Week 1, 2063

played in Kansas City, MO

55 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	7	3	0	-	10
Kansas City Chiefs	6	14	7	10	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:14 KCY - Alec Grier 25 field goal
1Q: 02:15 KCY - Alec Grier 20 field goal
2Q: 13:35 DEN - Damien McElroy 6 run (Marquis Cole extra point)
2Q: 12:19 KCY - Donnie Csonka 62 pass from Bo Ballard (Alec Grier extra point)
2Q: 03:19 KCY - Donnie Csonka 21 pass from Bo Ballard (Alec Grier extra point)
3Q: 12:41 DEN - Marquis Cole 38 field goal
3Q: 09:31 KCY - Donnie Csonka 33 pass from Bo Ballard (Alec Grier extra point)
4Q: 14:23 KCY - Brady Ballard 57 punt return (Alec Grier extra point)
4Q: 03:24 KCY - Alec Grier 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:14 KCY - Alec Grier 25 field goal
1Q: 02:15 KCY - Alec Grier 20 field goal
2Q: 13:35 DEN - Damien McElroy 6 run (Marquis Cole extra point)
2Q: 12:19 KCY - Donnie Csonka 62 pass from Bo Ballard (Alec Grier extra point)
2Q: 03:19 KCY - Donnie Csonka 21 pass from Bo Ballard (Alec Grier extra point)
3Q: 12:41 DEN - Marquis Cole 38 field goal
3Q: 09:31 KCY - Donnie Csonka 33 pass from Bo Ballard (Alec Grier extra point)
4Q: 14:23 KCY - Brady Ballard 57 punt return (Alec Grier extra point)
4Q: 03:24 KCY - Alec Grier 52 field goal

Team Statistics DEN KCY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 23
- by Rushing 6 13
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 330 481
- Offensive Plays 63 65
- Yards per Play 5.24 7.40
Net Rushing Yards 95 254
- Rushing Attempts 25 42
- Yards per Rush 3.80 6.05
Net Passing Yards 235 227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 19 - 0 22 - 12 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 241 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 6.18 9.87
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/64 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/63
Kick Returns/Yards 4/134 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 33
Time of Possession 23:49 36:11

Team Statistics	DEN	KCY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	23
- by Rushing	6	13
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	330	481
- Offensive Plays	63	65
- Yards per Play	5.24	7.40
Net Rushing Yards	95	254
- Rushing Attempts	25	42
- Yards per Rush	3.80	6.05
Net Passing Yards	235	227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 19 - 0	22 - 12 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	241	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	6.18	9.87
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/64	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/63
Kick Returns/Yards	4/134	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 33
Time of Possession	23:49	36:11

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:06	1:28	OWN 30	3	-7	Punt
1	2:08	3:41	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
2	12:02	3:42	OWN 25	9	42	Punt
2	3:04	2:11	OWN 25	7	47	Fumble
3	15:00	2:25	OWN 49	7	30	Field Goal
3	9:21	1:36	OWN 9	3	12	Fumble
3	7:02	2:17	OWN 20	6	46	Punt
3	0:21	1:09	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	14:12	4:29	OWN 25	10	41	Punt
4	8:12	0:50	OWN 30	2	24	Fumble
4	3:16	1:22	OWN 34	8	26	Downs

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:54	OWN 26	9	66	Field Goal
1	7:38	5:30	OWN 28	12	69	Field Goal
2	13:27	1:25	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
2	8:20	5:16	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 28	2	9	Half
3	12:35	3:14	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
3	7:45	0:43	OPP 11	2	4	Interception
3	4:45	4:24	OWN 20	8	59	Interception
4	9:43	1:31	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	7:22	4:06	OPP 49	5	14	Field Goal
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 40	3	10	Game

Game MVP: Donnie Csonka, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Rich Kaplan	8	29	3.63	13	1	0
RB Horace Ballard	7	33	4.71	15	1	0
RB Jonathan Stewart	6	14	2.33	9	0	0
QB Damien McElroy	4	19	4.75	9	0	1

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Archie Strickland	28	166	5.93	30	3
RB Oscar Nyboer	8	53	6.63	17	2
RB Tracy Jackson	3	20	6.67	9	0
QB Bo Ballard	2	17	8.50	11	1
WR George Mamula	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Damien McElroy	37	19	241	1/6	0	40	0	72.0

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bo Ballard	22	12	230	1/3	3	62	2	92.8

