NFL Game Preview: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos - Week 2

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Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos - Week 2

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PIT BAL	6 26
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ARI NYG	25 14
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NO CLE	24 26
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NE MIN	30 7
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MIA BUF	10 29
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JAC WAS	10 41
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DET CAR	7 24
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DAL TEN	26 10
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ATL CIN	10 24
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STL TB	19 17
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SEA SD	21 30
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NYJ GB	24 31
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KC DEN	17 24
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HOU OAK	30 14
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CHI SF	28 20
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PHI IND	30 27
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Prediction: Broncos 38, Chiefs 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Kansas City Chiefs
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 23	Alex Smith	Pass: 235, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 5	Jamaal Charles	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 67	Knile Davis	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 30	Dwayne Bowe	Rec: 4-65, 1 TD
WR 57	Donnie Avery	Rec: 3-45, 0 TD
WR 89	Frankie Hammond Jr.	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 14	Travis Kelce	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
TE 33	Anthony Fasano	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 29	Cairo Santos	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 32	Defense / ST

Denver Broncos
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 1	Peyton Manning	Pass: 335, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 6	Montee Ball	Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 66	Ronnie Hillman	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 1	Demaryius Thomas	Rec: 8-120, 1 TD
WR 18	Emmanuel Sanders	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 75	Andre Caldwell	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 2	Julius Thomas	Rec: 7-75, 1 TD
K 12	Brandon McManus	FG: 1/1 XP: 5/5
DEF 4	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Chiefs QB Alex Smith has won 9 of past 12 starts in September, passing for 2,447 yards & 15 TDs with 88.4 rating. Passed for 293 yards & 2 TD with 88.7 rating in last meeting... In 8 career starts vs. Den., RB Jamaal Charles has 944 scrimmage yards (803 rush, 141 rec.) & 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.). Since entering NFL in 2008, leads league with 5.6 rush avg. (min. 500 att.)... RB Knile Davis had club-record 108-yard KR-TD in last meeting, tied for 2nd longest in NFL history... In past 3 road games vs. Den., WR Dwayne Bowe has 23 catches for 336 yards (14.6 avg.) & 3 TDs, including career-high 186 receiving yards on 11/14/10. In last meeting, WR Junior Hemingway had 17-yard TD catch. TE Anthony Fasano has TD catch in 4 of past 5... LB Justin Houston has 8.5 sacks in past 5 on road. Last week, DE Vance Walker had sack in Chiefs debut. S Eric Berry led team with 15 tackles vs. Ten. CB Marcus Cooper had INT in last meeting.

Broncos Last week, QB Peyton Manning (65,233) became 2nd QB in NFL history with 65,000 career pass yards (BRETT FAVRE, 71,838). Has now defeated all 32 NFL teams, tied with Favre for most of any QB in history. In 12 career games vs. KC (incl. 2 playoffs), has 11-1 record (.917) with 3,530 pass yards & 24 TDs with 98.3 rating. Needs 6 TD passes to reach 500 career... In last meeting, RB Montee Ball rushed for career-high 117 yards on 13 att. (9 avg.). Aims for 3rd in row vs. KC with 100+ rush yards or TD... In 4 career starts vs. KC, WR Demaryius Thomas has 19 catches for 431 yards (22.7 avg.) & 2 TDs. Aims for 4th in row vs. KC with 100+ rec. yards. In Week 1, TE Julius Thomas had 7 catches for 104 yards (14.9 avg.) & led all NFL players with 3 TDs (all rec.), tying Broncos' single-game TE record (SHANNON SHARPE)... Since entering NFL in 2011, LB Von Miller ranks 3rd in AFC in sacks (35). DE DeMarcus Ware had 1.5 sacks in Broncos debut. Has 4 sacks in past 2 vs. KC. Last week, S Rahim Moore had career-high 2 INTs. In 12/30/12 meeting, had 1st career sack.

