Week 1, 2015

played in Kansas City, MO

55 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	3	3	14	6	-	33
Kansas City Chiefs	6	7	14	0	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:30 KCY - Moe Fariman 35 field goal
1Q: 06:55 DEN - Bernard Pierce 1 run (Micah Posante extra point)
1Q: 00:05 KCY - Moe Fariman 31 field goal
2Q: 05:03 DEN - Micah Posante 36 field goal
2Q: 02:06 KCY - Antonio Brown 23 pass from Marcus Mariota (Moe Fariman extra point)
3Q: 09:17 KCY - Marcus Mariota 10 run (Moe Fariman extra point)
3Q: 05:19 DEN - Micah Posante 30 field goal
3Q: 01:48 KCY - Antonio Brown 3 pass from Marcus Mariota (Moe Fariman extra point)
4Q: 12:21 DEN - Wayne Robinson 3 run (Micah Posante extra point)
4Q: 02:00 DEN - Julio Jones 44 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point)
OT: 07:38 DEN - Bernard Pierce 19 run

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:30 KCY - Moe Fariman 35 field goal
1Q: 06:55 DEN - Bernard Pierce 1 run (Micah Posante extra point)
1Q: 00:05 KCY - Moe Fariman 31 field goal
2Q: 05:03 DEN - Micah Posante 36 field goal
2Q: 02:06 KCY - Antonio Brown 23 pass from Marcus Mariota (Moe Fariman extra point)
3Q: 09:17 KCY - Marcus Mariota 10 run (Moe Fariman extra point)
3Q: 05:19 DEN - Micah Posante 30 field goal
3Q: 01:48 KCY - Antonio Brown 3 pass from Marcus Mariota (Moe Fariman extra point)
4Q: 12:21 DEN - Wayne Robinson 3 run (Micah Posante extra point)
4Q: 02:00 DEN - Julio Jones 44 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point)
OT: 07:38 DEN - Bernard Pierce 19 run

Team Statistics DEN KCY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 7 11
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 436 421
- Offensive Plays 55 65
- Yards per Play 7.93 6.48
Net Rushing Yards 100 228
- Rushing Attempts 18 34
- Yards per Rush 5.56 6.71
Net Passing Yards 336 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 24 - 0 30 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 355 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 9.08 6.23
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 3/63 5/126
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:16 34:22

Team Statistics	DEN	KCY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	7	11
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	436	421
- Offensive Plays	55	65
- Yards per Play	7.93	6.48
Net Rushing Yards	100	228
- Rushing Attempts	18	34
- Yards per Rush	5.56	6.71
Net Passing Yards	336	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 24 - 0	30 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	355	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	9.08	6.23
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	3/63	5/126
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:16	34:22

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:22	3:36	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
2	15:00	3:00	OWN 19	4	9	Punt
2	10:28	1:46	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
2	7:17	2:20	OPP 39	4	20	Field Goal
2	1:59	1:08	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OPP 38	2	5	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:40	OWN 25	5	28	Punt
3	9:04	3:52	OWN 21	7	66	Field Goal
3	1:41	4:31	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	9:58	1:12	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
4	4:22	2:37	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
OT1	8:40	1:18	OPP 46	2	46	Touchdown

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:38	OWN 25	8	57	Field Goal
1	6:46	6:46	OWN 25	11	61	Field Goal
2	12:00	1:32	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
2	8:42	1:25	OWN 3	3	7	Punt
2	4:57	2:58	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
2	0:51	0:19	OWN 28	2	10	Fumble
3	13:20	4:16	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	5:12	3:31	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
4	12:10	2:12	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
4	8:46	4:24	OWN 24	6	23	Punt
4	1:45	1:45	OWN 25	5	42	Missed FG
OT1	10:00	1:20	OWN 17	3	-1	Punt

Game MVP: Wayne Robinson, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Giovani Bernard	9	54	6.00	14	4	0
RB Bernard Pierce	5	28	5.60	19	1	2
QB Wayne Robinson	4	18	4.50	6	0	1

