Week 1, 2027

played in Kansas City, MO

85 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	10	0	21	-	38
Kansas City Chiefs	0	3	0	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:07 DEN - Brian Thompson 6 pass from Jamie Larry (Antonio Hudson extra point)
2Q: 05:53 KCY - J.R. Marston 27 field goal
2Q: 02:48 DEN - Grady Roberson 13 pass from Jamie Larry (Antonio Hudson extra point)
2Q: 00:11 DEN - Antonio Hudson 35 field goal
4Q: 12:58 DEN - Kennedy Sherman 6 run (Antonio Hudson extra point)
4Q: 10:33 KCY - Tito Schneider 11 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 05:48 DEN - Brian Thompson 13 pass from Jamie Larry (Antonio Hudson extra point)
4Q: 03:22 DEN - Marshall Sieh 16 run (Antonio Hudson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:07 DEN - Brian Thompson 6 pass from Jamie Larry (Antonio Hudson extra point)
2Q: 05:53 KCY - J.R. Marston 27 field goal
2Q: 02:48 DEN - Grady Roberson 13 pass from Jamie Larry (Antonio Hudson extra point)
2Q: 00:11 DEN - Antonio Hudson 35 field goal
4Q: 12:58 DEN - Kennedy Sherman 6 run (Antonio Hudson extra point)
4Q: 10:33 KCY - Tito Schneider 11 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 05:48 DEN - Brian Thompson 13 pass from Jamie Larry (Antonio Hudson extra point)
4Q: 03:22 DEN - Marshall Sieh 16 run (Antonio Hudson extra point)

Team Statistics DEN KCY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 353 317
- Offensive Plays 59 64
- Yards per Play 5.98 4.95
Net Rushing Yards 134 98
- Rushing Attempts 30 20
- Yards per Rush 4.47 4.90
Net Passing Yards 219 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 21 - 0 43 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 227 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.55 4.98
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 2/8 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 3/103 7/150
Interception Ret./Yards 3/56 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 23
Time of Possession 32:35 27:25

Team Statistics	DEN	KCY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	353	317
- Offensive Plays	59	64
- Yards per Play	5.98	4.95
Net Rushing Yards	134	98
- Rushing Attempts	30	20
- Yards per Rush	4.47	4.90
Net Passing Yards	219	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 21 - 0	43 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	227	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.55	4.98
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	2/8	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	3/103	7/150
Interception Ret./Yards	3/56	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 23
Time of Possession	32:35	27:25

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:50	1:40	OWN 7	3	3	Punt
1	11:01	2:02	OPP 39	4	39	Touchdown
1	6:42	2:58	OWN 2	5	23	Punt
1	0:09	1:16	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
2	5:46	3:05	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
2	1:19	1:13	OWN 20	4	62	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:16	OWN 47	3	9	Punt
3	9:53	2:02	OWN 8	5	34	Punt
3	6:19	2:39	OWN 20	5	6	Punt
3	3:05	5:16	OWN 32	11	68	Touchdown
4	10:25	2:22	OWN 48	3	5	Punt
4	7:11	1:29	OPP 22	3	22	Touchdown
4	4:08	1:01	OPP 17	2	17	Touchdown
4	2:28	2:09	OWN 33	3	4	Punt

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:10	OWN 43	3	2	Punt
1	11:10	0:09	OWN 48	1	0	Interception
1	8:59	2:17	OWN 28	4	16	Punt
1	3:44	3:35	OWN 26	7	51	Missed FG
2	13:53	8:07	OWN 2	16	88	Field Goal
2	2:41	1:22	OWN 31	5	18	Punt
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 27	1	-2	Half
3	12:44	2:51	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
3	7:51	1:32	OWN 26	3	16	Interception
3	3:40	0:35	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
4	12:49	2:24	OWN 30	5	70	Touchdown
4	8:03	0:52	OWN 3	2	21	Interception
4	5:42	1:34	OWN 12	4	5	Downs
4	3:07	0:39	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 20	1	7	Game

Game MVP: Jamie Larry, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marshall Sieh	17	65	3.82	16	3	1
Kennedy Sherman	13	69	5.31	22	2	1

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tito Schneider	14	78	5.57	21	5	1
Brock Boyle	4	15	3.75	10	1	0
Clyde Davis	2	5	2.50	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jamie Larry	28	21	227	1/8	3	38	0	134.0

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Boyle	43	19	224	1/5	0	28	3	31.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Brian Thompson	5	7	40	8.00	15	13	2
WR Grady Roberson	4	4	53	13.25	22	20	1
TE Aaron Webb	3	3	35	11.67	18	22	0
WR Tyrus Stevenson	3	4	65	21.67	22	38	0
WR Mitchell Malek	3	6	14	4.67	0	6	0
WR Vincent Wiggins	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Kennedy Sherman	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Dwayne Lasica	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Morris Rivera	5	6	36	7.20	4	19
WR D.J. Miklusicak	5	9	87	17.40	19	22
RB Tito Schneider	2	4	12	6.00	0	6
WR Terrance Martinez	2	4	21	10.50	2	16
WR Ricardo Burns	2	10	24	12.00	10	13
WR Clifton Polak	2	3	38	19.00	13	28
WR Don Porter	1	6	6	6.00	7	6
FB Kenny Novack	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mel Collins	2	37	18.50	0
ILB Xavier Bensen	1	19	19.00	0

