2003 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 5, 2003 · Arrowhead Stadium
Denver Broncos
23
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Kansas City ChiefsWinner
24
KC -3.5 no coverO 46.5 ✓
Kansas City Chiefs 24–23 — 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
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 20/38 | 221 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Rod Smith | 1/1 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Portis | 23 | 141 | 6.1 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Jake Plummer | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Mike Anderson | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Reuben Droughns | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Ferguson | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Gold | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Herndon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Holland | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mobley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Fatafehi | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Walls | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Brandon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Green | 15/28 | 128 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Priest Holmes | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest Holmes | 17 | 97 | 5.7 | 0 | -3.8 |
| Johnnie Morton | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Trent Green | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Tony Richardson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter McCleon | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shawn Barber | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Maslowski | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Warfield | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Browning | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Sims | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Wesley | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Stills | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Fujita | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- KC -3.5
- Closing total
- 46.5
- DEN moneyline
- —
- KC moneyline
- —
Chiefs closed -3.5, won by 1 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 47 — over by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 69°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- DEN 7 days · KC 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs Dick Vermeil
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.