Week 1, 2045

played in Kansas City, MO

87 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	0	10	0	0	-	10
Kansas City Chiefs	3	21	3	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:54 KCY - Caiden Boyd 23 field goal
2Q: 14:22 DEN - Oliver Schaefer 5 run (Deon Meadows extra point)
2Q: 11:29 KCY - Shaun Bridges 26 pass from Britt McKenzie (Caiden Boyd extra point)
2Q: 05:04 DEN - Deon Meadows 19 field goal
2Q: 02:36 KCY - Henry Cross 9 pass from Britt McKenzie (Caiden Boyd extra point)
2Q: 00:43 KCY - Devan Shannon 16 pass from Britt McKenzie (Caiden Boyd extra point)
3Q: 08:46 KCY - Caiden Boyd 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:54 KCY - Caiden Boyd 23 field goal
2Q: 14:22 DEN - Oliver Schaefer 5 run (Deon Meadows extra point)
2Q: 11:29 KCY - Shaun Bridges 26 pass from Britt McKenzie (Caiden Boyd extra point)
2Q: 05:04 DEN - Deon Meadows 19 field goal
2Q: 02:36 KCY - Henry Cross 9 pass from Britt McKenzie (Caiden Boyd extra point)
2Q: 00:43 KCY - Devan Shannon 16 pass from Britt McKenzie (Caiden Boyd extra point)
3Q: 08:46 KCY - Caiden Boyd 39 field goal

Team Statistics DEN KCY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 21 21
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 278 398
- Offensive Plays 63 66
- Yards per Play 4.41 6.03
Net Rushing Yards 75 88
- Rushing Attempts 25 30
- Yards per Rush 3.00 2.93
Net Passing Yards 203 310
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 1 34 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 225 319
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 5.34 8.61
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.5 8.1
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/45 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 4/9
Kick Returns/Yards 1/30 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 27
Time of Possession 27:37 32:23

Team Statistics	DEN	KCY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	21	21
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	278	398
- Offensive Plays	63	66
- Yards per Play	4.41	6.03
Net Rushing Yards	75	88
- Rushing Attempts	25	30
- Yards per Rush	3.00	2.93
Net Passing Yards	203	310
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 1	34 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	225	319
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	5.34	8.61
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.5	8.1
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/45	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	4/9
Kick Returns/Yards	1/30	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 27
Time of Possession	27:37	32:23

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:38	OWN 25	5	11	Punt
1	9:39	1:41	OWN 16	3	5	Punt
1	4:49	5:36	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	11:18	3:46	OWN 25	7	35	Punt
2	6:40	1:44	OPP 5	3	3	Field Goal
2	2:26	1:01	OWN 35	2	-5	Fumble
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 25	2	14	Half
3	8:41	3:33	OWN 25	8	38	Interception
3	2:11	2:06	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	13:49	1:02	OWN 10	4	24	Punt
4	9:31	2:49	OWN 16	10	72	Downs
4	1:31	1:31	OWN 20	5	28	Game

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:22	2:43	OWN 9	5	16	Punt
1	7:58	3:09	OWN 46	5	48	Field Goal
2	14:13	2:55	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	7:32	0:52	OWN 7	2	-2	Fumble
2	4:56	2:30	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	1:25	0:49	OPP 30	3	30	Touchdown
3	15:00	6:19	OWN 25	14	53	Field Goal
3	5:08	2:57	OWN 32	5	29	Punt
3	0:05	1:16	OWN 32	3	-3	Punt
4	12:47	3:16	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
4	6:42	5:11	OWN 12	12	55	Punt

Game MVP: Britt McKenzie, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Oliver Schaefer	18	32	1.78	14	2	1
QB Isaac Poloski	4	29	7.25	11	1	0
RB Bruce Lindsay	3	14	4.67	12	1	0

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Drake Schultz	19	39	2.05	13	1
RB Jon Emmons	6	34	5.67	12	2
QB Britt McKenzie	3	12	4.00	6	0
FB Thurman Gregory	1	8	8.00	8	0
WR Devan Shannon	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Isaac Poloski	34	20	225	4/22	0	24	1	66.4

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Britt McKenzie	34	27	319	2/9	3	54	0	135.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR George Dotson	6	12	81	13.50	2	24
TE Glen Whiting	6	8	69	11.50	6	18
RB Oliver Schaefer	3	6	18	6.00	13	9
WR Louie Gray	3	4	30	10.00	9	18
RB Bruce Lindsay	1	1	22	22.00	18	22
TE Rick Percell	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
WR Rickey Kerr	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Jaeger	9	11	108	12.00	29	54	0
WR Devan Shannon	6	6	59	9.83	12	21	1
TE Ryan Nofsinger	3	4	12	4.00	0	12	0
WR Shaun Bridges	2	2	48	24.00	35	26	1
RB Jon Emmons	2	2	14	7.00	6	10	0
RB Drake Schultz	2	2	55	27.50	39	41	0
FB Thurman Gregory	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
TE Henry Cross	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	1
WR Manuel Shiver	1	3	17	17.00	3	17	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Todd Wells	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Isaac Poloski	1	0	0
CB Mitch James	0	1	0
ILB Gavin Langenberg	0	0	1
S Zack Bronson	0	0	1
OLB Sam Ham	0	0	1

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Britt McKenzie	3	2	0
S James Houari	0	1	0
DE Lorenzo Covington	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Denzel Tanner	5	236	47.2	41.4	66	2

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Martin Lane	5	228	45.6	36.2	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deon Meadows	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	1/1

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caiden Boyd	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Kerr	1	7	7.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Humphries	4	9	2.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Abel Atkins	1	30	30.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sam Ham	8	1	1.0	29	35
CB Ethan Hernandez	7	0	0.0	30	36
S Antonio Griffith	6	4	0.0	20	34
ILB Gavin Langenberg	6	0	0.0	22	18
ILB Dean Grevan	5	2	0.0	26	33
CB Mitch James	5	0	0.0	30	36
S Zack Bronson	4	2	0.0	29	36
OLB Nathaniel Strong	3	3	0.5	30	36
DT Devante McIntosh	3	0	0.0	29	34
CB Abel Atkins	3	0	0.0	9	15
DE Paul Briggs	2	1	0.5	23	29
S Gage Linquist	1	1	0.0	11	2
WR George Dotson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Earl Tate	1	0	0.0	3	6
DT Nicky Owens	1	0	0.0	1	2
DE Marlon Dodge	0	1	0.0	27	33

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Todd Wells	7	1	0.0	25	38
DT Jose Sanders	6	1	0.0	21	24
OLB Riddick Elliott	5	2	1.0	21	31
CB Jake Dorrough	4	0	0.0	25	33
DT Lee Burg	3	1	1.0	13	34
DE Stanley Coffey	3	0	1.0	19	30
ILB Kendall Junker	3	5	0.0	25	38
S Louie Billingsley	3	3	0.0	25	38
OLB Demetrius Miller	3	1	0.0	7	14
S Rob Lodde	3	1	0.0	20	24
DE Lorenzo Covington	2	0	1.0	21	26
S James Houari	2	1	0.0	5	14
DE Nickolas Pettine	1	0	0.0	9	20
CB Charlie Humphries	1	0	0.0	5	7
CB Levon Kawakami	1	0	0.0	15	15
CB Levon Dembek	1	0	0.0	3	14
DT Myron Croxton	0	2	0.0	16	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Sam Ham	1.0	0	1	35
DE Paul Briggs	0.5	1	0	29
OLB Nathaniel Strong	0.5	0	0	36
DT Devante McIntosh	0.0	2	0	34

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lorenzo Covington	1.0	0	2	2	26
DE Stanley Coffey	1.0	0	1	2	30
DT Lee Burg	1.0	0	1	0	34
OLB Riddick Elliott	1.0	0	0	1	31
ILB Kendall Junker	0.0	1	0	0	38
DE Nickolas Pettine	0.0	0	1	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ethan Hernandez	7	0	36
CB Mitch James	5	0	36
S Antonio Griffith	5	0	34
OLB Sam Ham	4	0	35
CB Abel Atkins	2	0	15
ILB Gavin Langenberg	1	0	18
S Zack Bronson	1	0	36
CB Earl Tate	1	0	6
OLB Nathaniel Strong	1	0	36
ILB Dean Grevan	0	1	33

