Week 1, 2021

played in Kansas City, MO

57 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	10	3	3	-	23
Kansas City Chiefs	14	0	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 DEN - Rashard Higgins 95 kickoff return (B.J. Makofske extra point)
1Q: 09:38 KCY - Antonio Brown 12 pass from Carson Wentz (Roman Shea extra point)
1Q: 05:39 KCY - T. J. Hockenson 22 pass from Carson Wentz (Roman Shea extra point)
2Q: 10:34 DEN - B.J. Makofske 41 field goal
2Q: 04:56 DEN - Rashard Higgins 2 pass from Davis Webb (B.J. Makofske extra point)
3Q: 06:48 DEN - B.J. Makofske 33 field goal
4Q: 13:26 DEN - B.J. Makofske 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 DEN - Rashard Higgins 95 kickoff return (B.J. Makofske extra point)
1Q: 09:38 KCY - Antonio Brown 12 pass from Carson Wentz (Roman Shea extra point)
1Q: 05:39 KCY - T. J. Hockenson 22 pass from Carson Wentz (Roman Shea extra point)
2Q: 10:34 DEN - B.J. Makofske 41 field goal
2Q: 04:56 DEN - Rashard Higgins 2 pass from Davis Webb (B.J. Makofske extra point)
3Q: 06:48 DEN - B.J. Makofske 33 field goal
4Q: 13:26 DEN - B.J. Makofske 24 field goal

Team Statistics DEN KCY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 24 20
- by Rushing 12 3
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 387 338
- Offensive Plays 72 63
- Yards per Play 5.38 5.37
Net Rushing Yards 176 76
- Rushing Attempts 36 19
- Yards per Rush 4.89 4.00
Net Passing Yards 211 262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 17 - 1 43 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 227 267
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.86 5.95
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/52 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/37 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/95 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 1/19 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:06 25:54

Team Statistics	DEN	KCY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	24	20
- by Rushing	12	3
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	387	338
- Offensive Plays	72	63
- Yards per Play	5.38	5.37
Net Rushing Yards	176	76
- Rushing Attempts	36	19
- Yards per Rush	4.89	4.00
Net Passing Yards	211	262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 17 - 1	43 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	227	267
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.86	5.95
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/52	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/37	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/95	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	1/19	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 26
Time of Possession	34:06	25:54

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:03	2:17	OWN 13	4	12	Interception
1	5:25	4:23	OWN 5	8	46	Punt
1	0:09	4:40	OWN 38	9	38	Field Goal
2	8:44	3:59	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
2	2:34	0:49	OWN 49	3	5	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 3	1	1	Half
3	12:58	2:06	OWN 6	5	36	Punt
3	9:48	3:07	OWN 33	6	51	Field Goal
3	4:03	5:45	OWN 33	12	60	Field Goal
4	12:42	1:31	OWN 40	3	-1	Punt
4	7:02	5:32	OWN 6	12	58	Punt

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:47	5:17	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
1	6:46	1:21	OPP 39	3	39	Touchdown
1	1:02	0:53	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	10:29	1:45	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
2	4:45	2:11	OWN 25	5	26	Interception
2	1:45	1:37	OWN 20	6	36	Punt
3	15:00	2:02	OWN 28	4	26	Punt
3	10:52	1:04	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	6:41	2:38	OWN 25	6	42	Fumble
4	13:18	0:36	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
4	11:11	4:09	OWN 20	8	47	Punt
4	1:30	1:30	OWN 20	8	43	Game

Game MVP: Davis Webb, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Devontae Booker	21	100	4.76	18	6
RB Ezekiel Elliott	10	48	4.80	12	2
QB Davis Webb	5	28	5.60	10	1

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Antonio Connell	9	37	4.11	15	1
QB Carson Wentz	6	6	1.00	5	0
WR Dusty Foreman	3	6	2.00	4	0
RB Kalen Ballage	1	27	27.00	27	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Davis Webb	33	17	227	3/16	1	32	1	71.1

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Wentz	43	21	267	1/5	2	28	1	74.4

