2011 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 13, 2011 · Arrowhead Stadium
Denver BroncosWinner
17
at
Kansas City Chiefs
10
KC -3 upsetU 42 ✓15 mph wind
Denver Broncos 17–10. Played in 15 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
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
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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- KC -3
- Closing total
- 42
- DEN moneyline
- +166
- KC 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
- 67°F, wind 15 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- DEN 7 days · KC 7 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Todd Haley
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 15 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.