Visitor:  Denver Broncos

Home:  Kansas City Chiefs

Date:  December 5, 2010

 

Scoring:

Team               1          2          3          4          Final

DEN                0          3          0          3             6

KC                  7          3          0          0            10

 

Visitor playmakers:

DB Champ Bailey, LB Mario Haggan

 

Home playmakers:

TE Leonard Pope, DB Javier Arenas, DE Tamba Hali

 

Network:  CBS (KCTV Kansas City)

Announcers:  Ian Eagle, Rich Gannon

 

Pregame:  Yes

Halftime:  Yes

Postgame:  No

Commercials:  Yes

 

Grade:  9/10

 

Notes:  Jamaal Charles ran for 116 yards and Matt Cassel threw a 3-yard pass to Leonard Pope for the only touchdown as the Chiefs (8-4) improved to 6-0 at home and remained in first place in the AFC West.

 

Knowshon Moreno ran for 161 yards for the Broncos (3-9), who are enduring one of their worst stretches in decades, losing 17 of their last 22 games under coach Josh McDaniels.

 

Dwayne Bowe, who had caught a touchdown pass in a team-record seven straight games and came in leading the NFL with 14 touchdown catches, was held without a catch by cornerback Champ Bailey.

 

Kyle Orton, who came in leading the NFL in yards passing, was 9 of 28 for 117 yards.

 

Cassel, after missing his first three passes, was 4 of 4 in an 11-play drive in the first quarter that spanned 70 yards and was ended by his 3-yard TD pass to a wide open Pope in the end zone.  Cassel was 17 for 31 for 196 yards.

 

Running time:  3:07 (2 DVDs)