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Demetrius Miller	3	0	0	14
OLB Riddick Elliott	3	0	0	31
S Louie Billingsley	2	2	0	38
CB Todd Wells	2	0	1	38
S James Houari	2	0	0	14
CB Charlie Humphries	1	1	0	7
CB Jake Dorrough	1	1	0	33
CB Levon Kawakami	1	1	0	15
DT Jose Sanders	1	0	0	24
ILB Kendall Junker	1	0	0	38
DE Stanley Coffey	1	0	0	30
S Rob Lodde	1	0	0	24
CB Levon Dembek	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jake Bellisari	4	7	25	1	38
G Kaleb Perry	1	7	25	0	38
C Ivan Breiten	1	3	25	3	38
G Howard Forbes	1	3	25	0	38
T Reuben Hoover	0	1	25	0	38

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Darius Loving	3	6	30	1	36
T Darien Ackerman	2	4	30	0	36
C Jaylen Barnes	1	9	30	0	36
G Damien Manning	1	5	30	0	36
T Caleb Weaver	0	2	30	1	36
FB Thurman Gregory	0	1	13	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Damian Luzio	2	20
Harrison Lemke	1	19
Reuben Hoover	1	6

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
James Houari	1	14
Brady Vanderjagt	1	7

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Dean Grevan	---	---	26	33	13	72
G Kaleb Perry	25	38	---	---	6	69
T Reuben Hoover	25	38	---	---	6	69
CB Mitch James	---	---	30	36	2	68
CB Ethan Hernandez	---	---	30	36	2	68
OLB Nathaniel Strong	---	---	30	36	2	68
S Zack Bronson	---	---	29	36	2	67
OLB Sam Ham	---	---	29	35	2	66
DT Devante McIntosh	---	---	29	34	2	65
QB Isaac Poloski	25	38	---	---	---	63
C Ivan Breiten	25	38	---	---	---	63
G Howard Forbes	25	38	---	---	---	63
T Jake Bellisari	25	38	---	---	---	63
DE Marlon Dodge	---	---	27	33	2	62
WR George Dotson	23	36	---	---	---	59
S Antonio Griffith	---	---	20	34	2	56
TE Glen Whiting	21	35	---	---	---	56
DE Paul Briggs	---	---	23	29	2	54
RB Oliver Schaefer	21	29	---	---	---	50
WR Louie Gray	20	29	---	---	---	49
WR Rickey Kerr	21	20	---	---	6	47
ILB Gavin Langenberg	---	---	22	18	2	42
TE Damian Luzio	3	18	---	---	20	41
CB Abel Atkins	---	---	9	15	11	35
WR Earl Zink	8	10	---	---	15	33
S Gage Linquist	---	---	11	2	14	27
CB Earl Tate	---	---	3	6	14	23
OLB Harrison Lemke	---	---	0	0	19	19
DE Hayden Krueger	---	---	7	7	5	19
RB Steven Lucas	0	0	---	---	19	19
RB Bruce Lindsay	4	6	---	---	7	17
OLB Andrew Distel	---	---	3	3	8	14
FB Lamar Berry	2	0	---	---	8	10
TE Rick Percell	2	6	---	---	2	10
T Alonzo West	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Micah Lillie	0	1	---	---	8	9
G Heath Hutton	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Gabe Garrett	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Denzel Tanner	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Devon Barnes	---	---	0	0	5	5
C Neil Finch	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Deon Meadows	0	0	---	---	4	4
DT Nicky Owens	---	---	1	2	---	3
OLB Austin Taves	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Shaun Greer	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Abel Durham	---	---	0	0	---	0