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Myles Barber	8	9	99	12.38	50	36
WR Donny Barlow	3	6	66	22.00	28	40
WR Harold Lane	2	3	19	9.50	10	13
TE Sammy Rodgers	2	3	6	3.00	0	5
FB Mack Angell	1	3	5	5.00	0	5
TE Pete Ziskind	1	3	29	29.00	17	29
RB Rich Kaplan	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Frank Parker	1	2	16	16.00	0	16
RB Jonathan Stewart	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Eduardo Sutter	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
RB Horace Ballard	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Donnie Csonka	5	6	163	32.60	22	62	3
WR Courtney Carlisle	2	3	42	21.00	41	33	0
TE Erick Gibson	1	4	8	8.00	1	8	0
TE Brenden Dulaney	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE R.J. Oliver	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Carson Schultz	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR George Mamula	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Tracy Jackson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bill Gilmore	1	0	0.00	0
CB Lee Benson	1	0	0.00	0

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Myles Barber	2	0	0	0
QB Damien McElroy	1	0	0	0

Kansas City	Recov	Force
OLB Caleb Vance	1	0
S Brady Ballard	1	0
DT Mel Campbell	1	0
OLB Toby Griffith	0	1
CB Al Henderson	0	1
DE Santiago Finch	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
C.J. Peterson	5	192	38.4	18.0	55	0

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Evanswhite	1	49	49.0	49.0	49	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marquis Cole	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alec Grier	3/3	1/1	1/1	52	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brady Ballard	2	63	31.5	1

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Bennett	4	134	33.5	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherman Perry	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bill Gilmore	11	3	0.0	42	23
ILB Perry Roark	9	4	0.0	39	19
DE Nate Francis	5	2	0.0	40	20
CB Kyle Bennett	5	0	0.0	38	19
OLB Blaine Coleman	4	1	1.0	26	18
OLB Paul Pearson	3	2	0.0	37	18
DE Karl Dewacht	3	1	0.0	38	21
DT Tyrell Aschbacher	2	1	0.0	34	16
C Evan McLemore	2	0	---	---	---
S Dana Fortin	2	0	0.0	20	9
CB Lee Benson	2	0	0.0	40	22
S Casey Ford	1	1	0.0	22	14
DT Ezra Urbina	1	0	0.0	8	5
DT Terrance Tackett	1	0	0.0	20	11
ILB Isaiah Wormeck	1	0	0.0	3	4
DE Jerald Turpin	1	0	0.0	5	4
DT Leon Weir	1	0	0.0	22	14
CB Thomas Herrera	0	1	0.0	17	7

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brady Ballard	8	3	0.0	25	38
OLB Nate Cottrell	7	2	0.0	22	24
S Jamie Williams	4	0	0.0	25	38
DE Santiago Finch	3	2	1.0	18	20
ILB Eugene Button	3	0	0.0	7	19
DT Mel Campbell	3	0	0.0	13	18
OLB Caleb Vance	2	2	0.0	16	24
DT Ray Fortney	2	1	0.0	8	7
QB Bo Ballard	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Toby Griffith	2	0	0.0	11	17
OLB Hayden Dunn	2	0	0.0	19	29
CB Matthew Hernandez	2	0	0.0	12	23
ILB Avery Tatum	1	1	0.0	14	21
CB Sherman Perry	1	1	0.0	11	15
CB Otis Foster	1	0	0.0	6	16
S J.B. Plante	1	0	0.0	6	9
DT Pete Asmus	0	1	0.0	5	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Blaine Coleman	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Nate Francis	0.0	0	1	2	20

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Santiago Finch	1.0	1	2	0	20
DE Joshua Amador	0.0	1	1	0	30
DT Pete Asmus	0.0	0	3	1	18
OLB Hayden Dunn	0.0	0	1	1	29
DT Gilbert McChane	0.0	0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bill Gilmore	3	1	1	23
ILB Perry Roark	3	0	0	19
CB Lee Benson	2	0	1	22
DE Nate Francis	1	1	0	20
OLB Blaine Coleman	1	1	0	18
ILB Isaiah Wormeck	1	0	0	4
CB Mackenzie Tibbetts	1	0	0	4
CB Kyle Bennett	0	1	0	19
OLB Paul Pearson	0	1	0	18
S Casey Ford	0	1	0	14