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB DeMarco Murray	17	139	8.18	30	5	0
QB Marcus Mariota	9	53	5.89	14	2	1
RB Eddie Lacy	6	34	5.67	13	2	0
WR Alshon Jeffrey	2	2	1.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne Robinson	34	24	355	3/19	1	44	0	114.2

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marcus Mariota	30	22	197	1/4	2	24	0	112.7

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Samuel Gomez	10	14	125	12.50	48	32	0
WR Justin Blackmon	5	6	79	15.80	57	35	0
WR Julio Jones	4	6	106	26.50	62	44	1
RB Bernard Pierce	2	3	-2	-1.00	2	2	0
TE Jack Doyle	2	2	44	22.00	34	42	0
RB Giovani Bernard	1	2	3	3.00	3	3	0
TE Nate Kleedtke	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Brown	12	15	104	8.67	49	23	2
TE Derek Schouman	3	4	49	16.33	5	24	0
WR Alshon Jeffrey	2	3	12	6.00	4	10	0
WR Keenan Allen	2	3	2	1.00	0	3	0
TE Brandon Myers	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0
WR Tiquan Underwood	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Anthony Dixon	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB DeMarco Murray	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Eddie Lacy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Fletcher Cox	0	1	0	0
CB Rico Banks	0	0	1	0

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Marcus Mariota	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brody Beasley	5	252	50.4	45.6	57	2

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Isaiah Bryant	5	201	40.2	32.8	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Micah Posante	2/3	0/1	0/1	36	3/3

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Moe Fariman	2/3	0/1	0/1	35	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernard Pierce	2	17	8.5	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Lacy	2	4	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Archie Wolfe	2	43	21.5	0
Aiden Gehrig	1	20	20.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antonio Brown	5	126	25.2	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	11	4	0.0	33	29
OLB Dontay Moch	9	1	0.0	26	24
OLB Eli Thomas	6	3	0.0	23	17
CB Marcus Gilchrist	5	1	0.0	29	27
S D. J. Swearinger	4	3	0.0	29	26
S Marcus Maxey	4	0	0.0	25	17
DT Sedrick Ellis	4	0	0.0	31	27
CB Rico Banks	4	0	0.0	33	26
DT Fletcher Cox	3	0	1.0	32	28
OLB Brandon Spikes	1	1	0.0	1	2
DE Bruce Carter	1	0	0.0	28	23
CB Brock Vereen	1	0	0.0	13	19
DT Angel Blackson	0	1	0.0	4	4

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB C. J. Mosley	6	3	0.0	17	31
ILB Patrick Willis	5	0	0.0	17	37
DE Will Clarke	4	0	1.0	17	32
CB Casey Hayward	4	2	0.0	15	31
S Antoine Bethea	3	1	0.0	7	14
CB Kelly Stokes	3	0	0.0	5	16
S Calvin Pryor	3	0	0.0	11	21
DT Brandon Williams	2	0	1.0	9	24
S Ko Simpson	2	1	0.0	7	13
S Tanner Mullens	2	1	0.0	11	22
CB A. J. Bouye	2	1	0.0	18	27
OLB Sio Moore	1	0	1.0	0	4
S Mack Ruzzin	1	0	0.0	0	6
DE Olivier Vernon	1	0	0.0	3	10
CB Aaron Colvin	1	0	0.0	11	27
DT Grady Jarrett	1	0	0.0	7	12
OLB Josh Hull	0	1	0.0	7	12
DT Alameda Ta'amu	0	1	0.0	10	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Fletcher Cox	1.0	0	0	0	28
OLB Dontay Moch	0.0	1	0	0	24
DE Tyson Alualu	0.0	0	2	0	11
DE Bruce Carter	0.0	0	2	0	23
DE Anthony Spencer	0.0	0	0	3	27

Kansas City	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Will Clarke	1.0	2	1	32
DT Brandon Williams	1.0	0	0	24
OLB Sio Moore	1.0	0	0	4
DE Mario Edwards Jr.	0.0	3	0	28
OLB Josh Hull	0.0	1	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Eli Thomas	4	0	17
CB Marcus Gilchrist	4	0	27
CB Rico Banks	4	0	26
OLB Dontay Moch	3	0	24
S Marcus Maxey	2	0	17
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	2	0	29
S D. J. Swearinger	2	0	26
CB Brock Vereen	1	1	19

