Week 1, 2045

played in Kansas City, MO

50 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Denver Broncos	10	6	3	8	-	27
Kansas City Chiefs	0	3	3	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:14 DEN - Mickey Taylor 37 pass from Alan Hardy (Cristian Franklin extra point)
1Q: 02:12 DEN - Cristian Franklin 47 field goal
2Q: 11:57 KCY - Lukas Garrison 37 field goal
2Q: 02:58 DEN - Cristian Franklin 25 field goal
2Q: 00:08 DEN - Cristian Franklin 34 field goal
3Q: 07:31 DEN - Cristian Franklin 29 field goal
3Q: 04:06 KCY - Lukas Garrison 36 field goal
4Q: 11:03 KCY - Drake O'Neal 15 run (Lukas Garrison extra point)
4Q: 05:16 DEN - DeAndre Edmunds 37 run (Alan Hardy pass to Monty Ward for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:14 DEN - Mickey Taylor 37 pass from Alan Hardy (Cristian Franklin extra point)
1Q: 02:12 DEN - Cristian Franklin 47 field goal
2Q: 11:57 KCY - Lukas Garrison 37 field goal
2Q: 02:58 DEN - Cristian Franklin 25 field goal
2Q: 00:08 DEN - Cristian Franklin 34 field goal
3Q: 07:31 DEN - Cristian Franklin 29 field goal
3Q: 04:06 KCY - Lukas Garrison 36 field goal
4Q: 11:03 KCY - Drake O'Neal 15 run (Lukas Garrison extra point)
4Q: 05:16 DEN - DeAndre Edmunds 37 run (Alan Hardy pass to Monty Ward for conversion)

Team Statistics DEN KCY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 16
- by Rushing 8 8
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 442 363
- Offensive Plays 68 58
- Yards per Play 6.50 6.26
Net Rushing Yards 192 150
- Rushing Attempts 36 24
- Yards per Rush 5.33 6.25
Net Passing Yards 250 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 20 - 1 34 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 258 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.81 6.26
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 9/56 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 1/25
Kick Returns/Yards 2/55 6/123
Interception Ret./Yards 1/20 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 33
Time of Possession 34:43 25:17

Team Statistics	DEN	KCY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	16
- by Rushing	8	8
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	442	363
- Offensive Plays	68	58
- Yards per Play	6.50	6.26
Net Rushing Yards	192	150
- Rushing Attempts	36	24
- Yards per Rush	5.33	6.25
Net Passing Yards	250	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 20 - 1	34 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	258	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.81	6.26
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	9/56	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	1/25
Kick Returns/Yards	2/55	6/123
Interception Ret./Yards	1/20	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 33
Time of Possession	34:43	25:17

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:16	1:18	OWN 27	3	73	Touchdown
1	8:05	5:59	OWN 5	12	65	Field Goal
2	14:08	0:50	OWN 20	3	14	Fumble
2	11:50	2:24	OWN 25	5	31	Punt
2	8:25	5:35	OWN 42	11	50	Field Goal
2	1:25	1:22	OWN 45	3	38	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:44	OWN 27	1	0	Interception
3	12:50	5:25	OWN 36	11	52	Field Goal
3	4:01	4:44	OWN 11	7	37	Punt
4	10:54	1:25	OWN 48	3	2	Punt
4	6:10	1:15	OWN 48	3	52	Touchdown
4	2:08	0:57	OWN 6	5	16	Punt
4	1:11	1:11	OWN 36	2	-3	Game

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:44	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
1	10:58	2:53	OWN 30	5	20	Punt
1	2:06	2:58	OWN 45	7	7	Punt
2	13:18	1:28	OPP 26	3	6	Field Goal
2	9:26	1:01	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	2:50	1:25	OWN 36	4	26	Missed FG
3	14:16	1:26	OPP 45	4	9	Downs
3	7:25	3:24	OWN 27	6	54	Field Goal
4	14:17	3:23	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	9:29	3:19	OWN 2	7	65	Interception
4	4:55	2:47	OWN 25	10	69	Downs

Game MVP: Cristian Franklin, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Edward Mathis	20	87	4.35	29	3	0
RB DeAndre Edmunds	11	82	7.45	37	2	1
QB Alan Hardy	4	22	5.50	10	1	0
FB Hunter Rincon	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Drake O'Neal	11	64	5.82	15	3	1
RB Adrian Huffman	11	79	7.18	27	2	0
QB Silas Moland	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
WR Philip McWilliams	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Hardy	30	20	258	2/8	1	37	1	90.7

