Week 1, 2027

played in Kansas City, MO

85 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	6	0	0	-	13
Kansas City Chiefs	7	7	0	6	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:48 DEN - Alonzo Fulton 3 run (Lee Peel extra point)
1Q: 07:41 KCY - Tito Sheldon 73 run (Sherman Gaylor extra point)
2Q: 13:03 KCY - Britt Wheeler 11 pass from Wade Burroughs (Sherman Gaylor extra point)
2Q: 05:30 DEN - Lee Peel 30 field goal
2Q: 00:52 DEN - Lee Peel 38 field goal
4Q: 14:17 KCY - Sherman Gaylor 34 field goal
4Q: 01:19 KCY - Sherman Gaylor 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:48 DEN - Alonzo Fulton 3 run (Lee Peel extra point)
1Q: 07:41 KCY - Tito Sheldon 73 run (Sherman Gaylor extra point)
2Q: 13:03 KCY - Britt Wheeler 11 pass from Wade Burroughs (Sherman Gaylor extra point)
2Q: 05:30 DEN - Lee Peel 30 field goal
2Q: 00:52 DEN - Lee Peel 38 field goal
4Q: 14:17 KCY - Sherman Gaylor 34 field goal
4Q: 01:19 KCY - Sherman Gaylor 24 field goal

Team Statistics DEN KCY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 23 15
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 340 407
- Offensive Plays 75 58
- Yards per Play 4.53 7.02
Net Rushing Yards 75 181
- Rushing Attempts 18 30
- Yards per Rush 4.17 6.03
Net Passing Yards 265 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 53 - 27 - 0 27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 289 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.65 8.07
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 6/38
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/72 3/80
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 35
Time of Possession 29:47 30:13

Team Statistics	DEN	KCY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	23	15
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	340	407
- Offensive Plays	75	58
- Yards per Play	4.53	7.02
Net Rushing Yards	75	181
- Rushing Attempts	18	30
- Yards per Rush	4.17	6.03
Net Passing Yards	265	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	53 - 27 - 0	27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	289	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.65	8.07
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	6/38
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/72	3/80
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 35
Time of Possession	29:47	30:13

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:20	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	7:25	2:04	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
1	3:12	1:56	OWN 45	6	22	Missed FG
2	12:53	0:36	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	11:10	5:46	OWN 20	13	67	Field Goal
2	3:29	2:43	OWN 13	9	66	Field Goal
3	10:21	1:18	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
3	6:07	3:12	OWN 7	7	23	Punt
4	13:41	1:56	OWN 41	3	-6	Punt
4	9:02	1:50	OWN 37	4	22	Punt
4	3:08	0:59	OWN 10	6	22	Downs
4	1:11	1:11	OWN 22	6	44	Game

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:40	1:15	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
1	5:21	2:09	OWN 18	4	6	Punt
1	1:16	3:23	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
2	12:17	1:07	OPP 39	3	-5	Punt
2	5:24	1:55	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 36	3	4	Half
3	15:00	4:39	OWN 20	7	49	Missed FG
3	9:03	2:56	OWN 27	6	15	Punt
3	2:55	3:44	OWN 36	6	47	Field Goal
4	11:45	2:43	OWN 31	6	39	Missed FG
4	7:12	4:04	OWN 20	6	72	Fumble
4	2:09	0:58	OPP 32	5	25	Field Goal

Game MVP: Wade Burroughs, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dexter McCluster	9	26	2.89	7	0	0
Alonzo Fulton	9	49	5.44	15	2	1

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tito Sheldon	14	86	6.14	73	1	1
Jahvid Best	14	89	6.36	56	3	0
Wade Burroughs	2	6	3.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	53	27	289	4/24	0	36	0	67.2

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wade Burroughs	27	18	233	1/7	1	42	0	105.9

