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Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs - Week 13
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

CHI
DET		 17
 34
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PHI
DAL		 33
 10
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SEA
SF		 19
 3
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WAS
IND		 27
 49
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TEN
HOU		 21
 45
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SD
BAL		 34
 33
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OAK
STL		 0
 52
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NYG
JAC		 24
 25
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NO
PIT		 35
 32
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CLE
BUF		 10
 26
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CIN
TB		 14
 13
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CAR
MIN		 13
 31
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ARI
ATL		 18
 29
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NE
GB		 21
 26
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DEN
KC		 29
 16
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MIA
NYJ		 16
 13
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Broncos 31, Chiefs 24
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 1 Peyton Manning Pass: 335, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 6 C.J. Anderson Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-30, 0
RB 63 Juwan Thompson Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 1 Demaryius Thomas Rec: 8-110, 1 TD
WR 5 Emmanuel Sanders Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 63 Wes Welker Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
 TE 12 Jacob Tamme Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
 TE 39 Julius Thomas Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 13 Connor Barth FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 16 Defense / ST  
 
Kansas City Chiefs
Rank  Player Projections
QB 16 Alex Smith Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 4 Jamaal Charles Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 5-35, 0
RB 53 De'Anthony Thomas Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 58 Knile Davis Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 32 Dwayne Bowe Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 79 Jason Avant Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
WR 94 Junior Hemingway Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE 5 Travis Kelce Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
TE 28 Anthony Fasano Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
K 28 Cairo Santos FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 23 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Broncos QB Peyton Manning had 4 TD passes & 135.4 rating last week. Has 35 career 4-TD games, most in NFL history. Has TD pass in 50 consec. games, 3rd-longest streak ever... In past 3, RB C.J. Anderson is averaging 157.7 scrimmage yards per game (473 total) with 2 total TDs. Had career-high 167 rush yards & TD vs. Mia. Aims for 4th in row with 100+ scrim. yards... WR Demaryius Thomas has 100+ rec. yards in 7 of past 8. In past 8, has 1,051 yards (15.2 avg.) & 8 TDs. Since 2010, leads AFC WRs with 39 TD catches. Has 9 TDs & needs 1 to join TERRELL DAVIS as only players in club history with 3 consec. 10-TD seasons. WR Wes Welker (50) had TD catch last week & is 3rd undrafted player since 1967 to reach 50 career. WR Emmanuel Sanders has 7 TDs in past 6... Den. is 1 of 2 NFL teams with 2 players with 9+ sacks each (LBs Von Miller & DeMarcus Ware). Since entering NFL in 2011, Miller is 2nd in AFC with 45 sacks.

Chiefs In past 9 overall, QB Alex Smith has passed for 1,754 yards & 12 TDs vs. 1 INT with 101.7 rating, incl. 4 games with 100+ rating. Smith's teams are 21-1-1 (.934) when he starts & has 100+ rating... In 4 career home starts vs. Den., RB Jamaal Charles has 422 scrimmage yards & 2 rush TDs. Has 11 TDs in past 8 (8 rush, 3 rec.). Averages 5.5 yards/att. for career, highest of any NFL RB in history (min. 750 att.). RB Knile Davis had 105 scrimmage yards (79 rush, 26 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in last meeting... WR Dwayne Bowe has 6,952 career rec. yards & needs 48 to join TONY GONZALEZ (10,940) & OTIS TAYLOR (7,306) as only Chiefs to reach 7,000 career... LB Justin Houston has 11 sacks & FF in past 9. DT Dontari Poe has career-high 5 sacks (4.5 in 2013). Has sack in 3 of past 4 overall. LB Josh Mauga leads team with career-high 76 tackles. LB Tamba Hali had sack in last meeting.


Results and Schedule

Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 IND H W 31-24 +7
2 2014-09-14 KC H W 24-17 +7
3 2014-09-21 SEA A L 20-26 -6
4   Bye      
5 2014-10-05 ARI H W 41-20 +21
6 2014-10-12 NYJ A W 31-17 +14
7 2014-10-19 SF H W 42-17 +25
8 2014-10-23 SD H W 35-21 +14
9 2014-11-02 NE A L 21-43 -22
10 2014-11-09 OAK A W 41-17 +24
11 2014-11-16 STL A L 7-22 -15
12 2014-11-23 MIA H W 39-36 +3
13 2014-11-30 KC A    
14 2014-12-07 BUF H    
15 2014-12-14 SD A    
16 2014-12-22 CIN A    
17 2014-12-28 OAK H    
   

