2002 · Week 7
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
Oct 20, 2002 · Arrowhead Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Denver Broncos escaped with a 37–34 win over Kansas City Chiefs. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Broncos had just a 49% chance going in. Broncos improve to 5-2; Chiefs fall to 3-4. Brian Griese was the story of the game with 376 passing yards and 2 TDs; 13 rushing yards. Broncos out-gained the opponent 517–334 in total yards.
Team stats
| DEN | KC | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 22 |
| 517 | Total yards | 334 |
| 376 | Passing yards | 172 |
| 141 | Rushing yards | 162 |
| 30/50 | Comp / Att | 20/33 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 30/50 | 376 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Clinton Portis | 15 | 70 | 1 |
| Mike Anderson | 9 | 34 | 1 |
| Ashley Lelie | 1 | 24 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Sharpe | 12 | 14 | 214 | 2 |
| Rod Smith | 7 | 14 | 92 | 0 |
| Clinton Portis | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Anderson | 4 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| Ashley Lelie | 3 | 6 | 33 | 0 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
KC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Green | 20/33 | 172 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Green | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Priest Holmes | 24 | 113 | 3 |
| Johnnie Morton | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Tony Richardson | 3 | 21 | 1 |
| Derrick Blaylock | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest Holmes | 7 | 9 | 38 | 0 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 5 | 5 | 58 | 0 |
| Eddie Kennison | 4 | 9 | 37 | 0 |
| Johnnie Morton | 3 | 8 | 25 | 0 |
| Dante Hall | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |