2010 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 14, 2010 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Kansas City Chiefs
29
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Denver BroncosWinner
49
KC -1 upsetO 44 ✓
Denver Broncos 49–29 — 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 · KC
33/53, 469 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
11.0 expected points added · +6.3% completion over expected
Passing · DEN
22/34, 296 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
20.0 expected points added · +6.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 33/53 | 469 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Charles | 14 | 41 | 2.9 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Jackie Battle | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Matt Cassel | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Thomas Jones | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | -1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Bowe | 13 | 18 | 186 | 2 | 34% | 11.5 |
| Jamaal Charles | 5 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 17% | 6.3 |
| Terrance Copper | 5 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 15% | 1.2 |
| Verran Tucker | 1 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 6% | 2.1 |
| Chris Chambers | 4 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 15% | 1.7 |
| Tony Moeaki | 1 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 6% | 0.5 |
| Leonard Pope | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 4% | 0.9 |
| Thomas Jones | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2% | 1.9 |
| Mike Cox | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Johnson | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Berry | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Dorsey | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jovan Belcher | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Carr | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Edwards | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamba Hali | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Flowers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Studebaker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Price | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 22/34 | 296 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Tim Tebow | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowshon Moreno | 22 | 106 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Eddie Royal | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Spencer Larsen | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Lance Ball | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Tim Tebow | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Kyle Orton | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Lloyd | 6 | 10 | 90 | 2 | 29% | 7.5 |
| Jabar Gaffney | 3 | 5 | 57 | 1 | 15% | 4.6 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 3 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 15% | 3.5 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 3 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 9% | 5.6 |
| Eddie Royal | 5 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 15% | 3.6 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | -2.0 |
| Spencer Larsen | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3% | 1.4 |
| Dan Gronkowski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Daniel Graham | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champ Bailey | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Mays | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Haggan | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dawkins | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Vickerson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darcel McBath | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perrish Cox | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Bannan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald Fields | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Moss | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- KC -1
- Closing total
- 44
- KC moneyline
- -109
- DEN moneyline
- -101
Chiefs closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44; the game landed 78 — over by 34.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 43°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- KC 7 days · DEN 14 days
- Coaches
- Todd Haley vs Josh McDaniels
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.