11. 2018 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at 6. 2005 DENVER BRONCOS
6. 2005 DENVER BRONCOS
Record: 13-3
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 7th
Def: 3rd
1st AFC West
d. Patriots Div Rnd 27-13
Lost AFC Title Steelers 34-17
HC Mike Shanahan OC Gary Kubiak DC Larry Coyle
Invesco Field: 55 degrees
Dave Logan/David Diaz Infante
Offense
QB Jake Plummer 31 Ariz St
RB Mike Anderson 32 Utah
FB Kyle Johnson 27 Syracuse
WR Ashley Lelie 25 Hawaii
WR Rod Smith 35 Mo Southern
TE Stephen Alexander 30 Oklahoma
LT Matt Lepsis 31 Colorado
LG Ben Hamilton 28 Minn
C Tom Nalen 34 B College
RG Cooper Carlisle 28 Florida
RT George Foster 25 UGA
Defense
LDE Courtney Brown 27 Penn St
LDT Michael Myers 29 Alabama
RDT Gerald Warren 27 Florida
RDE Trevor Pryce 30 Clemson
LLB DJ Williams 23 Miami
MLB Al Wilson All Pro 28 Tenn
RLB Ian Gold 27 Mich
LCB Champ Bailey All Pro 27 UGA
RCB Darrent Williams R 23 Ok St
SS Nick Ferguson 31 Geo Tech
FS John Lynch 34 Stanford
K Jason Elam 35 Hawaii
P Todd Sauerbraun 32 W Virginia
KR/PR Darrent Williams R 23 OK St
The 6th seed in the region is the '05 Broncos; 3rd in defense and that gets them the spot in the field. 27 year old All Pro Champ Bailey had 8 picks; 28 year old Al Wilson also was an All Pro. The offense is okay, Jake Plummer is 31, 20 scores and 7 picks. 13 scores for 32 year old Mike Anderson, 1100 yards receiving for 35 year old Rod Smith. 3 Broncos teams have already advanced. Is there an organization with 4? Yeah, the Packers. And the Cowboys have 5.
11. 2018 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Record: 12-4
Pythag: 11-5
Off: 1st
Def: 24th
1st AFC West
d. Colts Div Rnd 31-13
Lost AFC Title Patriots 37-31
HC Andy Reid OC Eric Bieniemy DC Bob Sutton
Offense
QB Patrick Mahomes All Pro 23 TTech
RB Kareem Hunt 23 Toledo
WR Chris Conley 26 UGA
WR Tyreek Hill All Pro 24 W Alabama
WR Sammy Watkins 25 Clemson
TE Travis Kelce All Pro 29 Cincinnati
LT Eric Fisher 27 C Mich
LG Cam Erving 26 Florida St
C Mitch Morse 26 Missouri
RG Andrew Wylie R 24 E Michigan
RT Mitchell Schwartz All Pro 29 Cal
Defense
LDE Allen Bailey 29 Miami
NT Derrick Nnadi R 22 Florida St
RDE Chris Jones 24 Miss St
LOLB Dee Ford 27 Auburn
LILB Anthony Hitchens 26 Iowa
RILB Reggie Ragland 25 Alabama
ROLB Justin Houston 29 UGA
LCB Kendall Fuller 23 Va Tech
RCB Steve Nelson 25 Ore St
SS Eric Murray 24 Minn
FS Ron Parker 31 Newberry
K Harrison Butker 23 Geo Tech
P Dustin Colquitt 36 Tenn
KR Tremon Smith 22 C Ark
PR Tyreek Hill All Pro 24 W Alabama
Like the '05 Broncos, the '18 Chiefs lost in the AFC Title game. They've got the best offense in football. Patrick Mahomes is 23, All Pro, 52 scores...let's say it again for the folks in the back....52 scores and 12 picks. 23 year old Kareem Hunt scored 14 times, 24 year old Tyreek Hill is an All Pro, he scores 13 times, 29 year old Travis Kelce is an All Pro, he scored 10 times - one more first team All Pro on offense, 29 year old Mitchell Schwartz. The defense is bad but they can get to the QB - 27 year old Dee Ford, 24 year old Chris Jones, 29 year old Justin Houston combined for 37.5 sacks.
One of these franchises is about to get its 4th entrant into round 2 and head to Cleveland to face the '55 Browns. Let's go out to Denver for the kick.
1st Qtr
Chiefs at their own 24.
1/10 - Kareem Hunt carry to start this one, 3 yards.
2/7 - Patrick Mahomes is throwing the ball - Denver's gonna get a heavy dose of this - 14 yards.
