Chiefs and Broncos: Head to Head

by Chris Thorman on Dec 4, 2008 10:45 AM CST in 2008 Campaign Comment 7 comments

The Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos may be on opposite ends of the division standings but that doesn't mean the Broncos are leaps and bounds ahead of the Chiefs.

The Broncos are currently 7-5 and are 3-3 at the vaunted Invesco Field. Four of those wins have come by four points or less while some of the Broncos' losses were by quite a bit.

For due diligence, let's check out where each team stands.

Category	Chiefs	Broncos
Total First Downs	200	260
Rushing	68	78
Passing	120	158
Penalty	12	24
3rd Down Pct.	38.30%	46.40%
4th Down Pct.	36.40%	50.00%

Most teams would love to have a 3rd down conversion percentage hovering near 50%. Currently, the Broncos are second in the league in 3rd down percentage and Denver's dominance over KC in that category will hurt against our soft run defense.

Total Net Yards	3690	4691
Avg. Per Game	307.5	390.9
Total Plays	729	758
Avg. Per Play	5.1	6.2

What should be clear to you by now is that Denver's offense is pretty darn good. They're ranked second in the league in total yards per game and they're 10th in points.

Net Yards Rushing	1414	1331
Avg. Per Game	117.8	110.9
Total Rushes	294	297

The running game is where Denver falls off a bit. They're ranked 19th in the league right now and of course leave it to Denver fans to be all excited about an unknown running back. Peyton Hillis is a 7th round pick who had 129 and 74 yards rushing in his last two games.

Net Yards Passing	2276	3360
Avg. Per Game	189.7	280
Sacked/Yards Lost	32/209	8/52
Gross Yards	2485	3412
Completion Pct.	58.10%	60.70%
Had Intercepted	12	13

The passing game is where the Broncos really shine. Cutler is throwing for a ton of yards; the line is almost completely protecting him; and the team is 3rd in the league in passing yards.

The Chiefs will get a heavy dose of a talented quarterback and a solid receiving corp.

Penalties/Yards	62/491	63/568
Fumbles/Ball Lost	16/6	14/10

Nothing too scary here. What is scary for the Broncos is their -11 turnover ratio, which you'd think would aid the Chiefs in stripping a ball or two.

Touchdowns	25	33
Rushing	6	10
Passing	17	21
Returns	2	2

The Broncos are 10th in the NFL in scoring points and the Chiefs are 25th so most team's numbers are going to look good against KC's.

We'll be back with more later.

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stupid question

who leads the overall head to head records?

by chiefs8288 on Dec 4, 2008 11:03 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Chiefs, 53 to 43.

Check the rest out.

Arrowhead Pride

by Chris Thorman on Dec 4, 2008 11:13 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Even when we suck

Donkeys suck more =)

by PVChiefsfan on Dec 4, 2008 11:17 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Stram was the man

Stram was 26-4 against the Broncos including a perfect 8-0 for the first 4 seasons

Marty was 7-12
Gunther 4-0
Dick V 4-6
Herm 2-3

Carl Peterson era 17-21

"But what do I know, I’m like an empty room with a large ECHO"

by Lanier63 on Dec 4, 2008 12:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

thanks chris

it almost seems to be a close game no matter how good the teams are doing……………but there are those games where somebody get beat badly, but not too often

by chiefs8288 on Dec 4, 2008 11:22 AM CST reply actions 0 recs