Week 1, 2081

played in Kansas City, MO

72 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	7	3	0	-	10
Kansas City Chiefs	0	10	7	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:14 KCY - Giovanni Drakeford 52 field goal
2Q: 06:54 DEN - Clay Floyd 10 pass from Hugh Harrison (Alec Clark extra point)
2Q: 02:13 KCY - Grayson Kerr 29 pass from Jordan Schuster (Giovanni Drakeford extra point)
3Q: 04:09 DEN - Alec Clark 35 field goal
3Q: 00:08 KCY - Brenden Cheney 6 run (Giovanni Drakeford extra point)
4Q: 05:10 KCY - Giovanni Drakeford 23 field goal
4Q: 01:56 KCY - Giovanni Drakeford 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:14 KCY - Giovanni Drakeford 52 field goal
2Q: 06:54 DEN - Clay Floyd 10 pass from Hugh Harrison (Alec Clark extra point)
2Q: 02:13 KCY - Grayson Kerr 29 pass from Jordan Schuster (Giovanni Drakeford extra point)
3Q: 04:09 DEN - Alec Clark 35 field goal
3Q: 00:08 KCY - Brenden Cheney 6 run (Giovanni Drakeford extra point)
4Q: 05:10 KCY - Giovanni Drakeford 23 field goal
4Q: 01:56 KCY - Giovanni Drakeford 30 field goal

Team Statistics DEN KCY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 10 10
- by Passing 7 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 336 371
- Offensive Plays 63 69
- Yards per Play 5.33 5.38
Net Rushing Yards 176 153
- Rushing Attempts 28 30
- Yards per Rush 6.29 5.10
Net Passing Yards 160 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 19 - 0 37 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 170 228
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/10 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.57 5.59
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 5/36
Punt Returns/Yards 3/29 3/20
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 3/75
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 33
Time of Possession 31:04 28:56

Team Statistics	DEN	KCY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	10	10
- by Passing	7	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	336	371
- Offensive Plays	63	69
- Yards per Play	5.33	5.38
Net Rushing Yards	176	153
- Rushing Attempts	28	30
- Yards per Rush	6.29	5.10
Net Passing Yards	160	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 19 - 0	37 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	170	228
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/10	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.57	5.59
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	5/36
Punt Returns/Yards	3/29	3/20
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	3/75
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 33
Time of Possession	31:04	28:56

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:04	3:50	OWN 25	7	29	Punt
1	4:46	3:47	OWN 46	7	43	Fumble
2	11:08	4:24	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	4:41	1:38	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
2	2:00	1:02	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	2:53	OWN 25	6	30	Punt
3	9:38	5:36	OWN 27	9	55	Field Goal
4	15:00	1:34	OWN 25	4	1	Punt
4	12:30	2:44	OWN 35	7	30	Downs
4	5:03	1:03	OWN 25	5	16	Downs
4	1:50	1:24	OWN 28	4	4	Downs

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:56	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
1	9:14	4:28	OWN 12	10	49	Missed FG
1	0:59	4:51	OWN 11	9	54	Field Goal
2	6:44	2:03	OWN 46	4	15	Punt
2	3:03	1:03	OPP 48	4	48	Touchdown
2	0:58	0:58	OWN 24	5	7	Punt
3	12:07	2:29	OWN 11	5	24	Punt
3	4:02	4:02	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
4	13:26	0:56	OWN 19	3	-2	Punt
4	9:46	4:43	OWN 35	10	59	Field Goal
4	4:00	2:10	OPP 41	6	28	Field Goal
4	0:26	0:26	OPP 32	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Jordan Schuster, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	15	85	5.67	13	3	0
RB Tre Keith	13	91	7.00	23	2	0

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB L.C. Gray	16	95	5.94	20	4	0
RB Brenden Cheney	7	11	1.57	6	0	1
QB Jordan Schuster	6	34	5.67	14	1	0
RB Everett Strayhorn	1	13	13.00	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hugh Harrison	34	19	170	1/10	1	26	0	79.3

