Kansas City 10, Denver 6
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 5, 2010
Where: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature:
26°
Head Official:
Carl Cheffers
Attendance:
67267
By SportsDirect Inc.
Matt Cassel threw a touchdown pass in the first quarter and Jamaal Charles rushed for 116 yards as the host Kansas City Chiefs overcame penalties and sloppy play to defeat the Denver Broncos 10-6 on Sunday.
Coupled with the Chargers' 28-13 loss to the Oakland Raiders, the Chiefs (8-4) have a two-game edge in the AFC West entering their showdown next week at San Diego.
Cassel finished 17 of 31 for 196 yards, including a 2-yard touchdown to tight end Leonard Pope in the first quarter.
Knowshon Moreno rushed for a career-high 161 yards for the Broncos (3-9), who have lost three straight and 17 of their last 22 since opening the 2009 season 6-0.
The Chiefs’ Dwayne Bowe did not have a reception. He had caught at least one touchdown pass in his last seven games.
Charles had a touchdown run nullified because of an illegal formation in the third quarter.
The Chiefs’ Dexter McCluster fumbled to set up Matt Prater’s second field goal of the game – a 41-yarder with 13:47 left – to make it 10-6. On the previous drive, McCluster had a 57-yard run called back because of holding.
Denver’s Kyle Orton, who entered the game leading the NFL with 3,370 yards passing, was 9 of 28 for 117 yards.
The Broncos defeated the Chiefs 49-29 three weeks ago.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
| Denver |
|
Kansas City |
|
Brandon Lloyd
| Player |
Thomas Jones
|
|
2 |
Receptions |
4 |
|
31 |
Yards |
54 |
|
15.5 |
Avg Yards |
13.5 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
18 |
Long |
20 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Denver
|
247 |
161 |
86 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2.0 |
1 |
| Kansas City
|
359 |
185 |
174 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
-
Kansas City will play their next game on the road against San Diego.
The Chiefs have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Denver will play their next game on the road against Arizona.
The Broncos have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
