Week 1, 2009

played in Kansas City, MO

74 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Denver Broncos	17	0	3	17	-	37
Kansas City Chiefs	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 DEN - Leon Washington 20 run (Vince Joseph extra point)
1Q: 06:33 DEN - Vince Joseph 46 field goal
1Q: 01:19 DEN - Marques Colston 86 pass from Kevin Daft (Vince Joseph extra point)
2Q: 09:13 KCY - Greg Olsen 24 pass from Carson Palmer (Edward Hepburn extra point)
3Q: 01:55 DEN - Vince Joseph 47 field goal
4Q: 13:33 DEN - Vince Joseph 46 field goal
4Q: 11:00 DEN - Alge Crumpler 3 pass from Kevin Daft (Vince Joseph extra point)
4Q: 07:47 DEN - Elias Marchant 18 run (Vince Joseph extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 DEN - Leon Washington 20 run (Vince Joseph extra point)
1Q: 06:33 DEN - Vince Joseph 46 field goal
1Q: 01:19 DEN - Marques Colston 86 pass from Kevin Daft (Vince Joseph extra point)
2Q: 09:13 KCY - Greg Olsen 24 pass from Carson Palmer (Edward Hepburn extra point)
3Q: 01:55 DEN - Vince Joseph 47 field goal
4Q: 13:33 DEN - Vince Joseph 46 field goal
4Q: 11:00 DEN - Alge Crumpler 3 pass from Kevin Daft (Vince Joseph extra point)
4Q: 07:47 DEN - Elias Marchant 18 run (Vince Joseph extra point)

Team Statistics DEN KCY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 366 347
- Offensive Plays 57 64
- Yards per Play 6.42 5.42
Net Rushing Yards 144 120
- Rushing Attempts 24 27
- Yards per Rush 6.00 4.44
Net Passing Yards 222 227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 23 - 0 37 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 257 227
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/35 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.73 6.14
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/35 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 5/46 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 3/57
Interception Ret./Yards 1/26 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 23
Time of Possession 30:09 29:51

Team Statistics	DEN	KCY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	366	347
- Offensive Plays	57	64
- Yards per Play	6.42	5.42
Net Rushing Yards	144	120
- Rushing Attempts	24	27
- Yards per Rush	6.00	4.44
Net Passing Yards	222	227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 23 - 0	37 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	257	227
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/35	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.73	6.14
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/35	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	5/46	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	3/57
Interception Ret./Yards	1/26	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 23
Time of Possession	30:09	29:51

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:55	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	9:25	2:59	OWN 45	6	26	Field Goal
1	1:19	0:15	OWN 14	1	86	Touchdown
2	14:47	1:42	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
2	9:01	2:12	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
2	1:47	1:09	OWN 40	4	3	Punt
3	12:24	4:09	OWN 22	7	24	Punt
3	6:15	4:27	OWN 41	7	29	Field Goal
3	0:10	1:42	OPP 49	6	20	Field Goal
4	13:19	2:28	OPP 28	6	28	Touchdown
4	8:31	0:57	OPP 33	2	33	Touchdown
4	4:17	2:26	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
4	0:55	0:55	OWN 40	2	-4	Game

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:05	1:40	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
1	6:26	5:07	OWN 25	9	32	Punt
1	1:04	1:17	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	13:05	4:04	OWN 16	8	84	Touchdown
2	6:49	5:02	OWN 10	13	57	Missed FG
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 20	1	4	Half
3	15:00	2:36	OWN 17	4	32	Punt
3	8:15	2:00	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	1:48	1:38	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	10:51	2:20	OWN 25	6	22	Interception
4	7:34	3:17	OWN 17	7	45	Punt
4	1:51	0:56	OPP 49	4	9	Downs

Game MVP: Kevin Daft, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Leon Washington	15	67	4.47	20	4	1
RB Elias Marchant	8	76	9.50	22	4	1
QB Kevin Daft	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Clinton Portis	12	57	4.75	15	1
FB Freddie Peterson	11	43	3.91	17	1
QB Gerald Kalu	3	14	4.67	8	0
RB Butch Marion	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kevin Daft	28	23	257	5/35	2	86	0	128.7

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Palmer	24	15	156	0/0	1	25	0	95.1
Gerald Kalu	13	5	71	0/0	0	24	1	24.8

