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Line: Chiefs -1, Over/Under: 49
2014 Trends
The Chiefs are 8-3 ATS.
The Chiefs are 4-1 ATS at home.
The Chiefs are 3-2 ATS as the favorite.
The Chiefs are 3-1 ATS as the home favorite.
The Broncos are 5-6 ATS.
The Raiders are 2-3 ATS away.
The Raiders are 0-1 ATS as the underdog.
The Raiders are 0-1 ATS as the road underdog.
Recent Head to Head matchups (Since 2001)
Denver leads 17-9
Sep 14, 2014 @DEN 24, KC 17
Dec 1, 2013 DEN 35, @KC 28
Nov 17, 2013 @DEN 27, KC 17
Dec 30, 2012 @DEN 38, KC 3
Nov 25, 2012 DEN 17, @KC 9
Jan 1, 2012 @DEN 3, KC 7
Nov 13, 2011 DEN 17, @KC 10
Dec 5, 2010 DEN 6, @KC 10
Nov 14, 2010 @DEN 49, KC 29
Jan 3, 2010 @DEN 24, KC 44
Dec 6, 2009 DEN 44, @KC 13
Dec 7, 2008 @DEN 24, KC 17
Sep 28, 2008 DEN 19, @KC 33
Dec 9, 2007 @DEN 41, KC 7
Nov 11, 2007 DEN 27, @KC 11
Nov 23, 2006 DEN 10, @KC 19
Sep 17, 2006 @DEN 9, KC 6
Dec 4, 2005 DEN 27, @KC 31
Sep 26, 2005 @DEN 30, KC 10
Dec 19, 2004 DEN 17, @KC 45
Sep 12, 2004 @DEN 34, KC 24
Dec 7, 2003 DEN 45, KC 27
Oct 5, 2003 DEN 23, @KC 24
Dec 15, 2002 @DEN 31, KC 24
Oct 20, 2002 DEN 37, @KC 34
Dec 16, 2001 DEN 23, @KC 26
Oct 7, 2001 DEN 20, KC 6
Team Stats
Chiefs
Offense
Yds per game 326.6 22nd
Pass YPG 189.5 31th
Rush YPG 137.1 4th
Points Scored 23.7 13th
Defense
YPG allowed 328.3 8th
Pass YPG allowed 198.9 1st
Rush YPG allowed 129/4 26th
Points allowed 17.7 2nd (tie) |
Raiders
Offense
Yds per game 416.3 3rd
Pass YPG 316.3 2nd
Rush YPG 100.0 20th
Points Scored 30.2 5th
Defense
YPG allowed 316.1 6th
Pass YPG allowed 240.5 15th
Rush YPG allowed 75.5 2nd
Points allowed 23.6 26th |
Injury Report
Chiefs
Injured Reserve
Mike Catapano.......DE
Joe McKnight........RB
Jeffery Allen.......G
Derrick Johnson.....LB
Mike DeVito.........DT
Tyler Bray..........QB
Sanders Comings.....CB
Dezmon Moses........LB
Cyrus Gray..........RB
Demetrius Harris....TE
AJ Jenkins..........wr
Out
Kenneth Hemingway...WR..........Concussion
Questionable
Christopher Owens...CB..........Knee
Kevin Vickerson.....DT..........Calf
Probable
Sean Smith..........CB..........Groin
Tamba Hali..........LB..........Knee
Donnie Avery........WR..........Groin
Dustin Colquitt.....P...........right Calf
Donald Stephenson...T...........Shoulder
Anthony Fasano......TE..........Knee
Jamell Fleming......CB..........Hamstring
Broncos
Injured Reserve
Nick Kasa...........TE
Danny Trevathan.....LB
Kenny Anunike.......DE
Jordan Norwood......WR
John Youboty........DE
Out
Montee Ball.........RB..........Groin
Ronnie Hillman......RB..........Foot
Kayvon Webster......CB..........Shoulder
Questionable
Quinton Carter......S...........Knee
Aqib Talib..........CB..........Hamstring
Julius Thomas.......TE..........Ankle
Probable
David Bruton........S...........Finger
Virgil Green........TE..........Calf
Brandon Marshall....LB..........Concussion
Quanterus Smith.....DE..........Ankle
Juwan Thompson......RB..........Knee
ESPN Game Preview
The Denver Broncos have been plagued by their lack of a consistent running game on the road. The emergence of C.J. Anderson has shown them a glimpse of the possibilities with better balance, however.