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Samuel Gomez	5	9	69	13.80	29	25	0
WR Marshall Edmondson	3	5	52	17.33	7	32	0
TE John Murray	2	2	16	8.00	0	8	0
WR Rashard Higgins	2	3	24	12.00	0	22	1
FB Howie Bartoszek	2	2	21	10.50	0	17	0
WR Tyler Lockett	1	8	22	22.00	22	22	0
RB Devontae Booker	1	2	9	9.00	8	9	0
TE Landon Boone	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE Evan Rodriguez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE T. J. Hockenson	8	10	121	15.13	72	28	1
WR Antonio Brown	5	14	33	6.60	1	12	1
WR Alshon Jeffrey	3	9	37	12.33	14	18	0
RB Antonio Connell	3	3	47	15.67	43	19	0
WR Dusty Foreman	2	6	29	14.50	9	16	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Deone Bucannon	1	19	19.00	0

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mack Ruzzin	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Devontae Booker	1	0	0
RB Ezekiel Elliott	1	0	0
S Desmond King	1	0	0
S Tyrann Mathieu	0	1	1
QB Davis Webb	0	1	0
G Joseph Noteboom	0	1	0
CB David Long	0	1	0

Kansas City	Fumb	Force
QB Carson Wentz	1	0
WR Antonio Brown	0	1
ILB C. J. Mosley	0	1
S Rashaan Gaulden	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jameson Kanellitsas	5	237	47.4	30.0	58	1

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	7	306	43.7	38.4	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
B.J. Makofske	3/3	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roman Shea	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Desmond King	4	37	9.3	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antonio Connell	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rashard Higgins	1	95	95.0	1

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dusty Foreman	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Deone Bucannon	6	4	0.0	18	37
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	5	2	0.0	14	38
CB Jose Dixon	4	2	0.0	9	23
CB David Long	4	0	0.0	19	40
OLB Jon Bostic	3	0	0.0	11	21
S Tyrann Mathieu	3	0	0.0	7	20
S Desmond King	3	0	0.0	14	28
ILB Bernie Delgado	2	2	0.0	13	29
CB Justin Gilbert	2	1	0.0	13	22
DE Kelvin Boone	2	0	0.0	11	28
DT Herb Pitt	2	0	0.0	8	14
DE Myles Garrett	1	0	0.5	14	38
CB Gareon Conley	1	1	0.0	9	25
RB Devontae Booker	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tim Williams	1	0	0.0	16	34
DT Sheldon Richardson	0	1	0.5	13	34

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB C. J. Mosley	9	1	1.0	36	36
OLB Khairi Fortt	5	3	0.0	32	27
S Calvin Pryor	5	2	0.0	36	36
CB Daquan Thomason	5	2	0.0	35	35
S Rashaan Gaulden	5	0	0.0	25	22
DT Adrian Diaz	5	0	0.0	26	21
CB Casey Hawkins	4	1	0.0	17	20
ILB Andrew Golalic	4	1	0.0	13	6
DT P. J. Hall	2	3	1.0	27	23
CB Cordrea Tankersley	2	1	0.0	16	26
DE Austin Bryant	2	0	0.0	12	9
DE Marquis Haynes	1	1	1.0	33	34
DE DeForest Buckner	1	2	0.0	26	31
OLB Rashaan Evans	1	1	0.0	4	6
WR Antonio Brown	1	0	---	---	---
S Mack Ruzzin	1	0	0.0	18	25
OLB Blake Martinez	1	0	0.0	3	3
DT Jerry Tillery	1	0	0.0	21	27
S Marquise Blair	1	0	0.0	12	6
S Tanner Mullens	0	1	0.0	4	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Sheldon Richardson	0.5	3	0	34
DE Myles Garrett	0.5	1	0	38
DE Tim Williams	0.0	3	1	34
DE Paul Whitfield	0.0	2	1	13
DE Kelvin Boone	0.0	2	0	28

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Marquis Haynes	1.0	0	1	34
ILB C. J. Mosley	1.0	0	0	36
DT P. J. Hall	1.0	0	0	23
DE DeForest Buckner	0.0	1	0	31
DT Jerry Tillery	0.0	0	2	27
DT Adrian Diaz	0.0	0	2	21
OLB Blake Martinez	0.0	0	1	3

