Week 1, 2021

played in Kansas City, MO

69 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Denver Broncos	14	14	0	7	-	35
Kansas City Chiefs	0	0	14	14	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:16 DEN - Trevor Berry 4 pass from Kurt Jenkins (Melvin Moore extra point)
1Q: 01:11 DEN - Trevor Berry 1 run (Melvin Moore extra point)
2Q: 06:38 DEN - Gene Norried 10 pass from Kurt Jenkins (Melvin Moore extra point)
2Q: 00:37 DEN - Graham Knops 1 run (Melvin Moore extra point)
3Q: 10:14 KCY - John Carlson 7 pass from Willie Beamon (Mark Moore extra point)
3Q: 04:40 KCY - Tavares Gooden 76 fumble return (Mark Moore extra point)
4Q: 15:00 KCY - Reuben Cortez 21 run (Mark Moore extra point)
4Q: 07:34 KCY - Reuben Cortez 6 run (Mark Moore extra point)
4Q: 03:00 DEN - Dwayne Hicks 9 pass from Kurt Jenkins (Melvin Moore extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:16 DEN - Trevor Berry 4 pass from Kurt Jenkins (Melvin Moore extra point)
1Q: 01:11 DEN - Trevor Berry 1 run (Melvin Moore extra point)
2Q: 06:38 DEN - Gene Norried 10 pass from Kurt Jenkins (Melvin Moore extra point)
2Q: 00:37 DEN - Graham Knops 1 run (Melvin Moore extra point)
3Q: 10:14 KCY - John Carlson 7 pass from Willie Beamon (Mark Moore extra point)
3Q: 04:40 KCY - Tavares Gooden 76 fumble return (Mark Moore extra point)
4Q: 15:00 KCY - Reuben Cortez 21 run (Mark Moore extra point)
4Q: 07:34 KCY - Reuben Cortez 6 run (Mark Moore extra point)
4Q: 03:00 DEN - Dwayne Hicks 9 pass from Kurt Jenkins (Melvin Moore extra point)

Team Statistics DEN KCY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 29 25
- by Rushing 10 9
- by Passing 18 13
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 390 380
- Offensive Plays 61 58
- Yards per Play 6.39 6.55
Net Rushing Yards 128 161
- Rushing Attempts 33 32
- Yards per Rush 3.88 5.03
Net Passing Yards 262 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 24 - 0 24 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 268 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 9.36 8.42
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/10 7/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/37 9/113
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 4/79 3/69
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 27
Time of Possession 31:23 28:37

Team Statistics	DEN	KCY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	29	25
- by Rushing	10	9
- by Passing	18	13
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	390	380
- Offensive Plays	61	58
- Yards per Play	6.39	6.55
Net Rushing Yards	128	161
- Rushing Attempts	33	32
- Yards per Rush	3.88	5.03
Net Passing Yards	262	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 24 - 0	24 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	268	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	9.36	8.42
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/10	7/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/37	9/113
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	4/79	3/69
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 27
Time of Possession	31:23	28:37

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:50	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
1	3:41	2:39	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
2	11:27	4:54	OWN 16	11	84	Touchdown
2	2:16	1:46	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
3	10:06	5:36	OWN 29	9	47	Fumble
3	4:30	3:47	OWN 8	6	27	Punt
4	14:44	2:48	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
4	7:24	4:34	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 25	1	-1	Game

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:10	5:29	OWN 39	8	38	Missed FG
1	1:02	4:35	OWN 29	7	19	Punt
2	6:33	4:17	OWN 29	9	23	Interception
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	4:54	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	0:43	0:59	OWN 31	3	69	Touchdown
4	11:56	4:32	OWN 24	13	76	Touchdown
4	2:50	2:31	OWN 25	9	50	Downs

Game MVP: Kurt Jenkins, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Trevor Berry	21	84	4.00	15	3	1
Graham Knops	11	45	4.09	24	1	1
Kurt Jenkins	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Reuben Cortez	21	120	5.71	21	4	2
Joey Collier	8	34	4.25	11	1	0
Willie Beamon	2	4	2.00	5	0	0
Cobra Kinney	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kurt Jenkins	27	24	268	1/6	3	26	0	145.0

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Willie Beamon	24	17	233	2/14	1	37	1	98.1

