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Prediction: Broncos 30, Chiefs 24
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Peyton Manning Pass: 300, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 16 Knowshon Moreno Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
 RB 51 Montee Ball Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 3 Demaryius Thomas Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 16 Wes Welker Rec: 7-70, 0 TD
WR 37 Eric Decker Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 3 Julius Thomas Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
K 1 Matt Prater FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 18 Defense / ST  
 
Kansas City Chiefs
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Alex Smith Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 2 Jamaal Charles Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 66 Knile Davis Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 34 Dwayne Bowe Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 52 Donnie Avery Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 68 Dexter McCluster Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 19 Anthony Fasano Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
TE 39 Sean McGrath Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 5 Ryan Succop FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 27 Defense / ST  

Results and Schedule

Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-05 BAL H W 49-27 +22
2 2013-09-15 NYG A W 41-23 +18
3 2013-09-23 OAK H W 37-21 +16
4 2013-09-29 PHI H W 52-20 +32
5 2013-10-06 DAL A W 51-48 +3
6 2013-10-13 JAC H W 35-19 +16
7 2013-10-20 IND A L 33-39 -6
8 2013-10-27 WAS H W 45-21 +24
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 SD A W 28-20 +8
11 2013-11-17 KC H W 27-17 +10
12 2013-11-24 NE A L 31-34 -3
13 2013-12-01 KC A W 35-28 +7
14 2013-12-08 TEN H    
15 2013-12-12 SD H    
16 2013-12-22 HOU A    
17 2013-12-29 OAK A    
   

Kansas City Chiefs
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 JAC A W 28-2 +26
2 2013-09-15 DAL H W 17-16 +1
3 2013-09-19 PHI A W 26-16 +10
4 2013-09-29 NYG H W 31-7 +24
5 2013-10-06 TEN A W 26-17 +9
6 2013-10-13 OAK H W 24-7 +17
7 2013-10-20 HOU H W 17-16 +1
8 2013-10-27 CLE H W 23-17 +6
9 2013-11-03 BUF A W 23-13 +10
10   Bye      
11 2013-11-17 DEN A L 17-27 -10
12 2013-11-24 SD H L 38-41 -3
13 2013-12-01 DEN H L 28-35 -7
14 2013-12-08 WAS A    
15 2013-12-15 OAK A    
16 2013-12-22 IND H    
17 2013-12-29 SD A    

Injury Report

Denver Broncos
Out  SS Rahim Moore (leg)
Questionable  FS Omar Bolden (concussion)
 CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (shoulder)
 TE Julius Thomas (knee)
Probable  CB Champ Bailey (foot)
 TE Joel Dreessen (knee)
 QB Peyton Manning (ankle)
 RB Knowshon Moreno (ankle)
 CB Kayvon Webster (ankle)
 WR Wes Welker (ankle)
IR  MLB Stewart Bradley (wrist, 8/31/2013)
 SS Quinton Carter (knee, 8/27/2013)
 DE Quanterus Smith (knee, 8/31/2013)
 DT Kevin Vickerson (hip, 11/26/2013)
   

Kansas City Chiefs
Out  OLB Justin Houston (elbow)
Questionable  CB Sanders Commings (shoulder)
 DE Mike Devito (knee)
 OLB Tamba Hali (ankle)
Probable  DE Mike Catapano (ankle)
 DE Tyson Jackson (abdomen)
 FB Anthony Sherman (knee)
IR  TE Travis Kelce (knee, 10/12/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  DEN
 Offense 
KC
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 30.7 21.0 23.7 DEN
Rushing yards 98.3 125.3 114.7 KC
Rushing yards per attempt 3.99 4.84 4.19 KC
Completion % 62.0% 62.1% 60.8% KC
Passing yards 325.0 208.7 231.9 DEN
Passing yards per completion 11.59 9.04 10.80 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 7.18 5.62 6.57 DEN
Interceptions 0.7 0.3 0.9 KC
Fumbles lost 1.3 0.7 0.6 KC
Sacks allowed 2.0 2.7 2.6 DEN
3rd down conversions 38.6% 39.1% 37.9% KC
4th down conversions 100.0% 0.0% 47.4% DEN
Time of possession 30:20 30:24 30:27 KC
  Defense Stats Comparison

  DEN
 Defense 
KC
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 25.0 20.0 23.7 KC
Rushing yards 122.7 93.7 114.7 KC
Rushing yards per attempt 4.16 4.14 4.19 KC
Completion % 57.2% 59.2% 60.8% DEN
Passing yards 203.7 278.3 231.9 DEN
Passing yards per completion 9.47 13.61 10.80 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 5.42 8.06 6.57 DEN
INT return 0.0 0.0 0.9 -
Fumble recoveries 1.0 1.0 0.6 -
Sacks 3.0 0.7 2.6 DEN
3rd down conversions 37.8% 35.3% 37.9% KC
4th down conversions 33.3% 40.0% 47.4% DEN
Time of possession 31:41 29:36 30:27 KC

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   DEN   KC  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 4.4 7.2 9.9 KC
Yards per kick return 24.6 25.3 22.9 KC
Yards allowed per punt return 11.0 6.2 9.9 KC
Yards allowed per kick return 22.3 26.1 22.9 DEN
  Misc Stats Comparison

   DEN   KC  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 9.0 5.7 6.2 KC
Penalty yards 74.7 40.7 53.1 KC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2013 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 7 to 12 with no adjustment.

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Team vs. Team History

Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 4 2000-09-24 KC DEN 23-22 KC
2000 16 2000-12-17 DEN KC 7-20 KC
2001 4 2001-10-07 KC DEN 6-20 DEN
2001 14 2001-12-16 DEN KC 23-26 KC
2002 7 2002-10-20 DEN KC 37-34 DEN
2002 15 2002-12-15 KC DEN 24-31 DEN
2003 5 2003-10-05 DEN KC 23-24 KC
2003 14 2003-12-07 KC DEN 27-45 DEN
2004 1 2004-09-12 KC DEN 24-34 DEN
2004 15 2004-12-18 DEN KC 17-45 KC
2005 3 2005-09-26 KC DEN 10-30 DEN
2005 13 2005-12-04 DEN KC 27-31 KC
2006 2 2006-09-17 KC DEN 6-9 DEN
2006 12 2006-11-23 DEN KC 10-19 KC
2007 10 2007-11-11 DEN KC 27-11 DEN
2007 14 2007-12-09 KC DEN 7-41 DEN
2008 4 2008-09-28 DEN KC 19-33 KC
2008 14 2008-12-07 KC DEN 17-24 DEN
2009 13 2009-12-06 DEN KC 44-13 DEN
2009 17 2010-01-03 KC DEN 44-24 KC
2010 10 2010-11-14 KC DEN 29-49 DEN
2010 13 2010-12-05 DEN KC 6-10 KC
2011 10 2011-11-13 DEN KC 17-10 DEN
2011 17 2012-01-01 KC DEN 7-3 KC
2012 12 2012-11-25 DEN KC 17-9 DEN
2012 17 2012-12-30 KC DEN 3-38 DEN
2013 11 2013-11-17 KC DEN 17-27 DEN

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.