Week 1, 2012

played in Denver, CO

58 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Kansas City Chiefs	7	6	7	0	-	20
Denver Broncos	0	14	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:14 KCY - DeMarco Murray 7 pass from Drew Brees (Julio Watson extra point)
2Q: 12:53 DEN - Marques Colston 65 pass from Kyle Orton (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 09:46 KCY - Julio Watson 31 field goal
2Q: 05:12 KCY - Julio Watson 26 field goal
2Q: 02:01 DEN - James Starks 18 pass from Kyle Orton (Micah Posante extra point)
3Q: 07:07 DEN - Justice Hairston 5 run (Micah Posante extra point)
3Q: 04:50 KCY - DeMarco Murray 27 run (Julio Watson extra point)
4Q: 00:10 DEN - Micah Posante 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:14 KCY - DeMarco Murray 7 pass from Drew Brees (Julio Watson extra point)
2Q: 12:53 DEN - Marques Colston 65 pass from Kyle Orton (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 09:46 KCY - Julio Watson 31 field goal
2Q: 05:12 KCY - Julio Watson 26 field goal
2Q: 02:01 DEN - James Starks 18 pass from Kyle Orton (Micah Posante extra point)
3Q: 07:07 DEN - Justice Hairston 5 run (Micah Posante extra point)
3Q: 04:50 KCY - DeMarco Murray 27 run (Julio Watson extra point)
4Q: 00:10 DEN - Micah Posante 27 field goal

Team Statistics KCY DEN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 22
- by Rushing 7 11
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 419 467
- Offensive Plays 55 65
- Yards per Play 7.62 7.18
Net Rushing Yards 170 208
- Rushing Attempts 25 38
- Yards per Rush 6.80 5.47
Net Passing Yards 249 259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 0 26 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 254 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 8.30 9.59
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 6/47
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/49 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 17
Time of Possession 27:44 32:16

Team Statistics	KCY	DEN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	22
- by Rushing	7	11
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	419	467
- Offensive Plays	55	65
- Yards per Play	7.62	7.18
Net Rushing Yards	170	208
- Rushing Attempts	25	38
- Yards per Rush	6.80	5.47
Net Passing Yards	249	259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 0	26 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	254	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	8.30	9.59
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	6/47
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/49	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 17
Time of Possession	27:44	32:16

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:44	1:42	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
1	4:07	4:04	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
2	12:35	2:54	OWN 16	5	70	Field Goal
2	7:45	2:41	OWN 28	5	63	Field Goal
2	1:52	1:46	OWN 18	5	18	Punt
3	15:00	2:38	OWN 25	5	29	Punt
3	6:57	2:23	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
3	1:48	2:42	OWN 28	7	36	Punt
4	12:09	4:28	OWN 32	9	29	Punt
4	6:12	2:25	OWN 40	4	11	Punt
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 25	1	0	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:16	OWN 25	15	47	Missed FG
1	5:02	0:55	OWN 18	3	3	Punt
1	0:03	2:28	OWN 4	5	96	Touchdown
2	9:41	1:56	OWN 25	4	17	Punt
2	5:04	3:12	OWN 9	8	91	Touchdown
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 26	1	-3	Half
3	12:22	5:25	OWN 3	12	97	Touchdown
3	4:34	2:46	OWN 23	4	11	Punt
4	14:06	1:57	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	7:41	1:29	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	3:47	3:45	OWN 20	8	70	Field Goal

Game MVP: Kyle Orton, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB DeMarco Murray	21	150	7.14	50	7	1
QB Drew Brees	4	20	5.00	8	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB James Starks	26	146	5.62	26	4	0
QB Kyle Orton	7	49	7.00	12	2	0
RB Bernard Pierce	3	1	0.33	3	0	0
RB Justice Hairston	2	12	6.00	7	0	1

Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	29	18	254	1/5	1	51	0	101.7

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kyle Orton	26	18	263	1/4	2	65	0	127.5

Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Brandon Myers	7	9	61	8.71	21	16	0
RB DeMarco Murray	4	4	30	7.50	24	18	1
TE Miles Myers	2	5	52	26.00	46	51	0
WR Alshon Jeffrey	2	2	50	25.00	35	29	0
FB Anthony Dixon	1	2	14	14.00	15	14	0
WR Riley Cooper	1	1	41	41.00	8	41	0
WR Antonio Brown	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Tiquan Underwood	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julio Jones	5	5	57	11.40	37	23	0
WR Justin Blackmon	5	6	73	14.60	47	36	0
WR Marques Colston	3	9	80	26.67	67	65	1
RB Justice Hairston	2	2	20	10.00	2	14	0
RB James Starks	2	2	21	10.50	7	18	1
FB Jake O'Connell	1	1	12	12.00	3	12	0
RB Bernard Pierce	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Karl Rice	6	253	42.2	30.8	49	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Isaac Cochrane	5	195	39.0	37.6	45	0

