2017 Week 8 · Mon, Oct 30, 2017 · Arrowhead Stadium
Final
Denver Broncos 19 at Kansas City Chiefs 29. Final.
Kansas City Chiefs 29–19.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
Denver Broncos
52 dressed · 8 never used
- 72Garett BollesT · Every snap100%73 snaps
- 75Menelik WatsonT · Every snap100%73 snaps
- 61Matt ParadisC · Every snap100%73 snaps
- 13Trevor SiemianQB · Every snap100%73 snaps
- 88Demaryius ThomasWR · Full-time82%60 snaps
- 65Ronald LearyG · Heavy rotation75%55 snaps
- 87Jordan TaylorWR · Heavy rotation62%45 snaps
- 73Allen BarbreG · Heavy rotation60%44 snaps
- 16Bennie FowlerWR · Heavy rotation55%40 snaps
- 14Cody LatimerWR · Heavy rotation52%38 snaps
- 83A.J. DerbyTE · Heavy rotation52%38 snaps
- 22C.J. AndersonRB · Rotational48%35 snaps
- 85Virgil GreenTE · Rotational42%31 snaps
- 76Max GarciaG · Rotational40%29 snaps
- 23Devontae BookerRB · Rotational34%25 snaps
- 82Jeff HeuermanTE · Rotational29%21 snaps
- 60Connor McGovernC · Rotational25%18 snaps
- 28Jamaal CharlesRB · Situational18%13 snaps
- 84Isaiah McKenzieWR · Situational16%12 snaps
- 32Andy JanovichFB · Situational10%7 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
Kansas City Chiefs
52 dressed · 10 never used
- 61Mitch MorseC · Every snap100%62 snaps
- 70Bryan WitzmannG · Every snap100%62 snaps
- 71Mitchell SchwartzT · Every snap100%62 snaps
- 72Eric FisherT · Every snap100%62 snaps
- 73Zach FultonG · Every snap100%62 snaps
- 11Alex SmithQB · Every snap100%62 snaps
- 87Travis KelceTE · Full-time94%58 snaps
- 10Tyreek HillWR · Full-time85%53 snaps
- 14Demarcus RobinsonWR · Full-time82%51 snaps
- 27Kareem HuntRB · Heavy rotation74%46 snaps
- 84Demetrius HarrisTE · Heavy rotation66%41 snaps
- 12Albert WilsonWR · Rotational26%16 snaps
- 13De'Anthony ThomasWR · Situational23%14 snaps
- 35Charcandrick WestRB · Situational19%12 snaps
- 88Ross TravisTE · Situational16%10 snaps
- 42Anthony ShermanFB · Situational13%8 snaps
- 31Akeem HuntRB · Situational2%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 10
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · KC
14/31, 202 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-6.5 expected points added · -9.3% completion over expected
Passing · DEN
19/36, 198 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-13.2 expected points added · -10.4% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
5/9 for 66 yds, 0 TD
25% of team targets · -4.5 expected points added
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Siemian | 19/36 | 198 | 1 | 3 | 3 | −13.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Anderson | 15 | 78 | 5.2 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Devontae Booker | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 1 | +3.3 |
| Jamaal Charles | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 0 | −7.7 |
| Trevor Siemian | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | +1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demaryius Thomas | 5 | 9 | 66 | 0 | 25% | −4.5 |
| Bennie Fowler | 2 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 17% | −0.1 |
| A.J. Derby | 2 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 11% | −0.7 |
| Virgil Green | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 6% | +0.7 |
| Cody Latimer | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 8% | +2.7 |
| Devontae Booker | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8% | −0.6 |
| Jeff Heuerman | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6% | −3.1 |
| Jordan Taylor | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8% | −1.4 |
| C.J. Anderson | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | +0.3 |
| Jamaal Charles | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | +0.2 |
| Andy Janovich | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.7 |
| Isaiah McKenzie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −2.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marshall | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Simmons | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelby Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaire Anderson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Ray | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aqib Talib | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Von Miller | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Roby | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Parks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domata Peko | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 14/31 | 202 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −6.5 |
| Tyreek Hill | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −5.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Hunt | 22 | 46 | 2.1 | 0 | −8.2 |
| Alex Smith | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | +2.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Kelce | 7 | 10 | 133 | 1 | 34% | +9.0 |
| Tyreek Hill | 2 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 21% | −0.3 |
| Kareem Hunt | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 17% | −1.3 |
| Demarcus Robinson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | +0.0 |
| Charcandrick West | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7% | −2.1 |
| Demetrius Harris | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −2.6 |
| Albert Wilson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Ross Travis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −6.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Parker | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Daniel Sorensen | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenneth Acker | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Derrick Johnson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Houston | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bennie Logan | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Nelson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Ragland | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jones | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Bailey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Take it with you
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/2017_08_DEN_KC
The cards are drawn from the charted play-by-play, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Chiefs -7
- Closing total
- 42
- Broncos moneyline
- +273
- Chiefs moneyline
- -310
Chiefs closed -7 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 42; the game landed 48 — over by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Cold, 42°F at kickoff; breezy at 10 mph out of the north-west; clear.
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- Broncos 8 days · Chiefs 11 days
- Coaches
- Vance Joseph vs Andy Reid
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.