Week 1, 1991

played in Kansas City, MO

52 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Denver Broncos103014-27
Kansas City Chiefs010310-23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:01 DEN - Steve Smith 46 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
1Q: 07:38 DEN - Hank Ilesic 54 field goal
2Q: 07:33 DEN - Hank Ilesic 47 field goal
2Q: 05:46 KCY - Stanford Jennings 54 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jerry Kauric extra point)
2Q: 00:13 KCY - Jerry Kauric 21 field goal
3Q: 09:56 KCY - Jerry Kauric 35 field goal
4Q: 05:06 KCY - Jerry Kauric 19 field goal
4Q: 02:43 DEN - Kelvin Bryant 1 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 01:44 KCY - Keith Griffin 1 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jerry Kauric extra point)
4Q: 01:06 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 46 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)

Team StatisticsDENKCY
Record1-00-1
First Downs1722
- by Rushing31
- by Passing1321
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards404569
- Offensive Plays5783
- Yards per Play7.096.86
Net Rushing Yards8155
- Rushing Attempts2123
- Yards per Rush3.862.39
Net Passing Yards323514
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt33 - 22 - 158 - 31 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards344524
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/212/10
- Yards per Pass Play8.978.57
Fumbles/Lost1/00/0
3rd Down Conversions1/118/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down12.97.5
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards7/556/35
Punt Returns/Yards3/134/33
Kick Returns/Yards3/682/33
Interception Ret./Yards1/31/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits25
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/01/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 22
Time of Possession27:4632:14

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:18OWN 32368Touchdown
112:301:34OPP 20412Interception
110:313:00OWN 43520Field Goal
13:233:18OWN 30525Punt
214:480:50OPP 4436Punt
29:081:40OWN 45525Field Goal
25:242:51OWN 20617Punt
20:050:05OWN 201-1Half
39:482:43OWN 1738Punt
36:190:56OWN 2039Punt
32:131:52OWN 2037Punt
415:002:57OWN 20534Punt
410:180:58OWN 2633Punt
45:012:25OWN 20780Touchdown
41:330:49OWN 44256Touchdown
Kansas City Chiefs
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:420:12OWN 2010Interception
110:560:25OWN 2030Punt
17:314:08OWN 20729Punt
10:050:17OWN 237Punt
213:584:50OWN 1961Missed FG
27:282:04OWN 22678Touchdown
22:332:28OWN 121184Field Goal
315:005:12OWN 37945Field Goal
37:050:46OWN 4835Punt
35:233:10OWN 41619Punt
30:210:21OWN 2930Punt
412:031:45OWN 2032Punt
49:204:19OWN 26972Field Goal
42:361:03OWN 20480Touchdown
40:440:44OWN 20672Downs

Game MVP: John Elway, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Emmitt Smith13604.621430
Kelvin Bryant7223.14901
John Elway1-1-1.00-100
Kansas CityAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Stanford Jennings18512.83800
Keith Griffin540.80200

Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
John Elway33223443/212461108.6
Kansas CityAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Boomer Esiason58315242/10272188.5

Receiving Statistics

DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ronnie Harmon7917525.0084461
WR Jeff Query565310.607160
FB Steve Smith345117.0047461
WR Anderson Cooper343110.3310140
WR Johnny Johnson26115.50060
RB Emmitt Smith1188.00880
WR Terry Obee111515.000150
RB Kelvin Bryant0100.00000
C Jeff Spek0100.00000
Kansas CityCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Stanford Jennings6712420.6776541
WR David Lang6137813.0048280
WR Eric Martin51212725.4064720
RB Keith Griffin45379.2514151
WR Randal Hill446716.7514330
WR Chris Calloway357826.0042610
TE Chuck Banks1244.00040
FB Rick Fenney1211.00010
TE Brent Novoselsky1288.00080
RB Jamie Mueller0100.00000
WR Shawn Collins0500.00000

Interception Statistics

DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Johnny Meads133.000
Kansas CityIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Joe Cain100.000

Fumble Statistics

DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Emmitt Smith1000
Ronnie Harmon0100
Kansas CityFumbRecovForceTD
Jessie Tuggle0010

Punting Statistics

DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Harry Newsome835644.537.9513
Kansas CityPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tommy Barnhardt729642.334.7550

Kicking Statistics

DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Hank Ilesic2/22/21/1543/3
Kansas CityFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jerry Kauric3/40/10/1352/2

