WEEK 14
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (9-3) @ DENVER BRONCOS (3-9)
DATE: Sunday (12/11/22)
STADIUM: Empower Field at Mile High
TIME: 4:05 PM ET
REFEREE: Craig Wrolstad
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Chiefs lead all-time series, 69-54
STREAKS Chiefs have won past 13
LAST GAME 1/8/22: Chiefs 28 at Broncos 24
LAST GAME AT SITE 1/8/22
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
LAST WEEK L 27-24 at Cincinnati
COACH VS. OPP. Andy Reid: 14-6
PTS. FOR 29.2
OFFENSE 423.3
PASSING Patrick Mahomes: 308-469-3,808-30-8-104.9
RUSHING Isiah Pacheco (R): 111-521-4.7-3
RECEIVING Travis Kelce (TE): 77-968-12.6-12
PTS. AGAINST 22.5
DEFENSE 343.4
SACKS Chris Jones: 10
INTs Nick Bolton: 2
TAKE/GIVE -4 (12/16)
PUNTING (NET) Tommy Townsend: 50.8 (46.5)
KICKING Harrison Butker: 62 (23/25 PAT; 13/17 FG)
CHIEFS NOTES
• QB PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 223 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs with 98.2 rating & had rush TD last week. Aims for 5th in row on road with 95+ rating & has 3 TD passes in 3 of past 4 on road. Passed for 270 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs in last meeting & has 12 TDs (11 pass, 1 rush) vs. 3 INTs with 101.5 rating in his past 7 vs. Den. Is 9-0 in 9 career starts vs. Den. Has 9 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 115 rating in 3 games vs. division this season. Leads NFL wth 3,808 pass yards & 30 TD passes in 2022 & can join HOFer Peyton Manning as only players ever with 4,000+ pass yards in 5 of 1st 6 seasons.
• RB ISIAH PACHECO (rookie) had 82 scrimmage yards (66 rush, 16 rec.) & rush TD last week. Aims for 5th in row with 80+ scrimmage yards & 3rd in row with rush TD. • RB JERICK MCKINNON had 51 rush yards & 2nd TD catch of season in Week 13. Had 50 scrimmage yards (26 rec., 24 rush) & rec. TD in last meeting.
• TE TRAVIS KELCE aims for 8th in row with 55+ rec. yards. Has TD catch in 3 of past 4. Has 90+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4 on road. Had TD catch in last meeting & has rec. TD in 2 of past 3 vs. Den. Has 7 rec. TDs in his past 2 vs. division. Leads TEs with 77 catches, 968 rec. & 12 rec. TD & can become 1st TE ever with 1,000+ rec. yards in 7 seasons.
• WR MARQUEZ VALDES-SCANTLING aims for 3rd in row with 50+ rec. yards. Had 6 catches for 99 yards & TD in only career game vs. Den. (9/22/19 w/ GB).
• DT CHRIS JONES had 5 tackles last week. Has sack in 3 of past 4 & 0.5+ sacks in 6 of past 7. Has 2 sacks in 2 of past 3 on road. Has PD in 2 of his past 3 vs. Den.
• DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS (rookie) aims for 3rd in row with sack.
• LB NICK BOLTON led team with career-high 16 tackles last week & aims for 4th in row with 10+ tackles. Has INT in 2 of past 3. Had FR in last meeting.
DENVER BRONCOS
LAST WEEK L 10-9 at Baltimore
COACH VS. OPP. Nathaniel Hackett: 0-0
PTS. FOR 13.8
OFFENSE 315.2
PASSING Russell Wilson: 215-358-2,558-8-5-83.5
RUSHING Latavius Murray: 93-348-3.7-3
RECEIVING Courtland Sutton: 52-688-13.2-1
PTS. AGAINST 17.0
DEFENSE 304.6
SACKS Dre’Mont Jones: 5.5
INTs Justin Simmons: 3
TAKE/GIVE +1 (13/12)
PUNTING (NET) Corliss Waitman: 46.1 (41.3)
KICKING Brandon McManus: 80 (11/13 PAT; 23/30 FG)
BRONCOS NOTES
• QB RUSSELL WILSON completed 17 of 22 atts. (77.3 pct.) for 189 yards & 102.3 rating last week. Aims for 4th in row with 0 INTs. Has 75+ comp. pct. & 95+ rating in 2 of past 3. Has 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 112 rating in 2 career starts vs. KC. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. KC with 55+ rush yards. Has 4 TDs (3 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs with 102.9 raring in 3 starts vs. division this season.
• RB LATAVIUS MURRAY aims for 4th in row with 60+ scrimmage yards. Has rush TD in both games in Den. this season. Rushed for TD in his last game vs. KC (9/19/21 w/ Bal.) & aims for his 4th in row vs. KC with TD.
• RB MARLON MACK had 148 scrimmage yards (132 rush, 16 rec.) in only career game vs. KC (10/6/19 w/ Ind.).
• WR JERRY JEUDY had 65 rec. yards last week & has 50+ rec. yards in 6 of past 7. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 50+ rec. yards.
• WR COURTLAND SUTTON has 5+ catches & 65+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4. Has 70+ rec. yards in 4 of 5 home games this season.
• TE GREG DULCICH (rookie) led team with 6 catches for 85 yards in Week 13.
• S JUSTIN SIMMONS had 5 tackles, 2 INTs & 1st FF of career last week, his 2nd-career game with 2 INTs. Is 1st player since 2019 with 2 INTs & FF in single game. Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ tackles. Is only player in NFL with 3+ INTs in each of past 5 seasons.
• LBs JOSEY JEWELL & ALEX SINGLETON each had 17 tackles last week, becoming 2nd pair of teammates since 2000 each with 17+ tackles in same game (Kelly Gregg & HOFer Ray Lewis – 9/30/02).
• DT DESHAWN WILLIAMS had 1st 2 sacks of 2022 last week, 2nd-career multi-sack game.
