Judas this was an ugly offensive performance. There have been a bunch of posts about this already so we're just going to look at the play-by-play, you know, CSI style. Look at the evidence. It's pretty plain to see. We'll arrange it by drives. In particular pay attention to momentum plays. (3 and outs, failed 3rd downs are BAD & 20+ yds, long drives, and successful 3rd downs are GOOD). My comments are in bold.
1st Q:
KC Punts
1st-10, DEN10 11:15 W. McGahee rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain
2nd-8, DEN13 10:41 L. Ball rushed to the left for no gain
3rd-8, DEN13 10:01 T. Tebow rushed up the middle for 6 yard gain
4th-2, DEN19 9:12 B. Colquitt punt. J. Arenas returned punt for 12 yards
First two plays net us 2 yds. 3 and Out. Momentum: KC Passing game hasn't been established.
KC Misses FG
1st-10, DEN34 7:30 T. Tebow incomplete pass to the right
2nd-10, DEN34 7:20 W. McGahee rushed up the middle for 6 yard gain
3rd-4, DEN40 6:53 T. Tebow incomplete pass to the left
4th-4, DEN40 6:48 Denver committed 5 yard penalty
4th-9, DEN35 6:33 B. Colquitt punt, no return
Tebow fails to connect. Another 3 and out. Passing game hasn't been established.
KC 90 yd TD Drive
As it turns out, this was the game. Of course we didn't know it yet. Hopefully the offense improves...
1st-10, DEN20 0:11 W. McGahee rushed to the right for 2 yard gain
2nd Quarter2nd-8, DEN22 15:00 T. Tebow passed to S. Larsen to the left for 7 yard gain
3rd-1, DEN29 14:23 Denver committed 4 yard penalty
3rd-5, DEN25 13:58 T. Tebow rushed to the right for 7 yard gain
1st-10, DEN32 13:15 W. McGahee rushed to the right for 8 yard gain
2nd-2, DEN40 12:36 W. McGahee rushed up the middle for 11 yard gain
1st-10, KC49 11:58 W. McGahee rushed to the right for 14 yard gain
1st-10, KC35 11:24 L. Ball rushed to the left for 3 yard loss
2nd-13, KC38 10:42 T. Tebow passed to D. Thomas to the left for 17 yard gain
1st-10, KC21 10:08 W. McGahee rushed to the left for 1 yard gain
2nd-9, KC20 9:29 W. McGahee rushed to the right for 5 yard gain
3rd-4, KC15 8:37 T. Tebow rushed to the left for 1 yard gain. T. Tebow fumbled. J. Houston recovered fumble
Short pass to Larsen (enjoy it!) sets up a nice 3rd conversion by Tebow on the ground which in turn opens up some nice lanes for McGahee. DT gets in the act too. Here's something to build upon, until we do 3 straight rushes and a fumble....Momentum: Denver....then KC.
KC Punt
1st-10, DEN14 5:59 W. McGahee rushed to the left for 15 yard gain
1st-10, DEN29 5:25 W. McGahee rushed to the right for 3 yard gain
2nd-7, DEN32 4:47 T. Tebow incomplete pass to the right
3rd-7, DEN32 4:39 T. Tebow passed to E. Decker to the right for 5 yard gain
4th-2, DEN37 4:16 B. Colquitt punt. J. Arenas returned punt for 10 yards
Continuing from our prior drive we try to pass a little. Unfortunately, we don't run our route deep enough to get a first. Yuck.
KC Punt
1st-10, DEN26 2:07 W. McGahee rushed up the middle for 7 yard gain
2nd-3, DEN33 2:00 W. McGahee rushed up the middle for 12 yard gain
1st-10, DEN45 1:29 W. McGahee rushed to the right for 1 yard gain
2nd-9, DEN46 1:00 T. Tebow rushed up the middle for 4 yard gain
3rd-5, 50 0:54 E. Royal rushed to the left for 10 yard gain
1st-10, KC40 0:48 T. Tebow incomplete pass to the left
2nd-10, KC40 0:43 T. Tebow rushed up the middle for 1 yard gain
3rd-9, KC39 0:36 T. Tebow incomplete pass to the right
4th-9, KC39 0:22 B. Colquitt punt, touchback
This is a sign of things to come. 5 straight runs with 2:07 left, and then "oh no we're almost out of time, let's quickly get a passing game going. Tebow save us!" He doesn't.
Orton moves the ball but runs out of time.
