Final Score Prediction
Broncos 24, Chiefs 13
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 22 |
Kyle Orton |
Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 36 |
Dexter McCluster |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 41 |
Thomas Jones |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 24 |
Dwayne Bowe |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
| WR 42 |
Steve Breaston |
Rec: 4-60, 0 TD |
| WR 67 |
Jonathan Baldwin |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 27 |
Leonard Pope |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| K 19 |
Ryan Succop |
FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1 |
| DEF 20 |
Defense / ST |
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| Denver Broncos |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 4 |
Tim Tebow |
Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 40, 1 |
| RB 10 |
Willis McGahee |
Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 38 |
Lance Ball |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 22 |
Demaryius Thomas |
Rec: 5-80, 1 TD |
| WR 47 |
Eric Decker |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 82 |
Eddie Royal |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| TE 32 |
Daniel Fells |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 20 |
Matt Prater |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 5 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Chiefs QB Kyle Orton started 33 games with Broncos & passed for 8,263 yards with 49 TDs vs. 27 INTs & 86.4 passer rating. In 2 starts with KC, Orton is averaging 229.5 passing yards per game. Posted 11th career 300-yard passing game of career last week. Has 102.7 passer rating in 4th quarter in past 2 starts... RB Thomas Jones (10,549) needs 58 rush yards to surpass RB JAMAL LEWIS (10,607) for 21st-most rush yards in NFL history. RB Dexter McCluster had career-high 89 rec. yards last week... WR Dwayne Bowe (1,066) has reached 1,000 receiving yards for 2nd consecutive season & 3rd of career. Needs 97 rec. yards to surpass career-best of 1,162 in '10. Had career-high in rec. (13) & rec. yards (186) in last game at Den... LB Tamba Hali (12) needs 2 sacks to join NEIL SMITH & Pro Football HOFer DERRICK THOMAS as only Chiefs to register 14+ sacks in 2 seasons... PR-CB Javier Arenas leads AFC & ranks 3rd in NFL with 13.4 PR avg. Posted 2nd INT of career last week.
 Broncos With win, club can reach postseason for 1st time since '05 season... QB Tim Tebow is 7-3 as starter in '11 with 16 TDs (11 pass, 5 rushing). In 2 career games vs. KC, Tebow has 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 102.8 passer rating with 2 rush TDs... Club averages NFL-best 161.1 rush yards per game... RB Willis McGahee (1,054) has totaled 1,000 rush yards in season for 4th time in career. RB Lance Ball posted career-best 96 rush yards in last game vs. Chiefs... Since Week 13, WR Demaryius Thomas is tied for NFL-best in rec. yards per game (103.5) with CALVIN JOHNSON. WR Eric Decker had career-long 56-yard TD catch in last game vs. KC... TE Daniel Fells posted 3rd TD reception of season last week, tying career-high (3 in '09 w/ StL)... Rookie LB Von Miller leads AFC rookies & ranks 2nd among NFL rookies with 11.5 sacks (ALDON SMITH, 14). Miller needs sack to become 6th rookie to reach 12.5 since '82. Has most sacks by Denver rookie since sacks became official statistic in '82... LB Elvis Dumervil aims for 9th straight game w/ at least 0.5 sack.
