Week 1, 2021

played in Kansas City, MO

50 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Denver Broncos	6	10	0	3	-	19
Kansas City Chiefs	0	0	0	14	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:42 DEN - Lee Peel 47 field goal
1Q: 05:23 DEN - Lee Peel 40 field goal
2Q: 02:00 DEN - Lee Peel 39 field goal
2Q: 00:43 DEN - Anthony Hill 6 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
4Q: 11:17 DEN - Lee Peel 35 field goal
4Q: 06:33 KCY - Justin Daniels 8 pass from Wade Burroughs (Albert McElroy extra point)
4Q: 00:20 KCY - Ted Ginn Jr 10 pass from Wade Burroughs (Albert McElroy extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:42 DEN - Lee Peel 47 field goal
1Q: 05:23 DEN - Lee Peel 40 field goal
2Q: 02:00 DEN - Lee Peel 39 field goal
2Q: 00:43 DEN - Anthony Hill 6 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
4Q: 11:17 DEN - Lee Peel 35 field goal
4Q: 06:33 KCY - Justin Daniels 8 pass from Wade Burroughs (Albert McElroy extra point)
4Q: 00:20 KCY - Ted Ginn Jr 10 pass from Wade Burroughs (Albert McElroy extra point)

Team Statistics DEN KCY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 282 351
- Offensive Plays 64 63
- Yards per Play 4.41 5.57
Net Rushing Yards 143 130
- Rushing Attempts 39 25
- Yards per Rush 3.67 5.20
Net Passing Yards 139 221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 17 - 0 36 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 145 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 5.56 5.82
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/20 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/45 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/55 3/40
Interception Ret./Yards 1/26 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 22
Time of Possession 33:31 26:29

Team Statistics	DEN	KCY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	282	351
- Offensive Plays	64	63
- Yards per Play	4.41	5.57
Net Rushing Yards	143	130
- Rushing Attempts	39	25
- Yards per Rush	3.67	5.20
Net Passing Yards	139	221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 17 - 0	36 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	145	236
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	5.56	5.82
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/20	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/45	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/55	3/40
Interception Ret./Yards	1/26	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 22
Time of Possession	33:31	26:29

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:23	OWN 34	7	36	Field Goal
1	8:51	3:36	OWN 45	8	32	Field Goal
1	1:50	1:38	OWN 32	3	1	Punt
2	10:29	3:49	OWN 41	7	24	Downs
2	4:46	2:54	OWN 20	8	58	Field Goal
2	0:52	0:18	OPP 14	2	14	Touchdown
3	11:11	0:48	OWN 18	2	34	Fumble
3	9:05	3:12	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
3	2:53	6:44	OWN 34	13	48	Field Goal
4	9:10	1:24	OWN 6	3	0	Punt
4	6:22	3:47	OWN 40	5	16	Punt
4	0:09	0:09	OPP 41	1	-1	Game

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:37	1:46	OWN 6	4	11	Punt
1	5:15	3:25	OWN 15	5	11	Punt
1	0:12	4:43	OWN 10	10	77	Missed FG
2	6:40	1:54	OWN 35	4	18	Punt
2	1:52	1:00	OWN 15	2	8	Interception
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 20	2	9	Half
3	15:00	3:49	OWN 12	6	40	Punt
3	10:23	1:18	OWN 48	3	-3	Punt
3	5:53	3:00	OWN 23	6	15	Punt
4	11:09	1:59	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
4	7:46	1:24	OWN 47	6	53	Touchdown
4	2:35	2:26	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Lee Peel, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Floyd	27	90	3.33	15	1
Tito Sheldon	7	40	5.71	34	1
Brian Brohm	3	4	1.33	5	0
Lamar Firebaugh	1	3	3.00	3	0
Marlon Mills	1	6	6.00	6	0

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Charlie McAdams	19	106	5.58	21	5
Wade Burroughs	4	15	3.75	6	0
Damon Money	2	9	4.50	5	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	24	17	145	1/6	1	24	0	100.1

