Broncos 27,
Chiefs 11
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Denver finally won a game without asking Jason Elam to kick a walk-off field goal.
At the same time, the injury-wracked Broncos may have ignited a new quarterback era in Kansas City.
Backup Selvin Young rushed for 109 yards and the Broncos scored two touchdowns in a 9-second span of the third quarter for a victory over the Chiefs, who replaced shaken-up, turnover-prone Damon Huard with second-year quarterback Brodie Croyle.
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In the decisive series in the third quarter, Dre' Bly intercepted Huard and returned it 18 yards to the 31. Three plays later Young, scored a TD to give the Broncos a 13-8 lead.
Denver 3314727Kansas City 353011
Den-FG Elam 44
KC-FG Rayner 38
KC-Safety, Pollard blocked punt out of end zone
Den-FG Elam 50
KC-FG Rayner 36
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Den-S.Young 20 run (Elam kick)
Den-Webster 17 fumble return (Elam kick)
KC-FG Rayner 39
Den-Graham 18 pass from Cutler (Elam kick) DenKC First downs 1819Total Net Yards 327284Rushes-yards 29-14122-67Passing 186217Punt Returns 1-(-5)4-14Kickoff Returns 4-1035-86Interceptions Ret. 3-211-12Comp-Att-Int 17-31-123-45-3Sacked-Yards Lost 1-64-28Punts 5-36.43-43.7Fumbles-Lost 2-02-1Penalties-Yards 12-644-20Time of Possession 29:2930:31
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Denver, S.Young 20-109, Cutler 3-21, Hall 5-9, Ramsey 1-2. Kansas City, Holmes 20-65, K.Smith 2-2.
PASSING-Denver, Cutler 17-29-1-192, Ramsey 0-2-0-0. Kansas City, Croyle 17-30-1-162, Huard 6-15-2-83.
RECEIVING-Denver, Marshall 6-85, Scheffler 4-31, S.Young 3-20, Graham 2-20, Stokley 2-36. Kansas City, Bowe 9-105, Gonzalez 3-29, Kennison 3-34, Holmes 2-14, K.Smith 2-7, Webb 2-33, Parker 1-12, K.Wilson 1-11.
MISSED FIELD GOALS-Kansas City, Rayner 53 (WL).