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	4	1	37
CB Casey Hayward	3	0	31
S Calvin Pryor	3	0	21
S Antoine Bethea	2	0	14
S Ko Simpson	2	0	13
CB Kelly Stokes	2	0	16
CB A. J. Bouye	2	0	27
DE Will Clarke	2	0	32
CB Aaron Colvin	2	0	27
S Mack Ruzzin	1	0	6
ILB C. J. Mosley	1	0	31
DT Grady Jarrett	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Anthony Hammond	2	4	1	18	1	37
G Zach Browning	2	4	0	18	0	37
T Orlando Franklin	1	3	0	18	2	37
T Eric Winston	1	2	1	18	0	37
G Shawn Lauvao	0	1	0	18	0	37

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ramon Foster	5	8	34	0	31
G James Carpenter	2	4	34	1	31
C Maurkice Pouncey	2	4	34	0	31
T Gabe Carimi	2	3	34	0	31
TE Derek Schouman	2	2	24	0	18
G Paul Fanaika	2	2	34	0	31
TE A.J. Austin	1	1	3	0	3
FB Anthony Dixon	0	1	14	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Eli Thomas	2	25
Sedrick Ellis	2	17
Bernard Pierce	1	26
Dontay Moch	1	23
Justin Blackmon	1	21

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Maurkice Pouncey	2	11
Eddie Lacy	1	26
Antoine Bethea	1	21
Ramon Foster	1	8

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	31	27	17	75
OLB Dontay Moch	---	---	26	24	23	73
WR Justin Blackmon	14	32	---	---	21	67
OLB Eli Thomas	---	---	23	17	25	65
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	---	---	33	29	2	64
T Eric Winston	18	37	---	---	8	63
G Shawn Lauvao	18	37	---	---	8	63
CB Rico Banks	---	---	33	26	3	62
DT Fletcher Cox	---	---	32	28	2	62
QB Wayne Robinson	18	37	---	---	3	58
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	29	27	2	58
S D. J. Swearinger	---	---	29	26	2	57
G Zach Browning	18	37	---	---	---	55
G Anthony Hammond	18	37	---	---	---	55
T Orlando Franklin	18	37	---	---	---	55
WR Samuel Gomez	18	37	---	---	---	55
DE Anthony Spencer	---	---	26	27	1	54
DE Bruce Carter	---	---	28	23	1	52
CB Brock Vereen	---	---	13	19	20	52
RB Bernard Pierce	6	18	---	---	26	50
WR Julio Jones	17	31	---	---	---	48
TE Jack Doyle	14	32	---	---	1	47
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	25	17	3	45
RB Giovani Bernard	12	18	---	---	13	43
CB Justin Gilbert	---	---	12	18	1	31
DE Tyson Alualu	---	---	13	11	3	27
CB Aiden Gehrig	---	---	8	10	8	26
TE DeAndre Goodson	0	0	---	---	26	26
FB Norman Manning	4	11	---	---	10	25
OLB Brandon Spikes	---	---	1	2	19	22
TE Nate Kleedtke	4	5	---	---	10	19
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	3	4	7	14
DT Angel Blackson	---	---	4	4	3	11
K Micah Posante	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Stanley Arnoux	---	---	5	2	1	8
T Russell Okung	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Harris Tirman	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Jamil Douglas	0	0	---	---	8	8
S Archie Wolfe	---	---	0	0	6	6
DE Da'Quan Bowers	---	---	0	0	5	5
P Brody Beasley	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Shaq Evans	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Matt Barkley	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Khaled Holmes	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Russell Bodine	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Maurkice Pouncey	34	31	---	---	11	76
WR Antonio Brown	31	26	---	---	18	75
G Paul Fanaika	34	31	---	---	8	73
G Ramon Foster	34	31	---	---	8	73
G James Carpenter	34	31	---	---	8	73
T Gabe Carimi	34	31	---	---	8	73
TE Derek Schouman	24	18	---	---	26	68
QB Marcus Mariota	34	31	---	---	---	65
WR Alshon Jeffrey	31	29	---	---	1	61
ILB Patrick Willis	---	---	17	37	4	58
CB Casey Hayward	---	---	15	31	8	54
RB Eddie Lacy	15	11	---	---	26	52
DE Will Clarke	---	---	17	32	3	52
ILB C. J. Mosley	---	---	17	31	1	49
FB Anthony Dixon	14	11	---	---	21	46
CB A. J. Bouye	---	---	18	27	1	46
DE Mario Edwards Jr.	---	---	16	28	---	44
OLB Josh Hull	---	---	7	12	24	43
WR Keenan Allen	12	19	---	---	12	43
S Antoine Bethea	---	---	7	14	21	42
RB DeMarco Murray	21	20	---	---	1	42
CB Kelly Stokes	---	---	5	16	20	41
CB Aaron Colvin	---	---	11	27	2	40
DT Brandon Williams	---	---	9	24	2	35
DT Alameda Ta'amu	---	---	10	18	6	34
S Tanner Mullens	---	---	11	22	---	33
S Calvin Pryor	---	---	11	21	---	32
WR Tiquan Underwood	4	5	---	---	21	30
DT Ego Ferguson	---	---	10	20	---	30
TE Brandon Myers	15	13	---	---	---	28
DT Grady Jarrett	---	---	7	12	3	22
S Ko Simpson	---	---	7	13	1	21
DE Olivier Vernon	---	---	3	10	8	21
ILB A.J. Hawk	---	---	0	2	11	13
K Moe Fariman	0	0	---	---	9	9
S Mack Ruzzin	---	---	0	6	2	8
P Isaiah Bryant	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Miguel Guthrie	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Sio Moore	---	---	0	4	2	6
RB Seth Dubord	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE A.J. Austin	3	3	---	---	---	6
T Melvin Cooper	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Khairi Fortt	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Dusty Cooley	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Andrew Donnal	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Shaq Thompson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	13	68	5.2
Right	3	29	9.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	62	6.9
Middle	22	153	7.0
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne Robinson	34	24	9	2	0	2	6	2	0

