Week 1, 2021

played in Kansas City, MO

60 degrees, rain, 18 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	3	6	0	-	16
Kansas City Chiefs	7	7	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:23 KCY - Tito Schneider 4 run (Andre Buckley extra point)
1Q: 04:25 DEN - Lorenzo Capoccia 2 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 02:00 KCY - Reuben Matthews 6 pass from Kris Pathon (Andre Buckley extra point)
2Q: 00:12 DEN - Danny Whitfield 32 field goal
3Q: 08:38 DEN - Danny Whitfield 29 field goal
3Q: 03:25 DEN - Danny Whitfield 42 field goal
4Q: 07:44 KCY - Andre Buckley 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:23 KCY - Tito Schneider 4 run (Andre Buckley extra point)
1Q: 04:25 DEN - Lorenzo Capoccia 2 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 02:00 KCY - Reuben Matthews 6 pass from Kris Pathon (Andre Buckley extra point)
2Q: 00:12 DEN - Danny Whitfield 32 field goal
3Q: 08:38 DEN - Danny Whitfield 29 field goal
3Q: 03:25 DEN - Danny Whitfield 42 field goal
4Q: 07:44 KCY - Andre Buckley 26 field goal

Team Statistics DEN KCY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 3 12
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 263 390
- Offensive Plays 59 70
- Yards per Play 4.46 5.57
Net Rushing Yards 37 224
- Rushing Attempts 14 40
- Yards per Rush 2.64 5.60
Net Passing Yards 226 166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 24 - 1 30 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 254 166
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/28 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.02 5.53
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 11/85
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 3/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 2/32
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 21
Time of Possession 26:28 33:32

Team Statistics	DEN	KCY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	3	12
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	263	390
- Offensive Plays	59	70
- Yards per Play	4.46	5.57
Net Rushing Yards	37	224
- Rushing Attempts	14	40
- Yards per Rush	2.64	5.60
Net Passing Yards	226	166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 24 - 1	30 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	254	166
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/28	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.02	5.53
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	11/85
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	3/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	2/32
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 21
Time of Possession	26:28	33:32

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
1	10:10	2:04	OWN 4	4	12	Interception
1	7:13	2:57	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	0:38	2:01	OWN 3	6	30	Punt
2	9:29	3:45	OWN 15	7	25	Punt
2	1:49	1:18	OWN 20	5	26	Punt
2	0:21	0:15	OPP 18	1	3	Field Goal
3	12:32	3:59	OWN 48	9	40	Field Goal
3	6:45	3:28	OWN 36	6	39	Field Goal
3	1:07	1:16	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
4	7:39	3:36	OWN 41	6	9	Punt

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	3:05	OWN 14	6	25	Punt
1	8:06	0:53	OPP 19	3	19	Touchdown
1	4:16	3:38	OWN 10	5	38	Punt
2	13:37	4:08	OWN 14	8	33	Punt
2	5:44	3:55	OWN 11	11	89	Touchdown
2	0:31	0:10	OWN 6	1	0	Interception
3	15:00	2:28	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
3	8:33	1:48	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
3	3:17	2:10	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
4	14:51	7:12	OWN 24	14	67	Field Goal
4	4:03	4:03	OWN 22	11	44	Game

Game MVP: Tito Schneider, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Dwight Shepherd	12	33	2.75	7	0
Lorenzo Capoccia	1	2	2.00	2	1
Byron Aiken	1	2	2.00	2	0

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tito Schneider	31	169	5.45	30	6	1
Max Penn	8	57	7.13	14	4	0
Kris Pathon	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lorenzo Capoccia	41	24	254	4/28	0	47	1	66.5

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kris Pathon	30	19	166	0/0	1	37	1	75.1

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Martin Adams	7	7	100	14.29	16	47
RB Dwight Shepherd	5	8	23	4.60	8	7
WR Deron Lane	4	11	43	10.75	11	16
WR Curtis Marshall	4	8	23	5.75	6	15
TE Otis Boyd	2	2	22	11.00	14	22
WR Broderick Austin	1	2	20	20.00	6	20
TE J.C. Burnett	1	1	23	23.00	18	23
TE Steven Owens	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR George Clemons	5	12	72	14.40	20	31	0
WR Reuben Matthews	5	6	45	9.00	0	37	1
RB Tito Schneider	4	5	13	3.25	19	15	0
WR Jimmie Mang	2	3	4	2.00	0	8	0
FB Bernie Welch	1	1	10	10.00	3	10	0
WR Dwayne Sanders	1	1	19	19.00	0	19	0
TE Preston Hoover	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bernie Burke	1	0	0.00	0

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Shane McIntyre	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Will Garner	0	0	1	0
Marlon Blackburn	0	0	1	0

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov
Preston Hoover	1	1
Max Penn	1	0
Emmitt Walton	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	6	271	45.2	43.3	55	5