Results and Schedule
| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2011-09-11 |
BUF |
H |
L 7-41 |
-34 |
| 2 |
2011-09-18 |
DET |
A |
L 3-48 |
-45 |
| 3 |
2011-09-25 |
SD |
A |
L 17-20 |
-3 |
| 4 |
2011-10-02 |
MIN |
H |
W 22-17 |
+5 |
| 5 |
2011-10-09 |
IND |
A |
W 28-24 |
+4 |
| 6 |
|
Bye |
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| 7 |
2011-10-23 |
OAK |
A |
W 28-0 |
+28 |
| 8 |
2011-10-31 |
SD |
H |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
| 9 |
2011-11-06 |
MIA |
H |
L 3-31 |
-28 |
| 10 |
2011-11-13 |
DEN |
H |
L 10-17 |
-7 |
| 11 |
2011-11-21 |
NE |
A |
L 3-34 |
-31 |
| 12 |
2011-11-27 |
PIT |
H |
L 9-13 |
-4 |
| 13 |
2011-12-04 |
CHI |
A |
W 10-3 |
+7 |
| 14 |
2011-12-11 |
NYJ |
A |
L 10-37 |
-27 |
| 15 |
2011-12-18 |
GB |
H |
W 19-14 |
+5 |
| 16 |
2011-12-24 |
OAK |
H |
L 13-16 |
-3 |
| 17 |
2012-01-01 |
DEN |
A |
W 7-3 |
+4 |
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| Denver Broncos |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2011-09-12 |
OAK |
H |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
| 2 |
2011-09-18 |
CIN |
H |
W 24-22 |
+2 |
| 3 |
2011-09-25 |
TEN |
A |
L 14-17 |
-3 |
| 4 |
2011-10-02 |
GB |
A |
L 23-49 |
-26 |
| 5 |
2011-10-09 |
SD |
H |
L 24-29 |
-5 |
| 6 |
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Bye |
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| 7 |
2011-10-23 |
MIA |
A |
W 18-15 |
+3 |
| 8 |
2011-10-30 |
DET |
H |
L 10-45 |
-35 |
| 9 |
2011-11-06 |
OAK |
A |
W 38-24 |
+14 |
| 10 |
2011-11-13 |
KC |
A |
W 17-10 |
+7 |
| 11 |
2011-11-17 |
NYJ |
H |
W 17-13 |
+4 |
| 12 |
2011-11-27 |
SD |
A |
W 16-13 |
+3 |
| 13 |
2011-12-04 |
MIN |
A |
W 35-32 |
+3 |
| 14 |
2011-12-11 |
CHI |
H |
W 13-10 |
+3 |
| 15 |
2011-12-18 |
NE |
H |
L 23-41 |
-18 |
| 16 |
2011-12-24 |
BUF |
A |
L 14-40 |
-26 |
| 17 |
2012-01-01 |
KC |
H |
L 3-7 |
-4 |
| WC |
2012-01-08 |
PIT |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
KC
Offense |
DEN
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
10.5 |
17.5 |
22.1 |
DEN |
| Rushing yards |
115.8 |
154.0 |
118.8 |
DEN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.55 |
4.57 |
4.25 |
DEN |
| Completion % |
61.0% |
50.0% |
59.7% |
KC |
| Passing yards |
206.5 |
155.0 |
224.3 |
KC |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.63 |
12.95 |
11.31 |
DEN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.49 |
6.47 |
6.75 |
KC |
| Interceptions |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
DEN |
| Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
KC |
| Sacks allowed |
1.5 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
KC |
| 3rd down conversions |
32.9% |
27.5% |
36.9% |
KC |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
33.3% |
42.0% |
KC |
| Time of possession |
30:42 |
29:38 |
30:13 |
KC |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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KC
Defense |
DEN
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
19.3 |
24.5 |
22.1 |
KC |
| Rushing yards |
115.0 |
147.3 |
118.8 |
KC |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.01 |
4.37 |
4.25 |
KC |
| Completion % |
56.7% |
60.3% |
59.7% |
KC |
| Passing yards |
193.3 |
223.8 |
224.3 |
KC |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.81 |
10.90 |
11.31 |
DEN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.70 |
6.57 |
6.75 |
DEN |
| INT return |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
KC |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
- |
| Sacks |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
- |
| 3rd down conversions |
27.8% |
28.2% |
36.9% |
KC |
| 4th down conversions |
42.9% |
66.7% |
42.0% |
KC |
| Time of possession |
29:51 |
33:51 |
30:13 |
KC |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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KC |
DEN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
10.2 |
8.2 |
9.9 |
KC |
| Yards per kick return |
19.2 |
23.9 |
23.9 |
DEN |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
14.5 |
15.2 |
9.9 |
KC |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
26.7 |
26.7 |
23.9 |
- |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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KC |
DEN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
7.8 |
7.0 |
6.3 |
DEN |
| Penalty yards |
59.3 |
52.8 |
53.0 |
DEN |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 11 to 16 of the 2011 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 11 to 16 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos |
| 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 |
| 2010 |
13 |
2010-12-05 |
DEN |
KC |
6-10 |
KC |
| 2011 |
10 |
2011-11-13 |
DEN |
KC |
17-10 |
DEN |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 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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