Broncos vs. Chiefs score: Live updates, stats, highlights, results for Sunday's game
Live scores, highlights and updates from the Broncos vs. Chiefs football game
The Broncos will be in front of their home fans on Sunday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-field advantage. They will take on the Kansas City Chiefs at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Sunday, the Broncos narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Packers 19-17. Kudos to the oddsmakers for accurately forecasting both the winner and the close margin.
Russell Wilson was the offensive standout of the matchup as he threw for 194 yards and a touchdown. Wil Lutz did his part by putting the 'special' in special teams, booting in four field goals.
Meanwhile, Kansas City had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Sunday. They took down the Chargers 31-17. The over/under was set at 48.5 points, so nice work oddsmakers; you were right on the money.
Patrick Mahomes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 424 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Travis Kelce, who picked up 179 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Denver's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5. As for Kansas City, their victory was their third straight at home, bumping their overall record up to 6-1.