Week 1, 2015

played in Kansas City, MO

64 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	14	14	3	-	34
Kansas City Chiefs	7	3	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 KCY - Oliver Hopper 1 run (Andrew Whalen extra point)
1Q: 02:41 DEN - Danny Whitfield 22 field goal
2Q: 13:22 DEN - Deron Lane 12 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 04:58 KCY - Andrew Whalen 33 field goal
2Q: 00:36 DEN - Jeffrey McCollom 3 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 09:53 DEN - Troy Hopper 3 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 07:06 DEN - Jeffrey McCollom 1 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 02:57 KCY - George Clemons 19 pass from Ken Dorsey (Andrew Whalen extra point)
4Q: 11:45 KCY - Andrew Whalen 21 field goal
4Q: 01:17 DEN - Danny Whitfield 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 KCY - Oliver Hopper 1 run (Andrew Whalen extra point)
1Q: 02:41 DEN - Danny Whitfield 22 field goal
2Q: 13:22 DEN - Deron Lane 12 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 04:58 KCY - Andrew Whalen 33 field goal
2Q: 00:36 DEN - Jeffrey McCollom 3 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 09:53 DEN - Troy Hopper 3 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 07:06 DEN - Jeffrey McCollom 1 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 02:57 KCY - George Clemons 19 pass from Ken Dorsey (Andrew Whalen extra point)
4Q: 11:45 KCY - Andrew Whalen 21 field goal
4Q: 01:17 DEN - Danny Whitfield 34 field goal

Team Statistics DEN KCY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 26 19
- by Rushing 10 5
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 380 337
- Offensive Plays 72 56
- Yards per Play 5.28 6.02
Net Rushing Yards 133 82
- Rushing Attempts 35 16
- Yards per Rush 3.80 5.13
Net Passing Yards 247 255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 0 37 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 247 274
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 6.68 6.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 11/16 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/32 9/62
Punt Returns/Yards 3/39 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/97 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 18
Time of Possession 31:03 28:57

Team Statistics	DEN	KCY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	26	19
- by Rushing	10	5
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	380	337
- Offensive Plays	72	56
- Yards per Play	5.28	6.02
Net Rushing Yards	133	82
- Rushing Attempts	35	16
- Yards per Rush	3.80	5.13
Net Passing Yards	247	255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 0	37 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	247	274
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	6.68	6.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	11/16	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/32	9/62
Punt Returns/Yards	3/39	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/97	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 18
Time of Possession	31:03	28:57

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:21	6:45	OWN 31	15	64	Field Goal
1	1:06	2:52	OWN 44	6	56	Touchdown
2	4:53	4:25	OWN 8	14	92	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:15	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
3	9:16	2:19	OPP 38	6	38	Touchdown
3	2:50	1:04	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
4	11:39	1:57	OWN 37	3	-2	Punt
4	9:42	0:10	OPP 21	1	1	Fumble
4	7:32	6:21	OWN 28	13	55	Field Goal
4	0:58	0:58	OPP 32	2	-3	Game

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:39	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	2:36	1:30	OWN 8	3	-1	Punt
2	13:14	8:21	OWN 35	14	49	Field Goal
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 8	1	-1	Half
3	9:45	0:29	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	6:57	4:07	OWN 14	8	86	Touchdown
3	1:46	5:07	OWN 18	9	78	Field Goal
4	9:32	2:00	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
4	1:11	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Drew Brees, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey McCollom	24	112	4.67	21	5	2
Jay Baumgardner	9	24	2.67	9	0	0
Drew Brees	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Oliver Hopper	7	64	9.14	26	2	1
Myron McDonald	7	12	1.71	6	0	0
Ken Dorsey	2	6	3.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	37	22	247	0/0	2	28	0	97.4

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken Dorsey	37	23	274	3/19	1	25	1	82.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darius Watts	6	8	80	13.33	10	23	0
WR Deron Lane	4	12	33	8.25	0	12	1
WR Donnie Kerber	4	6	57	14.25	6	28	0
RB Jeffrey McCollom	3	4	16	5.33	2	8	0
WR Warren Kerr	2	3	23	11.50	0	12	0
TE Troy Hopper	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Mario Beyer	1	1	19	19.00	0	19	0
TE Lee Rayman	1	2	16	16.00	0	16	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR George Clemons	5	10	76	15.20	15	25	1
FB Howard Howe	4	4	31	7.75	21	18	0
WR Marlon Hitchcock	4	6	60	15.00	5	21	0
WR Reuben Matthews	4	7	63	15.75	9	20	0
RB Oliver Hopper	2	5	4	2.00	5	4	0
WR Chuck Carter	2	3	20	10.00	0	19	0
TE Darren Galloway	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0
RB Myron McDonald	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Randal Blake	1	7	7.00	0

