Week 1, 2018

played in Denver, CO

80 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Kansas City Chiefs	14	10	0	6	-	30
Denver Broncos	0	3	0	16	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:13 KCY - George Clemons 13 pass from Kris Pathon (Andrew Whalen extra point)
1Q: 02:47 KCY - Reuben Matthews 29 pass from Kris Pathon (Andrew Whalen extra point)
2Q: 10:29 KCY - Reuben Matthews 4 pass from Kris Pathon (Andrew Whalen extra point)
2Q: 03:21 KCY - Andrew Whalen 43 field goal
2Q: 00:16 DEN - Danny Whitfield 28 field goal
4Q: 15:00 KCY - Andrew Whalen 23 field goal
4Q: 05:05 DEN - Dwight Shepherd 3 pass from Lorenzo Capoccia (Lorenzo Capoccia pass to Carlton DeRonde for conversion)
4Q: 02:13 KCY - Andrew Whalen 43 field goal
4Q: 00:31 DEN - Lee Rayman 6 pass from Lorenzo Capoccia (Dwight Shepherd run for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:13 KCY - George Clemons 13 pass from Kris Pathon (Andrew Whalen extra point)
1Q: 02:47 KCY - Reuben Matthews 29 pass from Kris Pathon (Andrew Whalen extra point)
2Q: 10:29 KCY - Reuben Matthews 4 pass from Kris Pathon (Andrew Whalen extra point)
2Q: 03:21 KCY - Andrew Whalen 43 field goal
2Q: 00:16 DEN - Danny Whitfield 28 field goal
4Q: 15:00 KCY - Andrew Whalen 23 field goal
4Q: 05:05 DEN - Dwight Shepherd 3 pass from Lorenzo Capoccia (Lorenzo Capoccia pass to Carlton DeRonde for conversion)
4Q: 02:13 KCY - Andrew Whalen 43 field goal
4Q: 00:31 DEN - Lee Rayman 6 pass from Lorenzo Capoccia (Dwight Shepherd run for conversion)

Team Statistics KCY DEN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 22 24
- by Rushing 12 5
- by Passing 10 19
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 322 364
- Offensive Plays 65 68
- Yards per Play 4.95 5.35
Net Rushing Yards 145 92
- Rushing Attempts 39 22
- Yards per Rush 3.72 4.18
Net Passing Yards 177 272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 21 - 0 45 - 26 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 177 279
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.81 5.91
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.6 10.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 2/10 5/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 5/110
Interception Ret./Yards 3/33 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 2/2
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 27
Time of Possession 33:43 26:17

Team Statistics	KCY	DEN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	22	24
- by Rushing	12	5
- by Passing	10	19
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	322	364
- Offensive Plays	65	68
- Yards per Play	4.95	5.35
Net Rushing Yards	145	92
- Rushing Attempts	39	22
- Yards per Rush	3.72	4.18
Net Passing Yards	177	272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 21 - 0	45 - 26 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	177	279
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.81	5.91
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.6	10.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	2/10	5/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	5/110
Interception Ret./Yards	3/33	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	2/2
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 27
Time of Possession	33:43	26:17

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:54	OWN 20	9	35	Punt
1	10:00	0:53	OPP 14	2	14	Touchdown
1	7:41	2:04	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
1	3:19	0:48	OPP 33	3	33	Touchdown
1	0:16	1:34	OWN 13	4	21	Punt
2	12:42	2:21	OPP 44	6	44	Touchdown
2	8:42	5:26	OWN 2	12	72	Field Goal
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	8:18	8:24	OWN 20	15	74	Field Goal
4	12:35	1:47	OPP 49	3	4	Punt
4	5:00	2:53	OPP 42	6	16	Field Goal
4	0:24	0:24	OPP 42	1	-2	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:06	0:06	OWN 11	1	3	Fumble
1	9:07	1:26	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	5:37	2:18	OWN 20	5	22	Interception
1	2:31	2:15	OWN 40	5	22	Interception
2	13:42	1:00	OWN 33	2	-3	Interception
2	10:21	1:39	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
2	3:16	3:06	OWN 21	10	68	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:42	OWN 40	14	20	Punt
4	14:54	2:19	OWN 20	4	29	Fumble
4	10:48	5:48	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
4	2:07	1:43	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown

Game MVP: Kris Pathon, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Max Penn	22	88	4.00	14	3
Dustin Giles	14	57	4.07	11	1
Kris Pathon	3	0	0.00	4	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dwight Shepherd	15	57	3.80	10	1
Lorenzo Capoccia	4	21	5.25	7	0
Luther Puzzuoli	3	14	4.67	7	0

Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kris Pathon	26	21	177	0/0	3	29	0	133.4

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lorenzo Capoccia	45	26	279	1/7	2	29	3	63.1

Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR George Clemons	6	9	47	7.83	14	13	1
WR Reuben Matthews	6	7	70	11.67	26	29	2
FB Howard Howe	2	2	7	3.50	10	9	0
RB Dustin Giles	2	2	3	1.50	6	4	0
TE Darren Galloway	2	2	16	8.00	10	8	0
WR Blake Murray	2	2	24	12.00	4	13	0
RB Max Penn	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0
WR Richard Leigh	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Dwight Shepherd	8	9	52	6.50	24	13	1
WR Deron Lane	5	12	87	17.40	19	29	0
WR Warren Kerr	4	7	53	13.25	7	18	0
TE Lee Rayman	3	4	12	4.00	4	7	1
RB Luther Puzzuoli	3	3	28	9.33	11	17	0
WR Kurt Perkins	1	4	13	13.00	0	13	0
FB Clifton Baxter	1	1	13	13.00	13	13	0
WR Stan Wilford	1	1	21	21.00	13	21	0
WR Carlton DeRonde	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bubba Hartley	2	33	16.50	0
CB Jorge Hartman	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Kansas City	Recov	Force
Orlando Murray	1	0
Juan Cole	1	0
Shane McIntyre	0	2
Brady Spencer	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov
Lorenzo Capoccia	2	0
Dwight Shepherd	1	0
Deron Lane	0	1

Punting Statistics

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	4	156	39.0	31.5	45	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	3	136	45.3	36.3	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andrew Whalen	3/3	2/2	0/0	43	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
George Clemons	1	7	7.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Finley	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Finley	4	94	23.5	0
Stan Wilford	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jackie Douglas	8	0	0.0	22	46
S Shane McIntyre	6	0	0.0	21	46
CB Jorge Hartman	6	0	0.0	19	44
S Bubba Hartley	5	2	0.0	18	44
DT Melvin Ledwell	5	0	0.0	22	45
CB Antoine Kemp	4	1	0.0	20	45
ILB Derrick Chang	3	2	0.0	22	44
DE Van Herbert	3	1	0.0	19	44
OLB Brady Spencer	2	1	1.0	9	4
CB Norbert Emerson	2	1	0.0	14	43
DT Norbert Gottman	1	2	0.0	15	23
DE Orlando Murray	1	1	0.0	18	45
S Wade Curiel	1	1	0.0	6	23

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT J.B. Hock	9	1	0.0	26	20
ILB Lester Rogers	7	1	0.0	39	26
CB Tom Clancy	7	0	0.0	36	24
S Jerald Thornton	6	1	0.0	31	22
CB Cornell Shah	4	2	0.0	22	17
OLB Bubba Rhodes	4	1	0.0	30	23
DE Bernard Banks	3	3	0.0	37	24
S Bernie Burke	3	0	0.0	39	25
OLB Riddick Rivera	2	4	0.0	23	9
DT Jamie Blair	2	2	0.0	6	3
WR Warren Kerr	2	0	---	---	---
S Clifton Basford	2	0	0.0	7	4
DT Rick Zamora	1	4	0.0	36	24
CB John Echols	1	1	0.0	37	22
DE Everett Cash	1	1	0.0	8	3
CB Randal Blake	1	0	0.0	2	4
WR Kurt Perkins	1	0	---	---	---
DT Roosevelt Westbrook	1	0	0.0	8	5
OLB Zack Horton	1	0	0.0	5	5
DE Junior Clancy	0	1	0.0	31	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas City	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brady Spencer	1.0	0	0	4
DE Orlando Murray	0.0	8	2	45
DT Melvin Ledwell	0.0	2	1	45
DE Van Herbert	0.0	2	0	44

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bernard Banks	1	0	2	24
DT Rick Zamora	0	1	1	24
DT J.B. Hock	0	1	0	20
DE Junior Clancy	0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jackie Douglas	6	1	0	46
CB Jorge Hartman	4	0	1	44
S Bubba Hartley	3	1	2	44
S Shane McIntyre	3	1	0	46
CB Antoine Kemp	3	0	0	45
DE Orlando Murray	2	0	0	45
CB Norbert Emerson	2	0	0	43
DT Melvin Ledwell	1	0	0	45
ILB Derrick Chang	1	0	0	44
S Wade Curiel	1	0	0	23

Denver	Caught	PPlay
ILB Lester Rogers	5	26
CB Cornell Shah	3	17
CB Tom Clancy	3	24
OLB Bubba Rhodes	2	23
S Bernie Burke	2	25
CB Randal Blake	1	4
DT Roosevelt Westbrook	1	5
OLB Riddick Rivera	1	9
S Jerald Thornton	1	22
DT Jamie Blair	1	3
S Clifton Basford	1	4

Blocking Statistics

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
George Coffey	6	10	29	19
Bryant Batista	4	6	28	23
Emmitt Walton	2	4	31	20
Henry Hines	1	6	36	26
Xavier Heffner	1	5	36	25
Howard Howe	1	1	26	17
Darren Galloway	0	1	29	17
Bernie Welch	0	1	3	1
Cedric Kell	0	1	10	7
Randall Blake	0	1	12	4

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lance Guzowski	2	5	1	18	1	39
Shane Arnold	2	4	1	22	0	46
Arnie Alcott	1	2	0	17	0	33
Lee Rayman	1	1	1	15	0	33
Pete Herbert	0	3	0	17	0	41
Clifton Baxter	0	2	0	12	0	12
Freddie Back	0	1	0	12	0	24