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	6	250	41.7	40.0	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andre Buckley	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Broderick Austin	2	10	5.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
George Clemons	3	11	3.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Marshall	2	42	21.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Kemp	2	32	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chuck Densmore	14	3	0.0	39	29
CB John Echols	9	0	0.0	30	24
S Harvey Reeves	5	2	0.0	29	24
OLB Bubba Rhodes	4	3	0.0	29	25
DT Rick Zamora	3	1	0.0	28	22
S Bernie Burke	3	0	0.0	11	6
OLB Marlon Blackburn	3	0	0.0	10	8
CB Tom Clancy	2	2	0.0	36	26
CB Bobby Taylor	2	2	0.0	15	12
DT J.B. Hock	2	0	0.0	28	23
DE Will Garner	2	0	0.0	14	12
OLB Charles Fullerton	2	0	0.0	17	7
DE Lorenzo Johnson	2	0	0.0	26	18
S Jerald Thornton	1	2	0.0	29	18
RB Dwight Shepherd	1	0	---	---	---
DE Junior Clancy	1	0	0.0	19	18
DE Jeff Schultz	1	0	0.0	21	12
S Riddick Burtnett	0	1	0.0	12	15

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jared Ballard	9	0	1.5	12	43
S Shane McIntyre	4	1	0.0	12	44
CB Antoine Kemp	4	1	0.0	8	35
DE Gerald Rosow	3	0	1.0	3	15
OLB Cedric Phillips	3	2	0.0	6	33
DE Jamal Wallace	3	1	0.0	11	30
DE Matthew Stefani	3	0	0.0	10	26
CB Preston Bernstein	3	0	0.0	10	28
ILB Brady Spencer	2	0	1.0	7	14
DT Melvin Ledwell	1	2	0.0	9	31
S Bubba Hartley	1	1	0.0	9	37
S Horace Tygart	1	1	0.0	7	16
OLB Kendall Roehl	1	0	0.0	4	8
OLB Shannon Bynaker	1	0	0.0	4	12
ILB Nolan Money	1	0	0.0	4	0
RB Tito Schneider	1	0	---	---	---
DE Matt Berry	0	1	0.5	4	19
ILB Jackie Douglas	0	1	0.0	2	2
S Monty Copeland	0	1	0.0	4	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lorenzo Johnson	0.0	2	1	0	18
DT J.B. Hock	0.0	0	0	1	23

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Jared Ballard	1.5	0	0	43
DE Gerald Rosow	1.0	0	1	15
ILB Brady Spencer	1.0	0	0	14
DE Matt Berry	0.5	1	1	19
OLB Troy Ammons	0.0	0	2	37
DE Matthew Stefani	0.0	0	1	26
DT Melvin Ledwell	0.0	0	1	31
OLB Kendall Roehl	0.0	0	1	8
OLB Shannon Bynaker	0.0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Chuck Densmore	4	0	0	29
CB John Echols	3	0	0	24
OLB Bubba Rhodes	2	1	0	25
CB Tom Clancy	2	1	0	26
S Harvey Reeves	2	0	0	24
OLB Marlon Blackburn	2	0	0	8
CB Bobby Taylor	2	0	0	12
DT Rick Zamora	1	0	0	22
OLB Charles Fullerton	1	0	0	7
S Bernie Burke	0	0	1	6

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jared Ballard	5	0	0	43
CB Antoine Kemp	4	1	0	35
CB Preston Bernstein	3	1	0	28
S Shane McIntyre	3	0	1	44
OLB Cedric Phillips	2	0	0	33
DE Gerald Rosow	2	0	0	15
S Bubba Hartley	1	1	0	37
DE Matthew Stefani	1	0	0	26
DT Melvin Ledwell	1	0	0	31
OLB Shannon Bynaker	1	0	0	12
S Horace Tygart	1	0	0	16
S Monty Copeland	0	1	0	21
CB Jorge Hartman	0	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gus Murphy	3	5	14	0	39
Jumbo Kreutz	2	3	9	0	40
Brent Baldridge	0	2	9	1	38
Dexter Harrison	0	2	5	0	12
Arnie Alcott	0	1	6	0	16
Pete Herbert	0	0	13	2	37
Jumbo Miller	0	0	14	1	43

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Xavier Heffner	5	9	36	27
Emmitt Walton	4	6	34	22
Joel McDonald	3	8	39	28
Cedric Kell	2	5	31	28
George Coffey	2	4	9	3
Henry Hines	1	3	38	27
Bernie Welch	0	2	20	10
Morris Rivera	0	1	35	20
Keith Delgado	0	1	10	10

