Visitor:  Denver Broncos

Home:  Kansas City Chiefs

Date:  November 11, 2007

Week 10

 

Scoring:

Team                1          2          3          4          Final

DEN                3          3          14        7            27

KC                  3          5          3          0            11

 

Visitor playmakers:

LB Ian Gold, DE Elvis Dumervil, DE Tim Crowder, DB Karl Paymah, CB Dre’ Bly, CB Champ Bailey, LB Nate Webster

 

Home playmakers:

DE Jared Allen, LB Derrick Johnson, S Bernard Pollard

 

Network:  CBS (KCTV Kansas City)

Announcers:  Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf

 

Pregame:  Yes – Chiefs Insider, Chiefs Locker Room Show, Chiefs Kickoff Show, First on the Field

Halftime:  Yes

Postgame:  Yes

Commercials:  None in first half, most in second half

 

Grade:  Excellent

 

Notes:  With backup Selvin Young rushing for 109 yards and Denver scoring two touchdowns nine seconds apart, the injury-weakened Broncos beat the Chiefs for their first win in Kansas City since 2002. It was the third home loss of the year for the Chiefs, who came into the season with an NFL-best 104-36 home record since 1990.

 

The Broncos (4-5) might also have helped a new quarterback era get started for Kansas City (4-5).  Whip-armed Brodie Croyle replaced shaken-up, turnover-prone Damon Huard in the third quarter. Croyle was expected to be the starter this year, but coach Herm Edwards turned to Huard when Croyle played inconsistently in the preseason.

 

In the decisive series in the third quarter, Dre' Bly intercepted Huard and set up a 20-yard touchdown run by Young, who was subbing for the injured Travis Henry.

 

On Kansas City's next play from scrimmage, defensive end Elvis Dumervil crashed into Huard and knocked the ball loose. Linebacker Nate Webster, in the right place at the right time, scooped it up and dashed 17 yards for another touchdown. The Broncos led 20-8 en route to just their sixth win in their last 16 games overall.

 

Huard was slow getting up and stayed on the bench with an ice pack on his neck while Croyle finished the game, going 17-for-30 for 162 yards, with one interception.

 

Dwayne Bowe had nine catches for 105 yards for the Chiefs, who lost consecutive home games for the first time since 2004 and were without Pro Bowl running back Larry Johnson. Priest Holmes, a three-time Pro Bowler, had 65 yards on 20 carries in his first start in more than two years.

 

The home team had won the last nine games between these old rivals, and it seemed that would continue as the Broncos stumbled around in the first quarter, dropping two interceptions and getting six penalties.  Denver came into the game giving up a league-worst 161.5 yards on the ground but the Chiefs rushed for only 67.

 

Running time:  4:22 (2 discs)