AFTER THE BYE: Head Coach Andy Reid owns a 15-2 record after the Bye Week in his 17 years as a head coach. Since joining the Chiefs, Reid is 2-1 after the Bye Week, including a 1-1 mark against the Broncos in Denver.

VS. DENVER: Kansas City's 29-13 win vs. the Broncos marks the first Chiefs win against Denver since the club won a 7-3 contest in Denver on Jan. 1, 2012.

SCORING ON OPENING DRIVE: The Chiefs have scored on their opening possession four times this season and hold a 3-1 record in those games.

HOLDING THE OPPONENT TO 18 OR LESS: This marks the fifth-consecutive game where the Chiefs defense held its opponents to 18 or fewer points. In that span, the Chiefs own a +54 point differential (124 scored vs. 70 allowed).

FIRST QUARTER DEFENSE: The Chiefs limited the Denver offense to just 36 net yards in the first quarter of today's game. It marks the second time this year that the Broncos offense has been held to less than 40 net yards in the first quarter by the Chiefs. In Week 2, the Chiefs defense held Denver to just 27 net yards in the first quarter of that game. Prior to the two Chiefs-Broncos games this year, the last time Denver was held to 40 or fewer net yards was at Kansas City on Nov. 25, 2012, when the Chiefs held the Broncos offense to just 32 yards. Since 2011, Denver's offense has been held to 40 or fewer yards six times, with four of those games coming against Kansas City.

FIRST QUARTER OFFENSE PUTS UP 10: Entering today's game, the Denver defense had only allowed a total of seven points in the first quarter throughout the 2015 season. The Chiefs scored 10 points in the first quarter of today's game.

FIRST HALF DEFENSE: Denver had seven drives in the first half, three of those drives ended with a Kansas City interception and four ended in three-and-outs. The Chiefs defense held the Broncos offense scoreless in the first half of today's game. Since 1991, the Broncos have been shut out in the first half at home just nine times. The last time Denver went scoreless in the opening half of a home game also came against the Chiefs, with Kansas City holding a 7-0 advantage over the Broncos on Jan. 1, 2012. The Chiefs pass defense held Denver QB Peyton Manning to four completions on 15 attempts and recorded three interceptions in the first half of today's game, with Manning's passing rating at 0.0. Since 1991, the Chiefs have held three teams to a passer rating of exactly 0.0 in the first half of a contest, the last time coming vs. Atlanta on Oct. 24, 2004, when the Falcons completed four passes on 14 attempts with two interceptions.

DEFENSE HOLDS BRONCOS SCORELESS THROUGH THREE QUARTERS: Including today's game, the Broncos have been held scoreless through three quarters of a home game just two times since 1991. The only other time was on Dec. 11, 2011 vs. the Chicago Bears. Chicago led 7-0 after three quarters and Denver ended up winning the game 13-10 in overtime.

PETERS INTERCEPTS MANNING: Rookie CB Marcus Peters intercepted the first pass attempt by QB Peyton Manning and returned it 28 yards, marking his fourth interception this season and second vs. Manning. Peters added two passes defensed today giving him 13 on the season, which is tied for second-most by a rookie in Chiefs history.

SMITH INTERCEPTS MANNING: CB Sean Smith logged his second interception in as many games and the 10th in his career when he intercepted Denver QB Peyton Manning in the first quarter. Smith added three solo tackles and three passes defensed today. Smith has had back-to-back games with three PDs.

MAUGA INTERCEPTS MANNING: LB Josh Mauga intercepted QB Peyton Manning and returned it four yards to mark his first interception this season and second in his career. Mauga added two solo tackles and one PD on the day.

PARKER INTERCEPTS MANNING: DB Ron Parker intercepted QB Peyton Manning in the third quarter to mark his second interception this season. Parker's INT was initially called an incomplete pass on the field but later the play was changed to an INT after a coach's challenge from Head Coach Andy Reid. Parker has five INTs in his career returned for 44 yards. Parker added five tackles (four solo) and two passes defensed on the day.

