Final Score Prediction
Chiefs 34, Broncos 20
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
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| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
 QB 16 |
Matt Cassel |
Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 3 |
Jamaal Charles |
Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 29 |
Thomas Jones |
Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 2 |
Dwayne Bowe  |
Rec: 7-100, 1 TD |
| WR 82 |
Dexter McCluster |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| WR 89 |
Terrance Copper |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| TE 16 |
Tony Moeaki |
Rec: 5-50, 0 TD |
| K 10 |
Ryan Succop |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 15 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Broncos QB Kyle Orton is 2-1 vs. KC & has completed 69 of 115 passes (60.0 pct.) for 907 passing yards w/ 7 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 90.7 passer rating. Orton had career-high 4 TD passes in last game vs. KC. Orton leads NFL w/ 3,370 passing yards this season & needs 433 yards to surpass career-high of 3,802 in '09... Rookie QB Tim Tebow (1st round, No. 25) recorded TD rushing & passing in last game vs. Chiefs... RB Knowshon Moreno aims for 4th straight game w/ 100+ scrimmage yards (156, 120, 118). Seeks 3rd straight game w/ rush TD. Has 4 rush TDs in 3 career games vs. Chiefs... WR Brandon Lloyd aims for 5th straight game w/ TD & has career-high 9 TD rec. this season. In 2 career games vs. Chiefs, Lloyd averages 92.5 receiving yards per game (185 total). 9 of Lloyd's 10 receptions vs. KC have been for 1st downs (90.0 pct.). WR Jabar Gaffney averages 135.0 receiving yards per game in past 2 vs. KC... Since '99, CB Champ Bailey leads NFL CBs w/ 48 INTs... LB Mario Haggan had career-high 3 sacks in last game against KC.
 Chiefs Club aims for 6-0 start at home for 1st time since '03... In past 3, QB Matt Cassel has completed 70 of 109 passes (64.2 pct.) for 895 yards w/ 10 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 120.4 passer rating. Cassel aims for 4th consecutive game w/ 100+ passer rating. Cassel led NFL w/ 12 TD passes in Nov. Has 9 TDs vs. 1 INT & 103.1 passer rating at home in '10... RB Jamaal Charles is averaging 7.7 rush yards per carry in past 2 games (34 att., 261 rush yards). Averages 6.3 yards per carry vs. Den (60 att., 376 rush yards). Charles posted 2nd 100-yard rush game of season (173) last week & 8th of career... WR Dwayne Bowe leads NFL w/ franchise record 14 TD rec. in '10. Bowe has TD catch in 7 consecutive games, longest streak in franchise history. Bowe (885) needs 115 rec. yards to record 2nd career 1,000-yard season (1,022 in '08). Had career-best 3 TD rec. last week & has 5 games w/ 2+ TDs in '10... Rookie TE Tony Moeaki (3rd round, No. 93) has 3 TD rec., tied for 2nd-most among rookie TEs... LB Tamba Hali (8) needs 1 sack to surpass career-high of 8.5 in '09... Rookie S Kendrick Lewis (5th round, No. 136) recorded 1st career INT last week.
Results and Schedule
| Denver Broncos |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2010-09-12 |
JAC |
A |
L 17-24 |
-7 |
| 2 |
2010-09-19 |
SEA |
H |
W 31-14 |
+17 |
| 3 |
2010-09-26 |
IND |
H |
L 13-27 |
-14 |
| 4 |
2010-10-03 |
TEN |
A |
W 26-20 |
+6 |
| 5 |
2010-10-10 |
BAL |
A |
L 17-31 |
-14 |
| 6 |
2010-10-17 |
NYJ |
H |
L 20-24 |
-4 |
| 7 |
2010-10-24 |
OAK |
H |
L 14-59 |
-45 |
| 8 |
2010-10-31 |
SF |
A |
L 16-24 |
-8 |
| 9 |
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Bye |
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| 10 |
2010-11-14 |
KC |
H |
W 49-29 |
+20 |
| 11 |
2010-11-22 |
SD |
A |
L 14-35 |
-21 |
| 12 |
2010-11-28 |
STL |
H |
L 33-36 |
-3 |
| 13 |
2010-12-05 |
KC |
A |
L 6-10 |
-4 |
| 14 |
2010-12-12 |
ARI |
A |
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| 15 |
2010-12-19 |
OAK |
A |
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| 16 |
2010-12-26 |
HOU |
H |
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| 17 |
2011-01-02 |
SD |
H |
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| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2010-09-13 |
SD |
H |
W 21-14 |
+7 |
| 2 |
2010-09-19 |
CLE |
A |
W 16-14 |
+2 |
| 3 |
2010-09-26 |
SF |
H |
W 31-10 |
+21 |
| 4 |
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Bye |
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| 5 |
2010-10-10 |
IND |
A |
L 9-19 |
-10 |
| 6 |
2010-10-17 |
HOU |
A |
L 31-35 |
-4 |
| 7 |