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andre Chelius	8	371	46.4	43.4	60	2

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim McConnell	6	308	51.3	47.5	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antonio Hudson	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	5/5

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	1/2	0/1	0/0	27	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Apotsos	2	3	1.5	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lawrence Middleton	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Parrella	3	103	34.3	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schueler	5	117	23.4	0
Antoine Littlejohn	2	33	16.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Harry Hines	8	0	0.0	12	34
ILB Xavier Bensen	7	2	0.0	19	43
CB Sam Clements	6	2	0.0	12	37
OLB Alvin Swann	6	0	0.0	14	36
S Riddick Burtnett	2	0	0.0	12	31
DT Perry Atkins	1	2	0.5	16	38
DT O.J. Rosenkoetter	1	1	0.0	13	25
CB Mel Collins	1	1	0.0	15	35
S Mark Apotsos	1	1	0.0	6	19
ILB Bryan Derubeis	1	0	0.0	1	1
DE Xavier Preston	1	0	0.0	6	20
DE Erik Conwell	1	0	0.0	14	24
ILB Reggie Milburn	1	0	0.0	7	3
DE Mickey Greenslade	1	0	0.0	2	14
DE Lance Garrison	0	1	0.5	18	30
CB Norbert Dawson	0	1	0.0	18	34

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Cris Farr	7	0	0.0	26	23
ILB Dan Kerouac	5	3	0.0	24	26
OLB Jeremy Enman	5	1	0.0	25	26
CB Ted Davidson	5	0	0.0	24	17
CB Don Bohn	5	0	0.0	17	24
DT Louis Nieves	3	1	0.0	16	12
DE Kevin Marroso	2	0	1.0	10	11
DT Bucky Bullock	2	2	0.0	23	12
DE Teddy Davison	2	1	0.0	22	20
CB Preston Bernstein	2	1	0.0	19	22
DE Joey Buchanan	2	1	0.0	28	27
CB Antoine Littlejohn	2	1	0.0	21	13
S Bubba Hartley	1	1	0.0	3	5
OLB Nolan Duff	1	1	0.0	10	7
S Ralph Plantilla	1	1	0.0	17	21
WR Terrance Martinez	1	0	---	---	---
S Frank Schueler	1	0	0.0	4	6
WR Ricardo Burns	1	0	---	---	---
T Alfred Streepy	1	0	---	---	---
DE Donny Weadock	1	0	0.0	3	5
DT James Taylor	0	2	0.0	16	22
S Dwight Summers	0	1	0.0	15	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lance Garrison	0.5	1	3	5	30
DT Perry Atkins	0.5	0	2	1	38
OLB Alvin Swann	0.0	1	0	0	36
OLB Ty Rivers	0.0	0	1	0	12
S Harry Hines	0.0	0	1	0	34

Kansas City	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kevin Marroso	1.0	0	11
DE Teddy Davison	0.0	1	20
DT Bucky Bullock	0.0	1	12
DE Joey Buchanan	0.0	1	27
DT James Taylor	0.0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Alvin Swann	5	0	0	36
S Harry Hines	4	3	0	34
CB Sam Clements	4	2	0	37
S Riddick Burtnett	2	1	0	31
ILB Xavier Bensen	2	0	1	43
ILB Bryan Derubeis	1	0	0	1
DE Mickey Greenslade	1	0	0	14
CB Mel Collins	0	1	2	35
CB Norbert Dawson	0	1	0	34
S Jessie Nelson	0	1	0	10
S Mark Apotsos	0	1	0	19

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Don Bohn	5	0	24
CB Ted Davidson	4	0	17
OLB Jeremy Enman	3	0	26
CB Preston Bernstein	2	0	22
ILB Dan Kerouac	1	1	26
S Bubba Hartley	1	0	5
S Cris Farr	1	0	23
DE Joey Buchanan	1	0	27
OLB Nolan Duff	1	0	7
CB Antoine Littlejohn	1	0	13
S Ralph Plantilla	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alonzo Perry	3	5	28	0	23
Brent Baldridge	2	6	26	0	24
Dwight George	2	2	25	0	24
Van Kelly	1	9	28	0	27
Tyrell Osgood	1	3	28	1	28
Ryan Witt	1	2	9	0	10
Lenny Walton	1	1	11	0	9
Aaron Webb	0	2	21	0	12

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Quinn Robertson	2	7	20	0	44
Keith Delgado	2	4	20	1	44
Dwayne Peyton	1	2	19	0	41
Kenny Novack	1	1	5	0	9
Lincoln Jenkins	0	1	18	0	29
Horace Hopper	0	1	3	0	11