Special Teams Statistics

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Howe	2	18
Leon Stephens	2	17
Bernie Welch	2	14
Norbert Emerson	1	12
Dustin Giles	0	18
Edgar Owens	0	16
Bob Sinclair	0	14
Richard Leigh	0	13
Andrew Whalen	0	10
Wade Curiel	0	10
Randall Boatright	0	7
Horace Ogden	0	7
Cedric Kell	0	7
Bennie Terrell	0	7
Fred DeVore	0	7
Randall Blake	0	7
Antoine Kemp	0	6
Emmitt Walton	0	6
Shane McIntyre	0	5
Jackie Douglas	0	5
Darren Galloway	0	5
Brady Spencer	0	4
Walt Schultz	0	4
Al Inouye	0	4
George Clemons	0	3
Daryl Streep	0	3
Russell Johnstone	0	2
Norbert Gottman	0	2
Juan Cole	0	2
Bryant Batista	0	1
Van Herbert	0	1
Melvin Ledwell	0	1
Orlando Murray	0	1
Bubba Hartley	0	1
Derrick Chang	0	1
Jorge Hartman	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Luther Puzzuoli	1	19
Cornell Shah	0	21
Ralph Finley	0	19
Riddick Ogden	0	15
Lee Rayman	0	14
Clifton Baxter	0	14
Zack Horton	0	12
Stan Wilford	0	12
Reuben Toniolo	0	11
Clifton Basford	0	11
Carlton DeRonde	0	7
Riddick Rivera	0	7
Bernard Banks	0	6
Danny Whitfield	0	5
Freddie Back	0	4
Everett Cash	0	4
Arnie Alcott	0	4
Pete Herbert	0	4
Donny Groce	0	4
Jumbo Miller	0	4
Jamie Blair	0	4
Christian Cunningham	0	3
Bubba Rhodes	0	3
John Echols	0	3
Bernie Burke	0	3
Tom Clancy	0	3
J.B. Hock	0	3
Junior Clancy	0	3
Jerald Thornton	0	3
Lester Rogers	0	3
Shane Arnold	0	2
Dwight Shepherd	0	2
Steven Owens	0	2
Rick Zamora	0	2
Jimmie Burton	0	1
Deron Lane	0	1
Marcus Farrell	0	1
Sammy Fuller	0	1
Lance Guzowski	0	1
Roosevelt Westbrook	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	56	5.1
Middle	15	41	2.7
Right	11	52	4.7
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	10	5.0
Middle	14	67	4.8
Right	6	15	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kris Pathon	26	21	1	1	1	0	2	4	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lorenzo Capoccia	45	26	2	0	1	3	12	3	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	43	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	30	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	104	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	31	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	105	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	8	96	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	47	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Clemons	9	6	1	47	0	23
WR Reuben Matthews	7	6	0	70	1	20
FB Howard Howe	2	2	0	7	0	17
RB Dustin Giles	2	2	0	3	0	9
TE Darren Galloway	2	2	0	16	0	17
WR Blake Murray	2	2	0	24	0	15
WR Richard Leigh	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Max Penn	1	1	0	10	0	17

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deron Lane	12	5	0	87	1	40
RB Dwight Shepherd	9	8	0	52	0	33
WR Warren Kerr	7	4	0	53	0	35
TE Lee Rayman	4	3	0	12	0	33
WR Kurt Perkins	4	1	0	13	0	31
WR Carlton DeRonde	4	0	1	0	0	20
RB Luther Puzzuoli	3	3	0	28	0	9
FB Clifton Baxter	1	1	0	13	0	12
WR Stan Wilford	1	1	0	21	1	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dustin Giles	3	13	4.33	4.07
Max Penn	1	1	1.00	4.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dwight Shepherd	3	4	1.33	3.80
Lorenzo Capoccia	2	10	5.00	5.25
Luther Puzzuoli	1	2	2.00	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kris Pathon	3	2	17	5.67	6.81

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Capoccia	8	6	21	2.63	6.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Reuben Matthews	2	1	4	2.00	10.00
WR George Clemons	1	1	13	13.00	5.22

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Dwight Shepherd	4	4	16	4.00	5.78
TE Lee Rayman	2	2	5	2.50	3.00
WR Warren Kerr	2	0	0	0.00	7.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Max Penn	4	2
Dustin Giles	2	0
Kris Pathon	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo Capoccia	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kris Pathon	6	4	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lorenzo Capoccia	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Clemons	2	0	0
WR Reuben Matthews	2	2	2
FB Howard Howe	1	1	0
TE Darren Galloway	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Dwight Shepherd	3	2	1
WR Carlton DeRonde	2	0	0
TE Lee Rayman	1	0	0
WR Warren Kerr	1	0	0
RB Luther Puzzuoli	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,200 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,200 (23,500)
End Zone 16,700 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,600 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,700 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,200 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,200 (23,500)
End Zone	16,700 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,600 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,700 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (2,600)