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jay Baumgardner	1	0	1
Shane Ford	0	1	0
Cris Shepard	0	0	1

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force
George Clemons	1	0	0
Van Leverette	1	0	0
Roy Varona	0	1	0
Norm Sapia	0	1	0
Shane McIntyre	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	2	93	46.5	44.0	49	2

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Hopper	3	142	47.3	34.3	62	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	4/4

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andrew Whalen	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	3	39	13.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
George Clemons	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	3	78	26.0	0
Mario Beyer	1	19	19.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Van Leverette	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bubba Rhodes	6	0	0.0	15	39
S Bernie Burke	5	1	0.0	16	40
OLB Jose Brooks	5	1	0.0	6	11
CB Cornell Shah	5	0	0.0	12	30
DE Bernard Banks	3	0	2.0	15	39
DT Shaun Woods	3	0	0.5	15	39
S Reuben Toniolo	3	1	0.0	13	32
CB John Echols	3	0	0.0	13	30
OLB Marshall Chin	2	2	0.0	16	38
CB Tom Clancy	2	1	0.0	14	39
DT J.B. Hock	1	0	0.0	2	1
CB Randal Blake	1	0	0.0	3	10
DE Vernon Alcott	0	1	0.5	3	2
DT Ian Kanpurwala	0	1	0.0	9	27
OLB Dyno Dog Bensen	0	1	0.0	1	1

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shane McIntyre	9	4	0.0	34	37
OLB Randall Boatright	5	2	0.0	29	30
S Jake Harry	5	1	0.0	18	24
ILB Jackie Douglas	5	0	0.0	33	35
CB Mickey Hall	4	1	0.0	24	30
CB Antoine Kemp	4	1	0.0	19	23
DE Van Herbert	3	1	0.0	26	29
DT Melvin Ledwell	3	0	0.0	29	35
DT Roy Varona	3	0	0.0	9	5
DE Orlando Murray	1	2	0.0	27	30
DE Russell Johnstone	1	2	0.0	12	11
DT Jonathan Winters	1	1	0.0	15	14
ILB Colin Stewart	1	1	0.0	5	6
DT Norbert Gottman	1	1	0.0	16	20
S Earl Shimada	1	0	0.0	15	10
DE Adam Horton	1	0	0.0	8	7
WR Reuben Matthews	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Brady Spencer	1	0	0.0	20	13
OLB Norm Sapia	1	0	0.0	8	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bernard Banks	2.0	0	0	0	39
DT Shaun Woods	0.5	0	1	2	39
DE Vernon Alcott	0.5	0	0	0	2
DE Tracy Homer	0.0	1	3	0	39

Kansas City	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Van Herbert	1	1	0	29
DT Jonathan Winters	1	0	0	14
ILB Jackie Douglas	1	0	0	35
DT Norbert Gottman	0	3	0	20
DE Orlando Murray	0	2	2	30
DE Adam Horton	0	1	0	7
S Shane McIntyre	0	1	0	37
DT Melvin Ledwell	0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bernie Burke	4	0	0	40
OLB Jose Brooks	4	0	0	11
CB Cornell Shah	3	1	0	30
OLB Bubba Rhodes	3	0	0	39
CB John Echols	2	1	0	30
DT Shaun Woods	2	0	0	39
OLB Marshall Chin	2	0	0	38
CB Randal Blake	1	1	1	10
DE Bernard Banks	1	0	0	39
S Reuben Toniolo	1	0	0	32
CB Tom Clancy	0	1	0	39

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mickey Hall	5	0	30
OLB Randall Boatright	4	1	30
ILB Jackie Douglas	4	0	35
CB Antoine Kemp	4	0	23
S Shane McIntyre	2	0	37
S Jake Harry	2	0	24
OLB Norm Sapia	1	0	10
S Earl Shimada	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ted Paulk	5	9	28	29
Shane Arnold	4	5	18	25
Arnie Alcott	1	7	29	26
Kennedy Finneran	1	5	21	19
Craig Atkins	1	2	30	26
Thomas Neitring	1	1	14	23
Rico Wyss	0	2	30	33
Troy Hopper	0	1	11	10
Lee Rayman	0	1	17	19

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Xavier Heffner	2	5	16	1	40
Bryant Batista	1	3	16	0	36
Blaine Stevens	1	2	15	1	32
Howard Howe	1	2	11	0	21
Pete Rhodes	1	1	11	0	30
J.R. Brunner	0	1	14	1	30