Special Teams Statistics

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Lenny Walton	3	19
Vincent Wiggins	2	17
Brian Thompson	1	19
Marshall Sieh	1	19
Sam Clements	1	18
Aaron Webb	0	18
Mark Apotsos	0	17
Tyrus Stevenson	0	16
Xavier Bensen	0	12
Brent Baldridge	0	9
D.J. Castillo	0	9
Alonzo Perry	0	9
Andre Chelius	0	8
Tyrell Osgood	0	8
Antonio Hudson	0	8
Xavier Preston	0	7
Ty Rivers	0	7
Grady Roberson	0	7
O.J. Rosenkoetter	0	6
Kennedy Sherman	0	6
Reggie Milburn	0	6
J.T. Parrella	0	6
Dwight George	0	6
Tyrus Parker	0	6
Alvin Swann	0	5
Mitchell Malek	0	5
Jessie Nelson	0	3
Ryan Witt	0	3
Drew Slaughter	0	2
Harry Hines	0	2
Perry Atkins	0	2
Norbert Dawson	0	2
Mel Collins	0	2
Mickey Greenslade	0	2
Erik Conwell	0	1
Tyrone Sawyers	0	1
Van Kelly	0	1
Lance Garrison	0	1
Troy Andrews	0	1
Jon Rodman	0	1

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Tito Schneider	2	5
Don Bohn	1	19
Kenny Novack	1	17
Bubba Hartley	1	16
Clyde Davis	0	26
Rico Brelsford	0	22
Terrance Martinez	0	20
Horace Hopper	0	18
Ricardo Burns	0	14
Antoine Littlejohn	0	13
Morris Rivera	0	11
Bert Wormeck	0	10
Joey Buchanan	0	9
Keith Delgado	0	8
Rusty Copeland	0	8
Donny Weadock	0	8
Kenyon Folau	0	8
Wally Hooper	0	8
Nolan Duff	0	7
Jim McConnell	0	6
Frank Schueler	0	6
Quinn Robertson	0	6
J.R. Marston	0	5
Lawrence Middleton	0	5
Preston Bernstein	0	3
Ted Davidson	0	3
Dwight Summers	0	3
Ralph Plantilla	0	3
Kris Pathon	0	2
Dan Kerouac	0	2
Teddy Davison	0	1
Louis Nieves	0	1
Jeremy Enman	0	1
Cris Farr	0	1
Bucky Bullock	0	1
D.J. Miklusicak	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	48	5.3
Middle	7	25	3.6
Right	14	61	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	29	5.8
Middle	9	47	5.2
Right	5	24	4.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jamie Larry	28	21	3	1	1	1	4	0	0

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Boyle	43	19	3	0	2	10	7	6	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	29	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	95	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	65	16.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	38	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	27	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	63	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	66	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	15	3	68	4.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Brian Thompson	7	5	1	40	0	15
WR Mitchell Malek	6	3	0	14	0	28
WR Tyrus Stevenson	4	3	0	65	1	18
WR Grady Roberson	4	4	0	53	1	17
TE Aaron Webb	3	3	0	35	1	12
WR Vincent Wiggins	2	1	0	13	0	15
RB Kennedy Sherman	1	1	0	4	0	17
WR Dwayne Lasica	1	1	0	3	0	5

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricardo Burns	10	2	1	24	0	30
WR D.J. Miklusicak	9	5	0	87	2	28
TE Morris Rivera	6	5	0	36	0	37
WR Don Porter	6	1	1	6	0	32
RB Tito Schneider	4	2	0	12	0	33
WR Terrance Martinez	4	2	0	21	0	19
WR Clifton Polak	3	2	0	38	1	9
FB Kenny Novack	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kennedy Sherman	4	18	4.50	5.31
Marshall Sieh	4	23	5.75	3.82

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tito Schneider	2	11	5.50	5.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jamie Larry	5	4	38	7.60	8.11

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Boyle	2	0	0	0.00	5.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Brian Thompson	4	3	25	6.25	5.71
WR Grady Roberson	1	1	13	13.00	13.25

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Don Porter	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
FB Kenny Novack	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Kennedy Sherman	2	0
Marshall Sieh	2	1

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Brock Boyle	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jamie Larry	7	5	2

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Boyle	12	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Grady Roberson	2	2	1
WR Mitchell Malek	2	1	0
WR Vincent Wiggins	1	1	0
FB Brian Thompson	1	1	1
WR Tyrus Stevenson	1	0	0

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricardo Burns	3	0	0
WR D.J. Miklusicak	3	2	2
TE Morris Rivera	2	2	0
WR Don Porter	2	1	0
RB Tito Schneider	1	0	0
FB Kenny Novack	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 35,200 (79,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 000 (24,100)
End Zone 10,300 (17,300)
Mezzanine 6,700 (10,000)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (15,300)
Club Seats 7,400 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 400 (2,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	35,200 (79,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	000 (24,100)
End Zone	10,300 (17,300)
Mezzanine	6,700 (10,000)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (15,300)
Club Seats	7,400 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	400 (2,500)