Week 1, 2024

played in Denver, CO

61 degrees, fair, 21 mph wind

Kansas City Chiefs	10	3	10	0	-	23
Denver Broncos	3	3	0	10	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:45 KCY - Carlton Atwood 37 field goal
1Q: 08:57 DEN - Mo Forbes 39 field goal
1Q: 05:10 KCY - CeeDee Lamb 3 pass from Carson Wentz (Carlton Atwood extra point)
2Q: 12:59 KCY - Carlton Atwood 22 field goal
2Q: 02:24 DEN - Mo Forbes 30 field goal
3Q: 09:15 KCY - Carlton Atwood 24 field goal
3Q: 03:20 KCY - Dusty Foreman 3 pass from Carson Wentz (Carlton Atwood extra point)
4Q: 11:47 DEN - Mo Forbes 25 field goal
4Q: 04:33 DEN - Maxx Williams 23 pass from Drew Lock (Mo Forbes extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:45 KCY - Carlton Atwood 37 field goal
1Q: 08:57 DEN - Mo Forbes 39 field goal
1Q: 05:10 KCY - CeeDee Lamb 3 pass from Carson Wentz (Carlton Atwood extra point)
2Q: 12:59 KCY - Carlton Atwood 22 field goal
2Q: 02:24 DEN - Mo Forbes 30 field goal
3Q: 09:15 KCY - Carlton Atwood 24 field goal
3Q: 03:20 KCY - Dusty Foreman 3 pass from Carson Wentz (Carlton Atwood extra point)
4Q: 11:47 DEN - Mo Forbes 25 field goal
4Q: 04:33 DEN - Maxx Williams 23 pass from Drew Lock (Mo Forbes extra point)

Team Statistics KCY DEN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 13
- by Rushing 8 1
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 391 326
- Offensive Plays 73 54
- Yards per Play 5.36 6.04
Net Rushing Yards 174 89
- Rushing Attempts 42 15
- Yards per Rush 4.14 5.93
Net Passing Yards 217 237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 0 38 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 245 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/28 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 6.08
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 11/77 7/63
Punt Returns/Yards 4/64 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/59 2/63
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 27
Time of Possession 36:46 23:14

Team Statistics	KCY	DEN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	13
- by Rushing	8	1
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	391	326
- Offensive Plays	73	54
- Yards per Play	5.36	6.04
Net Rushing Yards	174	89
- Rushing Attempts	42	15
- Yards per Rush	4.14	5.93
Net Passing Yards	217	237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 0	38 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	245	243
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/28	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	6.08
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	11/77	7/63
Punt Returns/Yards	4/64	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/59	2/63
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 27
Time of Possession	36:46	23:14

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:18	1:39	OPP 20	3	0	Field Goal
1	8:52	3:48	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
1	3:22	5:29	OWN 25	10	70	Field Goal
2	11:53	1:50	OWN 40	6	20	Punt
2	7:16	1:36	OWN 47	5	-3	Punt
2	2:19	1:36	OWN 10	4	27	Punt
3	15:00	5:50	OWN 25	11	68	Field Goal
3	8:28	5:19	OWN 9	9	91	Touchdown
3	0:55	2:31	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
4	11:42	3:27	OWN 39	6	-5	Punt
4	4:23	3:56	OWN 25	8	22	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:42	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	11:39	2:47	OWN 40	4	38	Field Goal
1	5:04	1:42	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	12:53	1:00	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	10:03	2:47	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
2	5:40	1:50	OWN 6	4	20	Punt
2	3:50	1:31	OPP 38	6	25	Field Goal
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 17	2	11	Half
3	9:10	0:42	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	3:09	2:14	OWN 47	4	15	Punt
4	13:24	1:42	OWN 38	4	54	Field Goal
4	8:15	3:52	OWN 11	10	89	Touchdown
4	0:27	0:27	OWN 20	3	21	Game

Game MVP: Carson Wentz, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Antonio Connell	39	160	4.10	19	1	0
QB Carson Wentz	3	14	4.67	9	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Kenyan Drake	9	74	8.22	48	1
WR Justin Blackmon	2	9	4.50	9	0
RB Braden Mili	2	0	0.00	1	0
QB Drew Lock	1	6	6.00	6	0
TE Laughing Larry Dodds	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Wentz	27	16	245	4/28	2	36	0	113.9