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Austin Miller	5	9	48	9.60	27	23
WR Ricky Burroughs	4	9	49	12.25	24	17
TE Dustin Francis	4	6	46	11.50	21	24
FB Dusty Bellis	3	3	13	4.33	0	8
RB Dexter McCluster	3	5	30	10.00	10	11
WR Edmond Gates	3	8	38	12.67	35	33
WR Derek Stokes	2	2	8	4.00	0	6
RB Alonzo Fulton	2	3	44	22.00	31	36
WR Donnell Richmond	1	5	13	13.00	0	13
TE Rob Benton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Maurice Langen	5	7	89	17.80	42	42	0
WR Ray Gellings	5	8	64	12.80	21	27	0
WR Mario Sim	3	4	26	8.67	2	10	0
WR Britt Wheeler	2	3	23	11.50	3	12	1
TE Bert Seegert	1	1	24	24.00	10	24	0
RB Jahvid Best	1	1	-1	-1.00	1	-1	0
FB Rob Thornton	1	1	8	8.00	5	8	0
RB Tito Sheldon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tyrus Dietrich	0	1	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
Brian Brohm	1	0	0
Jorge Sirmon	0	1	0
Bruce Carter	0	1	0
Rico Hill	0	0	1

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tito Sheldon	1	0	0	0
Sedrick Harvey	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Doug Terry	6	220	36.7	30.5	42	1

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
William Jefferson	4	171	42.8	37.8	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lee Peel	2/3	0/1	0/1	38	1/1

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sherman Gaylor	2/4	0/2	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Maurice Langen	4	17	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Stokes	3	72	24.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnnie Jones	2	53	26.5	0
Ray Gellings	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Trevor Petry	7	1	0.0	18	23
DT Ethan Losman	7	1	0.0	22	17
S Rico Hill	5	2	0.0	21	25
ILB Patrick Angerer	5	2	0.0	28	21
S Les Young	5	0	0.0	25	21
S Paul Musterer	3	2	0.0	9	4
DE Bruce Pardee	2	1	1.0	11	12
CB Todd Power	2	2	0.0	13	17
DT Shaun Cella	2	0	0.0	11	11
DT Larry Meadows	1	2	0.0	18	15
ILB Deon Reid	1	2	0.0	15	10
CB Charlie Galasinski	1	1	0.0	23	25
CB Morgan Burnett	1	0	0.0	11	11
S Mercury Dotson	1	0	0.0	9	14
DE Bruce Delgado	1	0	0.0	20	16
OLB Conrad Barrere	1	0	0.0	9	4
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	1	0	0.0	12	11
OLB Bruce Carter	1	0	0.0	5	8

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Akeem Ayers	8	1	0.0	16	40
S Chip Vaughn	5	2	0.0	16	55
OLB Jim Washington	5	1	0.0	9	32
S DaNorris Searcy	5	1	0.0	16	41
ILB Bucky Baxter	4	1	0.0	9	22
DT Corey Liuget	3	0	0.5	13	38
ILB Travis Alcott	3	1	0.0	12	40
CB Johnny Patrick	3	0	0.0	13	51
DE Rick Holliday	2	0	2.0	15	50
DT Sedrick Harvey	2	0	1.0	5	20
CB Johnnie Jones	2	1	0.0	13	45
ILB Dwayne Swillis	2	0	0.0	4	4
CB Ben Streets	1	0	0.0	13	36
S Brady Dunlap	1	0	0.0	12	47
OLB Nathan Triplett	1	0	0.0	2	18
OLB Jake Givens	1	0	0.0	4	7
T Hunter Winzenried	1	0	---	---	---
DE Zack Justus	0	1	0.5	9	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Pardee	1.0	0	0	12
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	0.0	1	0	11
DT Larry Meadows	0.0	0	1	15

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Rick Holliday	2.0	0	0	50
DT Sedrick Harvey	1.0	0	0	20
DT Corey Liuget	0.5	0	2	38
DE Zack Justus	0.5	0	1	31
OLB Akeem Ayers	0.0	1	0	40
OLB Nathan Triplett	0.0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Trevor Petry	4	1	23
CB Todd Power	2	2	17
S Rico Hill	2	0	25
OLB Bruce Carter	2	0	8
CB Morgan Burnett	1	1	11
S Paul Musterer	1	1	4
S Les Young	1	1	21
DT Larry Meadows	1	0	15
CB Charlie Galasinski	1	0	25
S Mercury Dotson	1	0	14
DT Shaun Cella	1	0	11
ILB Deon Reid	1	0	10
ILB Patrick Angerer	0	1	21

