Week 1, 2027

played in Kansas City, MO

59 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	0	6	7	0	-	13
Kansas City Chiefs	7	10	3	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:41 KCY - Antonio Connell 2 run (Carlton Atwood extra point)
2Q: 12:45 KCY - Earnest Horner 6 pass from Carson Wentz (Carlton Atwood extra point)
2Q: 10:20 DEN - B.J. Makofske 35 field goal
2Q: 06:10 DEN - B.J. Makofske 33 field goal
2Q: 00:03 KCY - Carlton Atwood 54 field goal
3Q: 09:39 KCY - Carlton Atwood 44 field goal
3Q: 03:20 DEN - Trey Sermon 1 run (B.J. Makofske extra point)
4Q: 03:52 KCY - Carlton Atwood 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:41 KCY - Antonio Connell 2 run (Carlton Atwood extra point)
2Q: 12:45 KCY - Earnest Horner 6 pass from Carson Wentz (Carlton Atwood extra point)
2Q: 10:20 DEN - B.J. Makofske 35 field goal
2Q: 06:10 DEN - B.J. Makofske 33 field goal
2Q: 00:03 KCY - Carlton Atwood 54 field goal
3Q: 09:39 KCY - Carlton Atwood 44 field goal
3Q: 03:20 DEN - Trey Sermon 1 run (B.J. Makofske extra point)
4Q: 03:52 KCY - Carlton Atwood 39 field goal

Team Statistics DEN KCY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 260 305
- Offensive Plays 66 66
- Yards per Play 3.94 4.62
Net Rushing Yards 84 82
- Rushing Attempts 28 27
- Yards per Rush 3.00 3.04
Net Passing Yards 176 223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 2 38 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 191 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.63 5.72
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 6.1
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/16 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/47 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/62 3/61
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/30
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 36
Time of Possession 30:29 29:31

Team Statistics	DEN	KCY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	260	305
- Offensive Plays	66	66
- Yards per Play	3.94	4.62
Net Rushing Yards	84	82
- Rushing Attempts	28	27
- Yards per Rush	3.00	3.04
Net Passing Yards	176	223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 2	38 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	191	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.63	5.72
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	6.1
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/16	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/47	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/62	3/61
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/30
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 36
Time of Possession	30:29	29:31

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:49	OWN 25	13	50	Missed FG
1	8:22	1:11	OWN 27	3	-5	Punt
1	3:30	1:02	OWN 25	3	32	Interception
1	0:07	0:07	OWN 20	1	4	Fumble
2	12:37	2:25	50	4	32	Field Goal
2	8:02	2:00	OPP 19	3	3	Field Goal
2	4:29	2:53	OWN 33	9	22	Punt
3	9:31	6:19	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
3	2:22	1:35	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
4	13:59	4:44	OWN 32	11	46	Downs
4	3:44	0:48	OWN 28	5	21	Downs
4	2:15	0:11	OWN 7	1	0	Interception

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:11	0:49	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
1	7:11	3:41	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
1	2:28	2:21	50	4	10	Punt
2	15:00	2:23	OPP 24	6	24	Touchdown
2	10:12	2:10	OWN 12	3	-1	Punt
2	6:02	1:33	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
2	1:36	1:36	OWN 20	5	43	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:29	OWN 24	9	49	Field Goal
3	3:12	0:50	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
3	0:47	1:48	OWN 22	6	25	Punt
4	9:15	5:31	OWN 22	10	56	Field Goal
4	2:56	0:41	OPP 49	3	9	Punt
4	2:04	2:04	OPP 19	4	14	Game

Game MVP: Carson Wentz, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Trey Sermon	21	50	2.38	19	3	1
QB Drew Lock	2	12	6.00	8	0	0
RB Ashton Duncan	2	13	6.50	15	1	0
TE Kurt Gillis	2	5	2.50	4	0	0
RB Morris Fisher	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Antonio Connell	21	69	3.29	12	1	1
RB Isaac Peters	4	7	1.75	8	0	0
QB Carson Wentz	2	6	3.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Lock	35	20	191	3/15	0	26	2	48.6