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jamie Williams	4	0	38
OLB Toby Griffith	3	2	17
OLB Nate Cottrell	3	0	24
ILB Eugene Button	2	0	19
CB Matthew Hernandez	2	0	23
S Brady Ballard	1	1	38
OLB Caleb Vance	1	0	24
CB Otis Foster	1	0	16
OLB Hayden Dunn	1	0	29
CB Al Henderson	1	0	23
ILB Avery Tatum	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Theodore Canady	2	7	1	25	1	38
T Ted Ellis	2	6	0	25	0	38
T Cesar Barton	2	2	0	24	0	31
C Evan McLemore	1	5	0	25	0	38
G Trenton Farrell	1	2	0	25	0	38
TE Myles Barber	1	1	0	19	0	29

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Spencer Hardy	5	9	2	42	0	23
G Bob Berry	4	5	0	42	0	23
T Sawyer Madison	3	9	0	42	0	23
T Efrain Sheldon	3	7	3	42	0	23
C Gabe Morton	3	7	0	39	1	23
C Frankie Wilson	1	2	0	3	0	0
TE R.J. Oliver	1	1	0	8	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Horace Ballard	1	18
Nate Francis	1	10

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
R.J. Oliver	2	20
Carson Schultz	1	20
Santiago Finch	1	17

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Lee Benson	---	---	40	22	12	74
CB Kyle Bennett	---	---	38	19	14	71
DE Nate Francis	---	---	40	20	10	70
G Trenton Farrell	25	38	---	---	6	69
G Theodore Canady	25	38	---	---	6	69
T Ted Ellis	25	38	---	---	6	69
S Bill Gilmore	---	---	42	23	3	68
ILB Perry Roark	---	---	39	19	10	68
T Cesar Barton	24	31	---	---	9	64
C Evan McLemore	25	38	---	---	---	63
QB Damien McElroy	25	38	---	---	---	63
DE Karl Dewacht	---	---	38	21	4	63
WR Donny Barlow	21	38	---	---	---	59
WR Eduardo Sutter	16	30	---	---	11	57
OLB Paul Pearson	---	---	37	18	1	56
DT Tyrell Aschbacher	---	---	34	16	1	51
S Casey Ford	---	---	22	14	13	49
TE Myles Barber	19	29	---	---	---	48
OLB Blaine Coleman	---	---	26	18	3	47
FB Mack Angell	11	10	---	---	18	39
DT Leon Weir	---	---	22	14	3	39
RB Horace Ballard	8	11	---	---	18	37
WR Frank Parker	6	11	---	---	18	35
DT Terrance Tackett	---	---	20	11	2	33
S Dana Fortin	---	---	20	9	2	31
RB Jonathan Stewart	9	10	---	---	11	30
TE Pete Ziskind	11	10	---	---	8	29
RB Rich Kaplan	9	17	---	---	---	26
CB Thomas Herrera	---	---	17	7	---	24
OLB Rob Linstrom	---	---	4	1	17	22
WR Harold Lane	7	11	---	---	---	18
TE Sammy Rodgers	5	13	---	---	---	18
DT Ezra Urbina	---	---	8	5	---	13
DE Jerald Turpin	---	---	5	4	3	12
CB Peter Shaner	---	---	5	4	1	10
ILB Isaiah Wormeck	---	---	3	4	2	9
C Tyrone Lake	1	7	---	---	---	8
CB Mackenzie Tibbetts	---	---	2	4	2	8
P C.J. Peterson	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Adam Joseph	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Marquis Cole	0	0	---	---	4	4
FB Ivan Emmons	3	0	---	---	---	3
G Adrian Winters	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Eddie Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Winfred Brock	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Rusty Grier	---	---	0	0	---	0