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Akeem Ayers	5	1	40
OLB Jim Washington	4	0	32
S Chip Vaughn	3	1	55
ILB Bucky Baxter	3	1	22
ILB Travis Alcott	3	1	40
CB Johnnie Jones	2	2	45
CB Johnny Patrick	2	2	51
S DaNorris Searcy	2	1	41
CB Ben Streets	1	0	36
DT Sedrick Harvey	1	0	20
OLB Nathan Triplett	1	0	18
S Brady Dunlap	0	2	47

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jorge Sirmon	3	5	1	14	1	49
Bryan Bulaga	2	5	0	18	0	53
David Arkin	2	2	0	10	1	30
Rondell Brady	2	2	0	16	0	52
J.R. Clemons	1	2	1	16	0	43
Eugene Monroe	0	2	0	11	2	44

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
William Rackley	2	3	26	1	25
Winfred Zaccardelli	1	8	30	0	28
Jeff Thomason	1	3	13	0	11
Mack Brooks	1	2	27	0	26
Hunter Winzenried	0	5	23	0	23
Nick Culhane	0	3	24	0	22
Rob Thornton	0	2	23	0	11
Ken Schroeder	0	1	4	0	3
Rod Turner	0	1	3	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Bellis	3	18
Donnell Richmond	2	19
Morgan Burnett	2	18

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Tito Sheldon	1	23
Wendell Roberts	1	12
Johnny Patrick	1	11

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Brohm	18	57	---	---	---	75
Rondell Brady	16	52	---	---	4	72
Bryan Bulaga	18	53	---	---	---	71
J.R. Clemons	16	43	---	---	8	67
Ricky Burroughs	16	42	---	---	5	63
Jorge Sirmon	14	49	---	---	---	63
Eugene Monroe	11	44	---	---	5	60
Austin Miller	14	43	---	---	---	57
Dusty Bellis	9	29	---	---	18	56
Patrick Angerer	---	---	28	21	5	54
Charlie Galasinski	---	---	23	25	5	53
Rob Benton	13	31	---	---	9	53
Dexter McCluster	9	30	---	---	13	52
Les Young	---	---	25	21	4	50
Rico Hill	---	---	21	25	3	49
David Arkin	10	30	---	---	9	49
Trevor Petry	---	---	18	23	6	47
Donnell Richmond	6	22	---	---	19	47
Edmond Gates	6	32	---	---	9	47
Alphonso Smith	---	---	21	19	3	43
Dustin Francis	6	20	---	---	17	43
Ethan Losman	---	---	22	17	3	42
Todd Power	---	---	13	17	11	41
Morgan Burnett	---	---	11	11	18	40
Deon Reid	---	---	15	10	15	40
Billy Joe Corbett	---	---	18	17	4	39
Bruce Delgado	---	---	20	16	2	38
Mercury Dotson	---	---	9	14	14	37
Larry Meadows	---	---	18	15	3	36
Alonzo Fulton	10	25	---	---	1	36
Bruce Pardee	---	---	11	12	5	28
Muhammad Wilkerson	---	---	12	11	4	27
Shaun Cella	---	---	11	11	3	25
Derek Stokes	1	11	---	---	12	24
Russell Okung	3	9	---	---	9	21
Conrad Barrere	---	---	9	4	4	17
Bruce Carter	---	---	5	8	4	17
Sedrick Blake	2	5	---	---	9	16
Richard Sherman	---	---	7	3	6	16
Paul Musterer	---	---	9	4	1	14
David Howard	---	---	4	4	---	8
Lee Peel	0	0	---	---	7	7
Doug Terry	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tyrod Taylor	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ian Hazeltine	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chip Vaughn	---	---	16	55	17	88
Johnny Patrick	---	---	13	51	11	75
DaNorris Searcy	---	---	16	41	15	72
Rick Holliday	---	---	15	50	3	68
Brady Dunlap	---	---	12	47	7	66
Johnnie Jones	---	---	13	45	6	64
Winfred Zaccardelli	30	28	---	---	6	64
Akeem Ayers	---	---	16	40	6	62
Wade Burroughs	30	28	---	---	---	58
Ray Gellings	29	25	---	---	4	58
William Rackley	26	25	---	---	7	58
Travis Alcott	---	---	12	40	2	54
Mack Brooks	27	26	---	---	---	53
Corey Liuget	---	---	13	38	2	53
Ben Streets	---	---	13	36	2	51
Rob Thornton	23	11	---	---	17	51
Tito Sheldon	16	10	---	---	23	49
Nick Culhane	24	22	---	---	---	46
Hunter Winzenried	23	23	---	---	---	46
Tony Devine	---	---	9	26	9	44
Britt Wheeler	9	17	---	---	16	42
Maurice Langen	14	23	---	---	5	42
Jim Washington	---	---	9	32	1	42
Zack Justus	---	---	9	31	---	40
Wendell Roberts	16	10	---	---	12	38
Bert Seegert	19	9	---	---	9	37
Bucky Baxter	---	---	9	22	5	36
Jeff Thomason	13	11	---	---	8	32
Sedrick Harvey	---	---	5	20	7	32
Tyrus Dietrich	0	10	---	---	17	27
Jahvid Best	14	9	---	---	1	24
Nathan Triplett	---	---	2	18	4	24
Jake Givens	---	---	4	7	13	24
Mario Sim	8	14	---	---	---	22
Roger Trammell	---	---	3	15	1	19
Dwayne Swillis	---	---	4	4	8	16
Ken Schroeder	4	3	---	---	8	15
Rod Turner	3	2	---	---	8	13
Dixon Gifford	2	2	---	---	7	11
Sammy Brennan	---	---	4	7	---	11
Sherman Gaylor	0	0	---	---	9	9
Daniel Ingram	---	---	1	2	1	4
Lonnie Winslett	0	0	---	---	4	4
William Jefferson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Randal Schrope	0	0	---	---	1	1
Desmond Koenig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	33	4.7
Middle	4	12	3.0
Right	7	30	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	107	15.3
Middle	18	15	0.8
Right	5	59	11.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	53	27	4	5	4	11	4	0	0