They hope a more well-rounded attack can help them Sunday night when they visit the Kansas City Chiefs, who are looking to create a first-place tie in the AFC West.
Denver (8-3) ranks 29th with 72.6 rushing yards per game on the road, where it is 2/3 -- one loss shy of its total from the last two seasons.
While the Broncos have been better at home with 122.8 yards per game, they also committed to the run in Sunday's 39-36 win against Miami, recording season highs of 201 yards and 35 carries. Anderson accounted for 167 of those yards and has been much more effective than Ronnie Hillman and Montee Ball, who are both dealing with injuries. Anderson is averaging a team-best 5.6 yards per carry and 157.7 scrimmage yards over his last three games.
The Broncos struck a perfect balance with 35 runs and passes against Miami. They're averaging a 34.3 margin between passing and rushing attempts in their losses compared to a 7.1 margin in their wins. Denver is 1/3 when attempting 49 pases or more, so balance appears to be crucial -- even for a team quarterbacked by Peyton Manning.
Manning owns a 130.4 passer rating at home with 21 TDs and two interceptions compared to a 91.5 rating with 13 TDs and seven INTs on the road.
"Obviously, we would rather be running it than passing it, but we have a guy that can pass it pretty good," center Will Montgomery said. "So, to be effective in the long run we need to do both, and we can do both."
Denver's five-game winning streak against Kansas City since acquiring Manning is its longest since winning eight straight from Oct. 24, 1976-Oct. 28, 1979. Manning was 21 of 26 for 242 yards and three TDs in a 24-17 home win Sept. 14 and owns a 117.3 rating against the Chiefs since joining the Broncos, throwing 14 TDs with two interceptions.
He could be without an important weapon again with tight end Julius Thomas questionable after he sat out versus Miami with an ankle injury. Thomas leads the NFL with 12 receiving TDs.
The Chiefs (7-4) can pull even with the Broncos with a victory, though Denver would still hold the tiebreaker by virtue of a better divisional record. They'll likely be playing with heavy hearts after Eric Berry was placed on the non-football injury list Monday after a mass suspected to be lymphoma was found in his chest.
"I understand that right now I have to concentrate on a new opponent," the All-Pro safety said. "I have great confidence in the doctors and the plan they are going to put in place for me to win this fight. I believe that I am in God's hands and I have great peace in that."
Kansas City boasts the league's best passing defense, limiting opponents to 198.9 yards per game. The Chiefs haven't allowed a 300-yard passer in 13 straight regular-season contests. Manning has thrown for 300-plus in six of his last nine.
Kansas City's 31 sacks are tied for fourth in the NFL -- including a league-leading 13 from Justin Houston -- but the Broncos only surrendered one sack in September.
The Chiefs have looked increasingly vulnerable on the ground, giving up 383 yards over their past two games. They allowed 179 yards and their first two rushing TDs of the season in a 24-20 defeat at previously winless Oakland on Nov. 20, including a 90-yard scoring run by Latavius Murray.
"We weren't playing our gaps and it's like a high school football game," linebacker Tamba Hali said.
Denver signed kicker Connor Barth on Tuesday after waiving Brandon McManus, who missed a 33-yard field goal against the Dolphins to fall to 9 for 13 on the season. Barth, who won a competition with Jay Feely at the team's complex this week, hasn't played since 2012 after tearing his right Achilles tendon during a charity basketball game, though he is an 84.2 percent kicker for his career.
"We're a performance-based business and regardless of what your job description is you're expected to perform," said coach John Fox, who is 8-1 lifetime against Kansas City.
Denver's DeMarcus Ware is one sack shy of passing Chiefs Hall of Famer Derrick Thomas for the 14th-most in league history.
Broncos leading tackler Brandon Marshall expects to play after clearing concussion protocol and practicing in full Friday. He was knocked out of the Miami game.
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