1/10 - Hunt gets 7
2/3 - Damien Williams picks it up - Chiefs cross midfield.
1/10 - Hunt again, 8 more yards.
2/2 - Hunt is just shy of the first.
3/1 - Mahomes -- Mahomes going up -- down the heart of the defense -- Sammy Watkins -- He's got It --- He's Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS -- Mahomes with the 40 yard bomb - Watkins outuns the Denver secondary -- pretty ball - easy score -- Chiefs up 7-0
Denver starts at the 28.
1/10 Mike Anderson gets 4 - if Shanahan tries to control the clock, looking to keep the ball away from Mahomes, that would make a lot of sense.
2/6 - Incomplete
3/6 - Jake Plummer going up top - Plummer looking to Ashley Lelie -- running a fly pattern down the sideline - Plummer Hits Him in Stride -- And Ashley Lelie is Gonna Go -- Ashley Lelie is Gonna Go -- 68 yard TD pass from Jake Plummer -- Big Strike From Plummer and it's 7-7 TOUCHDOWN BRONCOS
Best offense from '18 v 3rd best from '05 - we're 6 minutes in and two long scoring passes already on the board.
Chiefs start at the 28. They get one first down on a 13 yard Anthony Sherman run, Mahomes will be sacked, Trevor Pryce dropping him, and there's a punt around midfield.
The Broncos start at their own 2 yard line.
1/10 - Plummer swings out to Anderson, he makes his way forward for 21.
1/10 - Anderson gets 5.
2/5 - Kyle Johnson gets 2.
3/3 - Plummer picks it up - 17 yards to Jeb Putzier - Broncos are now at the 47.
1/10 - Plummer to Rod Smith, 5 yds.
2/5 - Give to Anderson, 6 yards - Broncos at the Chiefs 42.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Plummer - hits Smith on the sideline, it's 13 yards and Denver's at the 29 as the qtr ends.
2nd Qtr: Broncos 7 Chiefs 7
Couple of big plays the story here - and now Denver's driving, first down at the KC 29.
1/10 - Strip sack - Dee Ford rips the ball from Plummer, Fumble -- the Chiefs recover - KC recovers at their own 34 - big play by Ford, sack, fumble - KC ball.
1/10 - Gadget play - Tyreek Hill gets the ball on an end around -- Hill throws a backward pass back to Mahomes -- Mahomes looks downfield -- To a Wide Open Kareem Hunt -- Hunt is Wide Open -- No One within 15 yards of Hunt -- Hunt is going to walk into the end zone -- TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS - Hill to Mahomes -- Mahomes 66 yards to Hunt - huge strike and it's 14-7 KC.
Broncos at the 34.
1/10 - Mike Anderson breaks one -- 51 yards -- Anderson hits the home run - down to the Chiefs 15 yard line.
1/10 - Tatum Bell gets 8.
2/2 - Kyle Johnson is short.
3/1 - Bell picks it up - first and goal at the 4.
1/goal - Incomplete
2/goal - Bell is stopped cold and it's 3rd and goal.
3/goal - Ron Dayne just plows forward - hitting the Chiefs line and driving them back...into the endzone --- TOUCHDOWN BRONCOS - Ron Dayne runs 4 yards into the KC endzone and it is tied at 14, 11 minutes left in the half.
KC at the 38.
They get 1 first down, Mahomes 7 yards to Watkins - but they punt around midfield.
Broncos at the 11. They get a first down, Plummer 15 to Smith -- that's all, after the punt, KC starts at the 25.
KC gets 2 first downs - 15 yard run for Hunt, 10 yard end around for Watkins...but that's all, and Denver will start at the 20 at the 2 minute mark.
1/10 - Kyle Johnson loses 3. Timeout.
2/13 - Plummer -- Going up top -- Plummer to Ashley Lelie -- 40 yard strike - Lelie is at the KC 43, Broncos stopping the clock.
1/10 - Plummer scrambles out of bounds - 1:36 left in the half. 14-14.
2/10 - Plummer to Stephen Alexander, 9 yards -- Plummer hurrying to the line, not stopping the clock
3/1 - Plummer...handoff to Anderson --- Anderson Is Through the Hole -- Anderson is gonna go All the Way Into the Endzone -- TOUCHDOWN BRONCOS -- 51 yard run for Mike Anderson makes it 21-14 Denver with a minute to go.
Chiefs at the 29. 1:10 left.
1/10 - Mahomes goes to Kelce -- 15 yards to the 44, KC timeout at 57 seconds.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Mahomes to Kelce, he's got 6 yards and is out of bounds.
3/4 - Mahomes to Kelce -- 8 yards, first down to the 41, KC stops the clock with 33 seconds to go.