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Wentz	38	23	230	1/7	1	40	0	86.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Asher Tasker	4	9	60	15.00	26	19
TE Douglas Collins	4	4	40	10.00	21	13
WR Harrison Kane	3	7	40	13.33	24	26
WR DeAndre Rudman	3	4	14	4.67	0	7
WR Darrell Sanford	2	3	13	6.50	0	9
RB Morris Fisher	1	2	17	17.00	2	17
RB Trey Sermon	1	1	1	1.00	2	1
WR Amari Rodgers	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
TE Kurt Gillis	1	2	-3	-3.00	0	-3
WR Harvey Grange	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earnest Horner	10	14	101	10.10	33	40	1
WR CeeDee Lamb	5	8	40	8.00	8	18	0
TE T. J. Hockenson	4	8	45	11.25	6	14	0
WR Josh Palmer	4	6	44	11.00	3	17	0
TE Pat Freiermuth	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S J.R. Wilber	1	3	3.00	0
CB Preston Adams	1	27	27.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov
QB Drew Lock	1	0
RB Trey Sermon	1	0
G Oliver Dimick	0	1

Kansas City	Recov	Force
OLB Ben Banogu	1	0
OLB Samson Ebukam	0	1
OLB Bennett Benson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sterling Hofrichter	3	151	50.3	40.3	54	1

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Levon Bayless	7	264	37.7	28.1	47	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
B.J. Makofske	2/3	0/1	0/0	35	1/1

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carlton Atwood	3/3	2/2	1/1	54	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harrison Kane	3	47	15.7	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antonio Connell	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harvey Grange	2	62	31.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Palmer	3	61	20.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Otis Glover	5	4	0.0	22	30
OLB Renaldo McFarlane	5	1	0.0	22	32
CB Marcus Jacobs	5	0	0.0	27	39
OLB Josh Uche	5	0	0.0	26	39
DE McTelvin Agim	4	2	1.0	22	31
S Brandon Jones	4	3	0.0	27	39
CB Fernando Whitson	4	2	0.0	19	23
ILB Jamin Davis	3	1	0.0	12	6
DT Derrick Brown	3	0	0.0	18	28
CB Mario Cox	3	0	0.0	25	38
DE David Long	2	0	0.0	26	35
CB Anthony Madison	1	1	0.0	7	13
CB Harrison Hand	1	1	0.0	13	28
TE Asher Tasker	1	0	---	---	---
WR Harrison Kane	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bradlee Anae	1	0	0.0	8	7
DE Arnold Yarmak	1	0	0.0	2	7
S David Eliopoulos	1	0	0.0	9	18
DE Nate Noccolino	0	1	0.0	10	15

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bennett Benson	7	3	1.0	26	31
ILB J.R. Wilson	7	1	0.0	24	25
S J.R. Wilber	5	2	0.0	28	38
CB Daquan Thomason	4	2	0.0	15	25
S Kris Newell	4	2	0.0	21	24
ILB Monty Rice	4	0	0.0	4	11
OLB Samson Ebukam	3	3	1.0	20	21
DT Bravvion Roy	3	1	1.0	23	29
DT William Roan	3	1	0.0	21	33
CB Preston Adams	3	0	0.0	15	23
CB Herb Baker	2	2	0.0	11	25
DE Jacob Eckman	2	0	0.0	26	31
CB David Long	1	1	0.0	18	20
ILB Dean Chestnut	1	0	0.0	0	2
S Marcus Veighey	1	0	0.0	8	8
S Vernon Scott	0	4	0.0	4	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE McTelvin Agim	1.0	0	2	0	31
DE David Long	0.0	1	3	1	35
DT Derrick Brown	0.0	0	2	0	28

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bravvion Roy	1.0	0	1	2	29
OLB Samson Ebukam	1.0	0	0	0	21
OLB Bennett Benson	1.0	0	0	0	31
DE Jacob Eckman	0.0	1	2	0	31
OLB Ben Banogu	0.0	0	2	1	32
DT William Roan	0.0	0	2	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Otis Glover	4	0	30
CB Marcus Jacobs	4	0	39
OLB Josh Uche	4	0	39
OLB Renaldo McFarlane	3	0	32
CB Mario Cox	2	1	38
CB Fernando Whitson	2	0	23
CB Anthony Madison	1	0	13
DE McTelvin Agim	1	0	31
S Brandon Jones	1	0	39
ILB Jamin Davis	1	0	6
S David Eliopoulos	0	1	18

