November 9th, 2011 
Matt Loede 
Posted in | BRONCOS | CHIEFS | |
| SERIES LEADER | 55-46 | |
| STREAKS | 2 of past 3 overall | 6 of past 8 at home |
| COACHES VS. OPP. | Fox: 2-0 | Haley: 2-2 |
| LAST WEEK | W 38-24 at Raiders | L 31-3 vs. Dolphins |
| LAST GAME | 12/5/10: Broncos 6 at Chiefs 10. Kansas City QB Matt Cassel throws 2-yard TD pass to TE Leonard Pope in 1st quarter for game’s lone TD. RB Jamaal Charles adds 116 rushing yards. | |
| LAST GAME AT SITE | 12/5/10 | |
| BROADCAST | CBS (12:00 PM CT): Bill Macatee, Steve Tasker. SIRIUS: 113 (Den.), 94 (KC). XM: 227 (KC). | |
STATS
| PASSING | Tebow: 45-97-536-6-1-80.1 | Cassel: 147-241-1,620-9-9-77.8 |
| RUSHING | McGahee: 123-623-5.1-3 | Battle: 78-342-4.4-1 |
| RECEIVING | Decker: 33-406-12.3-6 (T1C) | Bowe: 39-646 (3C)-16.6-4 |
| OFFENSE | 318.8 | 312.8 |
| TAKE/GIVE | -5 | -1 |
| DEFENSE | 373.5 | 370.8 |
| SACKS | Miller (R): 6.5 (2C) | Hali: 6 (T3C) |
| INTs | Bailey: 2 | Flowers: 4 (T3C) |
| PUNTING | Colquitt: 49.8 (3L) | Colquitt: 46.7 |
| KICKING | Prater: 42 (17/17 PAT; 8/12 FG) | Succop: 47 (14/14 PAT; 11/14 FG) |
NOTES
BRONCOS: In 3 career starts on road, QB TIM TEBOW is 2-1 & has 423 passing yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 96.0 passer rating. Rushed for career-best 118 yards last week & is averaging 80 rush yards per game as starter in ’11. In 4th quarter of games this season, Tebow has 4 TDs vs. 1 INT & 97.5 passer rating. Tebow had 2 TDs (1 rushing, 1 receiving) in last meeting vs. Chiefs. RB WILLIS MC GAHEE is averaging 116.8 rush yards per game in past 4 (467 total). Since ’04, McGahee ranks 3rd in NFL with 58 rush TDs (LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON, 108; ADRIAN PETERSON, 61). RB KNOWSHON MORENO aims for 3rd consecutive game with 100+ rush yards against Chiefs (106, 161). Moreno has 4 rush TDs in 4 career games vs. KC…WR ERIC DECKER aims for 3rd consecutive game with TD catch & has 6 TD receptions in past 7 games.…Rookie LB VON MILLER (No. 2 overall) is tied for NFL-best among rookies with 6.5 sacks (ALDON SMITH)…LB ELVIS DUMERVIL has 6 sacks in 7 career games vs. Chiefs. Registered season-best 1.5 sacks last week…CB CHAMP BAILEY had 2 INTs last week. Since entering NFL in ’99, Bailey leads league among CBs with 50 INTs…PR-WR EDDIE ROYAL had TD catch & 85-yard PR-TD last week…CHIEFS: Since ’10, Chiefs are 9-3 at home…KC has won 6 of past 8 vs. Den. at home…Since ’10, QB MATT CASSEL has 16 TDs vs. 6 INTs & 85.6 rating at Arrowhead Stadium. In past 2 vs. Den., Cassel has passed for 665 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 104.5 passer rating…In past 4, RB JACKIE BATTLE is averaging 76.3 rush yards per game (305 total)…WR DWAYNE BOWE had career-high 186 yards against Den. on 11/14/10 & tied career-best with 2 TDs. WR STEVE BREASTON posted 1st 100-yard receiving game of season (115) & 6th career last week. Rookie WR JONATHAN BALDWIN (1st round, No. 26) averages 15.4 yards per catch in 3 games this season (7 rec., 108 yards)…CB BRANDON FLOWERS leads club with 15 passes defensed…S KENDRICK LEWIS has INT in 2 of past 3 games…LB DERRICK JOHNSON leads Chiefs with 62 tackles. Johnson had career-best 2 INT-return TDs vs. Broncos on 1/3/10…LB TAMBA HALI has 6 sacks in past 4 vs. Den.
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