Kansas City Chiefs vs Denver Broncos Match Player Stats On Nov 15, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Nov 15, 2015

DENVER - A relentless Kansas City Chiefs defense pressured quarterback Peyton Manning into four interceptions, shutting down the Broncos long enough for a 29-13 victory on Sunday.

Charcandrick West ran for a touchdown and caught an 80-yard scoring pass from Alex Smith, helping the Chiefs (4-5) snap a seven-game losing streak to the Broncos (7-2). Cairo Santos added five field goals.

It was the second straight loss for the Broncos after opening the season with seven consecutive wins.

Though Manning became the NFL's all-time leading passer with his first completion of the day, he was also lifted from the game after playing ineffectively and struggling to dodge pressure while playing with sore ribs and a foot injury.

He finished 5 of 20 for 35 yards before being benched.

Manning was replaced by backup Brock Osweiler with 6:34 left to play in the third quarter after throwing his fourth interception. He missed a day of practice in the week leading up to the game with a foot injury and also was listed on the injury report Friday with sore ribs.

Osweiler led the Broncos on a drive that Ronnie Hillman finished with a 1-yard touchdown run with 5:27 left to play, averting the Broncos' first ever shutout at home. The 2-point conversion try failed when a scrambling Osweiler was tackled short of the goal line.

However, Osweiler also had an interception in the end zone, by safety Eric Berry and the Chiefs capitalized on the turnover with Smith hitting West for the long catch and run touchdown early in the fourth quarter.

In all, the Chiefs scored 20 points off Denver's five turnovers.

Osweiler, who also had a 7-yard touchdown pass to Andre Caldwell in the late going, finished 14 of 24 for 146 yards.

Manning completed a 4-yard pass to Hillman during the first quarter to become the NFL's all-time passing yardage leader, surpassing the previous high by Brett Favre.

The completion boosted Manning's career yardage total to 71,840. Favre finished his career with 71,838.

The game was stopped momentarily to acknowledge Manning's feat. Hillman gave Manning the ball back for a keepsake and the quarterback tossed it to the Broncos sideline.

Pro football Hall of Fame vice president Joe Horrigan was on hand to retrieve the ball to put it on display in Canton.

Manning, the NFL's only five-time MVP, is in his 18th NFL season. He spent his first 14 years in the league with Indianapolis, where he won a Super Bowl as a member of the Colts.

The passing yardage mark was not the only record within reach of Manning on Sunday. His next victory would snap a tie with Favre for most career regular seasons. Each has 186 career wins.

Manning underthrew his first pass of the day, intended for newly acquired tight end Vernon Davis, and it was intercepted by cornerback Marcus Peters, leading to West's 4-yard touchdown run and helping Kansas City pull out to a 19-0 halftime lead.

It was the first time Denver had been shut out in the first two quarters of play in three years.

Manning threw two more interceptions in the first half. Cornerback Sean Smith's interception led to a 49-yard field goal by Santos and Santos added a 34-yard field goal following linebacker Josh Mauga's interception of a Manning pass intended for tight end Owen Daniels.

Santos added field goals of 48 and 33 yards as the Chiefs struggled to reach the end zone despite an average starting field position at their own 47 in seven first-half drives.

NOTES: The Broncos were without OLB DeMarcus Ware, who sat the game out with a back injury. ... CB Bradley Roby started in place of CB Aqib Talib, who served his one-game suspension for poking Colts TE Dwayne Allen in the eye last week. ... Chiefs RB Knile Davis, who has slipped recently on the team's depth chart, was among the players deactivated for the game. ... Chiefs S Tyvon Branch left the game in the first half with a foot injury and did not return. ... Broncos S T.J. Ward was ejected from the game in the fourth quarter for unsportsmanlike conduct.