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	3	3	0	38
CB Jose Dixon	3	0	0	23
CB David Long	3	0	0	40
S Desmond King	2	2	0	28
OLB Jon Bostic	2	0	0	21
CB Justin Gilbert	2	0	0	22
CB Gareon Conley	1	1	0	25
S Deone Bucannon	1	0	1	37
S Tyrann Mathieu	1	0	0	20
DE Kelvin Boone	1	0	0	28
DT Herb Pitt	1	0	0	14
ILB Bernie Delgado	1	0	0	29

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Khairi Fortt	4	3	0	27
CB Daquan Thomason	3	0	0	35
ILB C. J. Mosley	2	2	0	36
CB Casey Hawkins	2	0	0	20
S Calvin Pryor	1	0	0	36
CB Cordrea Tankersley	1	0	0	26
OLB Rashaan Evans	1	0	0	6
S Rashaan Gaulden	1	0	0	22
DT Adrian Diaz	1	0	0	21
ILB Andrew Golalic	1	0	0	6
S Mack Ruzzin	0	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Ben Jones	3	8	36	1	36
G Joseph Noteboom	3	7	36	0	36
G Laken Tomlinson	2	8	36	0	36
T Taylor Decker	2	3	36	0	36
TE Evan Rodriguez	1	2	35	0	25
G Andy Levitre	0	3	36	2	36

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Daquan Walters	2	2	19	0	44
C Maurkice Pouncey	1	7	19	0	44
G James Carpenter	1	3	19	0	44
G Tre Hagen	1	2	19	0	44
T Jerald Hawkins	0	2	19	1	44
FB Lorenzo Andersen	0	1	5	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
David Long	1	16
Tyler Lockett	1	14
Brendan Givens	1	6

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Antonio Brown	2	16
Maurkice Pouncey	2	10

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Taylor Decker	36	36	---	---	8	80
WR Samuel Gomez	36	36	---	---	3	75
QB Davis Webb	36	36	---	---	3	75
CB David Long	---	---	19	40	16	75
WR Tyler Lockett	32	28	---	---	14	74
G Andy Levitre	36	36	---	---	---	72
C Ben Jones	36	36	---	---	---	72
G Laken Tomlinson	36	36	---	---	---	72
G Joseph Noteboom	36	36	---	---	---	72
TE Evan Rodriguez	35	25	---	---	---	60
S Deone Bucannon	---	---	18	37	---	55
OLB Jon Bostic	---	---	11	21	21	53
RB Devontae Booker	24	28	---	---	---	52
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	---	---	14	38	---	52
DE Myles Garrett	---	---	14	38	---	52
S Desmond King	---	---	14	28	10	52
WR Marshall Edmondson	21	24	---	---	6	51
DE Tim Williams	---	---	16	34	---	50
DT Sheldon Richardson	---	---	13	34	---	47
TE John Murray	11	11	---	---	24	46
DE Kelvin Boone	---	---	11	28	7	46
ILB Bernie Delgado	---	---	13	29	---	42
CB Gareon Conley	---	---	9	25	7	41
CB Justin Gilbert	---	---	13	22	---	35
RB Ezekiel Elliott	12	6	---	---	17	35
CB Jose Dixon	---	---	9	23	---	32
S Devan Masucci	---	---	1	13	16	30
S Tyrann Mathieu	---	---	7	20	---	27
WR Alexander Osborne	0	3	---	---	24	27
FB Howie Bartoszek	3	5	---	---	19	27
DE Paul Whitfield	---	---	7	13	7	27
DT Chris Wormley	---	---	6	12	7	25
DT Herb Pitt	---	---	8	14	---	22
ILB Brad Cleland	---	---	6	15	---	21
WR Rashard Higgins	5	9	---	---	3	17
K B.J. Makofske	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Mitch Morse	0	0	---	---	8	8
T David Sharpe	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Victor Jolly	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Arnie Narvaez	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Brendan Givens	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Landon Boone	1	5	---	---	---	6
P Jameson Kanellitsas	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Emmett Horton	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Josiah Bishop	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Braden Mili	0	0	---	---	---	0