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S J.R. Wilber	3	0	1	38
CB Daquan Thomason	3	0	0	25
S Kris Newell	3	0	0	24
OLB Bennett Benson	2	1	0	31
CB Preston Adams	2	0	1	23
CB Herb Baker	2	0	0	25
ILB Monty Rice	2	0	0	11
OLB Samson Ebukam	1	0	0	21
DE Jacob Eckman	1	0	0	31
ILB Dean Chestnut	1	0	0	2
S Vernon Scott	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Oliver Dimick	3	9	0	28	0	38
C Keith Ismail	2	6	1	28	1	38
T Marcos Ackerman	2	4	0	28	0	38
G Colin Webster	1	4	0	28	1	38
G Leonard Fisk	0	4	0	27	1	37

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Travis Wilson	3	7	0	27	1	39
T Andrew Thomas	2	6	2	27	0	39
G Alan Carruth	2	2	0	27	0	39
C Britt Dawson	1	7	0	27	0	39
G Tre Hagen	0	3	0	27	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ashton Duncan	2	22
Douglas Collins	1	21
David Long	1	17
Fernando Whitson	1	17

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Josh Palmer	3	16
Herb Baker	2	12

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE David Long	---	---	26	35	17	78
ILB Otis Glover	---	---	22	30	21	73
WR Harrison Kane	23	30	---	---	19	72
G Leonard Fisk	27	37	---	---	6	70
CB Marcus Jacobs	---	---	27	39	3	69
S Brandon Jones	---	---	27	39	3	69
OLB Josh Uche	---	---	26	39	3	68
QB Drew Lock	28	38	---	---	---	66
G Oliver Dimick	28	38	---	---	---	66
C Keith Ismail	28	38	---	---	---	66
CB Mario Cox	---	---	25	38	3	66
G Colin Webster	28	38	---	---	---	66
T Marcos Ackerman	28	38	---	---	---	66
TE Asher Tasker	24	34	---	---	7	65
CB Fernando Whitson	---	---	19	23	17	59
WR Darrell Sanford	26	33	---	---	---	59
OLB Renaldo McFarlane	---	---	22	32	2	56
DE McTelvin Agim	---	---	22	31	3	56
DT Derrick Brown	---	---	18	28	8	54
RB Trey Sermon	22	19	---	---	12	53
TE Douglas Collins	13	14	---	---	21	48
CB Harrison Hand	---	---	13	28	2	43
CB Anthony Madison	---	---	7	13	20	40
WR Amari Rodgers	8	26	---	---	5	39
DE Nate Noccolino	---	---	10	15	13	38
RB Ashton Duncan	2	7	---	---	22	31
S David Eliopoulos	---	---	9	18	3	30
WR Harvey Grange	9	7	---	---	5	21
ILB Jamin Davis	---	---	12	6	---	18
WR Quintez Cephus	0	1	---	---	16	17
DT Bradlee Anae	---	---	8	7	---	15
RB Morris Fisher	5	8	---	---	---	13
TE Kurt Gillis	6	7	---	---	---	13
DE Arnold Yarmak	---	---	2	7	2	11
CB Hector Shannon	---	---	0	0	11	11
K B.J. Makofske	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Leslie Weber	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Jon Runyan Jr	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Sterling Hofrichter	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Dillon Holmes	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR DeAndre Rudman	2	4	---	---	---	6
DE Harrison Phillips	---	---	1	1	---	2
G Rashawn Slater	1	1	---	---	---	2
ILB Jeremiah Dawson	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Jaylen Alcott	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Quinn Meinerz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Tre Hagen	27	39	---	---	10	76
T Travis Wilson	27	39	---	---	10	76
T Andrew Thomas	27	39	---	---	10	76
G Alan Carruth	27	39	---	---	10	76
S J.R. Wilber	---	---	28	38	4	70
WR Earnest Horner	27	39	---	---	1	67
WR CeeDee Lamb	27	39	---	---	1	67
QB Carson Wentz	27	39	---	---	---	66
C Britt Dawson	27	39	---	---	---	66
OLB Ben Banogu	---	---	25	32	3	60
WR Josh Palmer	15	29	---	---	16	60
DE Jacob Eckman	---	---	26	31	1	58
OLB Bennett Benson	---	---	26	31	---	57
TE T. J. Hockenson	22	34	---	---	1	57
DT William Roan	---	---	21	33	3	57
CB Daquan Thomason	---	---	15	25	14	54
RB Antonio Connell	22	27	---	---	4	53
DT Bravvion Roy	---	---	23	29	---	52
ILB J.R. Wilson	---	---	24	25	---	49
CB Herb Baker	---	---	11	25	12	48
OLB Samson Ebukam	---	---	20	21	4	45
S Kris Newell	---	---	21	24	---	45
CB Preston Adams	---	---	15	23	6	44
CB David Long	---	---	18	20	4	42
TE Pat Freiermuth	8	9	---	---	21	38
DT Bernard Conley	---	---	11	15	6	32
S Vernon Scott	---	---	4	13	14	31
WR Kristopher McCormick	5	11	---	---	14	30
DE Jackson Reagles	---	---	8	12	5	25
FB Bryson Lowe	4	3	---	---	15	22
S Marcus Veighey	---	---	8	8	4	20
RB Vincent Allen	0	0	---	---	18	18
OLB Brendan Hutchens	---	---	0	0	18	18
ILB Monty Rice	---	---	4	11	3	18
WR Dashawn Davidson	1	4	---	---	8	13
C Artie Boettcher	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Levon Bayless	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Dean Chestnut	---	---	0	2	7	9
K Carlton Atwood	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Isaac Peters	4	0	---	---	---	4
RB Aaron Hearon	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Brady Christensen	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Brandon Stephens	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Mackenzie Ward	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Marc Hall	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Santiago Russell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	0	0.0
Middle	17	77	4.5
Right	5	7	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	15	41	2.7
Right	6	17	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Lock	35	20	1	0	3	2	7	4	2

