Denver shook off their previous losses and came out with all guns blazing in a shootout with the Kansas City Chiefs in Denver, CO. The Broncos came out on the winning end by a score of 49-29. Passing was the name of the game today and both sides of the ball threw for over 750 yards combined.
Denver got on the score board quick in the first quarter when Kyle Orton completed a pass to Knowshon Moreno, who ran in for a 17 yard touchdown. Orton then hit Brandon Lloyd for a 6 yard TD pass. Kyle Orton wasn't done yet in the first quarter as he threw his 3rd touchdown of the day to Jabar Gaffney, who hauled in the 40 yard touchdown to put the Broncos, after the extra point kick, the early 21-0 lead.
The second quarter didn't fare any better for the Chiefs, although they did get on the board. Tim Tebow came in and went in for a 1 yard touchdown, then that was followed up by a Jason Hunter 75 yard fumble return to put the Broncos up 35-0. The Chiefs finally scored with a minute and a half remaining in the half when Jamaal Charles hauled in a 5 yard TD pass from Matt Cassel. With 1 second on the clock before halftime, Ryan Succop hit a 40 yard field goal for the Chiefs.
Denver continued bleeding the Chiefs in the 3rd quarter when Spencer Larsen caught a 3 yard TD pass From Tim Tebow to make it a 42-10 ball game. Matt Cassel then threw his 2nd TD pass of the game to Dwayne Bowe.
In the 4th quarter, it was Denver who struck again when Brandon Lloyd caught a 15 yard TD pass From Kyle Orton - his 4th TD of the game. Chris Chambers then caught an 11 yard TD pass From Matt Cassel. The Chiefs went for the 2 point conversion and missed leaving the score at 49-23 in favor of the Broncos. It was the Chiefs who would score again late in the game when Matt Cassel found Dwayne Bowe for a 22 yard touchdown pass. They once again went for the 2 point conversion and missed. It was too little, too late for the Chiefs.
Kyle Orton completed 22 of 34 for 296 yards and 4 Tds in the winning effort. Knowshon Moreno ran the ball 22 times for 106 yards. He also caught 3 passes for 50 yards and 1 TD. Tim Tebow completed his only pass of the game for a 3 yard touchdown and he also ran the ball 2 times for 2 yards and a TD. Brandon Lloyd caught 6 passes for 90 yards and 2 TDs. Jabar Gaffney caught 3 passes for 57 yards and 1 TD.
Matt Cassel had a heck of a game throwing the ball for Kansas City. He scored some fantasy football points today for whomever had him on their starting roster. He completed 33 of 53 passes for 469 yards and 4 TDs. Dwayne Bowe had a nice day catching the ball for the Chiefs - he caught 13 passes for 186 yards and 2 TDs. Jamaal Charles caught 5 passes for 80 yards a TD. Chris Chambers caught 4 passes for 36 yards and 1 TD.
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