2017 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 31, 2017 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High

Kansas City ChiefsWinner

Denver Broncos

DEN -3 upsetO 37.5 ✓17°FBroncos closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Kansas City Chiefs 27–24 — decided on the final possessions.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · KC

Patrick MahomesQB

22/35, 284 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

7.9 expected points added · +3.1% completion over expected

Passing · DEN

Paxton LynchQB

21/31, 254 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

-4.8 expected points added · +6.0% completion over expected

Rushing · DEN

C.J. AndersonRB

18 att, 61 yds, 0 TD

-1.6 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · KC

Anthony ShermanRB

14 att, 40 yds, 1 TD

0.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · KC

Albert WilsonWR

10/11 for 147 yds, 0 TD

31% of team targets · 11.1 expected points added

Receiving · KC

Demetrius HarrisTE

3/4 for 73 yds, 0 TD

11% of team targets · 6.3 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Kansas City Chiefs

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Patrick Mahomes	22/35	284	0	1	2	7.9
Tyler Bray	0/1	0	0	0	0	-1.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Anthony Sherman	14	40	2.9	1	0.1
Kareem Hunt	1	35	35.0	1	3.9
Akeem Hunt	4	25	6.3	0	1.1
Patrick Mahomes	7	10	1.4	0	-2.5
Tyler Bray	1	0	0.0	0	-9.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Albert Wilson	10	11	147	31%	11.1
Demetrius Harris	3	4	73	11%	6.3
Demarcus Robinson	4	10	31	29%	-3.3
Anthony Sherman	3	4	21	11%	1.3
Jehu Chesson	1	3	8	9%	-0.5
Akeem Hunt	1	2	4	6%	-1.5
De'Anthony Thomas	0	1	0	3%	-3.8

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Ramik Wilson	7	1	0.0	0	0
Kenneth Acker	7	0	0.0	0	0
Tanoh Kpassagnon	4	3	2.0	0	0
Terrance Smith	5	1	0.0	1	2
Keith Reaser	4	0	1.0	0	2
Leon McQuay III	3	1	0.0	0	1
Terrance Mitchell	3	0	0.0	1	2
Ukeme Eligwe	3	0	1.0	0	0
Darrelle Revis	3	0	0.0	0	0
Phillip Gaines	3	0	0.0	0	0

Denver Broncos

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Paxton Lynch	21/31	254	2	2	5	-4.8

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
C.J. Anderson	18	61	3.4	-1.6
Devontae Booker	3	21	7.0	0.7
De'Angelo Henderson Sr.	5	15	3.0	-1.8
Paxton Lynch	3	13	4.3	0.6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Jordan Taylor	6	8	65	0	26%	-0.1
Demaryius Thomas	6	8	57	1	26%	4.1
Bennie Fowler	4	6	56	0	19%	2.9
De'Angelo Henderson Sr.	1	1	29	1	3%	3.3
Devontae Booker	1	1	25	0	3%	2.4
Jeff Heuerman	1	2	9	0	6%	0.2
Isaiah McKenzie	1	3	7	0	10%	-4.5
Virgil Green	1	1	6	0	3%	0.1
C.J. Anderson	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.3

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Dymonte Thomas	4	2	0.0	0
Deiontrez Mount	4	1	0.0	0
Marcus Rios	5	0	0.0	0
Brandon Marshall	4	1	0.0	1
Zaire Anderson	3	1	0.0	0
DeMarcus Walker	3	0	1.0	0
Shaquil Barrett	3	0	0.0	0
Will Parks	1	1	0.0	0
Adam Gotsis	1	1	0.0	0
Joseph Jones	2	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: DEN -3
Closing total: 37.5
KC moneyline: +154
DEN moneyline: -174

Broncos closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 37.5; the game landed 51 — over by 13.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 17°F, wind 4 mph
Referee: Clete Blakeman
Rest: KC 7 days · DEN 7 days
Coaches: Andy Reid vs Vance Joseph

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