2015 Week 2 · Thu, Sep 17, 2015 · Arrowhead Stadium
Denver BroncosWinner
31
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Kansas City Chiefs
24
KC -3 upsetO 42 ✓
Denver Broncos 31–24.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
26/45, 256 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
-2.3 expected points added · -2.0% completion over expected
Passing · KC
16/25, 191 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-8.3 expected points added · -6.4% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
8/14 for 116 yds, 0 TD
31% of team targets · -5.5 expected points added
Receiving · DEN
8/14 for 87 yds, 2 TD
31% of team targets · 10.1 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 26/45 | 256 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Hillman | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | -1.2 |
| C.J. Anderson | 12 | 27 | 2.3 | 0 | -4.6 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demaryius Thomas | 8 | 14 | 116 | 0 | 31% | -5.5 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 8 | 14 | 87 | 2 | 31% | 10.1 |
| Owen Daniels | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 11% | -1.3 |
| Jordan Norwood | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 11% | -1.7 |
| Virgil Green | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7% | 1.9 |
| Andre Caldwell | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4% | -0.1 |
| C.J. Anderson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2% | -0.2 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Trevathan | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Marshall | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bruton | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darian Stewart | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Ward | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Von Miller | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Jackson | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Smith | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 16/25 | 191 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -8.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Charles | 21 | 125 | 6.0 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Alex Smith | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Knile Davis | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Jeremy Maclin | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Kelce | 4 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 20% | 4.6 |
| Jeremy Maclin | 4 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 28% | -2.7 |
| James O'Shaughnessy | 2 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 8% | 4.4 |
| De'Anthony Thomas | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 16% | -4.6 |
| Jamaal Charles | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20% | -6.4 |
| Knile Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
| Albert Wilson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaye Howard | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Houston | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Parker | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamell Fleming | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marcus Peters | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Eric Berry | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Gaines | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike DeVito | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Mauga | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Bailey | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- KC -3
- Closing total
- 42
- DEN moneyline
- +146
- KC moneyline
- -162
Chiefs closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42; the game landed 55 — over by 13.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 87°F, wind 13 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- DEN 4 days · KC 4 days
- Coaches
- Gary Kubiak vs Andy Reid
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.