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Damien Manning	30	36	---	---	13	79
CB Todd Wells	---	---	25	38	7	70
T Caleb Weaver	30	36	---	---	---	66
G Darius Loving	30	36	---	---	---	66
C Jaylen Barnes	30	36	---	---	---	66
T Darien Ackerman	30	36	---	---	---	66
QB Britt McKenzie	30	36	---	---	---	66
S Louie Billingsley	---	---	25	38	1	64
ILB Kendall Junker	---	---	25	38	---	63
TE Ryan Nofsinger	28	34	---	---	---	62
WR Andre Jaeger	27	33	---	---	---	60
CB Jake Dorrough	---	---	25	33	1	59
OLB Riddick Elliott	---	---	21	31	2	54
DE Stanley Coffey	---	---	19	30	---	49
DT Lee Burg	---	---	13	34	1	48
DE Lorenzo Covington	---	---	21	26	1	48
DT Jose Sanders	---	---	21	24	1	46
WR Manuel Shiver	11	20	---	---	15	46
TE Henry Cross	10	13	---	---	21	44
S Rob Lodde	---	---	20	24	---	44
WR Devan Shannon	13	25	---	---	3	41
RB Drake Schultz	23	18	---	---	---	41
DT Myron Croxton	---	---	16	18	6	40
FB Thurman Gregory	13	7	---	---	16	36
DE Nickolas Pettine	---	---	9	20	6	35
S James Houari	---	---	5	14	14	33
CB Levon Kawakami	---	---	15	15	3	33
WR Shaun Bridges	13	12	---	---	2	27
CB Charlie Humphries	---	---	5	7	13	25
RB Jon Emmons	7	17	---	---	---	24
OLB Demetrius Miller	---	---	7	14	1	22
CB Levon Dembek	---	---	3	14	5	22
OLB DeAndre McIntyre	---	---	0	0	18	18
RB Conner Gibbons	0	0	---	---	16	16
TE Wayne Zimmerman	4	1	---	---	11	16
WR Harvey Burks	1	0	---	---	8	9
ILB Vince Duran	---	---	0	0	9	9
K Caiden Boyd	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Martin Lane	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Jon Hutchins	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Brady Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Maxwell Thornton	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Donald Cote	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Arnie Barnes	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Aaron Booker	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Sean Jervey	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	4	1.0
Middle	17	62	3.6
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	37	4.1
Middle	16	32	2.0
Right	5	19	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Isaac Poloski	34	20	2	0	2	5	5	6	1

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Britt McKenzie	34	27	5	1	2	1	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	29	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	3	28	2.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	144	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	24	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	83	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	8	131	16.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	94	31.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Dotson	12	6	0	81	1	36
TE Glen Whiting	8	6	1	69	0	35
RB Oliver Schaefer	6	3	1	18	0	29
WR Louie Gray	4	3	0	30	0	29
TE Rick Percell	2	1	0	5	0	6
WR Rickey Kerr	1	0	0	0	0	20
RB Bruce Lindsay	1	1	0	22	1	6

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Jaeger	11	9	1	108	1	33
WR Devan Shannon	6	6	0	59	1	25
TE Ryan Nofsinger	4	3	1	12	0	34
TE Henry Cross	3	1	0	9	0	13
WR Manuel Shiver	3	1	0	17	0	20
WR Shaun Bridges	2	2	0	48	2	12
RB Jon Emmons	2	2	0	14	0	17
RB Drake Schultz	2	2	0	55	1	18
FB Thurman Gregory	1	1	0	-3	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Oliver Schaefer	4	14	3.50	1.78
QB Isaac Poloski	1	6	6.00	7.25
RB Bruce Lindsay	1	2	2.00	4.67

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jon Emmons	1	12	12.00	5.67
RB Drake Schultz	1	0	0.00	2.05

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Isaac Poloski	4	2	1	0.25	6.62

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Britt McKenzie	6	6	23	3.83	9.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR George Dotson	3	1	0	0.00	6.75
RB Oliver Schaefer	1	1	1	1.00	3.00

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Devan Shannon	3	3	18	6.00	9.83
FB Thurman Gregory	1	1	-3	-3.00	-3.00
TE Henry Cross	1	1	9	9.00	3.00
WR Andre Jaeger	1	1	-1	-1.00	9.82

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
RB Drake Schultz	2	1
QB Britt McKenzie	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Isaac Poloski	11	7	3

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Britt McKenzie	10	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Dotson	4	2	1
RB Oliver Schaefer	3	2	0
TE Glen Whiting	2	2	2
WR Rickey Kerr	1	0	0
TE Rick Percell	1	1	0

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Jaeger	3	3	1
TE Henry Cross	2	1	1
TE Ryan Nofsinger	1	1	1
FB Thurman Gregory	1	1	0
WR Devan Shannon	1	1	1
WR Manuel Shiver	1	1	1
RB Drake Schultz	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,900 (55,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,200 (12,600)
End Zone 8,000 (9,100)
Mezzanine 4,600 (5,200)
Sideline Seats 7,200 (8,000)
Club Seats 15,800 (16,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,900 (55,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,200 (12,600)
End Zone	8,000 (9,100)
Mezzanine	4,600 (5,200)
Sideline Seats	7,200 (8,000)
Club Seats	15,800 (16,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,400)