2012 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 30, 2012 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Kansas City Chiefs
3
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Denver BroncosWinner
38
DEN -17 ✓41 push
Denver Broncos 38–3 — 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 · DEN
23/29, 304 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
27.2 expected points added · +20.5% completion over expected
Passing · KC
7/16, 49 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-12.6 expected points added · -17.9% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
7/8 for 122 yds, 1 TD
25% of team targets · 10.5 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Quinn | 7/16 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -12.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Charles | 14 | 53 | 3.8 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Shaun Draughn | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Cyrus Gray | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Brady Quinn | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Peyton Hillis | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | -2.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Moeaki | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 25% | -0.5 |
| Jamaal Charles | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 13% | 0.5 |
| Devon Wylie | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 25% | -2.8 |
| Dexter McCluster | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13% | -0.9 |
| Jon Baldwin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13% | -1.8 |
| Jamar Newsome | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.2 |
| Shaun Draughn | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 6% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Houston | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier Arenas | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Berry | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ropati Pitoitua | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Smith | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Lewis | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tysyn Hartman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Flowers | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jalil Brown | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 23/29 | 304 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 |
| Brock Osweiler | 2/4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Ball | 15 | 66 | 4.4 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Jacob Hester | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 15 | 44 | 2.9 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | -8.7 |
| Brock Osweiler | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demaryius Thomas | 7 | 8 | 122 | 1 | 25% | 10.5 |
| Eric Decker | 7 | 8 | 76 | 2 | 25% | 10.3 |
| Brandon Stokley | 3 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 9% | 2.5 |
| Virgil Green | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 6% | 2.1 |
| Joel Dreessen | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 9% | 0.4 |
| Jacob Tamme | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9% | -1.1 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | 1.2 |
| Jacob Hester | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 2.0 |
| Matt Willis | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 1.2 |
| Andre Caldwell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -2.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahim Moore | 8 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Vickerson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Woodyard | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Adams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Von Miller | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Ayers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steven Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Wolfe | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -17
- Closing total
- 41
- KC moneyline
- +1075
- DEN moneyline
- -1600
Broncos closed -17 and covered, winning by 35.
Total closed 41 and landed exactly there — a push.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sports Authority Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 35°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- KC 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Romeo Crennel vs John Fox
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.