Week 15, 2023

played in Denver, CO

13 degrees, snow, 4 mph wind

Kansas City Chiefs	10	0	0	7	-	17
Denver Broncos	0	13	7	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:34 KCY - Kalen Ballage 6 run (Carlton Atwood extra point)
1Q: 02:16 KCY - Carlton Atwood 29 field goal
2Q: 10:54 DEN - Christian McEwen 6 run (Mo Forbes extra point failed)
2Q: 02:00 DEN - Rashard Higgins 60 punt return (Mo Forbes extra point)
3Q: 03:55 DEN - Lance Giedt 22 run (Mo Forbes extra point)
4Q: 14:55 KCY - Rashaan Gaulden 63 interception return (Carlton Atwood extra point)
4Q: 01:11 DEN - Mo Forbes 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:34 KCY - Kalen Ballage 6 run (Carlton Atwood extra point)
1Q: 02:16 KCY - Carlton Atwood 29 field goal
2Q: 10:54 DEN - Christian McEwen 6 run (Mo Forbes extra point failed)
2Q: 02:00 DEN - Rashard Higgins 60 punt return (Mo Forbes extra point)
3Q: 03:55 DEN - Lance Giedt 22 run (Mo Forbes extra point)
4Q: 14:55 KCY - Rashaan Gaulden 63 interception return (Carlton Atwood extra point)
4Q: 01:11 DEN - Mo Forbes 26 field goal

Team Statistics KCY DEN
Record 4-10 6-8
First Downs 8 16
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 6 6
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 153 286
- Offensive Plays 56 69
- Yards per Play 2.73 4.14
Net Rushing Yards 52 137
- Rushing Attempts 15 34
- Yards per Rush 3.47 4.03
Net Passing Yards 101 149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 20 - 2 34 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 110 155
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 2.46 4.26
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.3 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/70 6/42
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 6/98
Kick Returns/Yards 1/31 3/64
Interception Ret./Yards 3/73 2/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 36
Time of Possession 26:15 33:45

Team Statistics	KCY	DEN
Record	4-10	6-8
First Downs	8	16
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	6	6
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	153	286
- Offensive Plays	56	69
- Yards per Play	2.73	4.14
Net Rushing Yards	52	137
- Rushing Attempts	15	34
- Yards per Rush	3.47	4.03
Net Passing Yards	101	149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 20 - 2	34 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	110	155
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	2.46	4.26
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.3	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/70	6/42
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	6/98
Kick Returns/Yards	1/31	3/64
Interception Ret./Yards	3/73	2/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 36
Time of Possession	26:15	33:45

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:50	OWN 25	2	8	Fumble
1	13:25	4:02	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
1	7:12	5:01	OWN 47	11	41	Field Goal
1	0:23	1:08	OWN 39	3	-3	Punt
2	10:46	2:37	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
2	7:21	1:57	OWN 35	3	-1	Punt
2	2:59	1:06	OWN 7	3	4	Punt
2	1:53	0:27	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	11:38	1:30	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
3	8:21	0:55	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
3	3:47	2:04	OWN 25	3	-9	Punt
4	11:05	1:13	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	8:40	0:08	OWN 30	1	0	Interception
4	6:11	0:58	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	2:56	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	1:04	0:33	OWN 25	4	5	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:10	0:45	OPP 33	2	-4	Interception
1	9:23	2:11	OWN 7	3	9	Punt
1	2:11	1:48	OWN 28	3	-6	Punt
2	14:15	3:29	OWN 18	6	82	Touchdown
2	8:09	0:48	OWN 16	2	5	Interception
2	5:24	2:25	OWN 29	5	16	Punt
2	1:26	1:26	OWN 26	4	8	Half
3	15:00	3:22	OWN 25	5	16	Punt
3	10:08	1:47	OWN 40	5	11	Punt
3	7:26	3:39	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
3	1:43	1:56	OWN 30	6	17	Interception
4	14:47	3:42	OWN 32	5	26	Punt
4	9:52	1:12	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
4	8:32	2:21	OPP 33	3	-2	Punt
4	5:13	2:17	OWN 40	3	8	Punt
4	2:44	1:40	OPP 41	5	32	Field Goal
4	0:31	0:31	OPP 30	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Sam Hubbard, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Carson Wentz	8	18	2.25	8	0	0
RB Kalen Ballage	4	22	5.50	12	1	1
RB Antonio Connell	3	12	4.00	7	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Braden Mili	11	27	2.45	6	0	0
RB Christian McEwen	10	39	3.90	11	1	1
RB Devontae Booker	7	39	5.57	37	1	0
QB Lance Giedt	5	34	6.80	22	1	1
WR Jameson Diaz	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Wentz	39	20	110	2/9	0	21	2	36.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lance Giedt	34	20	155	1/6	0	35	3	33.3

Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Earnest Horner	6	11	36	6.00	3	21
TE Jeff Heuerman	5	7	34	6.80	8	14
WR Dusty Foreman	4	12	18	4.50	4	11
WR Roy Kuberski	2	3	14	7.00	0	7
RB Kalen Ballage	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Chandler Baxter	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Phil Hopkins	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
RB Antonio Connell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR D. K. Metcalf	6	11	72	12.00	24	35
WR Rashard Higgins	4	7	27	6.75	17	27
WR Jameson Diaz	4	6	32	8.00	23	21
TE Maxx Williams	3	4	27	9.00	9	20
WR Harrison Kane	2	2	1	0.50	0	5
RB Braden Mili	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
RB Devontae Booker	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rashaan Gaulden	1	63	63.00	1
CB Will Dahnke	1	0	0.00	0
S Daryl Mangum	1	10	10.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Desmond King	1	0	0.00	0
CB David Long	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Kansas City	Fumb	Force
WR Roy Kuberski	1	0
S Mack Ruzzin	0	1
TE Damien Mundy	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Rashard Higgins	1	0	0
QB Lance Giedt	1	0	0
WR Jameson Diaz	0	1	0
DE Sam Hubbard	0	1	0
ILB Thomas Anderle	0	1	0
CB Corby Allen	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	10	479	47.9	39.2	61	5

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
B.J. Clemons	9	386	42.9	32.8	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carlton Atwood	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mo Forbes	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antonio Connell	2	11	5.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rashard Higgins	6	98	16.3	1

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dusty Foreman	1	31	31.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
D. K. Metcalf	3	64	21.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marquise Blair	8	4	0.0	34	35
ILB Andrew Golalic	8	2	0.0	34	35
OLB Rashaan Evans	7	4	0.0	34	35
DE Cristian Burks	4	0	0.5	23	23
CB Daquan Thomason	4	1	0.0	33	28
DT Adrian Diaz	3	1	0.5	23	24
DE Jonathan Hoover	3	1	0.0	16	16
CB Will Dahnke	3	1	0.0	28	24
ILB C. J. Mosley	3	0	0.0	18	8
DT Jerry Tillery	2	2	0.0	29	30
S Mack Ruzzin	2	1	0.0	24	21
DE Albert Boyer	2	1	0.0	18	16
DE DeForest Buckner	1	1	0.0	27	31
CB Cordrea Tankersley	1	1	0.0	9	13
S Rashaan Gaulden	1	1	0.0	9	19
S Daryl Mangum	1	1	0.0	10	14
WR Dusty Foreman	1	0	---	---	---
TE Phil Hopkins	1	0	---	---	---

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	8	1	0.5	15	37
DE Sam Hubbard	5	0	1.5	15	38
CB David Long	4	0	0.0	15	39
CB Trenton Codie	4	0	0.0	10	19
DT Larry Ogunjobi	3	2	0.0	12	25
ILB Otis Glover	3	1	0.0	15	41
S Desmond King	3	0	0.0	13	28
CB Brett Finley	2	0	0.0	11	26
S Don Farr	1	1	0.0	2	14
RB Devontae Booker	1	0	---	---	---
WR D. K. Metcalf	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jeffery Simmons	1	0	0.0	13	27
CB Corby Allen	1	0	0.0	3	14
S Chris Conte	0	3	0.0	15	41
DE L. J. Collier	0	1	0.0	12	23
OLB Denzel Fletcher	0	1	0.0	3	15
CB Geoff Marsh	0	1	0.0	3	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Adrian Diaz	0.5	1	0	0	24
DE Cristian Burks	0.5	0	1	1	23
DE DeForest Buckner	0.0	1	1	0	31
DT Jerry Tillery	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Jonathan Hoover	0.0	0	1	0	16
OLB Rashaan Evans	0.0	0	0	1	35

