2009 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 6, 2009 · Arrowhead Stadium

Denver BroncosWinner

Kansas City Chiefs

DEN -6 ✓O 39 ✓Broncos closed -6 and covered, winning by 31.

Denver Broncos 44–13 — 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

Passing · DEN

Kyle OrtonQB

15/25, 180 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

-6.2 expected points added · -4.5% completion over expected

Passing · KC

Matt CasselQB

10/29, 84 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-20.0 expected points added · -26.3% completion over expected

Rushing · DEN

Correll BuckhalterRB

12 att, 113 yds, 0 TD

7.6 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DEN

Knowshon MorenoRB

21 att, 86 yds, 2 TD

3.7 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DEN

Brandon MarshallWR

7/10 for 94 yds, 1 TD

40% of team targets · 6.6 expected points added

Receiving · KC

Bobby WadeWR

4/12 for 36 yds, 0 TD

29% of team targets · -5.5 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Denver Broncos

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Kyle Orton	15/25	180	2	1	3	-6.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Correll Buckhalter	12	113	9.4	0	7.6
Knowshon Moreno	21	86	4.1	2	3.7
Peyton Hillis	7	47	6.7	0	1.2
Brandon Marshall	1	2	2.0	0	-0.6
Eddie Royal	1	1	1.0	0	-0.8
Chris Simms	3	-4	-1.3	0	0.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Brandon Marshall	7	10	94	1	40%	6.6
Eddie Royal	2	4	32	0	16%	0.6
Daniel Graham	2	3	20	1	12%	2.4
Tony Scheffler	1	4	19	0	16%	-5.7
Correll Buckhalter	3	3	15	0	12%	-0.1
Jabar Gaffney	0	1	0	0	4%	-1.2

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
D.J. Williams	8	0	0.0	0	0
Elvis Dumervil	5	0	1.0	0	0
Andre' Goodman	4	0	0.0	1	1
Mario Haggan	4	0	0.0	0	0
Ronald Fields	4	0	0.0	0	0
Wesley Woodyard	3	1	0.0	0	0
Andra Davis	2	1	0.0	0	0
Spencer Larsen	3	0	0.0	0	0
Brian Dawkins	3	0	0.0	0	0
Darrell Reid	2	0	0.0	0	0

Kansas City Chiefs

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matt Cassel	10/29	84	0	2	2	-20.0
Brodie Croyle	6/14	50	0	0	0	-7.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Jamaal Charles	18	56	3.1	1	-5.3
Tim Castille	3	26	8.7	0	1.0
Matt Cassel	3	17	5.7	0	0.4
Javarris Williams	2	-5	-2.5	0	-1.9

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Bobby Wade	4	12	36	29%	-5.5
Lance Long	2	8	28	19%	-9.1
Brad Cottam	3	5	21	12%	-1.1
Leonard Pope	2	3	18	7%	0.3
Chris Chambers	2	6	11	14%	-0.8
Quinten Lawrence	1	2	9	5%	0.1
Tim Castille	1	1	8	2%	-2.2
Jamaal Charles	1	3	3	7%	-2.5
Thomas Gafford	0	1	0	2%	-2.8
Mike Cox	0	1	0	2%	-0.7

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Tamba Hali	9	1	3.0	0	0
Jon McGraw	8	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Brown	6	0	0.0	1	1
Corey Mays	5	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Vrabel	3	2	0.0	0	0
Demorrio Williams	3	2	0.0	0	1
Travis Daniels	4	1	0.0	0	0
Brandon Flowers	3	1	0.0	0	1
Brandon Carr	4	0	0.0	0	2
Mike Richardson	2	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: DEN -6
Closing total: 39
DEN moneyline: -239
KC moneyline: +213

Broncos closed -6 and covered, winning by 31.

Total closed 39; the game landed 57 — over by 18.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Arrowhead Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 37°F, wind 6 mph
Referee: Jeff Triplette
Rest: DEN 10 days · KC 7 days
Coaches: Josh McDaniels vs Todd Haley

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.