Broncos rally from early deficit to
beat Chiefs 24-17
The Denver Broncos keep losing players, but finally found a way
to win at home.
Jay Cutler guided the Broncos on a tiebreaking 95-yard touchdown drive early in
the fourth quarter and Denver’s defense stuffed Kansas City quarterback Tyler
Thigpen on fourth-and-goal to rally past the Chiefs 24-17 on Sunday.
The Broncos (8-5) snapped a three-game skid at home and put themselves on the
cusp of ending a three-year playoff drought. They lead second-place San Diego by
three games in the middling AFC West.
The bad news for the Broncos was they lost bulldozing rookie running back Peyton
Hillis to a strained right hamstring. He’s their sixth tailback to go down this
season.
Cutler completed 32 of 40 passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns, both of them
to Brandon Marshall, including a 6-yarder for the winner early in the fourth
quarter.
Cutler’s only bad pass all day was returned by rookie nickel back Maurice
Leggett for a 27-yard touchdown in the first quarter that gave Kansas City
(2-11) a 10-0 lead...
Video Recap: Jay Cutler
threw for 286 yards and 2 touchdowns, leading the Denver Broncos to a 24-17 win
over the Kansas City Chiefs. Bill Macatee and Steve Beuerlein have the recap
Maurice Leggett intercepted Jay Cutler for 27 yards
(Connor Barth made PAT)
10 - 0
0:26
DEN
TD
Peyton Hillis rushed to the left for 18 yard gain (Matt
Prater made PAT)
10 - 7
2nd Quarter
8:02
KC
TD
Tyler Thigpen passed to Tony Gonzalez to the right for
13 yard gain (Connor Barth made PAT)
17 - 7
1:05
DEN
TD
Jay Cutler passed to Brandon Marshall to the left for 12
yard gain (Matt Prater made PAT)
17 - 14
3rd Quarter
8:17
DEN
FG
Matt Prater kicked a 33-yard field goal
17 - 17
4th Quarter
10:10
DEN
TD
Jay Cutler passed to Brandon Marshall to the right for 6
yard gain (Matt Prater made PAT)
17 - 24
Team Statistics
KC
DEN
First Downs
14
27
Passing
8
18
Rushing
6
9
Penalty
0
0
Third Down Efficiency
5-12
9-14
Fourth Down Efficiency
1-2
0-0
TOTAL NET YARDS
260
425
Total Plays
51
70
Average Gain Per Play
5.1
6.1
NET YARDS RUSHING
83
139
Rushes
18
30
Average Per Rush
4.6
4.6
NET YARDS PASSING
177
286
Completions-Attempts
17-32
32-40
Yards Per Pass Play
5.4
7.2
Times Sacked
1
0
Yards Lost to Sacks
10
0
Had Intercepted
0
1
PUNTS
3
1
Average Punt
51.0
52.0
PENALTIES
1
1
Penalty Yards
5
5
FUMBLES
0
1
Fumbles Lost
0
0
TIME OF POSSESSION
23:22
36:38
Pregame Previews, Storylines,
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Preview:
The Denver Broncos looked
like one of the favorites for
the AFC title with the way they
started the season, but a Week 4
loss to the Kansas City Chiefs
sent them reeling. The Broncos
have since gotten their season
back on track and built a
commanding lead atop the AFC
West. Denver looks to move
closer to its first playoff
berth in three years and avenge
its early season loss to the
Chiefs when these division
rivals meet Sunday at Invesco
Field. The Broncos (7-5) lead
the AFC West by three games in
the loss column over San
Diego...
Prediction: Five starters on
IR and continue to win, credit coach Mike Shanahan. Let's try some logic here.
The Raiders stomped the Broncos in Denver 2 weeks ago, the Chiefs beat the
Raiders in Oakland last week. So does it follow that the Chiefs beat the Broncos
this week? Ummm Hell No Broncos 28 - Chiefs 24
Video Preview: Denver looks
to move closer to its first playoff berth in three years and avenge its
early-season loss to the Chiefs when they meet on Sunday. Greg Amsinger and
Charley Casserly preview this game
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