2000 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 17, 2000 · Arrowhead Stadium

Denver Broncos

Kansas City ChiefsWinner

DEN -3 upsetU 47 ✓9°FBroncos closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Kansas City Chiefs 20–7.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · DEN

Gus FrerotteQB

22/34, 234 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

-4.0 expected points added

Passing · KC

Elvis GrbacQB

14/28, 160 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

-6.1 expected points added

Rushing · KC

Tony RichardsonFB

23 att, 156 yds, 1 TD

5.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DEN

Mike AndersonRB

12 att, 62 yds, 0 TD

-4.8 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DEN

Rod SmithWR

6/13 for 101 yds, 0 TD

38% of team targets · -1.9 expected points added

Receiving · DEN

Ed McCaffreyWR

8/10 for 84 yds, 0 TD

29% of team targets · -2.2 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Denver Broncos

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Gus Frerotte	22/34	234	0	0	2	-4.0
Jarious Jackson	0/1	0	0	0	0	-1.0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Mike Anderson	12	62	5.2	0	-4.8
Gus Frerotte	2	4	2.0	0	0.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Rod Smith	6	13	101	38%	-1.9
Ed McCaffrey	8	10	84	29%	-2.2
Mike Anderson	3	4	29	12%	1.6
Byron Chamberlain	2	2	16	6%	3.1
Dwayne Carswell	2	2	2	6%	-0.9
Howard Griffith	1	2	2	6%	-0.7
Travis McGriff	0	1	0	3%	-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
Billy Jenkins	11	0	0
John Mobley	8	2	0
Al Wilson	7	2	0
Eric Brown	6	1	2
Terrell Buckley	4	0	0
Trevor Pryce	3	0	0
Bill Romanowski	2	0	1
Jimmy Spencer	2	0	1
Maa Tanuvasa	1	1	0
Ed McCaffrey	1	0	0

Kansas City Chiefs

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Elvis Grbac	14/28	160	0	0	0	-6.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Tony Richardson	23	156	6.8	1	5.0
Frank Moreau	14	59	4.2	1	1.5
Elvis Grbac	3	38	12.7	0	3.3
Derrick Alexander	1	11	11.0	0	0.6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Derrick Alexander	5	8	79	29%	1.4
Tony Gonzalez	4	9	46	32%	-2.3
Sylvester Morris	2	5	22	18%	-4.3
Tony Richardson	3	5	13	18%	-0.8
Kevin Lockett	0	1	0	4%	0.0

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Jerome Woods	6	0	0.0	0
Pat Dennis	5	0	0.0	0
Donnie Edwards	4	0	0.0	0
Mike Maslowski	3	1	0.0	0
Greg Wesley	4	0	0.0	0
James Hasty	3	0	0.0	0
Eric Hicks	3	0	2.0	1
Chester McGlockton	3	0	0.0	0
Marvcus Patton	3	0	0.0	0
Ron George	2	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: DEN -3
Closing total: 47
DEN moneyline: —
KC moneyline: —

Broncos closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 47; the game landed 27 — under by 20.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Arrowhead Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 9°F, wind 6 mph
Referee: Ron Winter
Rest: DEN 7 days · KC 7 days
Coaches: Mike Shanahan vs Gunther Cunningham

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