2009 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 3, 2010 · Invesco Field at Mile High

Kansas City ChiefsWinner

Denver Broncos

DEN -9.5 upsetO 38 ✓Broncos closed -9.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Kansas City Chiefs 44–24 — 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

32/56, 431 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT

-11.5 expected points added · -4.6% completion over expected

Passing · KC

Matt CasselQB

13/24, 207 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

1.0 expected points added · -4.4% completion over expected

Rushing · KC

Jamaal CharlesRB

25 att, 259 yds, 2 TD

18.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DEN

Knowshon MorenoRB

14 att, 50 yds, 2 TD

-0.4 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DEN

Jabar GaffneyWR

14/19 for 213 yds, 0 TD

34% of team targets · 7.9 expected points added

Receiving · DEN

Brandon LloydWR

4/13 for 95 yds, 0 TD

23% of team targets · -6.5 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Kansas City Chiefs

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matt Cassel	13/24	207	0	1	0	1.0
Tim Castille	0/1	0	0	1	0	-3.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Jamaal Charles	25	259	10.4	2	18.8
Quinten Lawrence	1	26	26.0	0	2.7
Tim Castille	3	19	6.3	0	0.4
Javarris Williams	3	10	3.3	0	-1.1
Mike Cox	2	3	1.5	1	0.8
Matt Cassel	1	0	0.0	0	-1.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Chris Chambers	5	8	80	32%	3.5
Terrance Copper	2	2	57	8%	4.0
Leonard Pope	1	3	29	12%	0.9
Bobby Wade	1	5	16	20%	-7.4
Mike Cox	1	1	13	4%	0.8
Dwayne Bowe	1	1	6	4%	0.7
Jamaal Charles	1	1	3	4%	-0.3
Jake O'Connell	1	1	3	4%	-0.1
Matt Cassel	0	1	0	4%	-3.2
Tim Castille	0	1	0	4%	-0.5
Javarris Williams	0	1	0	4%	-0.6

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Derrick Johnson	5	1	0.0	2	4
Brandon Carr	6	0	0.0	0	3
Jovan Belcher	6	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Brown	3	3	0.0	0	0
Travis Daniels	5	0	0.0	0	0
Demorrio Williams	4	1	0.0	0	3
Brandon Flowers	4	0	0.0	1	4
Corey Mays	2	1	0.0	0	0
Glenn Dorsey	3	0	1.0	0	0
Jon McGraw	3	0	0.0	0	0

Denver Broncos

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Kyle Orton	32/56	431	1	3	2	-11.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Knowshon Moreno	14	50	3.6	2	-0.4
Correll Buckhalter	6	18	3.0	0	-1.6
Kyle Orton	2	16	8.0	0	1.9

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Jabar Gaffney	14	19	213	0	34%	7.9
Brandon Lloyd	4	13	95	0	23%	-6.5
Knowshon Moreno	3	3	48	0	5%	0.6
Brandon Stokley	5	8	43	1	14%	1.5
Daniel Graham	4	8	29	0	14%	-10.2
Correll Buckhalter	2	4	3	0	7%	-2.7
Richard Quinn	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
D.J. Williams	9	1	0	0
Brian Dawkins	7	1	0	0
Andra Davis	3	3	0	0
Andre' Goodman	5	0	1	2
Mario Haggan	2	1	0	0
Renaldo Hill	3	0	0	0
Le Kevin Smith	2	0	0	0
Champ Bailey	2	0	0	2
Kenny Peterson	1	0	0	0
Matt Prater	1	0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: DEN -9.5
Closing total: 38
KC moneyline: +370
DEN moneyline: -430

Broncos closed -9.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 38; the game landed 68 — over by 30.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Invesco Field at Mile High
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 36°F, wind 6 mph
Referee: Scott Green
Rest: KC 7 days · DEN 7 days
Coaches: Todd Haley vs Josh McDaniels

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