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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  
 
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.