Week 1, 2012

played in Denver, CO

58 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Kansas City Chiefs7670-20
Denver Broncos01473-24

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

Team StatisticsKCYDEN
Record0-11-0
First Downs1922
- by Rushing711
- by Passing1111
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards419467
- Offensive Plays5565
- Yards per Play7.627.18
Net Rushing Yards170208
- Rushing Attempts2538
- Yards per Rush6.805.47
Net Passing Yards249259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt29 - 18 - 026 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards254263
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/51/4
- Yards per Pass Play8.309.59
Fumbles/Lost0/00/0
3rd Down Conversions3/117/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.45.6
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards4/206/47
Punt Returns/Yards1/71/8
Kick Returns/Yards3/491/16
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/22/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 17
Time of Possession27:4432:16

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
16:441:42OWN 3537Punt
14:074:04OWN 34766Touchdown
212:352:54OWN 16570Field Goal
27:452:41OWN 28563Field Goal
21:521:46OWN 18518Punt
315:002:38OWN 25529Punt
36:572:23OWN 20480Touchdown
31:482:42OWN 28736Punt
412:094:28OWN 32929Punt
46:122:25OWN 40411Punt
40:020:02OWN 2510Game
Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:008:16OWN 251547Missed FG
15:020:55OWN 1833Punt
10:032:28OWN 4596Touchdown
29:411:56OWN 25417Punt
25:043:12OWN 9891Touchdown
20:060:06OWN 261-3Half
312:225:25OWN 31297Touchdown
34:342:46OWN 23411Punt
414:061:57OWN 2037Punt
47:411:29OWN 2036Punt
43:473:45OWN 20870Field Goal

Game MVP: Kyle Orton, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Kansas CityAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB DeMarco Murray211507.145071
QB Drew Brees4205.00800
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB James Starks261465.622640
QB Kyle Orton7497.001220
RB Bernard Pierce310.33300
RB Justice Hairston2126.00701

Passing Statistics

Kansas CityAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Drew Brees29182541/51510101.7
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Kyle Orton26182631/42650127.5

Receiving Statistics

Kansas CityCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Brandon Myers79618.7121160
RB DeMarco Murray44307.5024181
TE Miles Myers255226.0046510
WR Alshon Jeffrey225025.0035290
FB Anthony Dixon121414.0015140
WR Riley Cooper114141.008410
WR Antonio Brown1466.00060
WR Tiquan Underwood0200.00000
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Julio Jones555711.4037230
WR Justin Blackmon567314.6047360
WR Marques Colston398026.6767651
RB Justice Hairston222010.002140
RB James Starks222110.507181
FB Jake O'Connell111212.003120
RB Bernard Pierce0100.00000

Interception Statistics

Kansas CityIntsYardsAvgTD
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

Kansas CityFumbRecovForceTD
DenverFumbRecovForceTD

Punting Statistics

Kansas CityPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Karl Rice625342.230.8492
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Isaac Cochrane519539.037.6450

Kicking Statistics

Kansas CityFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Julio Watson2/20/00/0312/2
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Micah Posante1/20/10/0273/3

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas CityRetYardsAvgTD
Alshon Jeffrey177.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Marques Colston188.00

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas CityRetYardsAvgTD
Alshon Jeffrey34916.30
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Marcus Maxwell11616.00

Defensive Statistics

Kansas CityTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Patrick Willis920.03726
ILB A.J. Hawk910.03727
S Ko Simpson830.03827
S Antoine Bethea820.03827
DT Clinton McDonald430.02922
CB Brandon Browner420.03525
CB Casey Hayward400.03426
DT Christan Ballard220.03425
CB Troy Roose200.01817
DE Olivier Vernon111.03624
OLB Josh Hull110.0197
DE Jovan Haye010.03124
CB Kelly Stokes010.096
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Marcus Gilchrist610.02330
OLB Jonah Conger520.51615
DT Kevin Williams510.52324
S Marcus Maxey510.02122
CB Levi Curtis500.02017
DE Tyson Alualu410.02019
OLB Tevin Kerber310.0913
DE Bruce Carter310.02530
ILB Robert Wendorff200.01019
CB Carlos Rogers200.01311
ILB Brian Cushing130.02323
DT Sedrick Ellis100.026
CB Major Wright010.01120

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas CitySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Olivier Vernon1.010024
DE Jovan Haye0.001124
ILB A.J. Hawk0.001027
DT Greg Peterson0.00107
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Kevin Williams0.503324
OLB Jonah Conger0.500015
OLB Derrick Morgan0.010029
DE Tyson Alualu0.010019
DE Dan Bazuin0.002113
OLB Tevin Kerber0.001013
DE Bruce Carter0.000130

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas CityCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB A.J. Hawk41027
S Antoine Bethea40027
CB Casey Hayward21026
S Ko Simpson20027
DT Clinton McDonald20022
ILB Patrick Willis11026
CB Brandon Browner10025
OLB Josh Hull1007
CB Troy Roose10017
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Carlos Rogers30011
OLB Jonah Conger30015
CB Levi Curtis30017
ILB Robert Wendorff20019
S Marcus Maxey20022
CB Marcus Gilchrist20030
DT Kevin Williams10024
OLB Tevin Kerber10013
DE Bruce Carter10030
ILB Brian Cushing01023

Blocking Statistics

Kansas CityKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Maurkice Pouncey36025030
G Paul Fanaika24025030
G Ramon Foster24025030
T Gabe Carimi22025130
G James Carpenter04025030
TE Miles Myers0209010
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Ben Grubbs45038027
T Eric Winston37038027
T George Foster27038027
G Zach Browning24038027
G Shawn Lauvao08038127

