NFL: DENVER at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">NFL DENVER 27 KANSAS CITY 11 2:10 LEFT, 4TH QTR KAN BALL ON KAN 26 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DENVER at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 2ND HALF DENVER 27 KANSAS CITY 11 KAN BALL ON KAN 24 YD LINE 2ND AND 12</div>
NFL: DENVER at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- DENVER 3 3 14 7 27 KANSAS CITY 3 5 3 0 11 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 44 YD, 3:48. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards in 3:48. Key plays: Cutler 10-yard pass to Marshall to Denver 45; Young 34-yard run to Kansas City 21. DENVER 3-0 KAN - FG, DAVE RAYNER 38 YD, 9:22. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards in 1:20. Key plays: D Johnson 12-yard interception return to Denver 40; Huard 16-yard pass to Bowe to Denver 21. DENVER 3-3 2ND QUARTER: KAN - SAFETY, BALL THROUGH END ZONE 0:25. KANSAS CITY 5-3 DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 50 YD, 5:42. Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards in 3:40. Key plays: Cutler 17-yard pass to Marshall on 3rd-and-10 to Kansas City 49; Cutler 13-yard pass to Stokley on 3rd-and-8 to Kansas City 34. DENVER 6-5 KAN - FG, DAVE RAYNER 36 YD, 12:20. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards in 6:38. Key plays: Huard 10-yard pass to Gonzalez on 3rd-and-1 to Kansas City 44; Holmes 11-yard run to Denver 49; Huard 13-yard pass to Bowe on 3rd-and-3 to Denver 36; Huard 23-yard pass to Bowe to Denver 13. KANSAS CITY 8-6 3RD QUARTER: DEN - TD, SELVIN YOUNG 20 YD RUN (JASON ELAM KICK), 1:28. Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards in 1:07. Key plays: Bly 18-yard interception return to Kansas City 31. DENVER 13-8 DEN - TD, NATE WEBSTER 17 YD FUMBLE RETURN (JASON ELAM KICK), 1:37. DENVER 20-8 KAN - FG, DAVE RAYNER 39 YD, 8:05. Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards in 6:28. Key plays: Croyle 6-yard pass to Bowe on 3rd-and-4 to Kansas City 40; Croyle 10-yard pass to Kennison on 3rd-and-6 to Denver 46; Croyle 12-yard pass to Parker on 3rd-and-2 to Denver 26. DENVER 20-11 4TH QUARTER: DEN - TD, DANIEL GRAHAM 18 YD PASS FROM JAY CUTLER (JASON ELAM KICK), 4:16. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards in 3:31. Key plays: Cutler 23-yard pass to Stokley to Kansas City 34; 5-yard pass interference penalty on Chiefs' Sapp on 3rd-and-7 to Kansas City 26. DENVER 27-11 ATT: 77,368</div>
NFL: DENVER at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">NFL DENVER 27 KANSAS CITY 11 0:31 LEFT, 4TH QTR DEN BALL ON DEN 15 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DENVER at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- DENVER 3 3 14 7 27 KANSAS CITY 3 5 3 0 11 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 3:48 DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 44 YD. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards in 3:48. Key plays: Cutler 10-yard pass to Marshall to Denver 45; Young 34-yard run to Kansas City 21. DENVER 3-0. 9:22 KAN - FG, DAVE RAYNER 38 YD. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards in 1:20. Key plays: D Johnson 12-yard interception return to Denver 40; Huard 16-yard pass to Bowe to Denver 21. DENVER 3-3. 2ND QUARTER: 0:25 KAN - SAFETY, BALL THROUGH END ZONE . KANSAS CITY 5-3. 5:42 DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 50 YD. Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards in 3:40. Key plays: Cutler 17-yard pass to Marshall on 3rd-and-10 to Kansas City 49; Cutler 13-yard pass to Stokley on 3rd-and-8 to Kansas City 34. DENVER 6-5. 12:20 KAN - FG, DAVE RAYNER 36 YD. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards in 6:38. Key plays: Huard 10-yard pass to Gonzalez on 3rd-and-1 to Kansas City 44; Holmes 11-yard run to Denver 49; Huard 13-yard pass to Bowe on 3rd-and-3 to Denver 36; Huard 23-yard pass to Bowe to Denver 13. KANSAS CITY 8-6. 