Punt Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Jeff Query3134.30
Kansas CityRetYardsAvgTD
James Griffin4338.30

Kick Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Ronnie Harmon23919.50
Kelvin Bryant12929.00
Kansas CityRetYardsAvgTD
David Lang23316.50

Defensive Statistics

DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Alvin Walton1030.02257
ILB Sam Mills730.02253
CB Stanley Richard710.01248
OLB Andre Tippett510.01848
ILB Kevin McArthur400.01014
CB Tim Taylor400.02047
DE Glenn Jacobs301.01538
S Thomas Everett220.02360
CB David Hollis210.01753
DE Robert Young200.01230
OLB Johnny Meads101.01637
DE Reggie White110.01743
DT Jon Hand110.01747
QB John Elway10---------
DE Markus Koch100.0822
CB Mickey Sutton100.0712
OLB Winston Moss100.0511
OLB Bret Michaels100.0612
ILB David Bavaro100.036
S Odie Harris020.0215
Kansas CityTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Brian Bosworth710.01621
ILB Joe Cain601.01022
ILB Greg Manusky500.01221
OLB Cliff Charlton401.01526
S Louis Oliver440.01625
OLB Jessie Tuggle300.51225
CB Vernon Dean300.0719
S James Griffin210.0612
S Dave Duerson200.0924
CB Darryll Lewis200.01520
OLB David Little120.01721
S Brett Maxie110.01212
WR Eric Martin10---------
DT Tim Johnson100.0117
CB J.B. Brown100.01224
DT Tony Elliott010.51221

Pass Rush Statistics

DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Glenn Jacobs1.002238
OLB Johnny Meads1.001037
OLB Andre Tippett0.010048
DT Jon Hand0.004047
DE Reggie White0.002043
DE Markus Koch0.001022
OLB Bret Michaels0.001012
DE Robert Young0.001030
Kansas CitySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Cliff Charlton1.001026
ILB Joe Cain1.000022
DT Tony Elliott0.500021
OLB Jessie Tuggle0.500025
DE Anthony Smith0.011023

Pass Defense Statistics

DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Stanley Richard62048
ILB Sam Mills50053
S Alvin Walton41057
OLB Andre Tippett40048
CB Tim Taylor32047
S Thomas Everett30060
ILB David Bavaro2006
CB David Hollis11053
OLB Winston Moss11011
DE Glenn Jacobs11038
CB Mickey Sutton10012
OLB Johnny Meads00137
Kansas CityCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Joe Cain40122
S Louis Oliver31025
CB Darryll Lewis30020
CB Vernon Dean21019
ILB Brian Bosworth21021
S Dave Duerson20024
ILB Greg Manusky20021
CB J.B. Brown11024
S James Griffin10012
CB Wayne Haddix10016
OLB Cliff Charlton10026

Blocking Statistics

DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bill Fralic25018027
Ellison Onizuka25017032
Ken Ruettgers12020033
Dan Rosado1107113
Joe Milinchik04019034
Doug Riesenberg03021234
Kansas CityKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Kevin Gogan23016038
Kevin Belcher14012141
Rick O'Hanley04011028
Greg Skrepenak03015042
Frank Pollack02015140
Adam Lingner02012032
Brent Novoselsky02018040
Scott Conover02016034
Brian Holloway01018045

Special Teams Tackles

DenverTacklesSTPlays
Junior Tautalatasi219
Kelvin Bryant122
Jeff Spek120
Steve Smith120
Jeff Query119
Kansas CityTacklesSTPlays
Vernon Dean233
Randal Hill211
Keith Griffin131
Shawn Collins118

