2012 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 25, 2012 · Arrowhead Stadium
Denver BroncosWinner
17
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Kansas City Chiefs
9
DEN -10 no coverU 41.5 ✓
Denver Broncos 17–9.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
22/37, 285 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
12.5 expected points added · +2.3% completion over expected
Passing · KC
13/25, 126 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-8.3 expected points added · -6.0% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
4/8 for 82 yds, 1 TD
22% of team targets · 4.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 22/37 | 285 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowshon Moreno | 20 | 85 | 4.3 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demaryius Thomas | 4 | 8 | 82 | 1 | 22% | 4.9 |
| Eric Decker | 4 | 8 | 64 | 0 | 22% | 3.1 |
| Brandon Stokley | 4 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 19% | 0.6 |
| Jacob Tamme | 4 | 7 | 48 | 1 | 19% | 4.3 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 4 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 11% | 2.1 |
| Joel Dreessen | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Woodyard | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Adams | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Champ Bailey | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Bannan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahim Moore | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Wolfe | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Willis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Carter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Von Miller | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Quinn | 13/25 | 126 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -8.3 |
| Peyton Hillis | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Charles | 23 | 107 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Dexter McCluster | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Shaun Draughn | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Peyton Hillis | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Terrance Copper | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Brady Quinn | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Bowe | 4 | 12 | 41 | 0 | 46% | -7.4 |
| Tony Moeaki | 2 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 8% | 4.6 |
| Dexter McCluster | 4 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 15% | -0.3 |
| Terrance Copper | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 12% | -0.2 |
| Jamar Newsome | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 12% | -1.1 |
| Brady Quinn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.6 |
| Jon Baldwin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Arenas | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kendrick Lewis | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalil Brown | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abram Elam | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Flowers | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Berry | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dontari Poe | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derrick Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Houston | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -10
- Closing total
- 41.5
- DEN moneyline
- -470
- KC moneyline
- +400
Broncos closed -10, won by 8 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 26 — under by 15.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 52°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- DEN 7 days · KC 7 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Romeo Crennel
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.