3RD QUARTER: 1:28 DEN - TD, SELVIN YOUNG 20 YD RUN (JASON ELAM KICK). Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards in 1:07. Key plays: Bly 18-yard interception return to Kansas City 31. DENVER 13-8. 1:37 DEN - TD, NATE WEBSTER 17 YD FUMBLE RETURN (JASON ELAM KICK). DENVER 20-8. 8:05 KAN - FG, DAVE RAYNER 39 YD. Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards in 6:28. Key plays: Croyle 6-yard pass to Bowe on 3rd-and-4 to Kansas City 40; Croyle 10-yard pass to Kennison on 3rd-and-6 to Denver 46; Croyle 12-yard pass to Parker on 3rd-and-2 to Denver 26. DENVER 20-11. 4TH QUARTER: 4:16 DEN - TD, DANIEL GRAHAM 18 YD PASS FROM JAY CUTLER (JASON ELAM KICK). Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards in 3:31. Key plays: Cutler 23-yard pass to Stokley to Kansas City 34; 5-yard pass interference penalty on Chiefs' Sapp on 3rd-and-7 to Kansas City 26. DENVER 27-11. DENVER - KANSAS CITY Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS DENVER KANSAS CITY FIRST DOWNS 18 19 Rushing 7 2 Passing 9 16 Penalty 2 1 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 5-13-38% 6-16-38% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-1-0% 1-2-50% TOTAL NET YARDS 327 284 Total offensive plays 61 71 Average gain per play 5.4 4.0 NET YARDS RUSHING 141 67 Rushing attempts 29 22 Average gain per rush 4.9 3.0 Tackles for loss-yards 5-11 1-13 NET YARDS PASSING 186 217 Times sacked: Number-Yards 1-6 4-28 Gross passing yards 192 245 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 31-17-1 45-23-3 Avg gain per pass play 5.8 4.4 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 7-2-2 4-2-0 PUNTS: Number and Average 5-36.4 3-43.7 Had blocked 1 0 Net punting average 37.4 39.0 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 16 26 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 1--5 4-14 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 4-103 5-86 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 3-21 1-12 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 12-64 4-20 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 2-0 2-1 TOUCHDOWNS 3 0 Rushing 1 0 Passing 1 0 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 1 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 3-3 0-0 Kicking: Made-Attempts 3-3 0-0 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 2-2 3-4 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-2-0% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-0-0% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 29:29 30:31 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS DENVER KANSAS CITY RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- S YOUNG 20 109 5.5 34 1 P HOLMES 20 65 3.3 11 0 J CUTLER 3 21 7.0 13 0 K SMITH 2 2 1.0 1 0 A HALL 5 9 1.8 4 0 P RAMSEY 1 2 2.0 2 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J CUTLER 17-29-192 1 1 38 B CROYLE 17-30-162 1 0 18 P RAMSEY 0- 2- 0 0 0 0 D HUARD 6-15- 83 2 0 23 Sacked-Yards Lost: J CUTLER 1-6. Sacked-Yards Lost: B CROYLE 2-21, D HUARD 2-7. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- B MARSHALL 6 85 14.2 38 0 D BOWE 9 105 11.7 23 0 T SCHEFFLE 4 31 7.8 12 0 E KENNISON 3 34 11.3 13 0 S YOUNG 3 20 6.7 11 0 T GONZALEZ 3 29 9.7 10 0 B STOKLEY 2 36 18.0 23 0 J WEBB 2 33 16.5 17 0 D GRAHAM 2 20 10.0 18 1 P HOLMES 2 14 7.0 8 0 K SMITH 2 7 3.5 9 0 S PARKER 1 12 12.0 12 0 K WILSON 1 11 11.0 11 0 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- D BLY 1 18 18.0 18 0 D JOHNSON 1 12 12.0 12 0 C BAILEY 1 3 3.0 3 0 K PAYMAH 1 0 0.0 0 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T SAUERBRU 4 182 45.5 0 3 58 D COLQUITT 3 131 43.7 0 1 54 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- G MARTINEZ 1 -5 -5.0 0 0 E DRUMMOND 4 14 3.5 7 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- A