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wade Burroughs	36	22	236	2/15	2	35	1	87.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Bobby Floyd	4	4	23	5.75	7	14	0
WR Tito Grisso	3	4	39	13.00	6	15	0
TE Anthony Hill	3	5	11	3.67	0	6	1
TE Perry Sheldon	2	5	13	6.50	0	8	0
WR Marlon Mills	2	2	14	7.00	5	12	0
WR Ricky Burroughs	2	3	30	15.00	17	24	0
WR Lamar Firebaugh	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dexter Jackson	5	9	61	12.20	1	21	0
RB Charlie McAdams	5	5	31	6.20	13	15	0
WR Arnie Sherry	3	7	47	15.67	33	35	0
WR Justin Daniels	3	4	51	17.00	0	28	1
WR Ted Ginn Jr	2	4	20	10.00	5	10	1
FB Owen Schmitt	2	2	8	4.00	2	4	0
WR James Jones	1	3	10	10.00	7	10	0
WR Carl Abney	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Bert Seegert	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Stan Whitfield	1	26	26.00	0

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brian Brohm	1	0	0	0
Jessie Peterson	0	0	1	0

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wade Burroughs	1	0	0
Duane Brown	0	1	0
Lincoln Krzys	0	1	0
Artie Carr	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Timberlane	4	178	44.5	37.5	55	0

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Terry	7	312	44.6	35.3	47	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lee Peel	4/4	2/2	0/0	47	1/1

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Albert McElroy	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamar Firebaugh	4	45	11.3	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Artie Carr	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamar Firebaugh	2	55	27.5	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Flowers	3	40	13.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	9	2	0.0	25	37
S Darren Meehan	5	2	0.0	22	36
OLB Lionel Schneider	5	2	0.0	11	7
OLB Stan Whitfield	4	1	0.0	25	27
DE Donald Saffran	3	0	1.0	18	32
ILB Jessie Peterson	3	0	1.0	8	15
CB Charles MaKinster	3	0	0.0	17	30
CB Alphonso Smith	3	0	0.0	19	28
CB Dwight Lowery	2	3	0.0	16	33
S Al Afalava	2	0	0.0	13	33
S Rico Hill	2	0	0.0	15	9
DT Larry Meadows	2	0	0.0	10	13
DT Dennis Parrish	1	1	0.0	15	25
S Benjamin Kramer	1	0	0.0	9	23
ILB Lincoln Dennis	1	0	0.0	0	3
DT Dre Moore	0	1	0.0	15	15

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Artie Carr	13	3	0.0	39	25
OLB Mark Fiola	7	2	0.0	28	21
ILB Lincoln Krzys	5	0	1.0	13	4
S Brandon Flowers	4	1	0.0	27	22
ILB Travis Alcott	4	1	0.0	26	21
S LaRon Landry	3	0	0.0	15	14
DT Andre Fluellen	3	0	0.0	25	8
S Kendrick Spencer	3	0	0.0	13	13
OLB Robbie Barraza	2	1	0.0	11	4
OLB Slade Norris	2	0	0.0	14	4
CB Stephen DeLamielleure	2	0	0.0	22	18
DT A.J. Rivers	2	0	0.0	6	8
CB Ben Streets	1	4	0.0	31	22
DT Blaine Andersen	1	1	0.0	16	8
DE Brandon Williams	1	0	0.0	10	7
OLB Timothy Rood	1	0	0.0	10	4
G Mack Brooks	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rick Holliday	1	0	0.0	30	18
DE Emmitt Brady	0	2	0.0	31	23
CB Vontae Davis	0	1	0.0	29	17
DT Deron Meraz	0	1	0.0	25	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donald Saffran	1.0	0	1	0	32
ILB Jessie Peterson	1.0	0	0	0	15
S Darren Meehan	0.0	1	0	0	36
DT Larry Meadows	0.0	0	1	1	13
OLB Pat Zimmerman	0.0	0	1	0	8

Kansas City	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Lincoln Krzys	1.0	0	4
DE Emmitt Brady	0.0	2	23
DE Rick Holliday	0.0	1	18
ILB Travis Alcott	0.0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	5	0	0	37
OLB Stan Whitfield	4	0	1	27
CB Charles MaKinster	3	1	0	30
CB Alphonso Smith	2	1	0	28
S Rico Hill	2	0	0	9
ILB Jessie Peterson	2	0	0	15
S Darren Meehan	1	1	0	36
OLB Lionel Schneider	1	1	0	7
ILB Lincoln Dennis	1	0	0	3
CB Dwight Lowery	1	0	0	33
S Al Afalava	0	1	0	33

