Denver Gets 2 Quick TDs, Pulls Away

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Backup Selvin Young rushed for 109 yards and Denver (4-5) scored two touchdowns in a 9-second span of the third quarter Sunday for a 27-11 victory against Kansas City (4-5), which replaced shaken-up, turnover-prone Damon Huard with second-year man Brodie Croyle.

In the decisive series in the third quarter, Dre' Bly intercepted Huard and returned it 18 yards to the 31. Three plays later Young, subbing for the injured Travis Henry, broke Bernard Pollard's tackle and went 20 yards for a TD and a 13-8 lead for the Broncos.

On Kansas City's next play from scrimmage, defensive end Elvis Dumervil crashed into Huard and knocked the ball loose. Linebacker Nate Webster, standing in the right place at the right time, scooped it up and dashed 17 yards for another touchdown and the Broncos led 20-8 en route to just their sixth win in their last 21 games overall.

Huard, an 11-year veteran who has played poorly this year, was slow getting up and he stayed on the bench with an icepack on his neck while Croyle finished the game, going 17-for-30 for 162 yards, with one interception.

Denver33147-27Kansas City3530-11 First Quarter

Den-FG Elam 44, 11:12.

KC-FG Rayner 38, 5:38.

Second Quarter

KC-Safety, Pollard blocked punt out of end zone, 14:35.

Den-FG Elam 50, 9:18.

KC-FG Rayner 36, 2:40.

Third Quarter

Den-S.Young 20 run (Elam kick), 13:32.

Den-Webster 17 fumble return (Elam kick), 13:23.

KC-FG Rayner 39, 6:55.

Fourth Quarter

Den-Graham 18 pass from Cutler (Elam kick), 10:44.

A-77,368.

DenKCFirst downs1819Total Net Yards327284Rushes-yards29-14122-67Passing186217Punt Returns1-(-5)4-14Kickoff Returns4-1035-86Interceptions Ret.3-211-12Comp-Att-Int17-31-123-45-3Sacked-Yards Lost1-64-28Punts5-36.43-43.7Fumbles-Lost2-02-1Penalties-Yards12-644-20Time of Possession29:2930:31 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-Denver, S.Young 20-109, Cutler 3-21, Hall 5-9, Ramsey 1-2. Kansas City, Holmes 20-65, K.Smith 2-2.

PASSING-Denver, Cutler 17-29-1-192, Ramsey 0-2-0-0. Kansas City, Croyle 17-30-1-162, Huard 6-15-2-83.

RECEIVING-Denver, Marshall 6-85, Scheffler 4-31, S.Young 3-20, Graham 2-20, Stokley 2-36. Kansas City, Bowe 9-105, Gonzalez 3-29, Kennison 3-34, Holmes 2-14, K.Smith 2-7, Webb 2-33, Parker 1-12, K.Wilson 1-11.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-Kansas City, Rayner 53 (WL).