FIRST HALF RECAP: 20 rushes, 8 passes, 0 pts
3rd Q
1st-10, DEN20 14:56 W. McGahee rushed to the left for 6 yard gain
2nd-4, DEN26 14:18 W. McGahee rushed to the right for 3 yard gain
3rd-1, DEN29 13:44 W. McGahee rushed to the right for 2 yard gain
1st-10, DEN31 13:04 T. Tebow incomplete pass to the left
2nd-10, DEN31 12:55 L. Ball rushed up the middle for 7 yard gain
3rd-3, DEN38 12:18 T. Tebow passed to D. Fells to the left for 14 yard gain
1st-10, KC48 11:43 Denver committed 10 yard penalty
1st-20, DEN42 11:15 T. Tebow incomplete pass down the middle
2nd-20, DEN42 11:09 W. McGahee rushed to the right for 2 yard gain
3rd-18, DEN44 10:33 T. Tebow rushed up the middle for 3 yard loss
4th-21, DEN41 10:01 Kansas City committed 5 yard penalty
4th-16, DEN46 9:41 B. Colquitt punt. J. Arenas returned punt for no gain. J. Arenas fumbled. M. Willis recovered fumble
1st-10, KC20 9:41 W. McGahee rushed up the middle for 5 yard gain
2nd-5, KC15 9:04 W. McGahee rushed up the middle for no gain
3rd-5, KC15 8:24 T. Tebow incomplete pass to the left
4th-5, KC15 8:15 Denver committed 5 yard penalty
4th-10, KC20 8:11 M. Prater kicked a 38-yard field goal
This was my favorite, especially the 2 yard run on 2nd down and 20. I think it was a handoff right into a crowd if I'm not mistaken. Should have worked though LOL. Then 3rd and 18, Tebow can't find a receiver and it's a loss. The biggest play was the punt, at least it set us up for a FG.
KC Punt
1st-10, DEN16 5:17 E. Royal rushed to the right for 8 yard gain
2nd-2, DEN24 4:50 W. McGahee rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain
1st-10, DEN27 4:15 L. Ball rushed up the middle for 4 yard gain
2nd-6, DEN31 3:38 L. Ball rushed to the left for 7 yard gain
1st-10, DEN38 2:58 W. McGahee rushed to the left for 4 yard gain
2nd-6, DEN42 2:20 T. Tebow incomplete pass down the middle
3rd-6, DEN42 2:12 T. Tebow incomplete pass to the right
4th-6, DEN42 1:59 B. Colquitt punt, no return
5 Runs in a row, then let's give Tebow something to do. Why can't this guy get on page with his receivers?
KC Punt
1st-10, DEN19 0:54 W. McGahee rushed to the right for 4 yard gain
2nd-6, DEN23 0:13 J. Johnson rushed to the left for 12 yard gain
4th Quarter1st-10, DEN35 15:00 W. McGahee rushed up the middle for 9 yard gain
2nd-1, DEN44 14:31 L. Ball rushed to the left for 1 yard loss
3rd-2, DEN43 13:57 L. Ball rushed to the right for 6 yard gain
1st-10, DEN49 13:21 W. McGahee rushed to the left for 4 yard gain
2nd-6, KC47 12:52 W. McGahee rushed up the middle for 7 yard gain
1st-10, KC40 12:21 L. Ball rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain
2nd-7, KC37 11:46 L. Ball rushed up the middle for 1 yard gain
3rd-6, KC36 11:05 T. Tebow sacked by W. Gilberry and J. Houston
4th-15, KC45 10:23 B. Colquitt punt, no return
This one takes the cake. 9 straight rushes to start the drive. Then we want a 3rd down conversion by Tebow through the air. C'mon a sack?! (Cue the calls for Quinn.)
KC: You know the drill, it's Orton time: another Punt
1st-10, KC49 8:30 W. McGahee rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain
2nd-7, KC46 7:53 W. McGahee rushed to the left for 2 yard gain
3rd-5, KC44 7:11 J. Johnson rushed to the right for 1 yard gain
4th-4, KC43 6:35 B. Colquitt punt, no return
We learned our lesson not to give Tebow a chance on this drive. 3 plays, 6 yards. Punt. (Running tally: last 13 plays=12 runs, 1 sack, 2 punts)
Orton ball: Punt
1st-10, DEN25 3:52 W. McGahee rushed to the right for 4 yard gain
2nd-6, DEN29 3:14 T. Tebow sacked by J. Houston
3rd-7, DEN28 2:44 T. Tebow incomplete pass to the left
4th-7, DEN28 2:26 B. Colquitt punt. D. McCluster returned punt for 18 yards
All right. Finally: TEBOW TIME! Less than 4 minutes to play. He should be in a rhythm by now, after all he's thrown the ball once this quarter already.
Neckbeard goes 3 and out. Punt.
1st-10, DEN16 0:58 T. Tebow incomplete pass to the left
2nd-10, DEN16 0:53 T. Tebow incomplete pass to the left
3rd-10, DEN16 0:45 T. Tebow passed to D. Thomas to the right for 9 yard gain. Kansas City committed 15 yard penalty
1st-10, DEN40 0:35 T. Tebow incomplete pass to the right
2nd-10, DEN40 0:30 T. Tebow incomplete pass to the right
3rd-10, DEN40 0:24 T. Tebow passed to D. Thomas to the left for 8 yard gain
4th-2, DEN48 0:08 B. Carr intercepted T. Tebow for 1 yard
58 seconds to go. Plenty of time for Tebow. Oops. He just doesn't seem in sync today. Booo!
First 32 plays of 2nd half: 25 rushes 7 passes.
Last 10 plays of 2nd half: 1 rush 9 passes. And we wonder why we have no passing game.