2005 Week 3 · Mon, Sep 26, 2005 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Kansas City Chiefs
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Denver BroncosWinner
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DEN -2.5 ✓U 49 ✓
Denver Broncos 30–10 — never really in doubt late.
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 | 23/44 | 221 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest Holmes | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Larry Johnson | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | -4.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Wesley | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrell Bell | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Hicks | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawika Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dexter McCleon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Siavii | 2 | 0 | 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 | 13/18 | 152 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson | 20 | 98 | 4.9 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Ashley Lelie | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| Tatum Bell | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Jake Plummer | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Ron Dayne | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Kyle Johnson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrent Williams | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Gold | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Champ Bailey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ebenezer Ekuban | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Myers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Demetrin Veal | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -2.5
- Closing total
- 49
- KC moneyline
- —
- DEN moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 49; the game landed 40 — under by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 72°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- KC 8 days · DEN 8 days
- Coaches
- Dick Vermeil vs Mike Shanahan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.