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wade Burroughs	27	18	4	1	0	7	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	73	8.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	16	146	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	4	70	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	64	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	122	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	40	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricky Burroughs	9	4	0	49	0	42
WR Austin Miller	9	5	1	48	1	43
WR Edmond Gates	8	3	1	38	1	32
TE Dustin Francis	6	4	0	46	1	20
RB Dexter McCluster	5	3	1	30	0	30
WR Donnell Richmond	5	1	1	13	0	22
FB Dusty Bellis	3	3	0	13	0	29
RB Alonzo Fulton	3	2	0	44	1	25
WR Derek Stokes	2	2	0	8	0	11
TE Rob Benton	2	0	0	0	0	31

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Gellings	8	5	64	1	25
WR Maurice Langen	7	5	89	2	23
WR Mario Sim	4	3	26	0	14
WR Britt Wheeler	3	2	23	0	17
TE Bert Seegert	1	1	24	1	9
RB Tito Sheldon	1	0	0	0	10
RB Jahvid Best	1	1	-1	0	9
FB Rob Thornton	1	1	8	0	11
WR Tyrus Dietrich	1	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alonzo Fulton	1	3	3.00	5.44

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tito Sheldon	5	11	2.20	6.14
Jahvid Best	2	-1	-0.50	6.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	6	2	14	2.33	5.45

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wade Burroughs	4	3	13	3.25	8.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dustin Francis	2	1	3	1.50	7.67
WR Ricky Burroughs	1	1	11	11.00	5.44
RB Dexter McCluster	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
TE Rob Benton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Alonzo Fulton	1	0	0	0.00	14.67

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Britt Wheeler	1	1	11	11.00	7.67
RB Jahvid Best	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
WR Mario Sim	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
WR Ray Gellings	1	1	3	3.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Dexter McCluster	2	1

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Tito Sheldon	1	0
Wade Burroughs	1	0
Jahvid Best	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	10	4	3

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wade Burroughs	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Burroughs	4	2	2
WR Austin Miller	2	0	0
WR Edmond Gates	2	2	1
TE Dustin Francis	1	0	0
RB Dexter McCluster	1	0	0

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Gellings	4	2	1
WR Britt Wheeler	2	2	2
WR Maurice Langen	2	2	1
RB Tito Sheldon	1	0	0
WR Mario Sim	1	0	0
WR Tyrus Dietrich	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,600 (79,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (24,100)
End Zone 12,600 (17,500)
Mezzanine 7,000 (10,100)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (15,500)
Club Seats 7,800 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 500 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,600 (79,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (24,100)
End Zone	12,600 (17,500)
Mezzanine	7,000 (10,100)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (15,500)
Club Seats	7,800 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	500 (2,000)