DENVER (Interstat) — Bo Nix threw two touchdown passes and Denver scored the final 15 points of the game to beat Kansas City 28-24 on Sunday at Empower Field at Mile High. Jonah Coleman’s 5-yard touchdown run with 1:56 remaining and Wil Lutz’s extra point completed the comeback. Denver improved to 6-2, while Kansas City fell to 5-2. Attendance was 76,831.

Denver opened the scoring with Lutz’s 39-yard field goal at 9:43 of the first quarter. Kansas City answered when Patrick Mahomes found Rashee Rice for an 11-yard touchdown, and Harrison Butker’s extra point made it 7-3. Kansas City’s defense forced a punt on Denver’s next possession, but the Broncos’ defense held the Chiefs out of the end zone for the remainder of the first quarter. Lutz added a 45-yard field goal early in the second quarter, cutting Kansas City’s lead to 7-6.

Mahomes then connected with Emmett Johnson for a 73-yard touchdown, extending Kansas City’s lead. Denver responded with Nix’s 1-yard touchdown pass to Jaylen Waddle, and Lutz’s extra point trimmed the margin to 14-13. Butker capped the first-half scoring with a 45-yard field goal with 19 seconds remaining, sending Kansas City into halftime with a 17-13 lead.

Kansas City extended its advantage in the third quarter when Mahomes hit Noah Gray for a 4-yard touchdown with 1:38 remaining. Butker’s extra point gave the Chiefs a 24-13 lead. Denver’s comeback began in the fourth quarter when Nix found Nate Adkins for a 2-yard touchdown with 8:55 left. Nix then completed a two-point conversion pass to Waddle, pulling Denver within three points.

The Broncos finished the rally when Coleman scored from 5 yards out with 1:56 remaining. Lutz converted the extra point, and Denver’s defense held Kansas City without another score. Kansas City got the ball back after Coleman’s touchdown but could not move into scoring range, and Denver closed out the win. The late touchdown capped a fourth quarter in which Denver outscored Kansas City 15-0.

Nix, Denver’s top star, completed 20 of 32 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran three times for 4 yards. Nix helped the Broncos overcome a fourth-quarter deficit and finish with a late scoring drive that decided the game. His two touchdown passes went to Waddle and Adkins, and he also connected with Waddle on the go-ahead two-point conversion. Nix entered the game after a strong outing in Denver’s previous win, a 30-16 decision at Arizona in which he passed for 222 yards and a touchdown and ran for 74 yards and another score.

Mahomes completed 30 of 41 passes for 321 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran twice for 6 yards. Mahomes threw touchdown passes to Rice, Johnson and Gray. Rice finished with seven receptions for 53 yards and a touchdown, while Travis Kelce had five catches for 67 yards. Johnson had five receptions for 128 yards and a touchdown to go with one run for 15 yards and a 44-yard kick return. Kenneth Walker III added 21 carries for 69 yards and four receptions for 15 yards. Gray had two receptions for 15 yards and a touchdown. Xavier Worthy caught three passes for 13 yards. Jalen Royals had one reception for 4 yards and a 24-yard kick return, Jake Briningstool had one catch for 6 yards, Cyrus Allen had two receptions for 20 yards, and Nikko Remigio returned two kicks for 52 yards and three punts for 19 yards.

Denver’s other pass catchers contributed to the comeback. Courtland Sutton had four receptions for 53 yards, Jaylen Waddle caught three passes for 39 yards and a touchdown, Adam Trautman had two receptions for 30 yards, and Nate Adkins had two receptions for 4 yards and a touchdown. Adam Prentice added one reception for 10 yards, and Troy Franklin had one catch for 3 yards. Lil’Jordan Humphrey finished with one reception for 10 yards.

Denver’s defense was led by Alex Singleton, who made 14 tackles and one sack. Pat Surtain II and Devon Key each had eight tackles. Taylor Rapp added six tackles, Malcolm Roach had four tackles and a sack, and Riley Moss finished with four tackles. Denver’s tackling helped slow Kansas City’s running game, and the Broncos kept the Chiefs scoreless in the fourth quarter.

Kansas City’s defense received nine tackles from Nick Bolton. Alohi Gilman had six tackles, while Drue Tranquill and Chamarri Conner each made five. Chris Roland-Wallace also had five tackles, Nohl Williams and Jack Cochrane each had four, and Felix Anudike-Uzomah finished with three. George Karlaftis had two tackles and one sack. Khyiris Tonga and Ashton Gillotte each had two tackles, and Kristian Fulton had three. Jaden Hicks and Jeffrey Bassa each had two tackles, and Cooper McDonald had two. Jadon Canady added two tackles, while Jaydn Ott and Andrew Armstrong each had one.

In special teams, Butker made a 45-yard field goal, and Lutz made field goals of 39 and 45 yards. Matt Araiza punted five times for 269 yards for Kansas City, while Jeremy Crawshaw punted five times for 217 yards for Denver. The Chiefs also got a 44-yard kick return from Johnson and a 24-yard kick return from Royals.

The result gave Denver a split of the season series after Kansas City won the earlier meeting 31-10. Denver has now won six of its first eight games, while Kansas City sits at 5-2. The Broncos’ late rally marked their second consecutive victory and kept them ahead in the AFC West race. Kansas City had won five straight before falling at Seattle in its previous game and will look to rebound against the New York Jets next. Denver had won four of five before Sunday and will try to build on the comeback when it visits Carolina.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Denver 28, Kansas City 20, and Interstat’s ELO system had projected Denver with an 80% probability to win. Kansas City had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The over/under line was 41.5, and the game total was 52.