2011 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 1, 2012 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High

Kansas City ChiefsWinner

Denver Broncos

DEN -1 upsetU 37 ✓Broncos closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Kansas City Chiefs 7–3.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · KC

Kyle OrtonQB

15/29, 180 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

1.6 expected points added · -11.4% completion over expected

Passing · DEN

Tim TebowTE

6/22, 60 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-8.7 expected points added · -24.7% completion over expected

Rushing · DEN

Willis McGaheeRB

28 att, 145 yds, 0 TD

2.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · KC

Dexter McClusterWR

12 att, 61 yds, 1 TD

3.8 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · KC

Dwayne BoweWR

6/6 for 93 yds, 0 TD

21% of team targets · 5.7 expected points added

Receiving · DEN

Demaryius ThomasWR

3/7 for 34 yds, 0 TD

33% of team targets · 0.4 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Kansas City Chiefs

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Kyle Orton	15/29	180	0	0	1	1.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Dexter McCluster	12	61	5.1	1	3.8
Thomas Jones	15	42	2.8	0	-3.6
Le'Ron McClain	2	4	2.0	0	-0.7
Kyle Orton	1	-1	-1.0	0	0.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Dwayne Bowe	6	6	93	21%	5.7
Jon Baldwin	3	7	27	24%	-1.6
Dexter McCluster	3	6	25	21%	-0.4
Terrance Copper	1	2	14	7%	2.1
Leonard Pope	1	1	12	3%	1.0
Steve Breaston	1	5	9	17%	-2.9
Thomas Jones	0	1	0	3%	-0.6
Le'Ron McClain	0	1	0	3%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Glenn Dorsey	4	3	0.0	0
Justin Houston	5	1	1.5	0
Jovan Belcher	3	2	0.0	0
Tyson Jackson	3	2	0.0	0
Kelly Gregg	4	1	0.0	0
Javier Arenas	4	0	0.0	1
Amon Gordon	4	0	0.0	0
Derrick Johnson	4	0	0.0	0
Tamba Hali	4	0	0.0	0
Sabby Piscitelli	4	0	0.0	0

Denver Broncos

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tim Tebow	6/22	60	0	1	2	-8.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Willis McGahee	28	145	5.2	2.0
Lance Ball	9	24	2.7	-1.7
Eddie Royal	2	18	9.0	1.4
Tim Tebow	6	16	2.7	-4.7
Jeremiah Johnson	2	13	6.5	-0.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Demaryius Thomas	3	7	34	33%	0.4
Daniel Fells	1	1	14	5%	1.7
Spencer Larsen	1	1	7	5%	0.9
Eric Decker	1	3	5	14%	-3.0
Willis McGahee	0	1	0	5%	-0.5
Eddie Royal	0	4	0	19%	-3.0
Dante Rosario	0	1	0	5%	-0.2
Virgil Green	0	2	0	10%	-1.0
Matt Willis	0	1	0	5%	-0.2

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Elvis Dumervil	6	2	0.0	0
Joe Mays	5	2	0.0	0
David Bruton	4	0	0.0	1
D.J. Williams	4	0	0.0	1
Marcus Thomas	2	1	0.0	0
Robert Ayers	3	0	1.0	0
Quinton Carter	2	1	0.0	0
Champ Bailey	3	0	0.0	2
Chris Harris	3	0	0.0	1
Lance Ball	2	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: DEN -1
Closing total: 37
KC moneyline: +113
DEN moneyline: -125

Broncos closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 37; the game landed 10 — under by 27.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 35°F, wind 6 mph
Referee: Peter Morelli
Rest: KC 8 days · DEN 8 days
Coaches: Romeo Crennel vs John Fox

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