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Lock	38	24	243	1/6	1	35	0	90.1

Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earnest Horner	8	10	160	20.00	112	36	0
WR CeeDee Lamb	6	9	59	9.83	31	29	1
WR Dusty Foreman	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Martin Pantoja	1	1	23	23.00	1	23	0
TE T. J. Hockenson	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Antonio Connell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Maxx Williams	5	8	78	15.60	39	35	1
WR D. K. Metcalf	5	7	47	9.40	0	19	0
TE Laughing Larry Dodds	4	5	40	10.00	36	25	0
RB Kenyan Drake	3	4	28	9.33	1	16	0
WR Rashard Higgins	2	5	14	7.00	2	12	0
RB Braden Mili	2	2	13	6.50	4	7	0
WR Justin Blackmon	1	2	9	9.00	1	9	0
FB Duane Mitchell	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Harrison Kane	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Antonio Connell	1	0	0	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
G Edwin Phillips	0	1	0	0
TE Douglas Collins	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alan Szorcsik	6	275	45.8	37.3	53	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
B.J. Clemons	7	282	40.3	28.3	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carlton Atwood	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mo Forbes	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antonio Connell	4	64	16.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rashard Higgins	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dusty Foreman	2	59	29.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
D. K. Metcalf	2	63	31.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Daquan Thomason	7	0	0.0	12	29
OLB Kamal Martin	4	2	0.0	15	39
CB Preston Adams	4	1	0.0	11	32
S Marquise Blair	4	0	0.0	15	39
ILB Andrew Golalic	4	0	0.0	11	29
OLB Ben Banogu	3	0	1.0	14	39
CB David Long	3	0	0.0	12	29
CB Gino McElroy	3	0	0.0	15	39
DE Jonathan Hoover	2	3	0.0	13	30
ILB C. J. Mosley	2	0	0.0	5	13
CB Julian Love	1	1	0.0	5	13
DE Cristian Burks	1	0	0.0	5	13
DT Bernard Conley	1	0	0.0	7	25
DE DeForest Buckner	0	1	0.0	5	15

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Jeffery Simmons	9	1	1.0	31	25
ILB Otis Glover	8	5	0.0	40	30
S Don Farr	8	0	0.0	36	20
DT Larry Ogunjobi	7	0	0.5	34	27
S Jumbo Sandoval	6	1	0.0	28	17
OLB Abel Shea	4	3	1.0	38	22
DE Sam Hubbard	4	3	0.5	41	31
S Desmond King	4	2	0.0	31	26
CB Cyrus Jones	4	0	0.0	38	29
S Brandon Jones	2	1	0.0	16	16
OLB Gene Mena	1	2	0.5	15	16
DT Bradlee Anae	1	1	0.5	34	21
DE McTelvin Agim	1	0	0.0	10	4
CB Dane Jackson	1	0	0.0	3	9
CB Brett Finley	0	1	0.0	29	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ben Banogu	1.0	1	2	1	39
DE DeForest Buckner	0.0	1	0	0	15
DE Marquis Haynes	0.0	0	2	1	12
DT Jerry Tillery	0.0	0	1	1	19
DE Jonathan Hoover	0.0	0	1	1	30
DT Bernard Conley	0.0	0	0	1	25

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeffery Simmons	1.0	1	0	0	25
OLB Abel Shea	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Sam Hubbard	0.5	1	3	4	31
DT Larry Ogunjobi	0.5	0	1	0	27
OLB Gene Mena	0.5	0	0	0	16
DT Bradlee Anae	0.5	0	0	0	21
CB Cyrus Jones	0.0	0	1	0	29
DE Terrell Amarante	0.0	0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Daquan Thomason	5	1	29
CB Preston Adams	4	1	32
CB Gino McElroy	4	0	39
ILB Andrew Golalic	3	1	29
CB David Long	3	0	29
S Marquise Blair	2	0	39
OLB Kamal Martin	1	1	39
ILB C. J. Mosley	1	0	13
CB Julian Love	1	0	13

