NFL Game Preview: Kansas City Chiefs (5-1-0) vs. Denver Broncos (5-2-0)

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CBS: Jim Nantz, J.J. Watt, Tracy Wolfson (field reporter)

Kickoff is scheduled for 4:25 PM ET

Empower Field at Mile High

Referee: Clete Blakeman

Regular Season: KC leads series, 74-58 (DEN won 3 of past 4)

Last reg. season meeting: 9/14/26: DEN 10 at KC 31

Andy Reid (KC) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 19-10 Reg. Season: 284-158-1 (.642)

Sean Payton (DEN) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 5-5 Reg. Season: 189-110 (.632)

Kansas City Last Game: L, 20-3 at SEA (Week 7)

Denver Last Game: W, 30-16 at ARI (Week 7)

CHIEFS NOTES

• QB PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 165 yards in Week 7. Has 225+ pass yards in 4 of his past 5 overall & has 2+ TD passes in 3 of his past 4 on road. Is 14-2 vs. Den. with 4,231 pass yards (264.4 yards/game) & 26 TDs (23 pass, 3 rush). Passed for 184 yards & 2 TDs & had rush TD in Week 1 meeting. • RB KENNETH WALKER led team with 57 scrimmage yards (36 rush, 21 rec.) last week. Leads AFC with 701 rush yards & ranks tied-1st in AFC with 8 scrimmage TDs in 2026. Is 1 of 4 in NFL with 125+ scrimmage yards in 4 games this season. Has 70+ scrimmage yards & 2+ TDs in 3 of his past 4. Had career-high 191 scrimmage yards (173 rush, 18 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in Week 1 meeting. • RB EMMETT JOHNSON ranks 4th among rookie RBs with 171 scrimmage yards in 2026. • WR XAVIER WORTHY has 70+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3. • TE TRAVIS KELCE had 4 catches for 44 yards in Week 7, surpassing HOFer Tony Gonzalez (15,413) for most rec. yards by TE, incl. playoffs, in NFL history & surpassing HOFer Marvin Harrison (1,102) for 5th-most reg. season receptions all-time. Had 3 catches for 71 yards in Week 1 meeting. • LB DRUE TRANQUILL led team with season-high 12 tackles last week. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4 on road. Had 7 tackles in Week 1 meeting. • LB NICK BOLTON had 11 tackles & TFL in Week 7. Is 1 of 3 in NFL with 11+ tackles in 4 games this season. Has 9+ tackles & TFL in 4 of his past 5 on road. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Den. with PD. • DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS had TFL & PD last week. Aims for his 5th in row with TFL & PD. • DB NOHL WILLIAMS had career-high 10 tackles, TFL & 1st-career INT in Week 7. Ranks tied-2nd in AFC with 7 PD this season. Had sack & PD in Week 1 meeting. • CB MANSOOR DELANE (rookie) had 5 tackles, career-high 2 PD & TFL last week. Had INT in Week 1 meeting. • CB CHRIS ROLAND-WALLACE had 5 tackles, TFL & PD in Week 7.

BRONCOS NOTES

• QB BO NIX passed for 222 yards & TD & rushed for season-high 73 yards & had rush TD in Week 7, becoming 5th player ever with 50-yard TD pass & 50-yard rush TD in same game. Has TD pass in 6 of his 7 starts this season. Ranks 3rd in completions (893) & 5th in pass yards (8,977) since 2024. Is 17-3 at home with 4,853 pass yards (242.7 yards/game) & 43 TDs (37 pass, 6 rush). Completed 17 of 28 atts. (60.7 pct.) for 131 yards & TD in Week 1 meeting. • RB JONAH COLEMAN (rookie) had career-high 69 scrimmage yards (54 rush, 15 rec.) last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 55+ scrimmage yards. • RB RJ HARVEY had 54 rec. yards & 1st rec. TD of season in Week 7. Aims for his 3rd in row with 55+ scrimmage yards & TD. • RB J.K. DOBBINS aims for his 4th in row with rush TD. • TE EVAN ENGRAM had TD catch in Week 1 meeting. • LB ALEX SINGLETON led team with 19 tackles & had 1st sack of season in Week 7. Leads NFL with 87 tackles in 2026. Is only player with 13+ tackles in 4 games this season. Aims for his 5th in row with TFL. Had 16 tackles in Week 1 meeting. • LB NIK BONITTO has 0.5+ sacks in 2 of his past 3. • DT MALCOLM ROACH had sack & PD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 0.5+ sacks. Has PD in 3 of his past 4 on road. Had PD in Week 1 meeting. • DE SAI’VION JONES had 1st-career sack in Week 7. • CB PAT SURTAIN II aims for his 3rd in row at home with 6+ tackles. • CB RILEY MOSS had PD in Week 7. Has PD in 5 of his past 6 at home. Had 6 tackles & PD in Week 1 meeting. • CB JA’QUAN MCMILLIAN had 5 tackles & 3 PD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 5+ tackles & 2+ PD. Had PD in Week 1 meeting. • S BRANDON JONES had 9 tackles, TFL & PD in Week 7. Has PD in 2 of his past 3. Had 5 tackles & INT in Week 1 meeting.

Game Odds

Kansas City Chiefs           – 1

Denver Broncos                41.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Saturday, October 31, 2026

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