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marcus Mariota	30	22	3	0	2	1	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	11	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	212	14.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	100	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	32	16.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	15	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	75	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	42	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	65	21.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Samuel Gomez	14	10	125	3	37
WR Julio Jones	6	4	106	3	31
WR Justin Blackmon	6	5	79	2	32
RB Bernard Pierce	3	2	-2	0	18
RB Giovani Bernard	2	1	3	0	18
TE Jack Doyle	2	2	44	1	32
TE Nate Kleedtke	1	0	0	0	5

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Brown	15	12	0	104	2	26
TE Derek Schouman	4	3	0	49	1	18
WR Alshon Jeffrey	3	2	1	12	0	29
WR Keenan Allen	3	2	0	2	0	19
TE Brandon Myers	1	1	0	18	0	13
WR Tiquan Underwood	1	1	0	11	0	5
FB Anthony Dixon	1	1	0	1	0	11
RB DeMarco Murray	1	0	0	0	0	20
RB Eddie Lacy	1	0	1	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Wayne Robinson	2	7	3.50	4.50
RB Bernard Pierce	2	20	10.00	5.60
RB Giovani Bernard	2	12	6.00	6.00

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Marcus Mariota	2	15	7.50	5.89
WR Alshon Jeffrey	1	-1	-1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne Robinson	4	1	3	0.75	10.44

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marcus Mariota	4	2	10	2.50	6.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Samuel Gomez	2	1	3	1.50	8.93
RB Bernard Pierce	1	0	0	0.00	-0.67
RB Giovani Bernard	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Brown	3	2	10	3.33	6.93
WR Keenan Allen	1	0	0	0.00	0.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Wayne Robinson	1	1

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
QB Marcus Mariota	5	1
RB Eddie Lacy	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne Robinson	8	6	2

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marcus Mariota	5	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Justin Blackmon	3	2	0
WR Julio Jones	2	2	2
WR Samuel Gomez	2	1	0
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	0

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Brown	3	3	2
TE Derek Schouman	1	1	1
WR Keenan Allen	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)