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Khairi Fortt	---	---	32	27	24	83
WR Antonio Brown	19	44	---	---	16	79
ILB C. J. Mosley	---	---	36	36	3	75
S Calvin Pryor	---	---	36	36	3	75
C Maurkice Pouncey	19	44	---	---	10	73
CB Daquan Thomason	---	---	35	35	3	73
G James Carpenter	19	44	---	---	7	70
T Jerald Hawkins	19	44	---	---	7	70
DE Marquis Haynes	---	---	33	34	3	70
G Tre Hagen	19	44	---	---	7	70
G Daquan Walters	19	44	---	---	7	70
WR Alshon Jeffrey	18	42	---	---	9	69
QB Carson Wentz	19	44	---	---	---	63
S Rashaan Gaulden	---	---	25	22	14	61
DE DeForest Buckner	---	---	26	31	3	60
RB Antonio Connell	18	37	---	---	5	60
DT P. J. Hall	---	---	27	23	8	58
TE T. J. Hockenson	15	43	---	---	---	58
CB Cordrea Tankersley	---	---	16	26	11	53
DT Jerry Tillery	---	---	21	27	3	51
S Mack Ruzzin	---	---	18	25	6	49
DT Adrian Diaz	---	---	26	21	---	47
WR Dusty Foreman	13	24	---	---	6	43
TE Zack Denner	4	13	---	---	21	38
CB Casey Hawkins	---	---	17	20	---	37
FB Lorenzo Andersen	5	11	---	---	14	30
DE Austin Bryant	---	---	12	9	5	26
RB Kalen Ballage	1	3	---	---	16	20
WR Chandler Baxter	2	3	---	---	14	19
ILB Andrew Golalic	---	---	13	6	---	19
S Tanner Mullens	---	---	4	3	11	18
S Marquise Blair	---	---	12	6	---	18
OLB Blake Martinez	---	---	3	3	10	16
OLB Rashaan Evans	---	---	4	6	1	11
C Chad Stott	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Roman Shea	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Rick Leonard	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Benny Snell Jr.	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Collin William	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Benjamin Hanson	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Mason Whitney	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Denzel Givens	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Winston Sturm	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Sean Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Britt Dawson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	30	4.3
Middle	19	95	5.0
Right	10	51	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	8	32	4.0
Right	11	44	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Davis Webb	33	17	4	2	1	5	6	0	1

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Wentz	43	21	4	2	1	6	11	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	45	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	62	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	49	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	71	11.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	-6	-1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	192	10.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	81	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	9	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Samuel Gomez	9	5	1	69	1	36
WR Tyler Lockett	8	1	0	22	1	28
WR Marshall Edmondson	5	3	0	52	1	24
WR Rashard Higgins	3	2	0	24	1	9
TE John Murray	2	2	0	16	0	11
RB Devontae Booker	2	1	0	9	0	28
FB Howie Bartoszek	2	2	0	21	0	5
TE Evan Rodriguez	1	0	0	0	0	25
TE Landon Boone	1	1	0	14	0	5

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Brown	14	5	1	33	0	44
TE T. J. Hockenson	10	8	0	121	4	43
WR Alshon Jeffrey	9	3	0	37	0	42
WR Dusty Foreman	6	2	0	29	0	24
RB Antonio Connell	3	3	0	47	0	37

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Devontae Booker	4	1	0.25	4.76

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Davis Webb	9	4	27	3.00	6.88

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Wentz	1	1	12	12.00	6.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Samuel Gomez	2	0	0	0.00	7.67
WR Tyler Lockett	2	0	0	0.00	2.75
WR Rashard Higgins	2	1	2	1.00	8.00
FB Howie Bartoszek	1	1	4	4.00	10.50
TE Landon Boone	1	1	14	14.00	14.00
WR Marshall Edmondson	1	1	7	7.00	10.40

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Brown	1	1	12	12.00	2.36

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Devontae Booker	3	2
QB Davis Webb	2	2

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
RB Antonio Connell	3	2
WR Dusty Foreman	2	0
QB Carson Wentz	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Davis Webb	8	4	3

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Wentz	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Samuel Gomez	2	2	1
WR Rashard Higgins	2	1	1
TE Evan Rodriguez	1	0	0
WR Tyler Lockett	1	0	0
FB Howie Bartoszek	1	1	1
WR Marshall Edmondson	1	0	0

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Brown	3	1	0
TE T. J. Hockenson	3	2	2
RB Antonio Connell	2	2	2
WR Dusty Foreman	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)