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jordan Schuster	37	21	228	2/10	1	30	0	84.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Clay Floyd	7	14	73	10.43	23	20	1
TE Jim Weaver	4	9	34	8.50	13	15	0
TE Dale Baxter	3	3	13	4.33	3	11	0
WR Blake Reid	2	4	19	9.50	0	12	0
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	1	1	26	26.00	17	26	0
WR Kaden West	1	2	3	3.00	1	3	0
WR Taylor Hirsch	1	1	2	2.00	3	2	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Grayson Kerr	9	15	103	11.44	18	30	1
WR Jonathan Bates	5	10	36	7.20	11	29	0
TE Parker Donhoff	3	3	45	15.00	21	24	0
FB Leonardo Osborne	2	2	25	12.50	5	15	0
WR Nate Petzold	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Brenden Cheney	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
WR Mickey Patterson	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Nolan Adams	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	1	0	0	0

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Christopher Van Nus	0	1	0	0
DT Don Meraz	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Bradley	5	223	44.6	40.6	59	4

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Robinson	5	212	42.4	36.6	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alec Clark	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Giovanni Drakeford	3/4	1/2	1/2	52	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harrison Faison	3	29	9.7	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Braxton Cote	3	20	6.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alec Denis	1	20	20.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Braxton Cote	3	75	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Raymond Logan	9	3	0.0	30	38
S Brandon Whalen	7	0	0.0	29	29
S Riley Doub	5	1	0.0	14	22
ILB Darrell Inhofe	5	1	0.0	25	20
OLB Josiah Anglin	4	3	0.0	25	21
OLB Richie Fouts	3	0	1.0	19	20
CB Alec Denis	2	1	0.0	9	14
CB Marty Wentorf	2	1	0.0	12	19
CB Harrison Faison	2	0	0.0	30	39
OLB Gilbert Buckner	2	0	0.0	6	19
DE Quinn Mathis	2	0	0.0	20	24
DE Trent Rivera	1	0	1.0	8	15
ILB Jack Castillo	1	1	0.0	5	19
DE Clifton Tatangelo	1	1	0.0	26	33
DT Bo Hicks	1	1	0.0	20	17
DT Burt Conte	1	1	0.0	29	25
CB Big Doug Doyle	1	1	0.0	10	19
DT Theodore Ballard	1	0	0.0	8	21
DE Louis Collier	0	1	0.0	3	5

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Braxton Cote	9	2	0.0	28	35
DE Brody Cote	4	2	1.0	22	32
DE Christopher Van Nus	4	1	0.0	22	18
ILB Tristan Woodard	4	1	0.0	24	29
OLB Morris Cooley	3	3	0.0	23	29
CB Norman Cooper	3	2	0.0	26	33
DT Don Meraz	3	1	0.0	21	27
S Lester Campbell	3	1	0.0	21	22
OLB Duane Randle	3	1	0.0	11	10
CB Troy Chrysler	2	1	0.0	24	29
DT Cody Tripodi	2	1	0.0	15	25
DT Mackenzie Boyer	2	1	0.0	20	18
CB Ezekiel Lane	2	1	0.0	14	19
CB Tito Poloski	1	0	0.0	8	16
ILB Maxwell Healy	1	0	0.0	4	6
CB Ernie Fredrickson	1	0	0.0	7	13
DE Tracy Dole	0	1	0.0	8	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Trent Rivera	1.0	0	0	15
OLB Richie Fouts	1.0	0	0	20
DE Quinn Mathis	0.0	2	1	24
OLB Gilbert Buckner	0.0	1	1	19
DE Clifton Tatangelo	0.0	0	2	33
DT Theodore Ballard	0.0	0	1	21
DT Burt Conte	0.0	0	1	25

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Brody Cote	1.0	1	1	32
DT Cody Tripodi	0.0	0	2	25
DT Don Meraz	0.0	0	1	27
DE Christopher Van Nus	0.0	0	1	18
CB Tito Poloski	0.0	0	1	16
DT Mackenzie Boyer	0.0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Brandon Whalen	4	2	29
S Raymond Logan	4	0	38
CB Alec Denis	2	1	14
OLB Gilbert Buckner	2	0	19
S Riley Doub	2	0	22
CB Harrison Faison	1	1	39
ILB Jack Castillo	1	0	19
DT Theodore Ballard	1	0	21
DE Quinn Mathis	1	0	24
ILB Darrell Inhofe	1	0	20
CB Big Doug Doyle	1	0	19
CB Marty Wentorf	1	0	19

