Seven stats you may have missed from Chiefs’ 23-3 win over Broncos
Despite playing in a snowstorm, the Chiefs continued their dominance of the Denver Broncos.
The Chiefs thumped Denver 23-3 on Sunday afternoon at Arrowhead Stadium and won their ninth straight game against the Broncos. Denver’s last win came before the Royals won the World Series in 2015.
Here are seven stats from the game you may have missed, via the Chiefs and information shared on Twitter:
1. Tyreek Hill ties Jerry Rice
Wide receiver Tyreek Hill hauled in a 41-yard touchdown pass on the Chiefs’ first possession, and tied former 49ers star Jerry Rice in long-distance scores:
Here is the list of most 40-plus yard touchdowns in a player’s first four seasons in the NFL:
24: Bob Hayes
23: Randy Moss
21: Jerry Rice, Hill
2. Butker’s record
Kicker Harrison Butker made three field goals Sunday and has 411 career points in his first three NFL seasons, the most by any player in their first three seasons. This is the list:
411: Butker 2017-19
409: Wil Lutz 2016-18
401: Justin Tucker 2007-09
397: Mason Crosby 2007-09
390: Dan Bailey 2011-13
3. Single-digit defense
Sunday’s game was the fourth straight in which the Chiefs held an opponent to 17 points or fewer. Starting with the win over the Chargers in Mexico City, the defense has allowed an average of 9.3 points per game.
4. Second-quarter success
The Chiefs have scored 160 points in the second quarter this season, their most in the second quarter in any season.
1. 160 in 2019
2. 153 in 2003
3. 150 in 2018
5. The first two-pointer
The Chiefs’ two-point conversion pass from Patrick Mahomes to Sammy Watkins in the third quarter was their first of the year. The last two-point play came in Week 16 a year ago in a 38-31 loss at Seattle.
6. Snow problem
Despite the snow, quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed 27 of 34 passes for 340 yards and a pair of touchdowns. It was Mahomes’ 17th 300-yard passing game, the second-most in Chiefs history.
24: Trent Green, 2001-06
17: Patrick Mahomes, 2017-19
15: Bill Kenney, 1979-88
9: Len Dawson, 1962-75
8: Alex Smith, 2013-17
7. On the money
Mahomes completed 79.4% of his passes, his second-best game in terms of accuracy:
82.1: at Pittsburgh, Sept. 16, 2018
79.4: Denver, Dec. 15, 2019
75.8: at Jacksonville, Sept. 8, 2019
75.0: at Arizona, Nov. 11, 2018
73.0: vs. Baltimore, Sept. 22, 2019
This story was originally published December 16, 2019 at 8:31 AM.