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Brady Ballard	---	---	25	38	6	69
T Efrain Sheldon	42	23	---	---	4	69
G Bob Berry	42	23	---	---	4	69
T Sawyer Madison	42	23	---	---	---	65
QB Bo Ballard	39	23	---	---	3	65
G Spencer Hardy	42	23	---	---	---	65
C Gabe Morton	39	23	---	---	3	65
S Jamie Williams	---	---	25	38	1	64
WR Carson Schultz	26	15	---	---	20	61
OLB Caleb Vance	---	---	16	24	18	58
DE Joshua Amador	---	---	21	30	6	57
RB Archie Strickland	30	14	---	---	11	55
DE Santiago Finch	---	---	18	20	17	55
TE Erick Gibson	36	12	---	---	3	51
OLB Hayden Dunn	---	---	19	29	1	49
OLB Nate Cottrell	---	---	22	24	---	46
CB Al Henderson	---	---	22	23	---	45
TE R.J. Oliver	8	15	---	---	20	43
TE Brenden Dulaney	25	17	---	---	---	42
CB J.B. Lane	---	---	8	16	17	41
WR Donnie Csonka	23	16	---	---	---	39
CB Otis Foster	---	---	6	16	16	38
DT Mel Campbell	---	---	13	18	6	37
ILB Avery Tatum	---	---	14	21	1	36
CB Matthew Hernandez	---	---	12	23	1	36
RB Oscar Nyboer	9	6	---	---	20	35
CB Sherman Perry	---	---	11	15	4	30
WR Danny Hoetger	13	5	---	---	11	29
DT Pete Asmus	---	---	5	18	6	29
OLB Toby Griffith	---	---	11	17	---	28
ILB Eugene Button	---	---	7	19	---	26
WR Courtney Carlisle	17	7	---	---	---	24
WR George Mamula	16	3	---	---	---	19
S J.B. Plante	---	---	6	9	---	15
DT Ray Fortney	---	---	8	7	---	15
RB Tracy Jackson	7	5	---	---	---	12
T Curtis Tolar	0	0	---	---	12	12
K Alec Grier	0	0	---	---	11	11
DT Gilbert McChane	---	---	1	9	---	10
DE Bucky Barnes	---	---	5	4	---	9
C Rick Arnold	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Kerry Craig	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Frankie Wilson	3	0	---	---	---	3
QB Brody Becker	3	0	---	---	---	3
P Brad Evanswhite	0	0	---	---	1	1
DE Louie Monroe	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	13	48	3.7
Right	8	36	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	36	4.0
Middle	22	136	6.2
Right	11	82	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Damien McElroy	37	19	5	0	4	4	8	2	0

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bo Ballard	22	12	5	1	0	6	1	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	51	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	158	12.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	25	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	42	21.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	3	10	1.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	52	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	126	31.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Myles Barber	9	8	0	99	2	29
WR Donny Barlow	6	3	2	66	2	38
WR Eduardo Sutter	4	0	1	0	0	30
WR Harold Lane	3	2	0	19	0	11
FB Mack Angell	3	1	0	5	0	10
TE Pete Ziskind	3	1	0	29	1	10
TE Sammy Rodgers	3	2	0	6	0	13
RB Horace Ballard	2	0	0	0	0	11
WR Frank Parker	2	1	0	16	0	11
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	0	1	0	0	10
RB Rich Kaplan	1	1	0	1	0	17

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donnie Csonka	6	5	163	4	16
TE Erick Gibson	4	1	8	0	12
WR Courtney Carlisle	3	2	42	1	7
WR Carson Schultz	3	1	15	0	15
TE Brenden Dulaney	2	1	3	0	17
TE R.J. Oliver	2	1	-1	0	15
WR George Mamula	1	1	0	0	3
RB Tracy Jackson	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jonathan Stewart	2	10	5.00	2.33
QB Damien McElroy	1	6	6.00	4.75

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Archie Strickland	2	21	10.50	5.93
RB Tracy Jackson	1	4	4.00	6.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Damien McElroy	1	0	0	0.00	6.51

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bo Ballard	5	2	2	0.40	10.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eduardo Sutter	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brenden Dulaney	2	1	3	1.50	1.50
TE R.J. Oliver	2	1	-1	-0.50	-0.50
RB Tracy Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Damien McElroy	2	1
RB Rich Kaplan	2	1
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
RB Archie Strickland	5	3
RB Oscar Nyboer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Damien McElroy	10	5	5

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bo Ballard	4	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donny Barlow	3	2	2
WR Eduardo Sutter	3	0	0
TE Myles Barber	2	2	2
TE Pete Ziskind	1	0	0
WR Frank Parker	1	1	1

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brenden Dulaney	1	1	0
WR Donnie Csonka	1	1	1
WR Courtney Carlisle	1	0	0
WR Carson Schultz	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,900 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,700 (24,300)
End Zone 17,600 (17,600)
Mezzanine 9,100 (10,100)
Sideline Seats 14,400 (15,500)
Club Seats 8,000 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,100 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,900 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,700 (24,300)
End Zone	17,600 (17,600)
Mezzanine	9,100 (10,100)
Sideline Seats	14,400 (15,500)
Club Seats	8,000 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,100 (4,500)