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Thomas Anderson	6	8	69	11.50	2	24	0
WR Marques Colston	5	5	101	20.20	84	86	1
TE Alge Crumpler	4	6	21	5.25	2	9	1
WR Reidel Anthony	3	4	38	12.67	20	24	0
RB Leon Washington	2	2	12	6.00	7	14	0
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0
WR LeRon McCoy	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	0
RB Matt Forte	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reggie Germany	4	5	48	12.00	12	25	0
RB Clinton Portis	3	5	18	6.00	3	8	0
TE Quinn Sypniewski	2	4	33	16.50	14	24	0
WR Mike Hass	2	5	30	15.00	7	21	0
FB Freddie Peterson	2	3	18	9.00	5	10	0
TE Greg Olsen	2	4	43	21.50	30	24	1
TE Ben Patrick	2	4	12	6.00	0	7	0
WR Tiquan Underwood	2	2	6	3.00	0	4	0
WR Derrick Williams	1	5	19	19.00	0	19	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	1	26	26.00	0

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Kevin Daft	1	0	0
RB Leon Washington	1	0	0
CB Tony Beckham	0	2	0
T Eric Winston	0	1	0
DT Sedrick Ellis	0	0	1

Kansas City	Fumb	Force
RB Ken Spencer	1	0
C Marques Sullivan	0	1
ILB Patrick Willis	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Oscarson	5	258	51.6	42.8	57	2

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitchell Roberts	7	260	37.1	30.6	42	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Vince Joseph	3/3	3/3	0/0	47	4/4

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edward Hepburn	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Washington	5	46	9.2	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Marion	2	4	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Washington	1	24	24.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Spencer	2	40	20.0	0
Reggie Germany	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	7	2	25	31
S Marcus Maxey	6	4	27	30
CB Ronald Bartell	5	1	22	26
S Kerry Rhodes	5	1	12	24
ILB Malcolm Warfield	3	4	14	17
DT Kevin Williams	3	2	27	35
OLB Chet Donnelly	3	1	27	33
DE William Hayes	3	1	26	25
S Madieu Williams	2	2	16	19
OLB Clint Session	2	1	15	21
ILB Terna Nande	2	0	15	20
S Dexter Jackson	1	1	1	11
DE Khari Long	1	1	25	21
CB Tony Beckham	1	0	13	15
CB Andre Woolfork	1	0	3	11
CB Darrent Williams	1	0	0	11

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	7	3	1.0	16	20
ILB A.J. Hawk	6	2	0.0	24	29
ILB Jasper Brinkley	5	0	1.0	13	19
CB Dre' Bly	4	1	1.0	24	33
OLB Stephen Nicholas	4	0	0.0	15	26
CB Kelly Stokes	4	0	0.0	0	6
S Antoine Bethea	3	2	0.0	23	33
S Ko Simpson	3	1	0.0	24	33
DE Melvin Oliver	3	0	0.0	24	30
DE C.J. Ah You	2	3	1.5	24	32
CB Bryant McFadden	2	1	0.0	9	12
OLB Cliff Avril	2	0	0.0	12	20
DT Clinton McDonald	1	1	0.5	11	10
CB DeMarcus Faggins	1	2	0.0	17	23
WR Reggie Germany	1	0	---	---	---
CB Al Afalava	1	0	0.0	9	11
DT Gerrard Warren	0	1	0.0	13	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kevin Williams	1	2	0	35
DE William Hayes	0	1	0	25
DT Sedrick Ellis	0	1	0	17
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	0	0	1	31

Kansas City	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE C.J. Ah You	1.5	0	1	32
CB Dre' Bly	1.0	0	0	33
ILB Patrick Willis	1.0	0	0	20
ILB Jasper Brinkley	1.0	0	0	19
DT Clinton McDonald	0.5	0	0	10
DE Melvin Oliver	0.0	1	0	30
OLB Cliff Avril	0.0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Marcus Maxey	4	0	0	30
CB Ronald Bartell	3	1	0	26
S Kerry Rhodes	3	1	0	24
ILB Malcolm Warfield	2	0	0	17
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	1	1	1	31
DT Kevin Williams	1	1	0	35
S Dexter Jackson	1	0	0	11
CB Andre Woolfork	1	0	0	11
CB Darrent Williams	1	0	0	11
ILB Terna Nande	1	0	0	20
OLB Clint Session	1	0	0	21
DE William Hayes	1	0	0	25
CB Tony Beckham	0	1	0	15
OLB Chet Donnelly	0	1	0	33

