2005 Week 3 · Mon, Sep 26, 2005 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Final
Kansas City Chiefs 10 at Denver Broncos 30. Final.
Denver Broncos 30–10 — never really in doubt late.
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
46 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Denver Broncos
49 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 | 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
- Broncos -2.5
- Closing total
- 49
- Chiefs moneyline
- —
- Broncos 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
- Mild, 75°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 6 mph out of the south-east; clear.
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- Chiefs 8 days · Broncos 8 days
- Coaches
- Dick Vermeil vs Mike Shanahan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.