Results and Schedule

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
3	2014-09-21	MIA	A
4	2014-09-29	NE	H
5	2014-10-05	SF	A
6		Bye
7	2014-10-19	SD	A
8	2014-10-26	STL	H
9	2014-11-02	NYJ	H
10	2014-11-09	BUF	A
11	2014-11-16	SEA	H
12	2014-11-20	OAK	A
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

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
3	2014-09-21	SEA	A
4		Bye
5	2014-10-05	ARI	H
6	2014-10-12	NYJ	A
7	2014-10-19	SF	H
8	2014-10-23	SD	H
9	2014-11-02	NE	A
10	2014-11-09	OAK	A
11	2014-11-16	STL	A
12	2014-11-23	MIA	H
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

Injury Report

Kansas City Chiefs
Out	DE Mike Catapano (other-illness)
Questionable	SS Eric Berry (quadriceps) RB Jamaal Charles (quadriceps) CB Marcus Cooper (ankle) TE Travis Kelce (knee) ILB Joe Mays (quadriceps) RB De'Anthony Thomas (hamstring)
Probable	FS Husain Abdullah (foot) WR Dwayne Bowe (other-excused) OLB Dezman Moses (toe)
IR	QB Tyler Bray (knee, 8/30/2014) DE Mike Devito (achilles-tendon, 9/9/2014) ILB Derrick Johnson (achilles-tendon, 9/9/2014) ILB Josh Mauga (back, 9/1/2013) ILB Joe Mays (wrist, 9/2/2014)

Denver Broncos
Out	WLB Danny Trevathan (knee)
Doubtful	FS David Bruton (shoulder)
Questionable	RB C.J. Anderson (knee) SS Omar Bolden (shoulder) TE Joel Dreessen (knee) SS T.J. Ward (shoulder) CB Kayvon Webster (ankle)
Probable	RB Ronnie Hillman (other-illness) SS Duke Ihenacho (thigh) MLB Nate Irving (leg) WR Wes Welker (ankle)
IR	SS Quinton Carter (knee, 8/27/2013) WR Jordan Norwood (knee, 8/25/2014) DE Quanterus Smith (knee, 8/31/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

	KC Offense	DEN Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	10.0	31.0	22.4	DEN
Rushing yards	67.0	102.0	115.0	DEN
Rushing yards per attempt	3.94	3.19	4.36	KC
Completion %	54.3%	61.1%	64.3%	DEN
Passing yards	178.0	259.0	244.2	DEN
Passing yards per completion	9.37	11.77	10.45	DEN
Passing yards per attempt	5.09	7.19	6.71	DEN
Interceptions	3.0	0.0	0.8	DEN
Fumbles lost	0.0	0.0	0.6	-
Sacks allowed	4.0	1.0	2.2	DEN
3rd down conversions	8.3%	50.0%	39.3%	DEN
4th down conversions	50.0%	0.0%	54.2%	KC
Time of possession	22:16	32:24	30:13	DEN

Defense Stats Comparison

	KC Defense	DEN Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	26.0	24.0	22.4	DEN
Rushing yards	162.0	54.0	115.0	DEN
Rushing yards per attempt	4.26	3.86	4.36	DEN
Completion %	66.7%	66.0%	64.3%	DEN
Passing yards	243.0	354.0	244.2	KC
Passing yards per completion	11.05	10.11	10.45	DEN
Passing yards per attempt	7.36	6.68	6.71	DEN
INT return	0.0	2.0	0.8	DEN
Fumble recoveries	0.0	0.0	0.6	-
Sacks	4.0	3.0	2.2	KC
3rd down conversions	43.8%	30.8%	39.3%	DEN
4th down conversions	0.0%	50.0%	54.2%	KC
Time of possession	37:44	27:36	30:13	DEN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	KC	DEN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	11.8	1.3	8.4	KC
Yards per kick return	19.0	0.0	23.0	KC
Yards allowed per punt return	-2.0	4.8	8.4	KC
Yards allowed per kick return	22.0	0.0	23.0	DEN

Misc Stats Comparison

	KC	DEN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	3.0	7.0	6.9	KC
Penalty yards	25.0	70.0	60.5	KC

Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2014 season. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

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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
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

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.