Final Score Prediction
Chiefs 24, Broncos 23
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 23 |
Matt Cassel |
Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
 RB 6 |
Jamaal Charles   |
Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0 |
| RB 10 |
Thomas Jones |
Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 28 |
Dwayne Bowe |
Rec: 4-60, 1 TD |
| WR 64 |
Terrance Copper |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| WR 77 |
Chris Chambers |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 12 |
Tony Moeaki |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| K 3 |
Ryan Succop |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 17 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Chiefs In past 4, QB Matt Cassel has completed 67 of 108 passes (62.0 pct.) for 762 yards w/ 8 TDs vs. 1 INT & 104.0 passer rating. Ranks 4th in NFL w/ 99.6 passer rating in 2nd half/OT of games in '10... Rush offense is 1st in NFL this season, averaging 179.6 yards per game... In last meeting vs. Den. (w/ Jets on 11/30/08), RB Thomas Jones had 138 rush yards (8.6 avg.) on 16 att. & 2 TDs. RB Jamaal Charles had franchise-record 259 rush yards w/ 2 rush TDs in last game vs. Den... WR Dwayne Bowe aims for 5th consecutive game w/ TD reception. Bowe (7) needs 1 TD catch to surpass career-high of 7 in '08. Rookie WR VERRAN TUCKER (undrafted free agent) recorded TD rec. on 1st career catch last week... Rookie TE Tony Moeaki (3rd round, No. 93) ranks 2nd among NFL rookie TEs w/ 344 receiving yards (AARON HERNANDEZ, 436)... LB Derrick Johnson had 2 INT-return TDs in last game vs. Den. LB Tamba Hali (8) needs 1 sack to surpass career-high of 8.5 in '09. Hali aims for 4th straight game w/ sack... Rookie S Eric Berry (1st round, No. 5) had 1st 2 INTs of career last week... CB Brandon Flowers had INT in last meeting vs. Den.
 Broncos Club has 15-6 (.714) record after bye... Since 2000, Denver is 8-2 vs. KC at home. QB Kyle Orton had 431 yards in last meeting vs. KC, 2nd-most in career. Posted 5th 300-yard passing game of season in Week 8 (307, 476, 341, 314, 369). Orton ranks 2nd in NFL w/ 313.6 passing yards per game in '10 (2,509 total). Rookie QB Tim Tebow (1st round, No. 25) has 2 rush TDs in past 3... RB Knowshon Moreno has 4 rush TDs in 2 career games vs. KC. RB Correll Buckhalter averages 6.9 rush yards per carry vs. KC (20 att., 137 yards)... WR Brandon Lloyd (878) needs 122 receiving yards for first 1,000-yard season of career. Lloyd posted 5th 100-yard receiving game of season vs. 49ers. Leads NFL w/ 17 catches of 20+ yards in '10. Had 4 rec. for 95 yards (23.8 avg.) in only meeting vs. KC. WR Jabar Gaffney had career-high in rec. (14) & rec. yards (213) in last game vs. KC... LB D.J. Williams leads team w/ 72 tackles... CB Andre' Goodman aims for 4th consecutive game w/ INT vs. KC.
Results and Schedule
| 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 |
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| 11 |
2010-11-21 |
ARI |
H |
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| 12 |
2010-11-28 |
SEA |
A |
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| 13 |
2010-12-05 |
DEN |
H |
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| 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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| 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 |
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| 11 |
2010-11-22 |
SD |
A |
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| 12 |
2010-11-28 |
STL |
H |
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| 13 |
2010-12-05 |
KC |
A |
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| 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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Offense Stats Comparison
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KC
Offense |
DEN
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
21.3 |
17.7 |
22.5 |
KC |
| Rushing yards |
192.3 |
57.7 |
113.8 |
KC |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
5.13 |
3.24 |
4.20 |
KC |
| Completion % |
60.6% |
58.6% |
60.6% |
KC |
| Passing yards |
175.7 |
272.0 |
222.9 |
DEN |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.45 |
11.78 |
10.73 |
DEN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.33 |
6.91 |
6.50 |
DEN |
| Interceptions |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
KC |
| Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
KC |
| Sacks allowed |
1.7 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
KC |
| 3rd down conversions |
34.3% |
28.4% |
38.5% |
KC |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
20.0% |
50.0% |
KC |
| Time of possession |
33:37 |
26:44 |
30:17 |
KC |
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Defense Stats Comparison
| |
KC
Defense |
DEN
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
20.7 |
26.3 |
22.5 |
KC |
| Rushing yards |
113.7 |
168.3 |
113.8 |
KC |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.16 |
4.94 |
4.20 |
KC |
| Completion % |
58.0% |
59.0% |
60.6% |
KC |
| Passing yards |
223.0 |
184.0 |
222.9 |
DEN |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.26 |
12.71 |
10.73 |
KC |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.95 |
7.50 |
6.50 |
KC |
| INT return |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
KC |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
- |
| Sacks |
2.0 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
KC |
| 3rd down conversions |
41.7% |
40.6% |
38.5% |
DEN |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
50.0% |
50.0% |
- |
| Time of possession |
33:23 |
33:16 |
30:17 |
DEN |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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KC |
DEN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
8.1 |
10.9 |
9.5 |
DEN |
| Yards per kick return |
21.4 |
26.0 |
22.8 |
DEN |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
9.6 |
8.3 |
9.5 |
DEN |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
24.2 |
25.9 |
22.8 |
KC |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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KC |
DEN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
5.7 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
KC |
| Penalty yards |
60.0 |
73.0 |
54.0 |
KC |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 4 to 9 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 4 to 9 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 |
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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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