2021 · Week 18
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos
Jan 8, 2022 · Invesco Field at Mile High · outdoors · grass
Recap
Kansas City Chiefs defeated Denver Broncos 28–24. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Chiefs (75%). Chiefs improve to 12-5; Broncos fall to 7-10. Patrick Mahomes paced the offense with 270 passing yards and 2 TDs; 54 rushing yards.
Team stats
| KC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | First downs | 17 |
| 405 | Total yards | 369 |
| 270 | Passing yards | 178 |
| 135 | Rushing yards | 191 |
| 27/44 | Comp / Att | 13/25 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(6:13) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short left to 87-T.Kelce for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q17-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q1(:32) (Shotgun) 3-D.Lock scrambles up the middle for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q18-B.McManus extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q2(7:57) (Shotgun) 3-D.Lock scrambles up the middle for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q28-B.McManus extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q2(2:22) 7-H.Butker 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q3(10:52) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short left to 1-J.McKinnon for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN. DEN-29-B.Callahan was injured during the play.
- Q37-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q3(9:11) 25-M.Gordon left guard for 47 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q38-B.McManus extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q4(14:49) 7-H.Butker 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q4(7:57) 25-M.Gordon right guard to KC 13 for -4 yards (24-M.Ingram). FUMBLES (24-M.Ingram), touched at KC 13, RECOVERED by KC-54-N.Bolton at KC 14. 54-N.Bolton for 86 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(4:41) 8-B.McManus 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin.
Box score
KC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 27/44 | 270 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 9 | 54 | 0 |
| Mecole Hardman | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Darrel Williams | 7 | 17 | 0 |
| Derrick Gore | 7 | 30 | 0 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 5 | 24 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecole Hardman | 8 | 11 | 103 | 0 |
| Byron Pringle | 5 | 8 | 56 | 0 |
| Travis Kelce | 4 | 5 | 34 | 1 |
| Darrel Williams | 3 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| Derrick Gore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 3 | 3 | 26 | 1 |
| Demarcus Robinson | 3 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| Tyreek Hill | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Gordon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Lock | 12/24 | 162 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtland Sutton | 1/1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Lock | 4 | 35 | 2 |
| Melvin Gordon | 12 | 110 | 1 |
| Javonte Williams | 12 | 46 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Gordon | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Tim Patrick | 6 | 10 | 95 | 0 |
| Javonte Williams | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Jerry Jeudy | 2 | 5 | 30 | 0 |
| Courtland Sutton | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Noah Fant | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 |