HALL 4 103 25.8 33 0 E DRUMMOND 4 73 18.3 25 0 B SAPP 1 13 13.0 13 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- J ELAM 3/3 2/2 D RAYNER 0/0 3/4 Dist.: 44 50 Dist.: 38 36 39 (53) O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ A HALL 1 0 0 1-0 D HUARD 1 1 0 0-0 S YOUNG 1 0 0 1-0 K WILSON 1 0 0 0-0 H ABDULLAH 0 0 1 0-0 D JOHNSON 0 0 1 0-0 E DUMERVIL 0 0 1 0-0 G WESLEY 0 0 1 0-0 N WEBSTER 0 0 0 0-1 E KENNISON 0 0 0 1-0 DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ H ABDULLAH 8 8 0 0-0 D JOHNSON 11 11 0 0-0 D WILLIAMS 7 6 1 0-0 P SURTAIN 7 7 0 0-0 I GOLD 6 6 0 1-4 D EDWARDS 6 6 0 0-0 D BLY 5 5 0 0-0 G WESLEY 5 5 0 0-0 N WEBSTER 5 5 0 0-0 N HARRIS 3 3 0 0-0 T CROWDER 3 3 0 2-21 T LAW 3 2 1 0-0 C BAILEY 3 3 0 0-0 J ALLEN 2 2 0 1-6 K PAYMAH 3 3 0 0-0 J PAGE 2 2 0 0-0 D FOXWORTH 3 3 0 0-0 J WILKERSON 1 1 0 0-0 E DUMERVIL 1 1 0 1-3 D TYLER 1 1 0 0-0 J MALLARD 1 1 0 0-0 B POLLARD 1 1 0 0-0 M THOMAS 1 1 0 0-0 T BRACKENRIDGE 1 1 0 0-0 J ENGELBERGER 1 0 1 0-0 T HALI 1 1 0 0-0 B SAPP 1 1 0 0-0 Att: 77,368</div>
By Marc Bowman PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) - The Denver Broncos got a boostfrom Jay Cutler and took advantage of four turnovers to post a27-11 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday . Playing with a sore left leg, Cutler passed for 192 yards and atouchdown as the Broncos (4-5) snapped a two-game losing streakand won for only the second time in the last seven games. Cutler injured his left knee in last week's 44-7 loss to theDetroit Lions, when he landed awkwardly between two defenders,and it initially was feared he suffered a stress fracture. But an MRI exam turned out to be negative and Cutler showedenough improvement during the week to get the start. Denver also was aided by the Chiefs' mistakes, collecting twotouchdowns in a span of nine seconds early in the second half tograb a 20-8 lead. Following Dre Bly's interception of Damon Huard on the thirdplay of the half, Selmon Young ran 20 yards for the game's firsttouchdown and a 13-8 Broncos' lead. On the Chiefs' next play from scrimmage, Elvis Dumervil knockedthe ball loose from Huard and Nate Webster returned the fumble17 yards for a 20-8 lead just 1:37 into the third quarter. Huard committed three turnovers, fumbling once and throwing apair of interceptions. He was benched in favor of Brodie Croylein the second half, completing 6-of-15 passes for just 83yards. Kansas City's offense consisted of three field goals by DaveRayner, whose 39-yarder cut Denver's lead to 20-11 with 6:28left in the third quarter. Cutler, who completed 17-of-29 passes, tossed an 18-yardtouchdown strike to Daniel Graham that capped the scoring with10:44 left in the game. After the teams traded field goals in the first quarter, theChiefs (4-5) grabbed a 5-3 lead when Bernie Pollard blocked ToddSauerbrun's punt through the back of the end zone for a safetywith 14:41 left in the second quarter. Jason Elam's 50-yard field goal gave the Broncos a 6-5 lead with9:18 left in the second quarter. Elam's kick hit the back ofthe crossbar and bounced through. The battle of field goals continued, as Rayner connected from 36yards to put the Chiefs back ahead, 8-6, with 2:40 remaining inthe first half. The Broncos and Chiefs ranked 27th and 28th, respectively, inscoring entering Sunday's contest, and both teams played withouttheir leading rushers. Young filled in for Travis Henry, who was out with a kneeinjury, and carried 20 times for 109 yards and a touchdown. For Kansas City, Priest Holmes replaced Larry Johnson, who wasinactive due to a foot injury suffered last week against GreenBay. Holmes, seeing his first significant action in nearly two years,rushed for 61 yards on 19 attempts. Denver snapped a four-game losing streak at Arrowhead Stadium,earning its first win here since a 37-34 overtime victory in2002.
NFL: DENVER at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- DENVER 3 3 14 7 27 KANSAS CITY 3 5 3 0 11 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 3:48 DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 44 YD. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards in 3:48. Key plays: Cutler 10-yard pass to Marshall to Denver 45; Young 34-yard run to Kansas City 21. DENVER 3-0. 9:22 KAN - FG, DAVE RAYNER 38 YD. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards in 1:20. Key plays: D Johnson 12-yard interception return to Denver 40; Huard 16-yard pass to Bowe to Denver 21. DENVER 3-3. 2ND QUARTER: 0:25 KAN - SAFETY, BALL THROUGH END ZONE . KANSAS CITY 5-3. 5:42 DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 50 YD. Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards in 3:40. Key plays: Cutler 17-yard pass to Marshall on 3rd-and-10 to Kansas City 49; Cutler 13-yard pass to Stokley on 3rd-and-8 to Kansas City 34. DENVER 6-5. 12:20 KAN - FG, DAVE RAYNER 36 YD. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards in 6:38. Key plays: Huard 10-yard pass to Gonzalez on 3rd-and-1 to Kansas City 44; Holmes 11-yard run to Denver 49; Huard 13-yard pass to Bowe on 3rd-and-3 to Denver 36; Huard 23-yard pass to Bowe to Denver 13. KANSAS CITY 8-6. 3RD QUARTER: 1:28 DEN - TD, SELVIN YOUNG 20 YD RUN (JASON ELAM KICK). Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards in 1:07. Key plays: Bly 18-yard interception return to Kansas City 31. DENVER 13-8. 1:37 DEN - TD, NATE WEBSTER 17 YD FUMBLE RETURN (JASON ELAM KICK). DENVER 20-8. 8:05 KAN - FG, DAVE RAYNER 39 YD. Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards in 6:28. Key plays: Croyle 6-yard pass to Bowe on 3rd-and-4 to Kansas City 40; Croyle 10-yard pass to Kennison on 3rd-and-6 to Denver 46; Croyle 12-yard pass to Parker on 3rd-and-2 to Denver 26. DENVER 20-11. 4TH QUARTER: 4:16 DEN - TD, DANIEL GRAHAM 18 YD PASS FROM JAY CUTLER (JASON ELAM KICK). Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards in 3:31. Key plays: Cutler 23-yard pass to Stokley to Kansas City 34; 5-yard pass interference penalty on Chiefs' Sapp on 3rd-and-7 to Kansas City 26. DENVER 27-11. DENVER - KANSAS CITY Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS DENVER KANSAS CITY FIRST DOWNS 18 19 Rushing 7 2 Passing 9 16 Penalty 2 1 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 5-13-38% 6-16-38% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-1-0% 1-2-50% TOTAL NET YARDS 327 284 Total offensive plays 61 71 Average gain per play 5.4 4.0 NET YARDS RUSHING 141 67 Rushing attempts 29 22 Average gain per rush 4.9 3.0 Tackles for loss-yards 5-11 1-13 NET YARDS PASSING 186 217 Times sacked: Number-Yards 1-6 4-28 Gross passing yards 192 245 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 31-17-1 45-23-3 Avg gain per pass play 5.8 4.4 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 7-2-2 4-2-0 PUNTS: Number and Average 5-36.4 3-43.7 Had blocked 1 0 Net punting average 37.4 39.0 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 16 26 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 1--5 4-14 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 4-103 5-86 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 3-21 1-12 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 12-64 4-20 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 2-0 2-1 TOUCHDOWNS 3 0 Rushing 1 0 Passing 1 0 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 1 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 3-3 0-0 Kicking: Made-Attempts 3-3 0-0 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 2-2 3-4 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-2-0% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-0-0% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 29:29 30:31 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS DENVER KANSAS CITY RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- S YOUNG 20 109 5.5 34 1 P HOLMES 20 65 3.3 11 0 J CUTLER 3 21 7.0 13 0 K SMITH 2 2 1.0 1 0 A HALL 5 9 1.8 4 0 P RAMSEY 1 2 2.0 2 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J CUTLER 17-29-192 1 1 38 B CROYLE 17-30-162 1 0 18 P RAMSEY 0- 2- 0 0 0 0 D HUARD 6-15- 83 2 0 23 Sacked-Yards Lost: J CUTLER 1-6. Sacked-Yards Lost: B CROYLE 2-21, D HUARD 2-7. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- B MARSHALL 6 85 14.2 38 0 D BOWE 9 105 11.7 23 0 T SCHEFFLE 4 31 7.8 12 0 E KENNISON 3 34 11.3 13 0 S YOUNG 3 20 6.7 11 0 T GONZALEZ 3 29 9.7 10 0 B STOKLEY 2 36 18.0 23 0 J WEBB 2 33 16.5 17 0 D GRAHAM 2 20 10.0 18 1 P HOLMES 2 14 7.0 8 0 K SMITH 2 7 3.5 9 0 S PARKER 1 12 12.0 12 0 K WILSON 1 11 11.0 11 0 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- D BLY 1 18 18.0 18 0 D JOHNSON 1 12 12.0 12 0 C BAILEY 1 3 3.0 3 0 K PAYMAH 1 0 0.0 0 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T SAUERBRU 4 182 45.5 0 3 58 D COLQUITT 3 131 43.7 0 1 54 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- G MARTINEZ 1 -5 -5.0 0 0 E DRUMMOND 4 14 3.5 7 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- A HALL 4 103 25.8 33 0 E DRUMMOND 4 73 18.3 25 0 B SAPP 1 13 13.0 13 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- J ELAM 3/3 2/2 D RAYNER 0/0 3/4 Dist.: 44 50 Dist.: 38 36 39 (53) O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ A HALL 1 0 0 1-0 D HUARD 1 1 0 0-0 S YOUNG 1 0 0 1-0 K WILSON 1 0 0 0-0 H ABDULLAH 0 0 1 0-0 D JOHNSON 0 0 1 0-0 E DUMERVIL 0 0 1 0-0 G WESLEY 0 0 1 0-0 N WEBSTER 0 0 0 0-1 E KENNISON 0 0 0 1-0 DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ H ABDULLAH 8 8 0 0-0 D JOHNSON 11 11 0 0-0 D WILLIAMS 7 6 1 0-0 P SURTAIN 7 7 0 0-0 I GOLD 6 6 0 1-4 D EDWARDS 6 6 0 0-0 D BLY 5 5 0 0-0 G WESLEY 5 5 0 0-0 N WEBSTER 5 5 0 0-0 N HARRIS 3 3 0 0-0 T CROWDER 3 3 0 2-21 T LAW 3 2 1 0-0 C BAILEY 3 3 0 0-0 J ALLEN 2 2 0 1-6 K PAYMAH 3 3 0 0-0 J PAGE 2 2 0 0-0 D FOXWORTH 3 3 0 0-0 J WILKERSON 1 1 0 0-0 E DUMERVIL 1 1 0 1-3 D TYLER 1 1 0 0-0 J MALLARD 1 1 0 0-0 B POLLARD 1 1 0 0-0 M THOMAS 1 1 0 0-0 T BRACKENRIDGE 1 1 0 0-0 J ENGELBERGER 1 0 1 0-0 T HALI 1 1 0 0-0 B SAPP 1 1 0 0-0 Officials: Referee-Tony Corrente, Umpire-Steve Wilson, Head Linesman-John Mcgrath, Line Judge-Ron Blum, Field Judge-Craig Wrolstad, Side Judge-Dryol Prioleau, Back Judge-Don Carey. Att: 77,368 Time of Game: 3:09</div>
By Marc Bowman PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) - The Denver Broncos got a boostfrom Jay Cutler and took advantage of four turnovers to post a27-11 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Playing with a sore left leg, Cutler passed for 192 yards and atouchdown as the Broncos (4-5) snapped a two-game losing streakand won for only the second time in the last seven games. Cutler injured his left knee in last week's 44-7 loss to theDetroit Lions, when he landed awkwardly between two defenders,and it initially was feared he suffered a stress fracture. But an MRI exam turned out to be negative and Cutler showedenough improvement during the week to get the start. "After the MRI came back and said I was good to go, I knew fromthat point I was going to play," Cutler said. "Being aquarterback and one of the captains, I take a lot of pride inthat, in being out there. I know they are fighting for me." Cutler was unspectacular but steady, completing 17-of-29 passesand helping the Broncos post a much-needed victory. He shook offa hit late in the second period that briefly set him to thesidelines. "I felt good the whole game," Cutler said. "I took that shot inthe two-minute drill (at the end of the first half) and had tocome out a little bit. It was a little sore - and I knew it wasgoing to be - but nothing too dramatic." Broncos coach Mike Shanahan was happy to his startingquarterback back at the controls. "He played pretty good," Shanahan said. "I thought he made acouple of plays and I think he would probably like to have acouple of plays back as well. "That's the nature of this game. You have to find a way to makesome plays when nothing is there and I thought he did that acouple of times." The Broncos also were aided by the Chiefs' mistakes, collectingtwo