Participation

DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Thomas Everett------2360487
David Hollis------17531686
Alvin Walton------2257584
Stanley Richard------12482383
Sam Mills------2253479
Tim Taylor------2047471
Andre Tippett------1848470
Reggie White------1743969
Jon Hand------1747468
Ken Ruettgers2033------1063
Steve Smith1127------2058
John Elway2136---------57
Johnny Meads------1637457
Glenn Jacobs------1538356
Bill Fralic1827------1055
Doug Riesenberg2134---------55
Ellison Onizuka1732------655
Joe Milinchik1934---------53
Jeff Query1616------1951
Robert Young------1230951
Jeff Spek1218------2050
Walter Reeves1221------1447
Ronnie Harmon1025------641
Emmitt Smith1328---------41
Kelvin Bryant88------2238
Anderson Cooper711------1937
Johnny Johnson1122---------33
Winston Moss------5111632
Markus Koch------822131
Kevin McArthur------1014731
Bret Michaels------6121230
Dan Rosado713------727
Jeff Pahukoa37------1020
Mickey Sutton------712---19
Junior Tautalatasi00------1919
Harold Green53------1119
Odie Harris------215118
John McClane------17715
Terry Obee01------1415
David Bavaro------36514
Harry Newsome00------88
Hank Ilesic00------88
Chris Gardocki00------22
Dean Floyd00---------0
Cary Conklin00---------0
Kansas CityRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Boomer Esiason2360---------83
Brian Holloway1845------871
Brent Novoselsky1840------1169
Kevin Gogan1638------1165
Kevin Belcher1241------1164
David Lang1343------662
Greg Skrepenak1542------360
Frank Pollack1540------560
Vernon Dean------7193359
David Little------17212058
Eric Martin1342------257
Randal Hill1432------1157
Keith Griffin520------3156
Rick Fenney928------1956
Cliff Charlton------15261354
Stanford Jennings1831------251
Scott Conover1634---------50
Shawn Collins922------1849
Rick O'Hanley1128------948
Adam Lingner1232------347
Louis Oliver------1625546
Chuck Banks616------2143
Brian Bosworth------1621542
Brent Williams------1029241
Greg Manusky------1221740
Tony Elliott------1221639
Wayne Haddix------9161338
James Griffin------6121937
Jessie Tuggle------1225---37
J.B. Brown------1224137
Anthony Smith------1223237
Darryll Lewis------1520237
Dave Duerson------924336
Joe Cain------1022234
Chris Calloway113------1832
Jamie Mueller913------628
Tim Johnson------117826
Moe Gardner------915226
Brett Maxie------1212---24
Paul Frase------913224
Tommy Barnhardt00------1111
Jerry Kauric00------1010
Eric Hill------0022
David Woodley00---------0
Bill Musgrave00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8243.0
Middle4174.3
Right8415.1
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5173.4
Middle16362.3
Right221.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
John Elway33225214201
Kansas CityAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Boomer Esiason583180581221

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44174.3
Short (0-8 Yds)12812510.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)1691589.9
Long (19+ Yds)114444.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen63244.0
Short (0-8 Yds)27171756.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)21821610.3
Long (19+ Yds)4310927.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon970175425
WR Jeff Query65053016
WR Johnny Johnson62011022
FB Steve Smith43151127
WR Anderson Cooper43031011
RB Kelvin Bryant100008
C Jeff Spek1000018
RB Emmitt Smith1108028
WR Terry Obee1101501
Kansas CityTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR David Lang136278243
WR Eric Martin1250127242
RB Stanford Jennings760124231
RB Keith Griffin54037020
WR Shawn Collins5010022
WR Chris Calloway53178113
WR Randal Hill44067132
TE Chuck Banks2104016
FB Rick Fenney2101028
TE Brent Novoselsky2118040
RB Jamie Mueller1000013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Emmitt Smith372.334.62
Kelvin Bryant111.003.14
Kansas CityAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Stanford Jennings310.332.83
Keith Griffin122.000.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
John Elway3182.6710.42
Kansas CityAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Boomer Esiason93121.339.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ronnie Harmon1000.0019.44
WR Jeff Query1000.008.83
RB Emmitt Smith1188.008.00
Kansas CityTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Shawn Collins3000.000.00
WR David Lang31103.336.00
RB Keith Griffin1111.007.40
WR Eric Martin1000.0010.58
FB Rick Fenney1111.000.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DenverRushesConversions
Emmitt Smith30
Kelvin Bryant20
Kansas CityRushesConversions
Stanford Jennings20

Third Down Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompConversions
John Elway631
Kansas CityAttCompConversions
Boomer Esiason1798

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Johnny Johnson200
RB Kelvin Bryant100
WR Ronnie Harmon111
FB Steve Smith110
WR Anderson Cooper110
Kansas CityTargCatchConversions
WR David Lang421
RB Stanford Jennings222
TE Brent Novoselsky211
WR Shawn Collins200
WR Chris Calloway200
WR Randal Hill222
WR Eric Martin111
TE Chuck Banks111
FB Rick Fenney100

SectionAttendance
Stadium63,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,200 (21,400)
End Zone14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)