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Don Farr	5	0	20
CB Cyrus Jones	3	0	29
S Jumbo Sandoval	2	1	17
ILB Otis Glover	2	1	30
OLB Abel Shea	2	0	22
DT Larry Ogunjobi	1	0	27
S Brandon Jones	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Britt Dawson	4	12	42	0	31
G Tre Hagen	4	8	42	1	31
G Daquan Walters	3	7	42	0	31
T Andrew Thomas	3	6	42	1	31
T Travis Wilson	2	4	42	2	31
TE Jeff Heuerman	0	1	14	0	8
TE Phil Hopkins	0	1	5	0	0

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Edwin Phillips	1	5	1	15	0	39
C Warren Harris	1	3	0	15	0	39
T Brandon Shell	1	2	0	15	0	39
G Cameron Clark	0	4	0	15	0	39
T Tyre Phillips	0	0	0	15	1	39

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Phil Hopkins	1	25
Will Newton	1	19
Andrew Golalic	1	14

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Kenyan Drake	3	27
Douglas Collins	2	27
Brandon Shell	1	10

Participation

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Tre Hagen	42	31	---	---	9	82
G Daquan Walters	42	31	---	---	9	82
T Travis Wilson	42	31	---	---	9	82
T Andrew Thomas	42	31	---	---	9	82
RB Antonio Connell	42	30	---	---	8	80
WR Earnest Horner	42	31	---	---	1	74
QB Carson Wentz	42	31	---	---	---	73
TE T. J. Hockenson	41	30	---	---	2	73
C Britt Dawson	42	31	---	---	---	73
OLB Kamal Martin	---	---	15	39	15	69
WR CeeDee Lamb	35	30	---	---	---	65
S Marquise Blair	---	---	15	39	4	58
CB Gino McElroy	---	---	15	39	3	57
OLB Ben Banogu	---	---	14	39	3	56
CB David Long	---	---	12	29	15	56
CB Daquan Thomason	---	---	12	29	15	56
ILB Andrew Golalic	---	---	11	29	14	54
WR Martin Pantoja	24	20	---	---	10	54
DE Jonathan Hoover	---	---	13	30	10	53
CB Preston Adams	---	---	11	32	1	44
ILB C. J. Mosley	---	---	5	13	24	42
DT Bernard Conley	---	---	7	25	1	33
TE Phil Hopkins	5	0	---	---	25	30
WR Dusty Foreman	6	2	---	---	21	29
DE Cristian Burks	---	---	5	13	8	26
DT Jerry Tillery	---	---	6	19	1	26
TE Jeff Heuerman	14	8	---	---	---	22
DE DeForest Buckner	---	---	5	15	1	21
FB Lorenzo Andersen	0	0	---	---	21	21
RB Will Newton	1	1	---	---	19	21
DE Marquis Haynes	---	---	7	12	1	20
CB Julian Love	---	---	5	13	1	19
S Rashaan Gaulden	---	---	0	0	18	18
CB Will Dahnke	---	---	4	11	2	17
S Vernon Scott	---	---	0	0	17	17
C Francisco Mathis	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Alan Szorcsik	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Carlton Atwood	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Ralph Crawford	---	---	3	3	1	7
WR Rich Stanton	0	0	---	---	5	5
FB Bryson Lowe	0	3	---	---	---	3
G Jake Kaplan	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Benjamin Hanson	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Eduardo Hollenbaugh	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jacob Hall	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Corbin Brockermeyer	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Cyrus Jones	---	---	38	29	20	87
ILB Otis Glover	---	---	40	30	15	85
OLB Abel Shea	---	---	38	22	24	84
S Desmond King	---	---	31	26	20	77
DE Sam Hubbard	---	---	41	31	2	74
CB Brett Finley	---	---	29	24	19	72
DT Larry Ogunjobi	---	---	34	27	9	70
T Brandon Shell	15	39	---	---	10	64
G Edwin Phillips	15	39	---	---	10	64
DE Jeffery Simmons	---	---	31	25	3	59
RB Kenyan Drake	11	20	---	---	27	58
S Don Farr	---	---	36	20	---	56
DT Bradlee Anae	---	---	34	21	1	56
QB Drew Lock	15	39	---	---	---	54
C Warren Harris	15	39	---	---	---	54
T Tyre Phillips	15	39	---	---	---	54
G Cameron Clark	15	39	---	---	---	54
WR D. K. Metcalf	14	33	---	---	6	53
TE Maxx Williams	11	36	---	---	1	48
S Jumbo Sandoval	---	---	28	17	2	47
DE Terrell Amarante	---	---	19	15	9	43
WR Rashard Higgins	6	19	---	---	17	42
WR Harrison Kane	12	28	---	---	---	40
S Brandon Jones	---	---	16	16	3	35
OLB Gene Mena	---	---	15	16	2	33
WR Justin Blackmon	2	3	---	---	27	32
TE Douglas Collins	1	3	---	---	27	31
TE Laughing Larry Dodds	6	16	---	---	5	27
WR Jameson Diaz	6	19	---	---	---	25
CB Mario Cox	---	---	12	6	---	18
FB Duane Mitchell	3	4	---	---	8	15
RB Braden Mili	2	13	---	---	---	15
CB Dane Jackson	---	---	3	9	3	15
DE McTelvin Agim	---	---	10	4	---	14
WR Anthony Shannon	1	1	---	---	11	13
P B.J. Clemons	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Leslie Weber	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Jon Runyan Jr	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Lincoln Borders	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Mo Forbes	0	0	---	---	8	8
S Kindle Vildor	---	---	3	2	1	6
ILB Zach Cunningham	---	---	4	1	---	5
WR Jay Hong	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jaylen Alcott	0	0	---	---	---	0
FB Joshua Kelley	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Justics Dunn	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	23	113	4.9
Right	14	39	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	53	10.6
Middle	6	17	2.8
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Wentz	27	16	6	1	1	2	5	5	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Lock	38	24	3	0	2	4	6	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	6	131	11.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	41	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	14	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	59	19.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	48	16.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	83	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	112	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earnest Horner	10	8	0	160	4	31
WR CeeDee Lamb	9	6	0	59	1	30
TE T. J. Hockenson	5	0	1	0	0	30
RB Antonio Connell	1	0	0	0	0	30
WR Dusty Foreman	1	1	0	3	0	2
WR Martin Pantoja	1	1	0	23	1	20

