Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs Match Player Stats On Nov 13, 2011

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Nov 13, 2011

Tim Tebow threw for a touchdown among his eight pass attempts and ran for another as the Denver Broncos used their option offense to rush for 244 yards en route to a 17-10 victory over the host Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

Denver (4-5), which won for the third time in four games since Tebow took over as starter, lost its top two running backs จC Willis McGahee (hamstring) and Knowshon Moreno (knee) จC on its first two drives.

Third-stringer Lance Ball, though, stepped in and rushed for a career-high 96 yards as the Broncos remained one game behind Oakland for first in the AFC West. Moreno had 52 yards on four carries.

Tebow was 2 for 8 for 69 yards and added 43 yards rushing, including a 7-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. He completed his first pass on his sixth attempt จC a 13-yarder to Matt Willis with 3:45 left in the third quarter.

Tebowกฏs 56-yard scoring strike จC the longest of his career จC to Eric Decker with 6:44 remaining made it 17-7. Decker was tied for the AFC lead with six touchdown catches entering Sunday.

Tebow didnกฏt attempt a pass in the first quarter as the Broncos ran 14 times for 103 yards. He threw incomplete to Decker on the first play of the second quarter.

Matt Casselกฏs 1-yard play-action pass to fullback LeกฏRon McClain ended a string of 123 consecutive plays without a touchdown for the Chiefs and narrowed Denverกฏs lead to 10-7.

Cassel was 13 of 28 for only 93 yards as the Chiefs (4-5) lost their second straight game จC both at home จC after winning four straight to get back in the AFC West race.