2004 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 2004 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Kansas City Chiefs
24
at
Denver BroncosWinner
34
DEN -3 ✓O 48.5 ✓15 mph wind
Denver Broncos 34–24. Played in 15 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
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 | 16/32 | 174 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest Holmes | 26 | 151 | 5.8 | 3 | 10.6 |
| Tony Richardson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Trent Green | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Barber | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jerome Woods | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Wesley | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monty Beisel | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Fujita | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Pile | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vonnie Holliday | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dexter McCleon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Sims | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Browning | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 18/29 | 230 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Griffin | 23 | 156 | 6.8 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Jake Plummer | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Tatum Bell | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Garrison Hearst | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Rod Smith | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champ Bailey | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| D.J. Williams | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Lynch | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Spragan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lenny Walls | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monsanto Pope | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Herndon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reggie Hayward | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -3
- Closing total
- 48.5
- KC moneyline
- —
- DEN moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -3 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 58 — over by 9.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 82°F, wind 15 mph
- Referee
- Bernie Kukar
- 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.
Wind at 15 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.