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Regular Season 2026

Week 1

Denver

Broncos

0-1

2025 14-3

2024 10-7

2023 8-9

10

Final

Arrowhead Stadium · Kansas City, MO

FINAL

ESPNKC -2.5O/U 42.5ML DEN +110 / KC -130

Kansas City

Chiefs

1-0

2025 6-11

2024 15-2

2023 11-6

31

DEN 0%Win probabilityKC 100%

Total Yards

176/392

Passing

115/172

Rushing

61/220

3rd down efficiency

2-12/9-17

Yards per Play

3.7/5.9

Turnovers

2/1

Possession

26:18/33:42

1st Downs

9/19
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This game

Scoring & stat leaders

Touchdowns, field goals, and who is piling up yards — with quarter and clock.

Scoring plays

  1. KCQ414:39TD10–31

    Kenneth Walker III 2 Yd pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker Kick)

  2. KCQ33:17FG10–24

    Harrison Butker 28 Yd Field Goal

  3. DENQ37:34FG10–21

    Wil Lutz 31 Yd Field Goal

  4. KCQ312:43TD7–21

    Kenneth Walker III 60 Yd Rush (Harrison Butker Kick)

  5. KCQ21:39TD7–14

    Rashee Rice 13 Yd pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker Kick)

  6. DENQ13:48TD7–7

    Evan Engram 19 Yd pass from Bo Nix (Wil Lutz Kick)

  7. KCQ18:11TD0–7

    Patrick Mahomes 15 Yd Rush (Harrison Butker Kick)

Stat leaders

DEN

  • Bo NixPass yds 131
  • J.K. DobbinsRush yds 36
  • Evan EngramRec yds 43
  • Bo NixPassing Yards 17/28, 131 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • J.K. DobbinsRushing Yards 8 CAR, 36 YDS
  • Evan EngramReceiving Yards 4 REC, 43 YDS, 1 TD
  • Zach AllenSacks 2
  • Alex SingletonTackles 16

KC

  • Patrick MahomesPass yds 184
  • Kenneth Walker IIIRush yds 173
  • Travis KelceRec yds 71
  • Patrick MahomesPassing Yards 15/27, 184 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
  • Kenneth Walker IIIRushing Yards 23 CAR, 173 YDS, 1 TD
  • Travis KelceReceiving Yards 3 REC, 71 YDS
  • Nohl WilliamsSacks 1
  • L'Jarius SneedTackles 8

Matchup briefing

How they got here

Click any flagged name for age, size, and season stats.

Denver Broncos (0-1) is 7-3 in the last 10. Kansas City Chiefs (1-0) is 5-5 in the last 10. They sit 1st in AFC West.

Walker runs all over Denver, Mahomes looks healthy as Chiefs beat up Broncos 31-10

Denver Broncos

0-1 · 2nd in AFC West

10

PPG

20.6

Yds/G

276.4

Pass Y/G

181.6

Rush Y/G

94.9

3rd down %

31.11

TO margin

4

Sacks

21

Super elite

Elite

Kansas City Chiefs

1-0 · 1st in AFC West

31

PPG

23.8

Yds/G

387.2

Pass Y/G

245.7

Rush Y/G

141.5

3rd down %

39.44

TO margin

5

Sacks

8

Super elite

Elite

What to watch

  1. 01Super-elite names: Alex Singleton (LB); Kenneth Walker III (RB).
  2. 02Availability swing: Jaylen Waddle is Questionable; Zach Allen is Questionable; Talanoa Hufanga is Questionable.
  3. 03Market: KC -2.5.
  4. 04DEN to watch: Jaylen Waddle (WR, 276 Receiving Yards).
  5. 05KC counterweight: Kenneth Walker III (RB).
  6. 06Scoring rates: DEN 20.6 PPG vs KC 23.8 PPG.

Sideline

Coaches

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Lineup vs lineup

Projected 11s

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How this board works

Next man up. If a starter is out, the next player on the depth chart steps in and is the name shown here.

Starters come from ESPN depth charts and shift as they update. When inactives post, those players drop off the board.

Denver Broncos

Game roster in

3WR 1TE · Base 3-4 D · HC Sean Payton

Kansas City Chiefs

Game roster in

3WR 1TE · Base 4-3 D · HC Andy Reid

DEN offense

KC defense

3WR 1TE • Base 4-3 D

Backfield

Quarterback

Pocket vs edge pressure

VS

Running back

Run fits vs inside linebacker

VS

Skill vs coverage

X receiver

Boundary WR vs corner

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Z receiver

Opposite WR vs corner

VS

Slot

Nickel vs slot receiver

VS

Tight end

TE vs strong-side / safety

VS

The trenches

Left tackle

Blind side vs right edge

VS

Center

Point vs nose / shade

VS

Left guard

Interior vs defensive tackle / ILB

VS

Right guard

Interior vs defensive tackle / ILB

VS

Right tackle

Front side vs left edge

VS