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Silas Moland	34	20	213	0/0	0	38	1	64.9

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Xavier Johnson	5	9	103	20.60	31	29	0
WR Monty Ward	4	5	16	4.00	1	5	0
WR Kennedy Blanchard	3	4	29	9.67	5	19	0
WR Tom Greenberg	3	5	40	13.33	8	15	0
TE Mickey Taylor	2	3	40	20.00	29	37	1
WR Timothy Humphrey	1	1	16	16.00	3	16	0
RB DeAndre Edmunds	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Jack Hanson	1	2	11	11.00	5	11	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Albert Lowe	7	9	68	9.71	11	38
RB Drake O'Neal	5	5	57	11.40	34	22
WR Ezekiel Rigney	3	7	44	14.67	20	20
WR Philip McWilliams	3	4	8	2.67	0	11
TE Nicky Drake	1	2	16	16.00	2	16
RB Adrian Huffman	1	3	20	20.00	12	20
FB Devante Shimada	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Leo Griffith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Stephen Butler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Nick Aranda	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Trenton Ackerman	1	20	20.00	0

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Philip Hickman	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Alan Hardy	1	0	0
C J.J. Mason	0	1	0
WR Xavier Johnson	0	0	1

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Albert Lowe	1	0	0
DE Dylan Craig	0	1	0
ILB George Davison	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Donohue	4	183	45.8	29.5	52	1

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jordan Glenn	4	194	48.5	38.3	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cristian Franklin	4/4	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lukas Garrison	2/3	0/1	0/1	37	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Xavier Johnson	2	21	10.5	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Albert Lowe	1	25	25.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Xavier Johnson	2	55	27.5	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Philip McWilliams	6	123	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Chris McGregor	7	1	0.0	16	27
ILB Lenny Tate	6	1	0.0	23	24
S Grayson Grewal	5	4	0.0	22	26
CB Dustin Hearn	4	0	0.0	21	33
DE Cris Mast	4	0	0.0	11	24
DT Carlos Wilkerson	3	3	0.0	21	24
DE Anthony Farrell	3	0	0.0	20	26
S Greg Rasmussen	2	1	0.0	22	33
CB Brent O'Neill	2	0	0.0	6	11
OLB Jon Toniolo	2	0	0.0	13	18
OLB Trenton Ackerman	1	3	0.0	23	25
DE Butch Munkres	1	1	0.0	19	19
DE Mackenzie Bradley	1	0	0.0	4	7
CB Vincent Dunn	1	0	0.0	11	16
WR Kennedy Blanchard	1	0	---	---	---
DE Carlos Marvel	1	0	0.0	6	17
WR Xavier Johnson	1	0	---	---	---

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Van Sherman	9	2	0.0	35	32
ILB Riddick Bach	8	2	0.0	33	19
S Mickey Robertson	7	4	0.0	36	32
ILB George Davison	7	0	0.0	35	32
CB Marco Reynolds	5	0	0.0	35	26
DT Bart Owens	4	0	2.0	34	31
CB Philip Hickman	3	0	0.0	35	32
CB Malik Randle	3	0	0.0	22	21
DE Dale Mathis	2	3	0.0	32	24
DE Jaylen Abrams	1	2	0.0	33	19
DT Britt Holtz	1	2	0.0	23	17
OLB Denzel Whitfield	1	1	0.0	11	10
ILB Barry Gracia	1	0	0.0	1	0
OLB Robert Endzell	1	0	0.0	2	4
CB Shannon Connell	1	0	0.0	3	3
WR Philip McWilliams	1	0	---	---	---
CB Harvey Nadell	0	2	0.0	3	13
DE Dylan Craig	0	1	0.0	18	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Anthony Farrell	1	1	1	26
OLB Jon Toniolo	0	2	0	18
DE Mackenzie Bradley	0	1	1	7
DT Carlos Wilkerson	0	1	0	24
DE Carlos Marvel	0	1	0	17

Kansas City	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bart Owens	2.0	1	1	31
DE Dale Mathis	0.0	3	4	24
DE Dylan Craig	0.0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chris McGregor	6	0	0	27
S Grayson Grewal	3	0	0	26
DE Cris Mast	3	0	0	24
CB Brent O'Neill	2	1	0	11
CB Dustin Hearn	2	0	0	33
ILB Lenny Tate	1	1	0	24
DT Carlos Wilkerson	1	0	0	24
CB Vincent Dunn	1	0	0	16
OLB Jon Toniolo	1	0	0	18
S Greg Rasmussen	0	1	0	33
OLB Trenton Ackerman	0	0	1	25