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Mark Fiola	6	1	21
S Brandon Flowers	2	1	22
S LaRon Landry	2	0	14
CB Stephen DeLamielleure	2	0	18
CB Ben Streets	1	0	22
DE Brandon Williams	1	0	7
OLB Slade Norris	1	0	4
OLB Timothy Rood	1	0	4
S Kendrick Spencer	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Spencer	3	10	36	0	23
J.R. Clemons	2	8	38	0	24
Eugene Monroe	2	4	33	1	20
Randal Welch	1	7	33	0	23
Tony Hills	1	4	23	0	12
Robert Newton	1	3	25	0	15
Irv Fisk	0	1	10	0	6

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andre Drew	3	6	1	25	0	38
Mack Brooks	2	5	0	23	0	38
Oniel Cousins	2	3	0	21	0	32
Duane Brown	1	5	0	25	1	38
Owen Schmitt	0	1	0	10	0	12
Tyrone Wand	0	1	0	6	0	6
Arnie Morrison	0	1	0	8	0	15
Andrew Gardner	0	0	0	17	1	23

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Oscar Leporati	2	16
Tito Sheldon	1	24
Robert Newton	1	15

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Stephen DeLamielleure	2	18
Damon Money	1	21
Lincoln Krzys	1	16
Bert Seegert	1	11
Tommy Kaplan	1	8

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dwight Lowery	---	---	16	33	20	69
J.R. Clemons	38	24	---	---	5	67
Brian Brohm	39	25	---	---	---	64
Randal Welch	33	23	---	---	8	64
Patrick Willis	---	---	25	37	1	63
Chris Spencer	36	23	---	---	---	59
Darren Meehan	---	---	22	36	---	58
Robert Newton	25	15	---	---	15	55
Stan Whitfield	---	---	25	27	1	53
Eugene Monroe	33	20	---	---	---	53
Donald Saffran	---	---	18	32	1	51
Anthony Hill	24	17	---	---	8	49
Marlon Mills	26	12	---	---	10	48
Charles MaKinster	---	---	17	30	1	48
Alphonso Smith	---	---	19	28	1	48
Al Afalava	---	---	13	33	---	46
Perry Sheldon	16	15	---	---	14	45
Lamar Firebaugh	13	9	---	---	22	44
Bobby Floyd	30	13	---	---	---	43
Jeff Thomason	20	15	---	---	8	43
Tito Sheldon	9	10	---	---	24	43
Benjamin Kramer	---	---	9	23	10	42
Dennis Parrish	---	---	15	25	1	41
Vernon Gholston	---	---	10	23	6	39
Tito Grisso	18	11	---	---	9	38
Ricky Burroughs	23	15	---	---	---	38
Dre Moore	---	---	15	15	7	37
Tony Hills	23	12	---	---	---	35
Oscar Leporati	9	5	---	---	16	30
Lincoln Dennis	---	---	0	3	23	26
Rico Hill	---	---	15	9	1	25
Jessie Peterson	---	---	8	15	2	25
Irv Fisk	10	6	---	---	8	24
Lionel Schneider	---	---	11	7	6	24
Adam Potts	---	---	8	14	2	24
Larry Meadows	---	---	10	13	---	23
Pat Zimmerman	---	---	10	8	3	21
Gerald Sotelo	---	---	7	6	2	15
Sherman Strong	2	3	---	---	8	13
Kris Prescott	2	2	---	---	8	12
Lee Peel	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jorge McNeil	---	---	2	1	5	8
Richie Timberlane	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ernie Westbrook	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rondell Brady	0	0	---	---	1	1
Percy Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Artie Carr	---	---	39	25	16	80
Andre Drew	25	38	---	---	4	67
Duane Brown	25	38	---	---	---	63
Wade Burroughs	25	38	---	---	---	63
Oniel Cousins	21	32	---	---	8	61
Mack Brooks	23	38	---	---	---	61
Emmitt Brady	---	---	31	23	5	59
Stephen DeLamielleure	---	---	22	18	18	58
Brandon Flowers	---	---	27	22	8	57
Ben Streets	---	---	31	22	3	56
Mark Fiola	---	---	28	21	4	53
Dexter Jackson	18	29	---	---	6	53
Rick Holliday	---	---	30	18	4	52
Charlie McAdams	22	29	---	---	---	51
Travis Alcott	---	---	26	21	4	51
Vontae Davis	---	---	29	17	4	50
Andrew Gardner	17	23	---	---	8	48
Arnie Sherry	18	29	---	---	---	47
Marc Clements	11	16	---	---	14	41
Deron Meraz	---	---	25	12	4	41
Justin Daniels	11	21	---	---	8	40
Ted Ginn Jr	19	20	---	---	---	39
Andre Fluellen	---	---	25	8	5	38
Owen Schmitt	10	12	---	---	15	37
Bert Seegert	10	16	---	---	11	37
Kendrick Spencer	---	---	13	13	9	35
LaRon Landry	---	---	15	14	4	33
Lincoln Krzys	---	---	13	4	16	33
Damon Money	3	9	---	---	21	33
Arnie Morrison	8	15	---	---	8	31
Robbie Barraza	---	---	11	4	15	30
Blaine Andersen	---	---	16	8	5	29
Tyrone Wand	6	6	---	---	8	20
Brandon Williams	---	---	10	7	2	19
Slade Norris	---	---	14	4	---	18
Carl Abney	1	2	---	---	13	16
Timothy Rood	---	---	10	4	2	16
A.J. Rivers	---	---	6	8	2	16
Jared Jenkins	---	---	8	2	1	11
James Jones	2	7	---	---	---	9
Mike Terry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tommy Kaplan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Albert McElroy	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bo Money	0	0	---	---	---	0
Omar Seto	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	21	2.1
Middle	13	52	4.0
Right	15	71	4.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	52	8.7
Middle	17	78	4.6
Right	1	1	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	24	17	1	1	0	2	4	0	0

