National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Kansas City 27,
Denver 24
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, December 31, 2017
Where: Sports Authority Field, Denver, Colorado
Temperature: 17°
Head Official: Clete Blakeman
Attendance: 75928
Where: Sports Authority Field, Denver, Colorado
Temperature: 17°
Head Official: Clete Blakeman
Attendance: 75928
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Kansas City | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| Denver | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 14:03 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
Denver 0 - Kansas City 7 Kareem Hunt 35 yd. run (Harrison Butker kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 5:22 | ||
| Denver | FG |
Denver 3 - Kansas City 7 Brandon McManus 36 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 4:56 | ||
| Denver | TD |
Denver 10 - Kansas City 7 De'Angelo Henderson 29 yd. pass from Paxton Lynch (Brandon McManus kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 1:07 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
Denver 10 - Kansas City 14 Anthony Sherman 1 yd. run (Harrison Butker kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 3:58 | ||
| Kansas City | FG |
Denver 10 - Kansas City 17 Harrison Butker 20 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 3:04 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
Denver 10 - Kansas City 24 Ramik Wilson 11 yd. fumble recovery (Harrison Butker kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 6:52 | ||
| Denver | TD |
Denver 17 - Kansas City 24 Zaire Anderson 38 yd. fumble recovery (Brandon McManus kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 2:53 | ||
| Denver | TD |
Denver 24 - Kansas City 24 Demaryius Thomas 6 yd. pass from Paxton Lynch (Brandon McManus kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 0:00 | ||
| Kansas City | FG |
Denver 24 - Kansas City 27 Harrison Butker 30 yd. field goal |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Kansas City | Denver | |
| 1st Downs | 23 | 22 |
| Rushing | 7 | 8 |
| Passing | 14 | 13 |
| Penalty | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 4-11 | 5-12 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Punts-Average | 5-51.2 | 4-39.3 |
| Return Yards | 107 | 74 |
| Punts-Returns | 2--3 | 1-6 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 4-63 | 2-59 |
| Int - Returns | 2-47 | 1-9 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-40 | 4-30 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Time of Possession | 29:03 | 30:57 |
| Total Net Yards | 379 | 336 |
| Total Plays | 65 | 65 |
| Average Gain | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 110 | 110 |
| Rushes | 27 | 29 |
| Average/Rush | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Net Yards Passing | 269 | 226 |
| Comp-Att | 22-36 | 21-31 |
| Yards/Pass | 7.1 | 6.3 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 2-15 | 5-28 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 2 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 3 |
| Rushing | 2 | 0 |
| Passing | 0 | 2 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
| Extra Points | 3-3 | 3-3 |
| Field Goals | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 1-3-33% | 1-3-33% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 1-2-50% | 0-0-0% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Kansas City Chiefs
(10-6)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| P. Mahomes | 22/35 | 284 | 0 | 1 |
| T. Bray | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
(5-11)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| P. Lynch | 21/31 | 254 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Sherman | 14 | 40 | 2.9 | 1 | 9 |
| K. Hunt | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 1 | 35 |
| A. Hunt | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 0 | 11 |
| P. Mahomes | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | 5 |
| T. Bray | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Anderson | 18 | 61 | 3.4 | 0 | 10 |
| D. Booker | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 |
| D. Henderson | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| P. Lynch | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Wilson | 11 | 10 | 147 | 14.7 | 0 | 24 |
| D. Harris | 4 | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | 51 |
| D. Robinson | 10 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 12 |
| A. Sherman | 4 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
| J. Chesson | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| A. Hunt | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| D. Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Taylor | 8 | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 0 | 30 |
| D. Thomas | 8 | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 1 | 19 |
| B. Fowler III | 6 | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 22 |
| D. Henderson | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 1 | 29 |
| D. Booker | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| J. Heuerman | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| I. McKenzie | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| V. Green | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| C. Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| D. Stewart | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| T. Kpassagnon | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| C. Jones | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| U. Eligwe | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| K. Reaser | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| R. Wilson | 7 | 1 |
| K. Acker | 6 | 0 |
| T. Smith | 5 | 1 |
| K. Reaser | 4 | 0 |
| T. Kpassagnon | 4 | 3 |
| D. Revis | 3 | 0 |
| P. Gaines | 3 | 0 |
| T. Mitchell | 3 | 0 |
| U. Eligwe | 3 | 0 |
| L. McQuay III | 3 | 1 |
| C. Jones | 2 | 0 |
| E. Murray | 2 | 0 |
| J. Hamilton | 1 | 0 |
| J. Jenkins | 1 | 1 |
| R. Nunez-Roches | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| M. Rios | 4 | 0 |
| B. Marshall | 4 | 1 |
| D. Mount | 4 | 1 |
| D. Walker | 3 | 0 |
| S. Barrett | 3 | 0 |
| Z. Anderson | 3 | 1 |
| D. Thomas | 3 | 2 |
| D. Stewart | 2 | 0 |
| S. Harris | 2 | 0 |
| J. Carter | 2 | 0 |
| C. Harris Jr. | 1 | 0 |
| B. Langley | 1 | 0 |
| K. Peko | 1 | 0 |
| A. Talib | 1 | 0 |
| J. Garcia-Williams | 1 | 0 |
| A. Gotsis | 1 | 1 |
| B. Roby | 1 | 1 |
| W. Parks | 0 | 1 |
| T. Davis | 0 | 4 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| T. Kpassagnon | 3.0 |
| P. Gaines | 1.0 |
| U. Eligwe | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| Z. Anderson | 1.0 |
| D. Walker | 1.0 |
| S. Harris | 1.0 |
| S. Barrett | 1.0 |
| D. Mount | 1.0 |