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sam Hubbard	1.5	3	1	38
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	0.5	0	0	37
DE David Long	0.0	4	3	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Andrew Golalic	7	0	0	35
CB Daquan Thomason	3	0	0	28
CB Will Dahnke	2	0	1	24
ILB C. J. Mosley	2	0	0	8
S Marquise Blair	1	1	0	35
S Rashaan Gaulden	1	0	1	19
S Daryl Mangum	1	0	1	14
S Mack Ruzzin	1	0	0	21
DE Albert Boyer	1	0	0	16
OLB Rashaan Evans	1	0	0	35
CB Cordrea Tankersley	0	1	0	13

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB David Long	4	1	1	39
ILB Otis Glover	3	2	0	41
S Desmond King	3	0	1	28
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	3	0	0	37
CB Trenton Codie	2	0	0	19
CB Corby Allen	2	0	0	14
CB Brett Finley	2	0	0	26
S Don Farr	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Daquan Walters	1	4	1	12	0	27
G Laremy Tunsil	1	1	0	1	1	2
T Travis Wilson	1	1	0	15	0	41
G Jake Kaplan	0	3	0	15	1	41
C Britt Dawson	0	3	0	15	0	41
C Gregory Price	0	1	0	2	0	12
T Eduardo Hollenbaugh	0	1	0	15	0	41

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Johnny Kirschke	2	7	0	34	0	35
C Nick Martin	2	6	0	34	0	35
G Laken Tomlinson	2	5	1	34	1	35
G Donny Blake	1	7	0	34	0	35
T Le'Raven Clark	0	3	0	34	0	35
TE Maxx Williams	0	1	0	30	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Bryson Lowe	2	19
Travis Wilson	2	11
Damien Mundy	1	28
Chandler Baxter	1	19
Eduardo Hollenbaugh	1	11
Daquan Walters	1	7

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Roy Donohoe	1	27
Brett Finley	1	19
David Long	1	15