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Wentz	38	23	1	3	2	2	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	132	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	48	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	11	68	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	157	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Asher Tasker	9	4	1	60	0	34
WR Harrison Kane	7	3	1	40	1	30
TE Douglas Collins	4	4	0	40	0	14
WR DeAndre Rudman	4	3	0	14	0	4
WR Darrell Sanford	3	2	0	13	0	33
RB Morris Fisher	2	1	0	17	0	8
WR Amari Rodgers	2	1	0	9	0	26
TE Kurt Gillis	2	1	1	-3	0	7
WR Harvey Grange	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Trey Sermon	1	1	0	1	0	19

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earnest Horner	14	10	1	101	1	39
TE T. J. Hockenson	8	4	0	45	0	34
WR CeeDee Lamb	8	5	1	40	0	39
WR Josh Palmer	6	4	0	44	0	29
TE Pat Freiermuth	2	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Trey Sermon	2	1	0.50	2.38
TE Kurt Gillis	1	1	1.00	2.50

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Antonio Connell	6	19	3.17	3.29
QB Carson Wentz	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Lock	2	1	10	5.00	5.46

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Wentz	4	3	16	4.00	6.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harrison Kane	2	1	10	5.00	5.71

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR CeeDee Lamb	2	1	7	3.50	5.00
WR Earnest Horner	1	1	6	6.00	7.21
WR Josh Palmer	1	1	3	3.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Trey Sermon	4	2
RB Ashton Duncan	2	1
TE Kurt Gillis	1	1

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Lock	7	2	2

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Wentz	11	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Asher Tasker	3	1	1
WR Harrison Kane	3	1	1
WR Darrell Sanford	1	0	0

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE T. J. Hockenson	3	1	1
WR Earnest Horner	3	2	1
WR CeeDee Lamb	2	1	1
TE Pat Freiermuth	2	0	0
WR Josh Palmer	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 42,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,400 (21,400)
End Zone 9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	42,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,400 (21,400)
End Zone	9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)