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wade Burroughs	36	22	3	0	4	5	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-2	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	98	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	49	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	16	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	95	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	76	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	49	9.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Perry Sheldon	5	2	13	0	15
TE Anthony Hill	5	3	11	0	17
RB Bobby Floyd	4	4	23	0	13
WR Tito Grisso	4	3	39	0	11
WR Ricky Burroughs	3	2	30	1	15
WR Marlon Mills	2	2	14	0	12
WR Lamar Firebaugh	1	1	15	0	9

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dexter Jackson	9	5	0	61	1	29
WR Arnie Sherry	7	3	2	47	1	29
RB Charlie McAdams	5	5	0	31	0	29
WR Ted Ginn Jr	4	2	2	20	0	20
WR Justin Daniels	4	3	0	51	1	21
WR James Jones	3	1	0	10	0	7
FB Owen Schmitt	2	2	0	8	0	12
WR Carl Abney	1	1	0	8	0	2
TE Bert Seegert	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Floyd	4	8	2.00	3.33

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wade Burroughs	1	6	6.00	3.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	2	2	9	4.50	6.04

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wade Burroughs	6	4	26	4.33	6.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Anthony Hill	2	2	9	4.50	2.20

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Justin Daniels	2	1	8	4.00	12.75
WR Ted Ginn Jr	1	1	10	10.00	5.00
FB Owen Schmitt	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
RB Charlie McAdams	1	1	4	4.00	6.20
TE Bert Seegert	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Floyd	5	2
Lamar Firebaugh	1	0

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie McAdams	2	0
Wade Burroughs	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	7	5	3

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wade Burroughs	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tito Grisso	2	2	2
TE Anthony Hill	2	0	0
TE Perry Sheldon	1	1	0
WR Lamar Firebaugh	1	1	1
WR Marlon Mills	1	1	0

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dexter Jackson	3	2	1
WR Ted Ginn Jr	1	0	0
WR James Jones	1	0	0
WR Carl Abney	1	1	1
WR Justin Daniels	1	0	0
RB Charlie McAdams	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,800 (79,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (24,100)
End Zone 14,100 (17,500)
Mezzanine 7,800 (10,100)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (15,500)
Club Seats 8,700 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 800 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,800 (79,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (24,100)
End Zone	14,100 (17,500)
Mezzanine	7,800 (10,100)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (15,500)
Club Seats	8,700 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	800 (2,000)