Special Teams Statistics

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Jay Baumgardner	1	19
Rickey Richmond	1	12
Cris Shepard	1	11
Shane Ford	0	16
Mario Beyer	0	16
Rico Bensen	0	15
Donnie Kerber	0	15
Troy Hopper	0	14
Lee Rayman	0	14
Ricky Weichel	0	11
Danny Whitfield	0	9
Cornell Shah	0	8
Jose Brooks	0	7
Randal Blake	0	6
Warren Kerr	0	5
Dyno Dog Bensen	0	5
Thomas Neitring	0	4
Cary Woodard	0	4
Kennedy Finneran	0	4
Ted Paulk	0	3
Marshall Chin	0	3
Kirk Orbik	0	3
J.B. Hock	0	3
Darius Watts	0	2
Shaun Woods	0	2
Christian Cunningham	0	2
Bernard Banks	0	2
Tracy Homer	0	2
Bubba Rhodes	0	2
Ian Kanpurwala	0	2
Horace Kotz	0	2
Bernie Burke	0	2
Reuben Toniolo	0	2
Tom Clancy	0	2
John Echols	0	1
Craig Atkins	0	1

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Norm Sapia	3	20
Ed DeLoatch	3	15
Bob Sinclair	1	17
Myron McDonald	0	16
Marlon Hitchcock	0	14
Van Leverette	0	14
Howard Howe	0	13
Colin Stewart	0	11
Darren Galloway	0	11
Jake Harry	0	11
Oliver Hopper	0	9
Antoine Kemp	0	9
Andrew Whalen	0	7
Cris Logan	0	7
J.C. Rodgers	0	5
Vince Locke	0	5
Kendall Rawson	0	5
Randall Boatright	0	4
Russell Johnstone	0	4
Earl Shimada	0	3
Pete Rhodes	0	3
Jonathan Winters	0	3
Bruce Hopper	0	3
Mickey Hall	0	3
Adam Horton	0	2
Melvin Ledwell	0	2
Shane McIntyre	0	2
Jackie Douglas	0	2
George Clemons	0	2
Courtney Hines	0	2
Kris Pathon	0	2
Brady Spencer	0	2
Xavier Heffner	0	1
Roy Varona	0	1
Mercury Thomason	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	65	8.1
Middle	15	44	2.9
Right	10	27	2.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	5	16	3.2
Right	6	56	9.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	37	22	3	2	0	2	8	3	0

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken Dorsey	37	23	5	1	3	4	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	55	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	137	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	51	6.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	36	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	29	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	106	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	10	5	103	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deron Lane	12	4	33	0	30
WR Darius Watts	8	6	80	1	24
WR Donnie Kerber	6	4	57	2	20
RB Jeffrey McCollom	4	3	16	0	22
WR Warren Kerr	3	2	23	0	24
TE Lee Rayman	2	1	16	0	19
TE Troy Hopper	1	1	3	0	10
WR Mario Beyer	1	1	19	0	8

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Clemons	10	5	1	76	1	39
WR Reuben Matthews	7	4	0	63	2	34
WR Marlon Hitchcock	6	4	0	60	2	27
RB Oliver Hopper	5	2	1	4	0	31
FB Howard Howe	4	4	0	31	0	21
WR Chuck Carter	3	2	1	20	0	11
TE Darren Galloway	1	1	0	16	0	11
RB Myron McDonald	1	1	0	4	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey McCollom	6	12	2.00	4.67
Jay Baumgardner	1	-1	-1.00	2.67

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Oliver Hopper	2	1	0.50	9.14
Myron McDonald	2	1	0.50	1.71
Ken Dorsey	1	7	7.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	10	7	50	5.00	6.68

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken Dorsey	4	3	29	7.25	7.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Deron Lane	5	3	24	4.80	2.75
WR Darius Watts	2	1	16	8.00	10.00
RB Jeffrey McCollom	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
TE Troy Hopper	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Donnie Kerber	1	1	3	3.00	9.50

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Howard Howe	1	1	3	3.00	7.75
WR Marlon Hitchcock	1	1	7	7.00	10.00
WR George Clemons	1	1	19	19.00	7.60
WR Reuben Matthews	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey McCollom	4	4
Jay Baumgardner	1	1

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Ken Dorsey	1	0
Oliver Hopper	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	11	7	6

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken Dorsey	10	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deron Lane	5	2	2
WR Donnie Kerber	2	2	1
WR Darius Watts	1	1	1
RB Jeffrey McCollom	1	0	0
WR Mario Beyer	1	1	1
WR Warren Kerr	1	1	1

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marlon Hitchcock	3	2	2
WR George Clemons	3	2	2
FB Howard Howe	1	1	1
RB Oliver Hopper	1	0	0
WR Reuben Matthews	1	0	0
WR Chuck Carter	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,500 (79,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,500 (24,100)
End Zone 13,800 (17,500)
Mezzanine 7,600 (10,100)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (15,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 1,000 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,500 (79,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,500 (24,100)
End Zone	13,800 (17,500)
Mezzanine	7,600 (10,100)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (15,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	1,000 (2,000)