NFL Game Preview: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos - Week 17

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Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos - Week 17

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TB ATL	22 17
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PHI NYG	7 42
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NYJ BUF	9 28
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JAC TEN	20 38
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HOU IND	16 28
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CLE PIT	10 24
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CHI DET	26 24
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BAL CIN	17 23
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CAR NO	44 38
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ARI SF	13 27
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STL SEA	13 20
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OAK SD	21 24
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MIA NE	0 28
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KC DEN	3 38
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GB MIN	34 37
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DAL WAS	18 28
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Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Broncos 27, Chiefs 10

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Kansas City Chiefs
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 32	Brady Quinn	Pass: 160, 0 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 7	Jamaal Charles	Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 55	Dexter McCluster	Rush: 0, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 61	Peyton Hillis	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 52	Jonathan Baldwin	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 32	Ryan Succop	FG: 1/1 XP: 1/1
DEF 32	Defense / ST

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Denver Broncos
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 8	Peyton Manning	Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 4	Knowshon Moreno	Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 49	Ronnie Hillman	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 6	Demaryius Thomas	Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 21	Eric Decker	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 68	Brandon Stokley	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 13	Jacob Tamme	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
TE 34	Joel Dreessen	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 9	Matt Prater	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 2	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Chiefs QB Brady Quinn spent 2 seasons (2010-11) w/ Den. Had 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 104.3 rating vs. Broncos on 11/6/08 with Cle... RB Jamaal Charles rushed for 226 yards, incl. an 86-yard TD last week. Has 3 TD runs of at least 80 yards this season, tied with CHRIS JOHNSON (2009 & 2012) & HOFer BARRY SANDERS (1997) for most in single season in NFL history. Needs 44 rush yards to become 3rd player in Chiefs history to reach 1,500 rush yards in season (LARRY JOHNSON & PRIEST HOLMES). Aims for 3rd straight game with 100+ rush yards vs. Den. (116, 107). Has 599 career rush yards vs. Den., most vs. any team. RB Peyton Hillis posted 1st 100-yard rush game of season last week (101)... WR JON BALDWIN had career-long 57-yard rec. last week... LB Tamba Hali (9) & LB Justin Houston (10) aim to become 1st Chiefs duo since NEIL SMITH (11.5) & HOFer DERRICK THOMAS (11) in 1994 to each register 10+ sacks... LB Derrick Johnson leads team with 119 tackles in '12.

Broncos Have won 10 consecutive games, longest active streak in NFL... QB Peyton Manning (4,355) needs 346 passing yards to set new career-high (4,700 in '10). Needs 172 passing yards to surpass JAY CUTLER (4,526 in '08) for most in season in by Bronco. Manning's teams have reached 12 regular-season wins in 9 different seasons, most by starting QB in NFL history. Has most TD passes (34) in single season by Broncos QB... RB Knowshon Moreno is averaging 122.8 scrimmage yards per game in past 5 starts. For career, Moreno averages 113 scrimmage yards per game vs. KC... WR Demaryius Thomas (1,312) needs 88 rec. yards to join ROD SMITH (1,602 in 2000) & BRANDON LLOYD (1,448 in 2010) as only Broncos to reach 1,400 rec. yards in season. WR Eric Decker (988) & Thomas (1,312) can become 1st Bronco duo with 1,000 rec. yards each since '04 (ROD SMITH & ASHLEY LELIE)... DE Elvis Dumervil (11) reached 10+ sacks for 3rd time in career. LB Von Miller (17.5) surpassed Dumervil (17 in '09) last week for most sacks by Bronco in season since '82.

Results and Schedule

Kansas City Chiefs
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2012-09-09	ATL	H	L 24-40	-16
2	2012-09-16	BUF	A	L 17-35	-18
3	2012-09-23	NO	A	W 27-24	+3
4	2012-09-30	SD	H	L 20-37	-17
5	2012-10-07	BAL	H	L 6-9	-3
6	2012-10-14	TB	A	L 10-38	-28
7		Bye
8	2012-10-28	OAK	H	L 16-26	-10
9	2012-11-01	SD	A	L 13-31	-18
10	2012-11-12	PIT	A	L 13-16	-3
11	2012-11-18	CIN	H	L 6-28	-22
12	2012-11-25	DEN	H	L 9-17	-8
13	2012-12-02	CAR	H	W 27-21	+6
14	2012-12-09	CLE	A	L 7-30	-23
15	2012-12-16	OAK	A	L 0-15	-15
16	2012-12-23	IND	H	L 13-20	-7
17	2012-12-30	DEN	A	L 3-38	-35