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB George Davison	4	0	0	32
S Van Sherman	4	0	0	32
CB Philip Hickman	3	0	1	32
CB Marco Reynolds	3	0	0	26
CB Malik Randle	3	0	0	21
ILB Riddick Bach	1	1	0	19
S Mickey Robertson	1	0	0	32
CB Shannon Connell	1	0	0	3
OLB Denzel Whitfield	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Johnathan Kasper	5	10	36	1	32
G Cory Meske	3	7	36	0	32
C Ted Morel	2	8	36	0	32
T R.J. Hicks	1	5	36	1	32
G Barry Schader	1	2	36	0	32

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Seth McDonald	5	6	24	34
T Craig Cress	2	6	22	23
C Mercury Powell	2	5	24	34
G Jameson Stolz	2	5	24	34
TE Nick Aranda	1	1	7	12

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Dustin Hearn	2	21
Hunter Rincon	2	19
Xavier Johnson	1	23
Jack Hanson	1	22
Lance Hazeltine	1	16

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Ezekiel Rigney	2	15
Robert Endzell	1	20
Les Starr	1	16

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Xavier Johnson	33	24	---	---	23	80
G Barry Schader	36	32	---	---	8	76
CB Dustin Hearn	---	---	21	33	21	75
QB Alan Hardy	36	32	---	---	4	72
TE Mickey Taylor	24	28	---	---	20	72
OLB Trenton Ackerman	---	---	23	25	21	69
C Ted Morel	36	32	---	---	---	68
T Johnathan Kasper	36	32	---	---	---	68
G Cory Meske	36	32	---	---	---	68
T R.J. Hicks	36	32	---	---	---	68
WR Monty Ward	22	21	---	---	15	58
S Greg Rasmussen	---	---	22	33	1	56
RB Edward Mathis	24	12	---	---	19	55
S Grayson Grewal	---	---	22	26	1	49
ILB Lenny Tate	---	---	23	24	1	48
DE Anthony Farrell	---	---	20	26	1	47
DT Carlos Wilkerson	---	---	21	24	1	46
CB Chris McGregor	---	---	16	27	3	46
DE Butch Munkres	---	---	19	19	4	42
FB Hunter Rincon	14	6	---	---	19	39
DE Cris Mast	---	---	11	24	1	36
WR Tom Greenberg	18	17	---	---	---	35
OLB Jon Toniolo	---	---	13	18	3	34
CB Lance Hazeltine	---	---	9	7	16	32
ILB Jesse Kowal	---	---	11	15	5	31
TE Jack Hanson	2	6	---	---	22	30
CB Vincent Dunn	---	---	11	16	2	29
RB DeAndre Edmunds	11	18	---	---	---	29
DE Carlos Marvel	---	---	6	17	2	25
CB Brent O'Neill	---	---	6	11	7	24
TE Patrick Kroeger	12	11	---	---	---	23
WR Kennedy Blanchard	11	9	---	---	---	20
OLB J.T. Gunn	---	---	2	2	16	20
DT J.J. Murphy	---	---	3	10	6	19
WR Timothy Humphrey	8	8	---	---	---	16
DE Mackenzie Bradley	---	---	4	7	3	14
CB Les Burhart	---	---	1	10	2	13
K Cristian Franklin	0	0	---	---	11	11
C J.J. Mason	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Byron Stiles	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Colin Belichick	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Colin Donohue	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Ruben Jue	1	0	---	---	---	1
DT Brenden Brehm	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Edgar Rome	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Lawrence Wyoming	---	---	0	0	---	0

