2001 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 7, 2001 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Kansas City Chiefs
6
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Denver BroncosWinner
20
DEN -10 ✓U 48 ✓
Denver Broncos 20–6.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Green | 25/40 | 283 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -10.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest Holmes | 17 | 42 | 2.5 | 0 | -4.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Gonzalez | 8 | 11 | 129 | 0 | 28% | 5.8 |
| Priest Holmes | 7 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 18% | 3.2 |
| Snoop Minnis | 5 | 8 | 56 | 0 | 21% | -2.4 |
| Derrick Alexander | 4 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 21% | -4.2 |
| Chris Thomas | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 13% | -6.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Edwards | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvcus Patton | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Hicks | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Ransom | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Browning | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Bush | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Woods | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Crockett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Clemons | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Bartee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 11/20 | 121 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson | 22 | 155 | 7.0 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Olandis Gary | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Brian Griese | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 0 | -1.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 8 | 12 | 110 | 1 | 67% | 4.1 |
| Patrick Hape | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11% | -0.2 |
| Travis McGriff | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11% | -0.9 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11% | -4.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Romanowski | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mobley | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Spencer | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trevor Pryce | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 |
| Ian Gold | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -10
- Closing total
- 48
- KC moneyline
- —
- DEN moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -10 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 48; the game landed 26 — under by 22.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 74°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- KC 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Dick Vermeil vs Mike Shanahan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.