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Antoine Bethea	4	0	33
CB Kelly Stokes	4	0	6
ILB A.J. Hawk	3	1	29
CB Bryant McFadden	3	0	12
CB Dre' Bly	2	0	33
ILB Patrick Willis	1	1	20
CB DeMarcus Faggins	1	0	23
DE Melvin Oliver	1	0	30
OLB Stephen Nicholas	1	0	26
OLB Cliff Avril	1	0	20
ILB Jasper Brinkley	1	0	19
CB Al Afalava	1	0	11
S Ko Simpson	0	1	33

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Terrence Metcalf	4	8	24	1	33
C Chris Dishman	3	5	24	0	33
G Breno Giacomini	2	3	19	1	33
G Dan Buenning	1	5	24	0	33
T Eric Winston	0	1	24	1	33
TE Alge Crumpler	0	1	20	0	29
FB Thomas Tapeh	0	1	8	0	12
RB Leon Washington	0	0	16	2	22

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Chester Pitts	3	8	27	37
C Marques Sullivan	3	4	27	37
G Paul Fanaika	2	8	26	27
T Adam Terry	1	2	27	37
T Lester Davison	1	1	1	10
C Nick Mangold	0	1	27	37
FB Freddie Peterson	0	1	16	10

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Boss	1	25
Dexter Jackson	1	17
Marques Colston	1	13
Sedrick Ellis	1	13
LeRon McCoy	1	10

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Quinn Sypniewski	3	23
Marques Sullivan	2	10
Mike Hass	1	15

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Marques Colston	24	29	---	---	13	66
G Terrence Metcalf	24	33	---	---	8	65
G Dan Buenning	24	33	---	---	8	65
T Eric Winston	24	33	---	---	8	65
DT Kevin Williams	---	---	27	35	1	63
RB Leon Washington	16	22	---	---	25	63
OLB Chet Donnelly	---	---	27	33	1	61
G Breno Giacomini	19	33	---	---	8	60
OLB Clint Session	---	---	15	21	23	59
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	27	30	1	58
C Chris Dishman	24	33	---	---	---	57
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	---	---	25	31	1	57
CB Lito Sheppard	---	---	26	27	1	54
QB Kevin Daft	19	33	---	---	---	52
DE William Hayes	---	---	26	25	1	52
TE Alge Crumpler	20	29	---	---	---	49
CB Ronald Bartell	---	---	22	26	1	49
DE Khari Long	---	---	25	21	1	47
CB Tony Beckham	---	---	13	15	17	45
ILB Terna Nande	---	---	15	20	9	44
TE Kevin Boss	8	10	---	---	25	43
WR Thomas Anderson	16	26	---	---	---	42
FB Thomas Tapeh	8	12	---	---	20	40
S Madieu Williams	---	---	16	19	1	36
S Kerry Rhodes	---	---	12	24	---	36
ILB Malcolm Warfield	---	---	14	17	1	32
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	2	17	13	32
WR Reidel Anthony	12	16	---	---	2	30
S Dexter Jackson	---	---	1	11	17	29
WR Tai Streets	0	4	---	---	20	24
WR LeRon McCoy	8	6	---	---	10	24
CB Andre Woolfork	---	---	3	11	7	21
DE Lorenzo Alexander	---	---	1	11	7	19
RB Elias Marchant	8	8	---	---	1	17
CB Darrent Williams	---	---	0	11	---	11
K Vince Joseph	0	0	---	---	11	11
DE Michael Johnson	---	---	0	2	7	9
C Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Al Oscarson	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Brooks Bollinger	5	0	---	---	---	5
T Will Whittcker	5	0	---	---	---	5
RB Matt Forte	0	3	---	---	1	4
TE Keith Zinger	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Oniel Cousins	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jackie Wissick	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jason Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Marques Sullivan	27	37	---	---	10	74
T Chester Pitts	27	37	---	---	8	72
T Adam Terry	27	37	---	---	8	72
WR Reggie Germany	27	36	---	---	8	71
S Antoine Bethea	---	---	23	33	11	67
C Nick Mangold	27	37	---	---	---	64
DE Melvin Oliver	---	---	24	30	8	62
CB Dre' Bly	---	---	24	33	4	61
G Paul Fanaika	26	27	---	---	8	61
S Ko Simpson	---	---	24	33	3	60
DE C.J. Ah You	---	---	24	32	3	59
ILB A.J. Hawk	---	---	24	29	3	56
TE Greg Olsen	26	30	---	---	---	56
ILB Jasper Brinkley	---	---	13	19	24	56
ILB Patrick Willis	---	---	16	20	16	52
QB Carson Palmer	23	24	---	---	---	47
WR Tiquan Underwood	25	22	---	---	---	47
DT Gerrard Warren	---	---	13	23	8	44
OLB Stephen Nicholas	---	---	15	26	2	43
FB Freddie Peterson	16	10	---	---	16	42
CB DeMarcus Faggins	---	---	17	23	1	41
TE Quinn Sypniewski	2	15	---	---	23	40
WR Derrick Williams	14	18	---	---	8	40
RB Clinton Portis	14	21	---	---	2	37
CB Bryant McFadden	---	---	9	12	16	37
OLB Cliff Avril	---	---	12	20	2	34
RB Butch Marion	1	10	---	---	21	32
WR Mike Hass	1	12	---	---	15	28
DT Clinton McDonald	---	---	11	10	---	21
S Than Merrill	---	---	1	3	16	20
TE Ben Patrick	9	11	---	---	---	20
CB Al Afalava	---	---	9	11	---	20
QB Gerald Kalu	4	13	---	---	---	17
T Lester Davison	1	10	---	---	---	11
CB Kelly Stokes	---	---	0	6	5	11
C Jacob Jourden	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Mitchell Roberts	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Ken Spencer	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Jonathan Lemieux	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Jason Williams	---	---	5	0	---	5
K Edward Hepburn	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Adam Jennings	0	0	---	---	3	3
DE Jovan Haye	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Kevin Payne	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Blake Schlueter	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Riley Compton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	49	9.8
Middle	11	66	6.0
Right	8	29	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	30	7.5
Middle	16	55	3.4
Right	7	35	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kevin Daft	28	23	4	0	1	3	1	2	0