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dwayne Hicks	6	7	68	11.33	17	16	1
RB Trevor Berry	5	5	37	7.40	4	17	1
WR Andy Negrelli	4	4	66	16.50	22	26	0
TE Warren Deloatch	3	4	36	12.00	22	18	0
WR Mike Thomas	2	2	16	8.00	0	9	0
TE Gene Norried	2	3	15	7.50	0	10	1
WR Mitchell Westbrook	2	2	30	15.00	1	16	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE John Carlson	5	5	50	10.00	4	20	1
WR Freddie Morrissey	4	5	81	20.25	7	37	0
FB Quinn Johnson	3	5	17	5.67	3	11	0
WR Brady Turner	2	3	33	16.50	8	22	0
WR Sinorice Moss	1	2	29	29.00	7	29	0
WR Maurice Fitzgerald	1	2	12	12.00	2	12	0
RB William Rice	1	1	11	11.00	7	11	0
TE Shawn Nelson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Warren Banks	1	0	0.00	0

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Trevor Berry	1	0	0	0
Gene Tejada	0	0	1	0

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Willie Beamon	1	0	0	0
Tavares Gooden	0	1	0	1
Jack Burton	0	1	0	0
Donte Whitner	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Antoine Bishop	2	81	40.5	36.5	42	0

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dwight Anderson	1	41	41.0	36.0	41	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Melvin Moore	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Moore	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Willing	1	5	5.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Maurice Fitzgerald	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herman Finley	3	63	21.0	0
Mike Thomas	1	16	16.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Maurice Fitzgerald	3	69	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Keith Rivers	15	5	0.0	29	25
S Michael Mitchell	6	2	0.0	32	26
DT Glenn Dorsey	4	2	0.5	31	26
CB Stanley Nagi	3	3	0.0	26	25
S Benjamin Edgerton	3	0	0.0	24	25
DE Gene Tejada	2	2	1.5	32	26
S B.J. Heavener	2	2	0.0	8	9
OLB Harry Davidson	2	1	0.0	23	17
OLB Jessie Gehrig	2	1	0.0	30	25
S Dominic Wickson	2	0	0.0	3	1
CB Derek Cox	2	0	0.0	29	25
CB Warren Banks	2	0	0.0	30	26
DE Phillip Walzer	1	0	0.0	28	25
ILB Rich Haas	0	1	0.0	7	2

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Donte Whitner	12	3	0.0	30	27
ILB Juan Fassero	6	1	0.0	29	27
DT Percy Bennett	4	2	0.0	26	25
CB Charles Godfrey	4	1	0.0	27	23
OLB Tavares Gooden	4	0	0.0	32	27
CB Chris Forrester	3	3	0.0	26	22
OLB Brandon Winslett	3	0	0.0	20	14
CB Ryan Mouton	2	3	0.0	16	17
S Tyrone Torres	2	1	0.0	12	12
OLB Raymond Finch	2	1	0.0	4	1
DE Joey Wallace	2	1	0.0	19	25
DT Marco Griffin	2	0	0.0	29	25
S Earnest Oliver	2	0	0.0	21	9
DE Everett Rivers	1	1	0.5	26	26
DT Clinton McDonald	1	0	0.5	14	7
FB Quinn Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tyrone Tumulty	1	0	0.0	19	10
OLB Troy Conway	1	0	0.0	4	3
CB Andy Dragonajtys	0	1	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gene Tejada	1.5	0	1	26
DT Glenn Dorsey	0.5	0	1	26
DE Phillip Walzer	0.0	1	0	25
CB Warren Banks	0.0	1	0	26

Kansas City	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Clinton McDonald	0.5	0	7
DE Everett Rivers	0.5	0	26
DT Marco Griffin	0.0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Michael Mitchell	4	0	0	26
CB Derek Cox	3	1	0	25
CB Warren Banks	2	1	1	26
ILB Keith Rivers	2	0	0	25
CB Stanley Nagi	2	0	0	25
S Dominic Wickson	1	0	0	1
OLB Harry Davidson	1	0	0	17
S Benjamin Edgerton	1	0	0	25
OLB Jessie Gehrig	1	0	0	25

Kansas City	Caught	PPlay
ILB Juan Fassero	5	27
OLB Tavares Gooden	3	27
CB Charles Godfrey	3	23
CB Ryan Mouton	3	17
S Donte Whitner	2	27
OLB Brandon Winslett	2	14
CB Chris Forrester	2	22
S Earnest Oliver	2	9
OLB Raymond Finch	1	1
DE Tyrone Tumulty	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Louie Bish	6	10	29	1	25
Marcus Coleman	4	7	28	0	25
Horace Coleman	2	2	18	0	14
T.J. Nkwenti	0	5	23	0	23
Warren Deloatch	0	2	23	0	17
Herman Bennett	0	1	10	0	5
Howie Stecker	0	1	10	0	9
Todd Donnell	0	1	23	0	19
Bubba Jones	0	1	4	0	6
Andrew Cerf	0	1	5	0	3
Les Jordon	0	1	33	0	25