2010-10-24 |
JAC |
H |
W 42-20 |
+22 |
| 8 |
2010-10-31 |
BUF |
H |
W 13-10 |
+3 |
| 9 |
2010-11-07 |
OAK |
A |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
| 10 |
2010-11-14 |
DEN |
A |
L 29-49 |
-20 |
| 11 |
2010-11-21 |
ARI |
H |
W 31-13 |
+18 |
| 12 |
2010-11-28 |
SEA |
A |
W 42-24 |
+18 |
| 13 |
2010-12-05 |
DEN |
H |
W 10-6 |
+4 |
| 14 |
2010-12-12 |
SD |
A |
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| 15 |
2010-12-19 |
STL |
A |
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| 16 |
2010-12-26 |
TEN |
H |
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| 17 |
2011-01-02 |
OAK |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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DEN
Offense |
KC
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
21.0 |
30.5 |
23.6 |
KC |
| Rushing yards |
85.7 |
192.3 |
112.1 |
KC |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.79 |
4.97 |
4.18 |
KC |
| Completion % |
60.7% |
62.2% |
61.3% |
KC |
| Passing yards |
267.0 |
204.0 |
237.1 |
DEN |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.75 |
11.87 |
11.10 |
KC |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.13 |
7.39 |
6.80 |
KC |
| Interceptions |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
KC |
| Fumbles lost |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
KC |
| Sacks allowed |
3.7 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
KC |
| 3rd down conversions |
23.1% |
40.2% |
38.9% |
KC |
| 4th down conversions |
33.3% |
40.0% |
50.3% |
KC |
| Time of possession |
25:47 |
33:35 |
30:21 |
KC |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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DEN
Defense |
KC
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
33.3 |
20.0 |
23.6 |
KC |
| Rushing yards |
137.7 |
108.5 |
112.1 |
KC |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.19 |
4.19 |
4.18 |
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| Completion % |
61.3% |
55.1% |
61.3% |
KC |
| Passing yards |
252.3 |
243.5 |
237.1 |
KC |
| Passing yards per completion |
14.42 |
11.35 |
11.10 |
KC |
| Passing yards per attempt |
8.84 |
6.26 |
6.80 |
KC |
| INT return |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
KC |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
KC |
| Sacks |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
KC |
| 3rd down conversions |
42.0% |
36.6% |
38.9% |
KC |
| 4th down conversions |
71.4% |
33.3% |
50.3% |
KC |
| Time of possession |
34:13 |
31:40 |
30:21 |
KC |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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DEN |
KC |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
11.8 |
8.5 |
9.9 |
DEN |
| Yards per kick return |
19.9 |
19.8 |
22.2 |
DEN |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
7.8 |
11.2 |
9.9 |
DEN |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
23.6 |
23.3 |
22.2 |
KC |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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DEN |
KC |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.3 |
5.8 |
6.2 |
KC |
| Penalty yards |
58.7 |
58.0 |
52.1 |
KC |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2010 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 7 to 12 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
4 |
2000-09-24 |
KC |
DEN |
23-22 |
KC |
| 2000 |
16 |
2000-12-17 |
DEN |
KC |
7-20 |
KC |
| 2001 |
4 |
2001-10-07 |
KC |
DEN |
6-20 |
DEN |
| 2001 |
14 |
2001-12-16 |
DEN |
KC |
23-26 |
KC |
| 2002 |
7 |
2002-10-20 |
DEN |
KC |
37-34 |
DEN |
| 2002 |
15 |
2002-12-15 |
KC |
DEN |
24-31 |
DEN |
| 2003 |
5 |
2003-10-05 |
DEN |
KC |
23-24 |
KC |
| 2003 |
14 |
2003-12-07 |
KC |
DEN |
27-45 |
DEN |
| 2004 |
1 |
2004-09-12 |
KC |
DEN |
24-34 |
DEN |
| 2004 |
15 |
2004-12-18 |
DEN |
KC |
17-45 |
KC |
| 2005 |
3 |
2005-09-26 |
KC |
DEN |
10-30 |
DEN |
| 2005 |
13 |
2005-12-04 |
DEN |
KC |
27-31 |
KC |
| 2006 |
2 |
2006-09-17 |
KC |
DEN |
6-9 |
DEN |
| 2006 |
12 |
2006-11-23 |
DEN |
KC |
10-19 |
KC |
| 2007 |
10 |
2007-11-11 |
DEN |
KC |
27-11 |
DEN |
| 2007 |
14 |
2007-12-09 |
KC |
DEN |
7-41 |
DEN |
| 2008 |
4 |
2008-09-28 |
DEN |
KC |
19-33 |
KC |
| 2008 |
14 |
2008-12-07 |
KC |
DEN |
17-24 |
DEN |
| 2009 |
13 |
2009-12-06 |
DEN |
KC |
44-13 |
DEN |
| 2009 |
17 |
2010-01-03 |
KC |
DEN |
44-24 |
KC |
| 2010 |
10 |
2010-11-14 |
KC |
DEN |
29-49 |
DEN |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.
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