2011 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 13, 2011 · Arrowhead Stadium
FinalDenver Broncos 17 at Kansas City Chiefs 10. Final.
Denver Broncos 17–10.
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.
Denver Broncos
47 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Kansas City Chiefs
50 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
Passing · KC
13/28, 93 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-15.0 expected points added · -11.7% completion over expected
Passing · DEN
2/8, 69 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
2.5 expected points added · -27.0% completion over expected
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
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Tebow | 2/8 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Ball | 30 | 96 | 3.2 | 0 | −3.7 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | +4.2 |
| Tim Tebow | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 1 | +0.3 |
| Eddie Royal | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Spencer Larsen | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Willis McGahee | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | +0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Decker | 1 | 3 | 56 | 1 | 38% | +5.1 |
| Matt Willis | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13% | +1.4 |
| Lance Ball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13% | −0.7 |
| Eddie Royal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25% | −1.5 |
| Dante Rosario | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13% | −1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.J. Williams | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mays | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Harris | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Von Miller | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre' Goodman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton Carter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Ayers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dawkins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brodrick Bunkley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 13/28 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −15.0 |
| Tyler Palko | 5/6 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Battle | 9 | 61 | 6.8 | 0 | +1.2 |
| Dexter McCluster | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 0 | +1.7 |
| Matt Cassel | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | +2.2 |
| Tyler Palko | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Thomas Jones | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | −2.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter McCluster | 6 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 24% | +0.6 |
| Steve Breaston | 4 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 18% | −2.8 |
| Leonard Pope | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 15% | −2.2 |
| Dwayne Bowe | 2 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 21% | −3.2 |
| Jon Baldwin | 1 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 15% | −0.4 |
| Le'Ron McClain | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6% | +1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jovan Belcher | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Johnson | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Dorsey | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Jackson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Houston | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reshard Langford | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamba Hali | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Flowers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kelly Gregg | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Take it with you
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.

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The cards are drawn from the charted play-by-play, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Chiefs -3
- Closing total
- 42
- Broncos moneyline
- +166
- Chiefs moneyline
- -184
Chiefs closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42; the game landed 27 — under by 15.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Mild, 63°F at kickoff; breezy at 10 mph out of the south-west; clear.
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- Broncos 7 days · Chiefs 7 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Todd Haley
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.