BERRY INTERCEPTS OSWEILER: S Eric Berry intercepted QB Brock Osweiler in the end zone and returned it 25 yards. Today's INT marks his second of the season and 10th of his career. Berry added two solo tackles and a career-high four passes defensed today.

INT SUCCESS: The Chiefs five INTs today, including three in the first half, mark the fourth-consecutive game the Chiefs have had two or more picks. The Chiefs have 11 INTs in the last four games and 13 on the season. The last time the club had four straight games recording two or more INTs was the first four weeks of the 2003 season, when the club recorded 10 total interceptions. Since 1991, the Chiefs have only recorded three or more interceptions in the opening half of a game one other time. The last time the team accomplished the feat was at Oakland on Oct. 23, 2011. The Chiefs went on to record six total interceptions in that game. Today's five INTs are the most since the club recorded five at Oakland on Dec. 15, 2013. The franchise record is seven (at San Diego on Dec. 8, 1968).

WEST SCORES ON THE GROUND AND THROUGH THE AIR: RB Charcandrick West scored his third-career rushing TD on a four-yard rush. West also scored his first receiving TD on an 80-yard connection with QB Alex Smith. West finished the day with a game-high 69 yards rushing on 24 attempts and one TD and added a game-high 92 receiving yards on three catches and one TD.

HOWARD SACK-STRIP ON MANNING: DT Jaye Howard sacked QB Peyton Manning, forcing the ball out. This marks the first sack-strip of his career. Howard added four tackles (three solo) on the day.

THOMAS SEASON HIGH MARKS: QB Alex Smith hit WR De'Anthony Thomas on a 36-yard pass, marking the longest pass reception of Thomas' career. Thomas finished the day with a season-high four catches and 37 yards.

PARKER LOGS FIST CAREER RECPTION: TE Brian Parker recorded his first career reception on a six-yard connection with Smith.

SANTOS' SUCCESSFUL DAY: K Cairo Santos hit field goals from 48, 49, 34, 33 and 50 yards today. Santos is 6 of 7 on field goals between 40-49 yards this season and 21 of 26 overall this season. Santos also converted two extra points and had seven touchbacks on his seven kickoffs today.

COLQUITT CLUTCH IN KICKING GAME: P Dustin Colquitt had five punts for 226 yards (45.2 avg./43.0 net), including four inside the 20-yard line. Colquitt owns 337 punts inside the 20 in his career, most in franchise history.

JOHNSON SACKS MANNING: LB Derrick Johnson sacked QB Peyton Manning for a loss of seven yards in the second quarter. Johnson has 3.0 sacks (-23.0 yards) this season and 25.5 sacks (-171.0 yards) in his career. Johnson led the team with seven tackles (six solo).

HOUSTON SACKS MANNING: LB Justin Houston sacked QB Brock Osweiler twice for a loss of 13 yards, bringing his season total to 7.5 sacks (-54.0 yards) and 56.0 sacks (-311.5 yards) in his career. Today marks Houston's 15th multi-sack game. He added three solo tackles on the day.

DEVITO SACKS OSWEILER: DE Mike DeVito dropped QB Brock Osweiler for a loss of seven yards, marking his second QB takedown of the season (-11.0 yards), marking a single-season career high. He owns 4.5 sacks (-25.0 yards) in his career. DeVito added two solo tackles on the day.

SMITH LOGS CAREER-LONG PASS TO WEST: QB Alex Smith finished the game completing 17 of his 31 passes for 204 yards and a career-long 80-yard TD to RB Charcandrick West. Smith has thrown just three interceptions this season, with his last interception coming in Week Three at Green Bay. Smith's 228 subsequent pass attempts without a pick rank first in the NFL this season. In addition to Smith ranking first in the NFL, his 228 consecutive pass attempts without an interception rank second in Chiefs history. He needs six attempts without an interception to pass QB Steve DeBerg's franchise mark of 233 consecutive passes without an INT set in 1990.