Kicking Statistics

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julio Watson	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Micah Posante	1/2	0/1	0/0	27	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alshon Jeffrey	1	7	7.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marques Colston	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alshon Jeffrey	3	49	16.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Maxwell	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	9	2	0.0	37	26
ILB A.J. Hawk	9	1	0.0	37	27
S Ko Simpson	8	3	0.0	38	27
S Antoine Bethea	8	2	0.0	38	27
DT Clinton McDonald	4	3	0.0	29	22
CB Brandon Browner	4	2	0.0	35	25
CB Casey Hayward	4	0	0.0	34	26
DT Christan Ballard	2	2	0.0	34	25
CB Troy Roose	2	0	0.0	18	17
DE Olivier Vernon	1	1	1.0	36	24
OLB Josh Hull	1	1	0.0	19	7
DE Jovan Haye	0	1	0.0	31	24
CB Kelly Stokes	0	1	0.0	9	6

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Marcus Gilchrist	6	1	0.0	23	30
OLB Jonah Conger	5	2	0.5	16	15
DT Kevin Williams	5	1	0.5	23	24
S Marcus Maxey	5	1	0.0	21	22
CB Levi Curtis	5	0	0.0	20	17
DE Tyson Alualu	4	1	0.0	20	19
OLB Tevin Kerber	3	1	0.0	9	13
DE Bruce Carter	3	1	0.0	25	30
ILB Robert Wendorff	2	0	0.0	10	19
CB Carlos Rogers	2	0	0.0	13	11
ILB Brian Cushing	1	3	0.0	23	23
DT Sedrick Ellis	1	0	0.0	2	6
CB Major Wright	0	1	0.0	11	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Olivier Vernon	1.0	1	0	0	24
DE Jovan Haye	0.0	0	1	1	24
ILB A.J. Hawk	0.0	0	1	0	27
DT Greg Peterson	0.0	0	1	0	7

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kevin Williams	0.5	0	3	3	24
OLB Jonah Conger	0.5	0	0	0	15
OLB Derrick Morgan	0.0	1	0	0	29
DE Tyson Alualu	0.0	1	0	0	19
DE Dan Bazuin	0.0	0	2	1	13
OLB Tevin Kerber	0.0	0	1	0	13
DE Bruce Carter	0.0	0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB A.J. Hawk	4	1	27
S Antoine Bethea	4	0	27
CB Casey Hayward	2	1	26
S Ko Simpson	2	0	27
DT Clinton McDonald	2	0	22
ILB Patrick Willis	1	1	26
CB Brandon Browner	1	0	25
OLB Josh Hull	1	0	7
CB Troy Roose	1	0	17

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Carlos Rogers	3	0	11
OLB Jonah Conger	3	0	15
CB Levi Curtis	3	0	17
ILB Robert Wendorff	2	0	19
S Marcus Maxey	2	0	22
CB Marcus Gilchrist	2	0	30
DT Kevin Williams	1	0	24
OLB Tevin Kerber	1	0	13
DE Bruce Carter	1	0	30
ILB Brian Cushing	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Maurkice Pouncey	3	6	25	0	30
G Paul Fanaika	2	4	25	0	30
G Ramon Foster	2	4	25	0	30
T Gabe Carimi	2	2	25	1	30
G James Carpenter	0	4	25	0	30
TE Miles Myers	0	2	9	0	10

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ben Grubbs	4	5	38	0	27
T Eric Winston	3	7	38	0	27
T George Foster	2	7	38	0	27
G Zach Browning	2	4	38	0	27
G Shawn Lauvao	0	8	38	1	27

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Antonio Brown	1	16
Maurkice Pouncey	1	11

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Williams	2	18
Frederick Maese	1	23
Vinny Curry	1	16