Special Teams Statistics

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Wilkins	2	18
Harvey Reeves	2	10
Clifton Baxter	1	12
Steven Owens	0	17
Bubba Rhodes	0	16
Otis Boyd	0	16
Dwight Shepherd	0	15
Curtis Marshall	0	15
Broderick Austin	0	15
J.C. Burnett	0	13
Bobby Taylor	0	13
Riddick Burtnett	0	11
John Echols	0	10
Pete Herbert	0	9
Jumbo Miller	0	9
Dexter Harrison	0	9
Arnie Alcott	0	8
Christian Cunningham	0	6
Jamie Blair	0	5
Wade Kaplan	0	5
Jeff Schultz	0	4
O.J. Rosenkoetter	0	4
Marlon Blackburn	0	4
Danny Whitfield	0	3
Junior Clancy	0	3
Rick Zamora	0	3
Norm Sinclair	0	3
Gus Murphy	0	3
Byron Aiken	0	3
Lester Tatum	0	3
Jerald Thornton	0	2
Deron Lane	0	1
Chuck Densmore	0	1
Tom Clancy	0	1
J.B. Hock	0	1
Donny Groce	0	1
Charles Fullerton	0	1
Lorenzo Johnson	0	1
Dennis Brock	0	1

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Preston Hoover	1	16
Horace Tygart	1	9
George Clemons	1	6
Cedric Kell	1	6
Brady Spencer	0	18
Lewis Gredzinski	0	16
Bernie Welch	0	15
Antoine Kemp	0	14
Gene Wagner	0	14
Terrance Martinez	0	14
Bubba Hartley	0	13
Tito Schneider	0	12
Jackie Douglas	0	10
Monty Copeland	0	10
Xavier Heffner	0	7
Matt Berry	0	7
Mitch Montgomery	0	7
Morris Rivera	0	7
Keith Delgado	0	7
George Coffey	0	6
Horace Ogden	0	6
Dwayne Sanders	0	5
Nolan Money	0	5
Jamal Wallace	0	5
Andre Buckley	0	5
Shane McIntyre	0	4
Shannon Bynaker	0	4
Troy Ammons	0	4
Matthew Stefani	0	3
Melvin Ledwell	0	3
Jorge Hartman	0	3
Cedric Phillips	0	3
Gerald Rosow	0	3
Jared Ballard	0	2
Henry Hines	0	1
Kendall Roehl	0	1
Kris Pathon	0	1
Reuben Matthews	0	1
Max Penn	0	1
Preston Bernstein	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	4	2.0
Middle	9	18	2.0
Right	3	15	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	33	3.0
Middle	12	94	7.8
Right	16	99	6.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lorenzo Capoccia	41	24	5	0	2	5	8	0	1

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kris Pathon	30	19	3	1	4	2	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	25	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	92	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	61	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	76	12.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	7	0.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	28	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	53	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	78	15.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deron Lane	11	4	0	43	0	42
RB Dwight Shepherd	8	5	1	23	0	39
WR Curtis Marshall	8	4	0	23	0	36
WR Martin Adams	7	7	0	100	2	36
TE Steven Owens	2	0	1	0	0	15
TE Otis Boyd	2	2	0	22	1	16
WR Broderick Austin	2	1	0	20	1	19
TE J.C. Burnett	1	1	0	23	1	5

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Clemons	12	5	3	72	2	30
WR Reuben Matthews	6	5	0	45	1	21
RB Tito Schneider	5	4	0	13	0	27
WR Jimmie Mang	3	2	0	4	0	14
TE Preston Hoover	2	1	1	3	0	6
FB Bernie Welch	1	1	0	10	0	10
WR Dwayne Sanders	1	1	0	19	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Capoccia	1	2	2.00	2.00
Dwight Shepherd	1	-2	-2.00	2.75

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tito Schneider	3	21	7.00	5.45

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Capoccia	7	4	12	1.71	6.20

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kris Pathon	7	4	25	3.57	5.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Dwight Shepherd	3	2	9	3.00	2.88
TE Steven Owens	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Otis Boyd	1	1	0	0.00	11.00
WR Curtis Marshall	1	0	0	0.00	2.88
WR Martin Adams	1	1	3	3.00	14.29

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR George Clemons	3	1	6	2.00	6.00
WR Reuben Matthews	2	1	6	3.00	7.50
FB Bernie Welch	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
TE Preston Hoover	1	1	3	3.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo Capoccia	1	1
Dwight Shepherd	1	1

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Tito Schneider	2	2
Max Penn	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lorenzo Capoccia	10	5	3

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kris Pathon	13	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Marshall	5	1	1
RB Dwight Shepherd	3	2	0
WR Deron Lane	1	1	1
WR Martin Adams	1	1	1

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Clemons	6	3	3
WR Jimmie Mang	3	2	1
WR Reuben Matthews	2	1	1
WR Dwayne Sanders	1	1	1
RB Tito Schneider	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,700 (79,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (24,100)
End Zone 14,100 (17,300)
Mezzanine 8,000 (10,000)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (15,300)
Club Seats 7,300 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (2,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,700 (79,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (24,100)
End Zone	14,100 (17,300)
Mezzanine	8,000 (10,000)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (15,300)
Club Seats	7,300 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (2,500)