Kansas City Chiefs
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 TEN H L 10-26 -16
2 2014-09-14 DEN A L 17-24 -7
3 2014-09-21 MIA A W 34-15 +19
4 2014-09-29 NE H W 41-14 +27
5 2014-10-05 SF A L 17-22 -5
6   Bye      
7 2014-10-19 SD A W 23-20 +3
8 2014-10-26 STL H W 34-7 +27
9 2014-11-02 NYJ H W 24-10 +14
10 2014-11-09 BUF A W 17-13 +4
11 2014-11-16 SEA H W 24-20 +4
12 2014-11-20 OAK A L 20-24 -4
13 2014-11-30 DEN H    
14 2014-12-07 ARI A    
15 2014-12-14 OAK H    
16 2014-12-21 PIT A    
17 2014-12-28 SD H    

Injury Report

Denver Broncos
Out  RB Montee Ball (groin)
 RB Ronnie Hillman (ankle)
 CB Kayvon Webster (shoulder)
Questionable  SS Quinton Carter (knee)
 CB Aqib Talib (hamstring)
 TE Julius Thomas (ankle)
Probable  FS David Bruton (fingers)
 TE Virgil Green (calf)
 WLB Brandon Marshall (concussion)
 DE Quanterus Smith (ankle)
 RB Juwan Thompson (knee)
IR  MLB Nate Irving (knee, 11/13/2014)
 WR Jordan Norwood (knee, 8/25/2014)
 WLB Danny Trevathan (knee, 10/14/2014)
   

Kansas City Chiefs
Out  SS Eric Berry (other-illness)
 WR Junior Hemingway (concussion)
Questionable  CB Christopher Owens (knee)
 DE Kevin Vickerson (calf)
Probable  WR Donnie Avery (groin)
 TE Anthony Fasano (knee)
 OLB Tamba Hali (knee)
 CB Sean Smith (groin)
IR  QB Tyler Bray (knee, 8/30/2014)
 DE Mike Catapano (other-illness, 9/25/2014)
 DE Mike Devito (achilles-tendon, 9/9/2014)
 RB Cyrus Gray (knee, 11/11/2014)
 TE Demetrius Harris (foot, 11/11/2014)
 WR A.J. Jenkins (shoulder, 11/21/2014)
 ILB Derrick Johnson (achilles-tendon, 9/9/2014)
 RB Joe McKnight (achilles-tendon, 9/26/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  DEN
 Offense 		 KC
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 34.0 22.8 22.5 DEN
Rushing yards 103.8 134.3 109.0 KC
Rushing yards per attempt 4.41 4.70 4.09 KC
Completion % 68.5% 66.7% 62.4% DEN
Passing yards 328.0 193.8 237.8 DEN
Passing yards per completion 11.31 9.83 10.84 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 7.74 6.55 6.76 DEN
Interceptions 1.0 0.0 0.9 KC
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.5 0.6 DEN
Sacks allowed 1.0 2.0 2.4 DEN
3rd down conversions 49.3% 38.9% 39.8% DEN
4th down conversions 22.2% 50.0% 50.6% KC
Time of possession 30:17 30:35 30:06 KC
  Defense Stats Comparison

  DEN
 Defense 		 KC
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 24.0 15.8 22.5 KC
Rushing yards 71.5 128.3 109.0 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.52 5.10 4.09 DEN
Completion % 65.9% 59.4% 62.4% KC
Passing yards 228.8 186.8 237.8 KC
Passing yards per completion 8.67 9.07 10.84 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 5.71 5.39 6.76 KC
INT return 1.3 0.3 0.9 DEN
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.3 0.6 KC
Sacks 1.8 2.0 2.4 KC
3rd down conversions 34.1% 39.0% 39.8% DEN
4th down conversions 80.0% 27.3% 50.6% KC
Time of possession 29:43 29:10 30:06 KC

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   DEN   KC  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.1 10.4 8.7 KC
Yards per kick return 20.4 36.1 24.0 KC
Yards allowed per punt return 18.3 9.2 8.7 KC
Yards allowed per kick return 24.0 21.3 24.0 KC
  Misc Stats Comparison

   DEN   KC  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 9.0 5.0 6.4 KC
Penalty yards 78.3 37.3 53.4 KC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2014 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
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
2012 17 2012-12-30 KC DEN 3-38 DEN
2013 11 2013-11-17 KC DEN 17-27 DEN
2013 13 2013-12-01 DEN KC 35-28 DEN
2014 2 2014-09-14 KC DEN 17-24 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.