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andy Levitre	5	8	29	0	24
Jack Burton	2	5	20	1	21
Neil Ford	2	3	31	0	25
Devin Frias	1	6	28	0	26
John Carlson	1	2	31	0	25
Chuck Oltmanns	1	1	16	0	9
Jeff Houghton	0	4	29	1	23
Quinn Johnson	0	1	16	0	14

Special Teams Statistics

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Willing	1	14
Mike Thomas	1	12
Mitchell Westbrook	1	11
Louie Jenkins	1	9
Warren Deloatch	0	13
Herman Finley	0	13
Graham Knops	0	12
Dominic Wickson	0	11
Rich Haas	0	9
Horace Coleman	0	8
Melvin Moore	0	6
Dwayne Hicks	0	5
Derek Cox	0	4
Richie Huffman	0	4
Keith Rivers	0	3
Harry Davidson	0	3
Gene Norried	0	3
Randal Ford	0	3
Antoine Bishop	0	2
Howie Stecker	0	2
Bubba Jones	0	2
Louie Bish	0	2
Andrew Cerf	0	2
Marcus Coleman	0	2
Phillip Walzer	0	2
Jorge Battle	0	1
Glenn Dorsey	0	1
Gene Tejada	0	1
Stanley Nagi	0	1
Benjamin Edgerton	0	1
Michael Mitchell	0	1
Jessie Gehrig	0	1
Warren Banks	0	1

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Fred Reitz	2	10
Tyrone Torres	1	12
Quinn Johnson	1	12
Jeremy Zuttah	1	2
Cobra Kinney	0	15
Maurice Fitzgerald	0	14
Sinorice Moss	0	11
Andy Dragonajtys	0	11
Shawn Nelson	0	11
Raymond Finch	0	11
John Carlson	0	10
Brady Turner	0	8
Mark Moore	0	6
Troy Conway	0	6
Earnest Oliver	0	6
Bill Kollar	0	4
Neil Ford	0	2
Chuck Oltmanns	0	2
Dixon Boyd	0	2
Tyrone Tumulty	0	2
Buddy Sutter	0	1
Devin Frias	0	1
Percy Bennett	0	1
Dwight Anderson	0	1
William Rice	0	1
Clinton McDonald	0	1
Freddie Morrissey	0	1
Brandon Winslett	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	20	2.9
Middle	12	42	3.5
Right	13	67	5.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	39	6.5
Middle	19	87	4.6
Right	6	36	6.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kurt Jenkins	27	24	1	2	0	0	1	0	0

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Willie Beamon	24	17	4	0	2	2	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	15	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	99	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	12	154	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	34	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	97	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	85	14.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dwayne Hicks	7	6	68	0	22
RB Trevor Berry	5	5	37	0	18
TE Warren Deloatch	4	3	36	0	17
WR Andy Negrelli	4	4	66	1	12
TE Gene Norried	3	2	15	0	19
WR Mike Thomas	2	2	16	0	9
WR Mitchell Westbrook	2	2	30	0	19

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE John Carlson	5	5	0	50	1	25
FB Quinn Johnson	5	3	0	17	0	14
WR Freddie Morrissey	5	4	0	81	1	15
WR Brady Turner	3	2	1	33	1	11
WR Sinorice Moss	2	1	0	29	1	19
WR Maurice Fitzgerald	2	1	1	12	0	9
RB William Rice	1	1	0	11	0	5
TE Shawn Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Trevor Berry	3	8	2.67	4.00
Graham Knops	2	2	1.00	4.09

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Reuben Cortez	3	15	5.00	5.71
Joey Collier	1	6	6.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kurt Jenkins	5	5	45	9.00	9.93

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Willie Beamon	3	2	7	2.33	9.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwayne Hicks	2	2	23	11.50	9.71
TE Warren Deloatch	1	1	8	8.00	9.00
RB Trevor Berry	1	1	4	4.00	7.40
TE Gene Norried	1	1	10	10.00	5.00

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brady Turner	1	0	0	0.00	11.00
TE John Carlson	1	1	7	7.00	10.00
FB Quinn Johnson	1	1	0	0.00	3.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Trevor Berry	2	2
Graham Knops	1	1

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Reuben Cortez	2	2
Joey Collier	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kurt Jenkins	7	6	5

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Willie Beamon	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwayne Hicks	2	2	2
WR Mike Thomas	2	2	1
TE Gene Norried	2	1	1
WR Andy Negrelli	1	1	1

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brady Turner	2	1	1
FB Quinn Johnson	2	1	1
WR Freddie Morrissey	2	1	1
WR Sinorice Moss	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,800 (80,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,700 (24,600)
End Zone 13,900 (17,700)
Mezzanine 8,800 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (15,600)
Club Seats 9,700 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (2,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,800 (80,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,700 (24,600)
End Zone	13,900 (17,700)
Mezzanine	8,800 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (15,600)
Club Seats	9,700 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (2,300)