Denver Broncos
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2012-09-09	PIT	H	W 31-19	+12
2	2012-09-17	ATL	A	L 21-27	-6
3	2012-09-23	HOU	H	L 25-31	-6
4	2012-09-30	OAK	H	W 37-6	+31
5	2012-10-07	NE	A	L 21-31	-10
6	2012-10-15	SD	A	W 35-24	+11
7		Bye
8	2012-10-28	NO	H	W 34-14	+20
9	2012-11-04	CIN	A	W 31-23	+8
10	2012-11-11	CAR	A	W 36-14	+22
11	2012-11-18	SD	H	W 30-23	+7
12	2012-11-25	KC	A	W 17-9	+8
13	2012-12-02	TB	H	W 31-23	+8
14	2012-12-06	OAK	A	W 26-13	+13
15	2012-12-16	BAL	A	W 34-17	+17
16	2012-12-23	CLE	H	W 34-12	+22
17	2012-12-30	KC	H	W 38-3	+35

Injury Report

Kansas City Chiefs
Out	WR Terrance Copper (knee)
Doubtful	DE Tyson Jackson (foot)
Questionable	CB Jalil Brown (toe) SS Abram Elam (quadriceps) OLB Tamba Hali (other-illness) FS Kendrick Lewis (other-illness) RB Dexter McCluster (other-illness) TE Tony Moeaki (head)
Probable	SS Eric Berry (hand) RB Jamaal Charles (other-illness)
IR	DE Allen Bailey (ankle, 12/6) TE Kevin Boss (concussion, 10/3) WR Dwayne Bowe (ribs, 12/15) DE Glenn Dorsey (calf, 11/11) FS DeQuan Menzie (undisclosed, 8/31) TE Jake O'Connell (ankle, 11/17)

Denver Broncos
Out	CB Tracy Porter (concussion)
Probable	FS Mike Adams (knee) FS Jim Leonhard (thigh) RB Knowshon Moreno (ribs) WR Brandon Stokley (quadriceps) OLB Danny Trevathan (groin) WR Matt Willis (knee)
IR	SS Quinton Carter (knee, 9/29) DE Jason Hunter (triceps, 8/27) MLB Joe Mays (ankle, 10/30) RB Willis McGahee (knee, 11/21) DT Ty Warren (triceps, 9/11)

Offense Stats Comparison

	KC Offense	DEN Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	8.8	30.3	22.3	DEN
Rushing yards	149.8	121.5	117.9	KC
Rushing yards per attempt	5.31	3.81	4.30	KC
Completion %	56.5%	65.6%	59.3%	DEN
Passing yards	143.0	264.0	225.0	DEN
Passing yards per completion	10.09	10.76	10.90	DEN
Passing yards per attempt	5.70	7.06	6.47	DEN
Interceptions	0.8	1.0	1.0	KC
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.0	0.7	DEN
Sacks allowed	2.5	1.8	2.4	DEN
3rd down conversions	19.4%	44.2%	37.4%	DEN
4th down conversions	33.3%	0.0%	41.9%	KC
Time of possession	28:50	33:15	30:27	DEN

Defense Stats Comparison

	KC Defense	DEN Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	21.5	16.3	22.3	DEN
Rushing yards	150.8	69.8	117.9	DEN
Rushing yards per attempt	4.72	3.75	4.30	DEN
Completion %	56.6%	54.5%	59.3%	DEN
Passing yards	209.0	205.8	225.0	DEN
Passing yards per completion	12.07	10.45	10.90	DEN
Passing yards per attempt	6.83	5.70	6.47	DEN
INT return	0.0	1.0	1.0	DEN
Fumble recoveries	0.0	0.8	0.7	DEN
Sacks	2.3	2.5	2.4	DEN
3rd down conversions	40.7%	20.3%	37.4%	DEN
4th down conversions	100.0%	25.0%	41.9%	DEN
Time of possession	31:10	26:45	30:27	DEN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	KC	DEN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	6.0	8.9	10.0	DEN
Yards per kick return	20.8	24.5	22.8	DEN
Yards allowed per punt return	20.0	9.2	10.0	DEN
Yards allowed per kick return	29.0	22.2	22.8	DEN

Misc Stats Comparison

	KC	DEN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	6.0	5.8	6.3	DEN
Penalty yards	43.8	47.8	52.9	KC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 11 to 16 of the 2012 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
2011	17	2012-01-01	KC	DEN	7-3	KC
2012	12	2012-11-25	DEN	KC	17-9	DEN

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.