Kansas City at Denver
DENVER (Interstat) — The Kansas City Chiefs will visit the Denver Broncos on Sunday in a National Football League game at Empower Field at Mile High. Kansas City enters at 5-1, while Denver is 5-2. The forecast at game time calls for 60 degrees.
Kansas City is coming off a 20-3 loss at Seattle. Patrick Mahomes remains the Chiefs’ player to watch. In that game, Mahomes completed 19 of 33 passes for 165 yards and ran twice for 14 yards. In his previous outing, he completed 23 of 30 passes for 272 yards and ran five times for 16 yards in a win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Kansas City’s most recent meeting with Denver was a 31-10 home win earlier this season. Kansas City has also posted wins over the Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas, Miami and Indianapolis, including a 33-30 overtime victory over the Colts. In the loss at Seattle, Mansoor Delane had five tackles and Jaden Hicks added four.
Denver is coming off a 30-16 win at Arizona. Bo Nix is the Broncos’ player to watch. Against Arizona, Nix completed 15 of 29 passes for 222 yards, ran seven times for 74 yards and accounted for two touchdowns. He completed 17 of 27 passes for 107 yards and ran four times for 2 yards in a win over Seattle, and he completed 16 of 27 passes for 123 yards with a touchdown and ran four times for 10 yards in a win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Denver has won its past three games. Denver beat Jacksonville and the Los Angeles Rams before a loss at San Francisco, then followed with wins over the Los Angeles Chargers, Seattle and Arizona. In the win at Arizona, Taylor Rapp and Sai’vion Jones each had two tackles, with Jones recording a sack.
The Chiefs will next host the New York Jets, while the Broncos will visit Carolina. Kansas City will then visit Atlanta, host Arizona, visit Buffalo, visit the Los Angeles Rams, visit Cincinnati, host New England, host San Francisco, visit the Los Angeles Chargers and host Las Vegas. Denver will next host Las Vegas after its trip to Carolina, then visit Pittsburgh, host Miami, visit the New York Jets, visit Las Vegas, host Buffalo, visit New England and host the Los Angeles Chargers. The schedule continues through the regular season.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Denver to win 28-20, and the ELO system gives the Broncos an 80 percent probability. Kansas City has been installed as a 1.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 40.5.