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas CityTacklesSTPlays
Antonio Brown116
Maurkice Pouncey111
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Kevin Williams218
Frederick Maese123
Vinny Curry116

Participation

Kansas CityRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
ILB A.J. Hawk------37271276
S Antoine Bethea------3827368
S Ko Simpson------3827267
WR Antonio Brown2228------1666
C Maurkice Pouncey2530------1166
ILB Patrick Willis------3726265
WR Alshon Jeffrey2529------1064
CB Brandon Browner------3525363
G Paul Fanaika2530------863
G Ramon Foster2530------863
G James Carpenter2530------863
T Gabe Carimi2530------863
CB Casey Hayward------3426262
DT Christan Ballard------3425261
DE Olivier Vernon------3624161
DE Jovan Haye------3124257
QB Drew Brees2530---------55
RB DeMarco Murray2529------155
DT Clinton McDonald------2922253
TE Brandon Myers2428---------52
WR Riley Cooper1512------1037
CB Troy Roose------1817136
OLB Josh Hull------197228
TE Dante Rosario00------2323
WR Tiquan Underwood15------1723
FB Freddie Peterson12------1720
CB Kelly Stokes------96520
OLB Monty Vinson------002020
TE Miles Myers910---------19
DT Greg Peterson------127---19
RB Dana Van Dyke00------1717
DT Jason Worilds------64616
CB Bryant McFadden------011415
S Tanner Mullens------001414
C Jacob Jourden00------88
P Karl Rice00------88
OLB Brady Popinga------52---7
FB Anthony Dixon25---------7
K Julio Watson00------77
DT Alameda Ta'amu------0055
TE Patrick Root11---------2
WR Cecil Shorts01---------1
T Ryan O'Callaghan00---------0
G Jonathan Lemieux00---------0
QB Ed Schroeder00---------0
DE Zane Hodges------00---0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
WR Marques Colston3727------1680
G Zach Browning3827------772
T George Foster3827---------65
DT Kevin Williams------23241865
QB Kyle Orton3827---------65
T Eric Winston3827---------65
G Ben Grubbs3827---------65
G Shawn Lauvao3827---------65
WR Justin Blackmon3425------564
DE Bruce Carter------2530257
OLB Derrick Morgan------2429255
CB Marcus Gilchrist------2330255
OLB Jonah Conger------16152253
FB Jake O'Connell2923---------52
RB James Starks3216---------48
ILB Brian Cushing------2323147
S Marcus Maxey------2122144
RB Bernard Pierce144------2341
DE Tyson Alualu------2019140
WR Julio Jones1821---------39
CB Levi Curtis------2017138
S Kerry Rhodes------1917---36
CB Major Wright------1120233
ILB Robert Wendorff------1019231
CB Carlos Rogers------1311630
DT Sedrick Ellis------262230
TE Frederick Maese32------2328
DE Dan Bazuin------713727
TE Ben Patrick196---------25
OLB Tevin Kerber------913123
RB Justice Hairston310------720
WR Will Franklin11------1820
S Kenny Phillips------610117
DE Vinny Curry------001616
DT Fletcher Cox------001515
CB Darrent Williams------2619
OLB James Anderson------1618
C Barry Barham00------77
C Jackie Wissick00------77
T Jason Smith00------77
P Isaac Cochrane00------77
G Douglas Irving00------77
K Micah Posante00------77
WR Marcus Maxwell00------55
CB Rico Banks------0055
QB Jameson Durham00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left34214.0
Middle141007.1
Right8283.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12524.3
Middle201216.1
Right5367.2
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas CityAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Drew Brees29184111650
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Kyle Orton26184103310

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen768211.7
Short (0-8 Yds)106686.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)85637.9
Long (19+ Yds)414110.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen537715.4
Short (0-8 Yds)15101208.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)656611.0
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas CityTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Brandon Myers97161028
TE Miles Myers52052110
WR Antonio Brown4106028
RB DeMarco Murray44030029
WR Tiquan Underwood200005
FB Anthony Dixon2101405
WR Alshon Jeffrey22050229
WR Riley Cooper11041112
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Marques Colston93080127
WR Justin Blackmon65073225
WR Julio Jones55057121
RB Justice Hairston22020010
RB James Starks22021016
FB Jake O'Connell11012023
RB Bernard Pierce100004

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas CityAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
QB Drew Brees263.005.00
RB DeMarco Murray1-2-2.007.14
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Justice Hairston2126.006.00
RB James Starks242.005.62
QB Kyle Orton1-1-1.007.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas CityAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Drew Brees42112.758.76
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Kyle Orton31186.0010.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas CityTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Brandon Myers2142.006.78
WR Antonio Brown1000.001.50
RB DeMarco Murray1177.007.50
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Marques Colston1000.008.89
RB James Starks111818.0010.50
RB Bernard Pierce1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas CityRushesConversions
QB Drew Brees10
RB DeMarco Murray10
DenverRushesConversions
RB James Starks22
QB Kyle Orton10
RB Justice Hairston11
RB Bernard Pierce11

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas CityAttCompConversions
Drew Brees953
DenverAttCompConversions
Kyle Orton863

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas CityTargCatchConversions
TE Brandon Myers642
TE Miles Myers100
WR Tiquan Underwood100
WR Alshon Jeffrey111
DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Marques Colston420
RB Justice Hairston111
RB James Starks111
WR Julio Jones110
WR Justin Blackmon111

SectionAttendance
Stadium99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck25,300 (25,300)
End Zone18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)