1/10 - Mahomes has to run - gets back to the line and is out of bounds, 24 seconds left
2/10 - Mahomes -- finds Hill on the sideline - that's a first down at the 28, just 11 seconds left.
1/10 - Mahomes is sacked by Al Wilson coming right up the middle -- the Chiefs stop the clock just before the zeroes flas on the scoreboard -- Butker comes on and hits the long FG and the half comes to an end.
Third Qtr: Broncos 21 Chiefs 17
The offense continues here - Mahomes with his second huge TD strike, Denver really rolling through in both pass and ground. We've got a good one here in Denver.
Broncos at the 21.
1/10 - Plummer is dropped by Chris Jones on the first play of the half.
2/14 - Mike Anderson continues his big game - 19 yards to the 36.
1/10 - Bell for 2
2/8 - Anderson for 5
3/3 - Plummer picks it up, 8 yards to Smith and Denver is across midfield.
That's as far as it goes....Jason Elam kicks a 58 yard FG....and makes it 24-17, Denver takes the first 7 minutes of the third qtr, and their lead is 7.
Chiefs at the 32.
1/10 - Hunt gets 2
2/8 - Incomplete
3/8 - Mahomes to Watkins - 16 yards and the Chiefs are at midfield.
1/10 - Mahomes to Hill, he's got a first down at the 33.
And that's it -- Butker's FG makes it 24-20 Denver, these two teams so evenly matched today.
Denver at the 20.
1/10- Plummer going up top - 27 yards to Lelie- Denver at the 47, Jake Plummer has matched Patrick Mahomes shot for shot today.
1/10 - Plummer to Putzier for 9
2/1 - Plummer to Anderson for 7 - Denver's at the 37.
1/10 - Anderson gets 17 yards -- KC just is unable to slow this Bronco offense.
1/10 - Bell gets 11 yards -- That's the last play of the qtr. Denver will have first and goal with the 4 pt lead.
4th Qtr: Broncos 24 Chiefs 20
Clearly an even matchup, the Chiefs have put up very little resistance on defense and that's the slim difference. First and goal for Denver at the 9.
1/goal - Plummer to Putzier, 6 yards and it's second and goal.
2/goal - Anderson is stopped just short.
3/goal - Play action -- Plummer flips the ball into the endzone -- Bell is there -- TOUCHDOWN BRONCOS -- Plummer goes 1 yard to Bell - Denver leads 31-20.
KC at the 31.
1/10 - Mahomes 9 yards to Hill
2/1 - Mahomes 5 to Damien Williams
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Mahomes to Hill, he's in space -- 21 yards to the Denver 34.
1/10 - Mahomes to Hill - he's in space again 15 yards -- KC is at the 19 yard line.
But that's it - Denver gets its 3rd sack of the day on a John Lynch safety blitz -- Butker will hit the FG and with 9 minutes to play, it's Broncos 31-23.
Denver starts at the 26. KC needs a stop.
Denver gets 1 first down, Plummer 21 yards to Rod Smith - but Justin Houston gets the third Chiefs sack of the day - KC forces the punt - it's a big one, rolling dead at the KC 9 yard line.
So here we go. 5:17 left. Denver by 8. Mahomes needs to go 91 yards and then get that 2 pt conversion.
1/10 - Hunt gets 1
2/9 - Hunt loses 3.
3/12 from their own 7 -- KC in a big hole -- Mahomes in big trouble, busted play -- Mahomes trying to keep it alive, Mahomes is leveled by Gerald Warren -- it's a Fumble -- the ball rolling toward the endzone -- it's batted backward and recovered by a Chiefs lineman -- but its in the endzone -- that's a Safety -- Warren the man to get that safety - and now it's Broncos by 10, with 3 minutes left - about to get the ball back and this game is over.
Denver's able to pick up first downs, burning KC timeouts -- and eat up the final 3 minutes of the clock, the game ending at the KC 11 yard line.
Final: Broncos 33 Chiefs 23
In a game filled with big offensive plays - it was a defensive play, a strip sack by Gerald Warren that led to a Warren safety that was the dagger. In round 2, the '05 Broncos will be headed to Cleveland to face the '55 Browns.
Plummer: 17 for 22, 278 yds, 2 TD
Mahomes: 15 for 23, 260 yds, 2 TD
Anderson: 18 carries, 161 yds, 1 TD
Hunt: 15 carries, 63 yds, 1 catch, 66 yds, 1 TD
Lelie: 3 catches, 133 yds, 1 TD
Hill: 5 catches, 70 yds
Player of the Game: Jake Plummer