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Lester Campbell	3	0	22
OLB Duane Randle	3	0	10
OLB Morris Cooley	3	0	29
S Braxton Cote	2	0	35
ILB Tristan Woodard	2	0	29
CB Norman Cooper	2	0	33
CB Ezekiel Lane	2	0	19
CB Tito Poloski	1	0	16
DE Brody Cote	1	0	32
CB Troy Chrysler	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Derek Monaco	5	7	1	28	0	35
G Jake Glenn	4	8	0	28	0	35
T Malik Benton	3	4	0	28	1	35
C Rex Murphy	2	4	0	28	0	35
G Donald Emmons	2	4	0	28	0	35
TE Dale Baxter	0	1	0	9	0	8

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Donte McKnight	3	8	1	30	1	39
T Tim Beechler	2	5	0	30	0	39
C Damian Middleton	2	4	0	30	0	39
T Camden Lyon	2	3	0	30	1	39
TE Parker Donhoff	1	1	0	20	0	30
G A.J. Searight	0	3	0	30	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
O.J. O'Donnell	2	15
Gilbert Buckner	1	23
Blake Reid	1	15
Richie Fouts	1	11
Burt Conte	1	8

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Cody Swift	3	22
Bubba Mathews	1	11

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Harrison Faison	---	---	30	39	12	81
S Raymond Logan	---	---	30	38	4	72
G Jake Glenn	28	35	---	---	6	69
T Derek Monaco	28	35	---	---	6	69
T Malik Benton	28	35	---	---	6	69
G Donald Emmons	28	35	---	---	6	69
DE Clifton Tatangelo	---	---	26	33	4	63
QB Hugh Harrison	28	35	---	---	---	63
C Rex Murphy	28	35	---	---	---	63
WR Clay Floyd	28	35	---	---	---	63
WR Kaden West	28	33	---	---	1	62
DT Burt Conte	---	---	29	25	8	62
S Brandon Whalen	---	---	29	29	3	61
TE Jim Weaver	21	32	---	---	2	55
WR Blake Reid	17	23	---	---	15	55
DE Quinn Mathis	---	---	20	24	9	53
S Riley Doub	---	---	14	22	17	53
OLB Richie Fouts	---	---	19	20	11	50
OLB Gilbert Buckner	---	---	6	19	23	48
OLB Josiah Anglin	---	---	25	21	1	47
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	15	30	---	---	---	45
ILB Darrell Inhofe	---	---	25	20	---	45
CB Marty Wentorf	---	---	12	19	12	43
ILB Jack Castillo	---	---	5	19	15	39
DT Theodore Ballard	---	---	8	21	9	38
DT Bo Hicks	---	---	20	17	---	37
CB Alec Denis	---	---	9	14	11	34
CB Big Doug Doyle	---	---	10	19	1	30
FB Russell Griffith	5	6	---	---	15	26
DE Trent Rivera	---	---	8	15	---	23
TE Gustavo Sweeney	0	0	---	---	18	18
RB Tre Keith	13	5	---	---	---	18
TE Dale Baxter	9	8	---	---	---	17
DT Eugene Bearden	---	---	2	10	4	16
RB O.J. O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	15	15
WR Taylor Hirsch	4	3	---	---	8	15
DE Louis Collier	---	---	3	5	---	8
P Melvin Bradley	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Quinn Alexander	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Kristopher Grier	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Alec Clark	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Kody Hoffer	0	0	---	---	---	0
C J.J. Wynn	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB B.J. Rinkenberg	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Wesley Montgomery	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Carl Japp	0	0	---	---	---	0