Participation

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB A.J. Hawk	---	---	37	27	12	76
S Antoine Bethea	---	---	38	27	3	68
S Ko Simpson	---	---	38	27	2	67
WR Antonio Brown	22	28	---	---	16	66
C Maurkice Pouncey	25	30	---	---	11	66
ILB Patrick Willis	---	---	37	26	2	65
WR Alshon Jeffrey	25	29	---	---	10	64
CB Brandon Browner	---	---	35	25	3	63
G Paul Fanaika	25	30	---	---	8	63
G Ramon Foster	25	30	---	---	8	63
G James Carpenter	25	30	---	---	8	63
T Gabe Carimi	25	30	---	---	8	63
CB Casey Hayward	---	---	34	26	2	62
DT Christan Ballard	---	---	34	25	2	61
DE Olivier Vernon	---	---	36	24	1	61
DE Jovan Haye	---	---	31	24	2	57
QB Drew Brees	25	30	---	---	---	55
RB DeMarco Murray	25	29	---	---	1	55
DT Clinton McDonald	---	---	29	22	2	53
TE Brandon Myers	24	28	---	---	---	52
WR Riley Cooper	15	12	---	---	10	37
CB Troy Roose	---	---	18	17	1	36
OLB Josh Hull	---	---	19	7	2	28
TE Dante Rosario	0	0	---	---	23	23
WR Tiquan Underwood	1	5	---	---	17	23
FB Freddie Peterson	1	2	---	---	17	20
CB Kelly Stokes	---	---	9	6	5	20
OLB Monty Vinson	---	---	0	0	20	20
TE Miles Myers	9	10	---	---	---	19
DT Greg Peterson	---	---	12	7	---	19
RB Dana Van Dyke	0	0	---	---	17	17
DT Jason Worilds	---	---	6	4	6	16
CB Bryant McFadden	---	---	0	1	14	15
S Tanner Mullens	---	---	0	0	14	14
C Jacob Jourden	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Karl Rice	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Brady Popinga	---	---	5	2	---	7
FB Anthony Dixon	2	5	---	---	---	7
K Julio Watson	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Alameda Ta'amu	---	---	0	0	5	5
TE Patrick Root	1	1	---	---	---	2
WR Cecil Shorts	0	1	---	---	---	1
T Ryan O'Callaghan	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jonathan Lemieux	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ed Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Zane Hodges	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Marques Colston	37	27	---	---	16	80
G Zach Browning	38	27	---	---	7	72
T George Foster	38	27	---	---	---	65
DT Kevin Williams	---	---	23	24	18	65
QB Kyle Orton	38	27	---	---	---	65
T Eric Winston	38	27	---	---	---	65
G Ben Grubbs	38	27	---	---	---	65
G Shawn Lauvao	38	27	---	---	---	65
WR Justin Blackmon	34	25	---	---	5	64
DE Bruce Carter	---	---	25	30	2	57
OLB Derrick Morgan	---	---	24	29	2	55
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	23	30	2	55
OLB Jonah Conger	---	---	16	15	22	53
FB Jake O'Connell	29	23	---	---	---	52
RB James Starks	32	16	---	---	---	48
ILB Brian Cushing	---	---	23	23	1	47
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	21	22	1	44
RB Bernard Pierce	14	4	---	---	23	41
DE Tyson Alualu	---	---	20	19	1	40
WR Julio Jones	18	21	---	---	---	39
CB Levi Curtis	---	---	20	17	1	38
S Kerry Rhodes	---	---	19	17	---	36
CB Major Wright	---	---	11	20	2	33
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	10	19	2	31
CB Carlos Rogers	---	---	13	11	6	30
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	2	6	22	30
TE Frederick Maese	3	2	---	---	23	28
DE Dan Bazuin	---	---	7	13	7	27
TE Ben Patrick	19	6	---	---	---	25
OLB Tevin Kerber	---	---	9	13	1	23
RB Justice Hairston	3	10	---	---	7	20
WR Will Franklin	1	1	---	---	18	20
S Kenny Phillips	---	---	6	10	1	17
DE Vinny Curry	---	---	0	0	16	16
DT Fletcher Cox	---	---	0	0	15	15
CB Darrent Williams	---	---	2	6	1	9
OLB James Anderson	---	---	1	6	1	8
C Barry Barham	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Jackie Wissick	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Jason Smith	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Isaac Cochrane	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Douglas Irving	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Micah Posante	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Marcus Maxwell	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Rico Banks	---	---	0	0	5	5
QB Jameson Durham	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	42	14.0
Middle	14	100	7.1
Right	8	28	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	52	4.3
Middle	20	121	6.1
Right	5	36	7.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	29	18	4	1	1	1	6	5	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kyle Orton	26	18	4	1	0	3	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	82	11.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	68	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	63	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	41	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	77	15.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	120	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	66	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Brandon Myers	9	7	1	61	0	28
TE Miles Myers	5	2	0	52	1	10
WR Antonio Brown	4	1	0	6	0	28
RB DeMarco Murray	4	4	0	30	0	29
WR Tiquan Underwood	2	0	0	0	0	5
FB Anthony Dixon	2	1	0	14	0	5
WR Alshon Jeffrey	2	2	0	50	2	29
WR Riley Cooper	1	1	0	41	1	12

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marques Colston	9	3	80	1	27
WR Justin Blackmon	6	5	73	2	25
WR Julio Jones	5	5	57	1	21
RB Justice Hairston	2	2	20	0	10
RB James Starks	2	2	21	0	16
FB Jake O'Connell	1	1	12	0	23
RB Bernard Pierce	1	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Drew Brees	2	6	3.00	5.00
RB DeMarco Murray	1	-2	-2.00	7.14

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Justice Hairston	2	12	6.00	6.00
RB James Starks	2	4	2.00	5.62
QB Kyle Orton	1	-1	-1.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	4	2	11	2.75	8.76

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kyle Orton	3	1	18	6.00	10.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brandon Myers	2	1	4	2.00	6.78
WR Antonio Brown	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
RB DeMarco Murray	1	1	7	7.00	7.50

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marques Colston	1	0	0	0.00	8.89
RB James Starks	1	1	18	18.00	10.50
RB Bernard Pierce	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
QB Drew Brees	1	0
RB DeMarco Murray	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB James Starks	2	2
QB Kyle Orton	1	0
RB Justice Hairston	1	1
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	9	5	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kyle Orton	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brandon Myers	6	4	2
TE Miles Myers	1	0	0
WR Tiquan Underwood	1	0	0
WR Alshon Jeffrey	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marques Colston	4	2	0
RB Justice Hairston	1	1	1
RB James Starks	1	1	1
WR Julio Jones	1	1	0
WR Justin Blackmon	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)