touchdowns in a span of nine seconds early in the secondhalf to grab a 20-8 lead. "We made some big plays in the third quarter and were up 14points off of three plays," Shanahan said. "It was a good teamwin. We had a lot of penalties, but we still found a way towin." "It was one of those games where momentum is key," Kansas Citycoach Herm Edwards added. "It was a competitive game in thefirst half and then (there were) two costly mistakes where weturned the ball over offensively and it's a 14-point swing allof a sudden." Following Dre Bly's interception of Damon Huard on the thirdplay of the half, Selmon Young ran 20 yards around the right endfor the game's first touchdown and a 13-8 Denver lead. "We saw from watching film that they were bringing the safetyand their defense was filling the holes," Young said. "If we runinto that we're running into darkness. The backside was openand (Shanahan) called a good call." On the Chiefs' next play from scrimmage, Elvis Dumervil knockedthe ball loose from Huard and Nate Webster returned the fumble17 yards for a 20-8 lead just 1:37 into the third quarter. Huard committed three turnovers, fumbling once and throwing apair of interceptions. He was benched in favor of Brodie Croylein the second half, completing 6-of-15 passes for just 83yards. "I had a tough day today," Huard said. "You can put this oneright on me. To turn the ball over the way I did you're notgoing to have a chance to win. It's not good enough." "We needed to get something going offensively," Edwards added."We just felt at that time, when the score became what it becameand we were struggling on offense, that we needed a spark. Ithought Brodie came in and drove the team at times." Croyle completed 17-of-30 passes for 162 yards, but KansasCity's offense consisted of three field goals by Dave Rayner.His 39-yarder cut Denver's lead to 20-11 with 6:55 left in thethird quarter. Cutler responded, tossing an 18-yard touchdown strike to DanielGraham that capped the scoring with 10:44 left in the game. After the teams traded field goals in the first quarter, theChiefs (4-5) grabbed a 5-3 lead when Bernie Pollard blocked ToddSauerbrun's punt through the back of the end zone for a safetywith 14:35 left in the second quarter. Jason Elam's 50-yard field goal gave the Broncos a 6-5 lead with9:18 left in the second quarter. Elam's kick hit the back ofthe crossbar and bounced through. The battle of field goals continued, as Rayner connected from 36yards to put Kansas City back ahead, 8-6, with 2:40 remainingin the first half. Denver and Kansas City ranked 27th and 28th, respectively, inscoring entering Sunday's contest, and both teams played withouttheir leading rushers. Young filled in for Travis Henry, who was out with a kneeinjury, and carried 20 times for 109 yards and a touchdown. "It was a great feeling," Young said of scoring the firsttouchdown of his NFL career. "It felt just like I thought itwould." "He's a little bit faster than most people think," Shanahanadded. "He has great quickness and we've been able to see it.Kansas City is probably surprised by his speed now." For the Chiefs, Priest Holmes replaced Larry Johnson, who wasinactive due to a foot injury suffered last week against thePackers. Holmes, seeing his first significant action in nearly two years,rushed for 65 yards on 20 attempts and caught two passes for 14yards. "That's a lot for him, all of a sudden," Edwards said. "He dida good job. He hit some holes and made some on his own and madesome guys miss." "Without a victory, it's not quite what you want it to be,"Holmes said of his return to the starting lineup. "I justwanted to try to put the ball in the right place. I would havelike to have had more opportunities in the red zone." The Broncos snapped a four-game losing streak at ArrowheadStadium, earning their first win here since a 37-34 overtimevictory in 2002. "They have the best home record in the National Football Leagueover the last five or six years," Shanahan said. "They playwell here and it's nice to come out with a win."