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Mickey Robertson	---	---	36	32	11	79
CB Marco Reynolds	---	---	35	26	13	74
CB Philip Hickman	---	---	35	32	4	71
ILB George Davison	---	---	35	32	3	70
S Van Sherman	---	---	35	32	3	70
DT Bart Owens	---	---	34	31	4	69
WR Albert Lowe	22	29	---	---	18	69
WR Ezekiel Rigney	23	30	---	---	15	68
G Seth McDonald	24	34	---	---	7	65
T Norm Price	24	34	---	---	7	65
QB Silas Moland	24	34	---	---	3	61
C Mercury Powell	24	34	---	---	---	58
DE Dale Mathis	---	---	32	24	2	58
G Jameson Stolz	24	34	---	---	---	58
ILB Riddick Bach	---	---	33	19	3	55
DE Jaylen Abrams	---	---	33	19	3	55
TE Nicky Drake	24	31	---	---	---	55
RB Drake O'Neal	13	22	---	---	18	53
T Craig Cress	22	23	---	---	7	52
WR Philip McWilliams	13	20	---	---	15	48
CB Malik Randle	---	---	22	21	2	45
DT Britt Holtz	---	---	23	17	2	42
TE Nick Aranda	7	12	---	---	22	41
DE Dylan Craig	---	---	18	16	2	36
OLB Denzel Whitfield	---	---	11	10	12	33
FB Devante Shimada	5	5	---	---	18	28
OLB Robert Endzell	---	---	2	4	20	26
CB Shannon Connell	---	---	3	3	18	24
RB Adrian Huffman	11	12	---	---	---	23
G Johnny Stone	2	11	---	---	7	20
DE Sammie Urbanchek	---	---	3	10	6	19
S Les Starr	---	---	1	0	16	17
DE Norm Riddell	---	---	1	11	5	17
CB Harvey Nadell	---	---	3	13	1	17
C Philip McDonald	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Lukas Garrison	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Stephen Butler	1	6	---	---	---	7
P Jordan Glenn	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Leo Griffith	1	2	---	---	---	3
ILB Barry Gracia	---	---	1	0	1	2
WR Garrett Terwey	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Andres Rounds	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Brock Huffman	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Broderick Bernstein	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Martin Whiting	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Glenn Harper	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	34	3.1
Middle	19	149	7.8
Right	5	10	2.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	75	8.3
Middle	8	40	5.0
Right	7	35	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Hardy	30	20	4	1	1	2	5	5	1

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Silas Moland	34	20	5	1	2	3	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	117	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	94	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	44	8.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	8	58	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	77	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	40	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	38	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Xavier Johnson	9	5	0	103	3	24
WR Tom Greenberg	5	3	0	40	0	17
WR Monty Ward	5	4	0	16	0	21
WR Kennedy Blanchard	4	3	1	29	0	9
TE Mickey Taylor	3	2	0	40	1	28
TE Jack Hanson	2	1	0	11	0	6
WR Timothy Humphrey	1	1	0	16	0	8
RB DeAndre Edmunds	1	1	0	3	0	18

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Albert Lowe	9	7	0	68	1	29
WR Ezekiel Rigney	7	3	0	44	1	30
RB Drake O'Neal	5	5	0	57	2	22
WR Philip McWilliams	4	3	0	8	0	20
RB Adrian Huffman	3	1	1	20	1	12
TE Nicky Drake	2	1	0	16	0	31
FB Devante Shimada	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Leo Griffith	1	0	0	0	0	2
TE Stephen Butler	1	0	1	0	0	6
TE Nick Aranda	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
FB Hunter Rincon	1	1	1.00	1.00
RB Edward Mathis	1	4	4.00	4.35

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Drake O'Neal	1	15	15.00	5.82
QB Silas Moland	1	7	7.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Hardy	6	4	26	4.33	8.60

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Silas Moland	4	2	-3	-0.75	6.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tom Greenberg	2	1	13	6.50	8.00
WR Monty Ward	2	2	8	4.00	3.20
WR Kennedy Blanchard	1	1	5	5.00	7.25
TE Mickey Taylor	1	0	0	0.00	13.33

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ezekiel Rigney	1	0	0	0.00	6.29
RB Drake O'Neal	1	1	-2	-2.00	11.40
TE Nick Aranda	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Philip McWilliams	1	1	-1	-1.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
FB Hunter Rincon	1	1
RB DeAndre Edmunds	1	0

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
RB Drake O'Neal	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Hardy	9	8	4

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Silas Moland	11	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Monty Ward	3	2	1
WR Kennedy Blanchard	2	2	1
WR Timothy Humphrey	1	1	1
TE Mickey Taylor	1	1	0
WR Tom Greenberg	1	1	1
WR Xavier Johnson	1	1	0

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Albert Lowe	4	3	1
RB Drake O'Neal	2	2	1
WR Ezekiel Rigney	1	0	0
FB Devante Shimada	1	0	0
WR Leo Griffith	1	0	0
TE Nicky Drake	1	0	0
TE Nick Aranda	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,200 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,500 (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	79,200 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,500 (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)