KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mitch Morse got the snap to Alex Smith, who handed off to Knile Davis. Davis went left and Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall wanted to move in that direction but couldn’t, at least not quickly, because Morse had engaged him long enough for the play to develop into an 8-yard touchdown run.
A similar push helped spring Jamaal Charles loose on his 34-yard touchdown run earlier in the 31-24 loss.
In Morse’s debut a week earlier in the victory over the Houston Texans, only one other NFL center graded higher that weekend, according to Pro Football Focus, which breaks down every play for each team and assigns a numerical value.