2000 Week 4 · Sun, Sep 24, 2000 · Mile High Stadium
Kansas City ChiefsWinner
23
at
Denver Broncos
22
DEN -7 upsetO 43 ✓
Kansas City Chiefs 23–22 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · KC
10/10 for 127 yds, 1 TD
31% of team targets · 11.4 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Grbac | 21/33 | 250 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Richardson | 14 | 35 | 2.5 | 1 | -6.8 |
| Frank Moreau | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Mike Cloud | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Elvis Grbac | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | -3.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Gonzalez | 10 | 10 | 127 | 1 | 31% | 11.4 |
| Tony Richardson | 2 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 9% | 1.3 |
| Derrick Alexander | 3 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 19% | -5.9 |
| Kevin Lockett | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 6% | 1.5 |
| Mike Cloud | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| Sylvester Morris | 2 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 28% | -1.7 |
| Troy Drayton | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | 0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Williams | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Dennis | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marvcus Patton | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Donnie Edwards | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Woods | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Hicks | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Wesley | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Browning | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Bush | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hasty | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 18/31 | 208 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson | 22 | 85 | 3.9 | 1 | -1.7 |
| Terrell Davis | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Gus Frerotte | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 8 | 12 | 134 | 0 | 39% | 2.9 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 10% | 2.5 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 2 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 16% | -1.9 |
| Mike Anderson | 3 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 19% | -4.3 |
| Howard Griffith | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 16% | -2.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Brown | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Jenkins | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mobley | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trevor Pryce | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Crockett | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
| Kavika Pittman | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Spencer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Maa Tanuvasa | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keith Burns | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -7
- Closing total
- 43
- KC moneyline
- —
- DEN moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -7 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43; the game landed 45 — over by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mile High Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 36°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Tom White
- Rest
- KC 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Gunther Cunningham vs Mike Shanahan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.