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Maxx Williams	8	5	0	78	2	36
WR D. K. Metcalf	7	5	1	47	0	33
WR Rashard Higgins	5	2	0	14	0	19
TE Laughing Larry Dodds	5	4	0	40	1	16
RB Kenyan Drake	4	3	0	28	0	20
WR Harrison Kane	3	1	0	3	0	28
WR Justin Blackmon	2	1	0	9	0	3
FB Duane Mitchell	2	1	1	11	0	4
RB Braden Mili	2	2	0	13	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Antonio Connell	8	17	2.13	4.10
QB Carson Wentz	1	4	4.00	4.67

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kenyan Drake	1	1	1.00	8.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Wentz	6	4	23	3.83	9.07

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Lock	5	1	6	1.20	6.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earnest Horner	2	2	17	8.50	16.00
WR CeeDee Lamb	2	1	3	1.50	6.56
RB Antonio Connell	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Dusty Foreman	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harrison Kane	2	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Justin Blackmon	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
TE Maxx Williams	1	0	0	0.00	9.75
WR D. K. Metcalf	1	1	6	6.00	6.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
RB Antonio Connell	4	3
QB Carson Wentz	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kenyan Drake	1	0
QB Drew Lock	1	0
TE Laughing Larry Dodds	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Wentz	10	5	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Lock	9	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR CeeDee Lamb	5	3	2
WR Earnest Horner	2	1	1
TE T. J. Hockenson	1	0	0
RB Antonio Connell	1	0	0
WR Martin Pantoja	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rashard Higgins	3	1	0
WR Justin Blackmon	2	1	0
TE Laughing Larry Dodds	2	1	1
RB Kenyan Drake	1	1	0
WR Harrison Kane	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 94,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,200 (25,300)
End Zone 17,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 15,600 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	94,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,200 (25,300)
End Zone	17,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	15,600 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)