1999 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 5, 1999 · Mile High Stadium

Kansas City ChiefsWinner

Denver Broncos

DEN -3.5 upsetU 38.5 ✓Broncos closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Kansas City Chiefs 16–10.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · DEN

Brian GrieseQB

20/36, 227 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-14.1 expected points added

Passing · KC

Elvis GrbacQB

20/34, 183 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

2.2 expected points added

Rushing · KC

Tony RichardsonFB

12 att, 80 yds, 0 TD

3.6 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · KC

Donnell BennettFB

13 att, 66 yds, 0 TD

-2.9 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DEN

Rod SmithWR

8/15 for 106 yds, 0 TD

44% of team targets · -8.1 expected points added

Receiving · DEN

Ed McCaffreyWR

3/7 for 66 yds, 0 TD

21% of team targets · -0.9 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Kansas City Chiefs

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Elvis Grbac	20/34	183	1	1	1	2.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Tony Richardson	12	80	6.7	3.6
Donnell Bennett	13	66	5.1	-2.9
Bam Morris	6	14	2.3	-3.7
Mike Cloud	4	13	3.3	-1.1
Joe Horn	1	6	6.0	0.3
Elvis Grbac	2	-2	-1.0	-2.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Joe Horn	2	4	36	0	14%	2.0
Tony Gonzalez	5	7	35	1	24%	0.8
Andre Rison	3	4	30	0	14%	1.1
Derrick Alexander	3	5	29	0	17%	1.4
Kevin Lockett	3	5	25	0	17%	1.8
Tony Richardson	2	2	16	0	7%	0.6
Bam Morris	2	2	12	0	7%	0.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
James Hasty	8	1	1.0	0
Donnie Edwards	6	1	0.0	0
Marvcus Patton	4	2	0.0	1
Derrick Thomas	3	1	0.0	0
Reggie Tongue	3	1	0.0	0
Eric Warfield	3	0	0.0	1
Jerome Woods	3	0	0.0	1
Ron George	3	0	0.0	0
Eric Hicks	2	1	0.0	0
Mike Maslowski	2	0	0.0	0

Denver Broncos

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Brian Griese	20/36	227	0	1	2	-14.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Olandis Gary	14	61	4.4	1	3.6
Howard Griffith	2	19	9.5	0	1.0
Derek Loville	1	2	2.0	0	-0.2
Brian Griese	1	1	1.0	0	-0.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Rod Smith	8	15	106	44%	-8.1
Ed McCaffrey	3	7	66	21%	-0.9
Howard Griffith	4	4	26	12%	0.4
Olandis Gary	2	2	15	6%	0.4
Derek Loville	2	3	9	9%	-0.7
Dwayne Carswell	1	1	5	3%	0.1
Billy Miller	0	1	0	3%	-1.3
Byron Chamberlain	0	1	0	3%	-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Bill Romanowski	6	0	0	0
Al Wilson	4	2	0	0
Glenn Cadrez	5	1	0	0
Dale Carter	4	2	0	2
George Coghill	2	3	1	1
Tory James	4	0	0	0
Darrius Johnson	3	1	0	1
Trevor Pryce	2	2	0	2
Ray Crockett	4	0	0	0
Harald Hasselbach	2	1	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: DEN -3.5
Closing total: 38.5
KC moneyline: —
DEN moneyline: —

Broncos closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 38.5; the game landed 26 — under by 12.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Mile High Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 45°F, wind 9 mph
Referee: Ron Blum
Rest: KC 7 days · DEN 13 days
Coaches: Gunther Cunningham vs Mike Shanahan

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.