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Palmer	24	15	2	1	1	3	3	1	0
Gerald Kalu	13	5	2	3	0	3	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	83	20.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	16	107	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	20	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	47	23.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	114	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	110	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Thomas Anderson	8	6	0	69	2	26
TE Alge Crumpler	6	4	1	21	0	29
WR Marques Colston	5	5	0	101	1	29
WR Reidel Anthony	4	3	0	38	1	16
RB Leon Washington	2	2	0	12	0	22
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	1	0	8	0	12
WR LeRon McCoy	1	1	0	9	0	6
RB Matt Forte	1	1	0	-1	0	3

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Germany	5	4	0	48	1	36
RB Clinton Portis	5	3	0	18	0	21
WR Mike Hass	5	2	0	30	1	12
WR Derrick Williams	5	1	1	19	0	18
TE Quinn Sypniewski	4	2	0	33	1	15
TE Greg Olsen	4	2	0	43	1	30
TE Ben Patrick	4	2	0	12	0	11
FB Freddie Peterson	3	2	0	18	0	10
WR Tiquan Underwood	2	2	0	6	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Elias Marchant	2	16	8.00	9.50
RB Leon Washington	2	17	8.50	4.47

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kevin Daft	2	2	6	3.00	9.18

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Alge Crumpler	2	2	6	3.00	3.50

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leon Washington	2	0

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
FB Freddie Peterson	2	2
RB Clinton Portis	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kevin Daft	9	9	4

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Palmer	9	5	2
Gerald Kalu	3	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reidel Anthony	3	3	1
WR Thomas Anderson	3	3	2
TE Alge Crumpler	1	1	1
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	1	0
RB Leon Washington	1	1	0

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Clinton Portis	4	2	1
TE Ben Patrick	2	0	0
WR Tiquan Underwood	2	2	0
WR Derrick Williams	2	0	0
WR Mike Hass	1	1	0
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)