2002 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 15, 2002 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Final
Kansas City Chiefs 24 at Denver Broncos 31. Final.
Denver Broncos 31–24.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Kansas City Chiefs
50 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Denver Broncos
52 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Green | 18/42 | 310 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +9.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest Holmes | 18 | 161 | 8.9 | 0 | +4.2 |
| Mike Cloud | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 1 | +1.0 |
| Trent Green | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | +2.9 |
| Tony Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Hall | 5 | 6 | 143 | 2 | 15% | +14.0 |
| Eddie Kennison | 4 | 11 | 69 | 0 | 28% | +2.5 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 4 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 21% | +1.2 |
| Priest Holmes | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 8% | +0.8 |
| Tony Richardson | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5% | +0.3 |
| Snoop Minnis | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10% | −2.5 |
| Marc Boerigter | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13% | −4.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Maslowski | 8 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Marvcus Patton | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Fujita | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Bush | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaunard Harts | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Browning | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Hicks | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Ransom | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Stills | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Warfield | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 18/26 | 297 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +11.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Portis | 21 | 130 | 6.2 | 3 | −2.2 |
| Mike Anderson | 12 | 59 | 4.9 | 0 | +3.0 |
| Brian Griese | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 3 | 4 | 83 | 0 | 15% | +6.0 |
| Clinton Portis | 3 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 12% | +4.6 |
| Ashley Lelie | 2 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 8% | +5.8 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 5 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 27% | +0.6 |
| Mike Anderson | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 8% | +1.7 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 27% | −5.6 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4% | +1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Wilson | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Poole | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denard Walker | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mobley | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Izell Reese | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Gold | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Brandon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Spragan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Broncos -3.5
- Closing total
- 47.5
- Chiefs moneyline
- —
- Broncos moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 55 — over by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Cool, 49°F at kickoff; still at 5 mph out of the south-west; overcast.
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- Chiefs 7 days · Broncos 7 days
- Coaches
- Dick Vermeil vs Mike Shanahan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.