9	12	---	---	---	21
ILB Broderick Bernstein	---	---	2	2	8	12
RB Drake O'Neal	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Ralph Pearson	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Dylan Craig	---	---	6	3	---	9
S Mickey Robertson	---	---	4	1	3	8
T Kent Osborne	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Luke Bachman	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Philip McDonald	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Terrence Mulhollon	---	---	1	2	2	5
WR Twilight Williams	4	1	---	---	---	5
QB C.J. Springer	0	0	---	---	4	4
ILB Lincoln Tatum	---	---	2	2	---	4
WR Kerry Gillespie	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Rickey Dilly	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Nolan Franz	0	1	---	---	---	1
ILB Edgar Woods	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Jerome Krueger	---	---	30	30	21	81
TE Mickey Taylor	27	28	---	---	21	76
CB Francisco Swift	---	---	30	30	15	75
G Barry Schader	32	34	---	---	8	74
CB Dustin Hearn	---	---	30	27	17	74
WR Xavier Johnson	27	29	---	---	17	73
QB Alan Hardy	32	34	---	---	4	70
OLB Trevor Elliott	---	---	30	30	7	67
T Johnathan Kasper	32	34	---	---	---	66
G Cory Meske	32	34	---	---	---	66
C Roy Conley	32	34	---	---	---	66
T Dan Harris	32	34	---	---	---	66
DE Caleb Wesley	---	---	21	28	15	64
OLB Todd Sheldon	---	---	27	29	4	60
DT Tyrus Pryce	---	---	27	23	3	53
RB Byron Holdgate	28	23	---	---	1	52
DT Damon Tate	---	---	25	24	1	50
S Dennis DeWitt	---	---	24	21	3	48
FB Hunter Rincon	12	14	---	---	21	47
WR Tom Greenberg	25	18	---	---	3	46
CB Tre Roybal	---	---	18	23	4	45
OLB J.T. Gunn	---	---	11	14	16	41
CB Chris McGregor	---	---	16	16	4	36
WR Conner Feugill	13	15	---	---	1	29
CB Vincent Dunn	---	---	15	10	---	25
WR Victor Buckley	6	13	---	---	5	24
RB Norman O'Donnell	4	11	---	---	9	24
DE Mackenzie Bradley	---	---	11	8	4	23
RB Don Francis	3	3	---	---	14	20
CB Vince Aronovitch	---	---	6	9	4	19
TE Patrick Kroeger	7	12	---	---	---	19
DT Dennis Kelley	---	---	5	6	3	14
TE Noah Trim	4	3	---	---	6	13
T R.J. Hicks	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Skip Easterling	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Cristian Franklin	0	0	---	---	8	8
C J.J. Mason	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Herman Harmatz	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Kennedy Blanchard	4	1	---	---	---	5
OLB Kristopher Arndorfer	---	---	3	1	---	4
P Colin Donohue	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Carlos Marvel	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Glen Stelmack	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jerome Russell	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Cesar Booker	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Brent O'Neill	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	30	6.0
Middle	15	66	4.4
Right	9	35	3.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	17	85	5.0
Right	10	33	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Walter Money	29	18	1	1	2	4	3	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Hardy	32	19	3	4	2	3	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	65	10.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	84	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	25	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	58	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	74	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	97	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ezekiel Rigney	7	3	1	39	0	25
WR Otis Branch	5	2	1	22	0	28
WR Cody Watkins	4	3	0	23	0	13
RB Norbert Noa	4	4	0	15	0	14
TE Moe Haggerty	4	2	0	17	0	29
RB Jason Bronson	4	3	0	53	1	16
WR Nolan Franz	1	1	0	5	0	1

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Xavier Johnson	11	9	0	114	1	29
TE Mickey Taylor	7	4	1	36	0	28
WR Conner Feugill	3	1	0	20	1	15
TE Patrick Kroeger	3	1	0	11	0	12
RB Norman O'Donnell	3	2	1	15	0	11
RB Byron Holdgate	2	2	0	33	1	23
WR Victor Buckley	2	0	0	0	0	13
FB Hunter Rincon	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jason Bronson	2	0	0.00	3.46
RB Norbert Noa	1	2	2.00	4.93

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Byron Holdgate	4	-2	-0.50	4.50
QB Alan Hardy	1	5	5.00	6.50
FB Hunter Rincon	1	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Walter Money	6	1	3	0.50	6.00

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Hardy	5	1	8	1.60	7.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Otis Branch	3	0	0	0.00	4.40
WR Ezekiel Rigney	1	0	0	0.00	5.57
TE Moe Haggerty	1	0	0	0.00	4.25
RB Jason Bronson	1	1	3	3.00	13.25

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Patrick Kroeger	2	0	0	0.00	3.67
WR Conner Feugill	1	0	0	0.00	6.67
FB Hunter Rincon	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Xavier Johnson	1	1	8	8.00	10.36

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
QB Walter Money	3	2
RB Jason Bronson	2	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Byron Holdgate	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Walter Money	7	3	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Hardy	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Otis Branch	2	0	0
WR Cody Watkins	2	1	1
RB Jason Bronson	2	2	1
WR Ezekiel Rigney	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Norman O'Donnell	2	2	1
TE Mickey Taylor	2	1	0
WR Xavier Johnson	2	2	2
WR Victor Buckley	1	0	0
FB Hunter Rincon	1	0	0
TE Patrick Kroeger	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,700 (19,000)
End Zone 7,600 (13,700)
Mezzanine 5,100 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 8,100 (12,100)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,700 (19,000)
End Zone	7,600 (13,700)
Mezzanine	5,100 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	8,100 (12,100)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,100 (9,900)