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Braxton Cote	---	---	28	35	15	78
T Camden Lyon	30	39	---	---	9	78
G Donte McKnight	30	39	---	---	9	78
G A.J. Searight	30	39	---	---	9	78
T Tim Beechler	30	39	---	---	9	78
QB Jordan Schuster	30	39	---	---	---	69
C Damian Middleton	30	39	---	---	---	69
WR Jonathan Bates	28	37	---	---	3	68
WR Grayson Kerr	28	38	---	---	1	67
CB Troy Chrysler	---	---	24	29	9	62
CB Norman Cooper	---	---	26	33	1	60
OLB Morris Cooley	---	---	23	29	6	58
DE Brody Cote	---	---	22	32	1	55
DT Don Meraz	---	---	21	27	6	54
ILB Tristan Woodard	---	---	24	29	1	54
TE Parker Donhoff	20	30	---	---	1	51
CB Ezekiel Lane	---	---	14	19	14	47
RB L.C. Gray	18	26	---	---	---	44
S Lester Campbell	---	---	21	22	---	43
DT Cody Tripodi	---	---	15	25	1	41
DE Christopher Van Nus	---	---	22	18	---	40
OLB Duane Randle	---	---	11	10	19	40
DT Mackenzie Boyer	---	---	20	18	---	38
WR Mickey Patterson	14	23	---	---	---	37
TE Nolan Adams	18	18	---	---	---	36
FB Leonardo Osborne	8	7	---	---	18	33
DE Tracy Dole	---	---	8	14	6	28
CB Tito Poloski	---	---	8	16	1	25
TE Cody Swift	2	1	---	---	22	25
WR Nate Petzold	2	3	---	---	17	22
OLB Elijah Beliveau	---	---	2	0	19	21
CB Ernie Fredrickson	---	---	7	13	1	21
RB Everett Strayhorn	2	1	---	---	17	20
RB Brenden Cheney	8	4	---	---	1	13
T Bubba Mathews	0	0	---	---	11	11
ILB Maxwell Healy	---	---	4	6	---	10
K Giovanni Drakeford	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Donnie Morrison	---	---	4	6	---	10
C Emmett Sierra	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Diego Sawyer	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Harry Hodges	2	7	---	---	---	9
CB Cristian Wisne	---	---	4	4	---	8
P Nicky Robinson	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Gabriel Matthews	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Dustin O'Neill	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Edward McNeil	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	51	7.3
Middle	14	51	3.6
Right	7	74	10.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	20	5.0
Middle	18	103	5.7
Right	7	31	4.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hugh Harrison	34	19	2	2	4	1	7	0	0

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jordan Schuster	37	21	4	2	1	4	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	16	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	81	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	73	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	-5	-1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	82	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	92	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	59	19.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Clay Floyd	14	7	3	73	1	35
TE Jim Weaver	9	4	1	34	0	32
WR Blake Reid	4	2	0	19	0	23
TE Dale Baxter	3	3	0	13	0	8
WR Kaden West	2	1	0	3	0	33
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	1	1	0	26	1	30
WR Taylor Hirsch	1	1	0	2	0	3

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Grayson Kerr	15	9	1	103	2	38
WR Jonathan Bates	10	5	0	36	1	37
TE Parker Donhoff	3	3	0	45	1	30
WR Mickey Patterson	3	0	0	0	0	23
TE Nolan Adams	2	0	0	0	0	18
FB Leonardo Osborne	2	2	0	25	0	7
WR Nate Petzold	1	1	0	10	0	3
RB Brenden Cheney	1	1	0	9	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	2	15	7.50	5.67
RB Tre Keith	1	7	7.00	7.00

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB L.C. Gray	4	9	2.25	5.94
QB Jordan Schuster	1	1	1.00	5.67
RB Brenden Cheney	1	6	6.00	1.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hugh Harrison	2	1	10	5.00	5.00

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jordan Schuster	3	1	4	1.33	6.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Clay Floyd	2	1	10	5.00	5.21

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Grayson Kerr	2	0	0	0.00	6.87
TE Parker Donhoff	1	1	4	4.00	15.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	2	1
RB Tre Keith	2	1

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
RB L.C. Gray	2	1
QB Jordan Schuster	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hugh Harrison	8	5	1

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jordan Schuster	13	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Clay Floyd	4	2	0
TE Jim Weaver	2	1	1
WR Blake Reid	2	2	0

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Grayson Kerr	5	3	2
WR Jonathan Bates	4	2	1
FB Leonardo Osborne	2	2	2
TE Parker Donhoff	1	1	1
WR Mickey Patterson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,400 (81,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,800 (23,800)
End Zone 17,200 (17,200)
Mezzanine 9,900 (9,900)
Sideline Seats 15,200 (15,200)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 300 (300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,400 (81,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,800 (23,800)
End Zone	17,200 (17,200)
Mezzanine	9,900 (9,900)
Sideline Seats	15,200 (15,200)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	300 (300)