Participation

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Rashaan Evans	---	---	34	35	15	84
ILB Andrew Golalic	---	---	34	35	15	84
S Marquise Blair	---	---	34	35	1	70
DE DeForest Buckner	---	---	27	31	10	68
G Jake Kaplan	15	41	---	---	11	67
T Eduardo Hollenbaugh	15	41	---	---	11	67
T Travis Wilson	15	41	---	---	11	67
S Mack Ruzzin	---	---	24	21	19	64
WR Earnest Horner	13	37	---	---	14	64
CB Daquan Thomason	---	---	33	28	1	62
DT Jerry Tillery	---	---	29	30	1	60
QB Carson Wentz	15	41	---	---	1	57
WR Dusty Foreman	15	37	---	---	5	57
C Britt Dawson	15	41	---	---	---	56
TE Jeff Heuerman	14	39	---	---	---	53
RB Antonio Connell	6	18	---	---	28	52
CB Will Dahnke	---	---	28	24	---	52
DT Adrian Diaz	---	---	23	24	1	48
S Rashaan Gaulden	---	---	9	19	19	47
DE Cristian Burks	---	---	23	23	---	46
G Daquan Walters	12	27	---	---	7	46
DE Jonathan Hoover	---	---	16	16	9	41
DE Albert Boyer	---	---	18	16	1	35
WR Roy Kuberski	10	15	---	---	9	34
FB Bryson Lowe	5	7	---	---	19	31
TE Damien Mundy	0	2	---	---	28	30
OLB Khairi Fortt	---	---	0	0	28	28
CB Casey Hawkins	---	---	5	13	10	28
CB Cordrea Tankersley	---	---	9	13	5	27
RB Kalen Ballage	6	20	---	---	1	27
TE Phil Hopkins	6	20	---	---	1	27
ILB C. J. Mosley	---	---	18	8	---	26
WR Chandler Baxter	0	5	---	---	19	24
S Daryl Mangum	---	---	10	14	---	24
C Gregory Price	2	12	---	---	4	18
C Miguel Nabonsa	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Carlton Atwood	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Laremy Tunsil	1	2	---	---	---	3
WR Martin Pantoja	0	3	---	---	---	3
WR Glenn Owens	0	2	---	---	---	2
ILB Benjamin Hanson	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Michael Winslett	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Will Newton	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jacob Hall	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Ralph Crawford	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR D. K. Metcalf	30	34	---	---	19	83
G Laken Tomlinson	34	35	---	---	10	79
T Le'Raven Clark	34	35	---	---	10	79
S Chris Conte	---	---	15	41	20	76
C Nick Martin	34	35	---	---	---	69
G Donny Blake	34	35	---	---	---	69
T Johnny Kirschke	34	35	---	---	---	69
QB Lance Giedt	34	35	---	---	---	69
CB David Long	---	---	15	39	12	66
WR Rashard Higgins	21	22	---	---	20	63
TE Maxx Williams	30	28	---	---	4	62
ILB Otis Glover	---	---	15	41	1	57
RB Christian McEwen	18	10	---	---	29	57
CB Brett Finley	---	---	11	26	19	56
DE Sam Hubbard	---	---	15	38	1	54
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	---	---	15	37	1	53
DE David Long	---	---	5	30	15	50
DT Larry Ogunjobi	---	---	12	25	10	47
S Desmond King	---	---	13	28	---	41
DE Jeffery Simmons	---	---	13	27	1	41
RB Devontae Booker	15	23	---	---	1	39
RB Braden Mili	18	14	---	---	4	36
DE L. J. Collier	---	---	12	23	---	35
TE Dominic Evans	9	6	---	---	19	34
WR Harrison Kane	13	17	---	---	4	34
TE Mark Andrews	4	0	---	---	29	33
WR Jameson Diaz	12	21	---	---	---	33
CB Trenton Codie	---	---	10	19	---	29
OLB Roy Donohoe	---	---	0	0	27	27
OLB Denzel Fletcher	---	---	3	15	1	19
DE Khalen Saunders	---	---	1	7	10	18
DE Terrell Amarante	---	---	2	14	1	17
CB Corby Allen	---	---	3	14	---	17
S Don Farr	---	---	2	14	1	17
CB Geoff Marsh	---	---	3	13	1	17
ILB Thomas Anderle	---	---	0	0	14	14
P B.J. Clemons	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Leslie Weber	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Connor McGovern	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Alan Poffenroth	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Mo Forbes	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Brad Cleland	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Gregory Perry	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lonnie Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Walter Bost	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	14	50	3.6
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	20	59	3.0
Right	9	69	7.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Wentz	39	20	1	4	2	3	7	4	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lance Giedt	34	20	5	2	1	2	4	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	-8	-1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	39	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	58	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	44	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	64	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	35	5.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dusty Foreman	12	4	1	18	0	37
WR Earnest Horner	11	6	0	36	1	37
TE Jeff Heuerman	7	5	0	34	0	39
WR Roy Kuberski	3	2	0	14	0	15
TE Phil Hopkins	2	1	1	4	0	20
RB Kalen Ballage	1	1	0	1	0	20
WR Chandler Baxter	1	1	0	3	0	5
RB Antonio Connell	1	0	0	0	0	18

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR D. K. Metcalf	11	6	1	72	2	34
WR Rashard Higgins	7	4	0	27	1	22
WR Jameson Diaz	6	4	0	32	1	21
TE Maxx Williams	4	3	0	27	1	28
RB Devontae Booker	3	0	0	0	0	23
WR Harrison Kane	2	2	0	1	0	17
RB Braden Mili	1	1	0	-4	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kalen Ballage	1	6	6.00	5.50

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Braden Mili	2	2	1.00	2.45
RB Christian McEwen	2	4	2.00	3.90
RB Devontae Booker	1	0	0.00	5.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Wentz	3	2	16	5.33	2.82

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jeff Heuerman	2	1	14	7.00	4.86
WR Dusty Foreman	1	1	2	2.00	1.50

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
QB Carson Wentz	3	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Devontae Booker	1	1
RB Braden Mili	1	0
RB Christian McEwen	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Wentz	11	8	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lance Giedt	10	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earnest Horner	4	2	1
TE Jeff Heuerman	2	2	1
WR Dusty Foreman	2	1	0
WR Chandler Baxter	1	1	0
TE Phil Hopkins	1	1	0
WR Roy Kuberski	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rashard Higgins	3	0	0
WR D. K. Metcalf	3	1	1
TE Maxx Williams	1	0	0
RB Devontae Booker	1	0	0
WR Jameson Diaz	1	1	0
RB Braden Mili	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 95,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,000 (25,300)
End Zone 17,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,100 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 15,700 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	95,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,000 (25,300)
End Zone	17,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,100 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	15,700 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)