WEEK 17
DENVER BRONCOS (4-11) @ KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (12-3)
DATE: Sunday (1/1/23)
STADIUM: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Tra Blake
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Chiefs lead all-time series, 70-54
STREAKS Chiefs have won past 14
LAST GAME 12/11/22: Chiefs 34 at Broncos 28
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/5/21: Chiefs 22, Broncos 9
DENVER BRONCOS
LAST WEEK L 51-14 at L.A. Rams
COACH VS. OPP. Jerry Rosburg: 0-0
PTS. FOR 15.5
OFFENSE 420.6
PASSING Russell Wilson: 253-421-3,019-12-9-82.6
RUSHING Latavius Murray (2022): 144-601-4.2-5
RECEIVING Jerry Jeudy: 55-780-14.2-6
PTS. AGAINST 22.1
DEFENSE 332.9
SACKS DeShawn Williams: 4.5
INTs Justin Simmons: 5
TAKE/GIVE -1 (19/20)
PUNTING (NET) Corliss Waitman: 46.2 (41.4)
KICKING Brandon McManus: 96 (18/20 PAT; 26/34 FG)
BRONCOS NOTES
• QB RUSSELL WILSON has 100+ rating in 2 of past 3. Totaled 304 yards (247 pass, 57 rush) & had season-high 3 TD passes with 100.1 rating in Week 14 meeting. Has 8 TDs vs. INT with 107.6 rating in 3 career starts vs. KC with 2+ TD passes in each game. Has 0 INTs in 3 of 4 starts vs. division this season. Is 2nd QB ever (HOFer Peyton Manning) with 3,000+ pass yards in each of 1st 11 seasons.
• RB LATAVIUS MURRAY has TD in 3 of his past 4 vs. KC. Is only player in NFL with 500+ rush yards in each of past 8 seasons & only player with 4+ rush TDs in each of past 8 seasons.
• RB MARLON MACK has 60+ scrimmage yards & TD in 2 of past 3. Had season-high 77 scrimmage yards (62 rec., 15 rush) & TD catch in Week 14 meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. KC with 75+ scrimmage yards.
• WR JERRY JEUDY led team with 6 catches for season-high 117 yards last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 6+ catches & 70+ rec. yards. Had 8 catches for 73 yards & career-best 3 rec. TDs in Week 14 meeting.
• WR COURTLAND SUTTON has 5+ catches & 60+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5.
• TE GREG DULCICH (rookie) had 2nd-career TD catch in Week 16.
• LB ALEX SINGLETON led team with 20 tackles last week & is 1st player since 2000 with 20+ tackles in multiple games within a single season (21 in Week 6). Aims for his 8th in row with 6+ tackles.
• LB JOSEY JEWELL aims for 5th in row with 10+ tackles. Had 10 tackles & careerhigh 2 INTs in Week 14 meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. division with PD.
• S JUSTIN SIMMONS had 9 tackles last week. Had TFL in Week 14 meeting.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
LAST WEEK W 24-10 vs. Seattle (Sat.)
COACH VS. OPP. Andy Reid: 15-6
PTS. FOR 29.2
OFFENSE 420.6
PASSING Patrick Mahomes: 388-580-4,720-37-11-105.1
RUSHING Isiah Pacheco (R): 153-735-4.8-3
RECEIVING Travis Kelce (TE): 97-1,257-13.0-12
PTS. AGAINST 20.3
DEFENSE 314.3
SACKS Chris Jones: 12
INTs Many tied: 2
TAKE/GIVE -5 (16/21)
PUNTING (NET) Tommy Townsend: 50.3 (45.5)
KICKING Harrison Butker: 82 (31/34 PAT; 17/22 FG)
CHIEFS NOTES
• KANSAS CITY clinched 7th-consecutive AFC West division title, tied with 1973-79 Los Angeles Rams for 2nd-longest streak of division titles in NFL history. Became 3rd team ever with 12+ wins in 5 straight seasons.
• QB PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 224 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 106.8 rating & rushed for TD last week. Aims for 4th in row with 2+ TD passes & 3rd in row with rush TD. Has 315+ pass yards in 4 of his past 5 at home. Had 352 pass yards & 3 TD passes in Week 14 meeting. Leads NFL with 4,720 pass yards & 37 TD passes & is 4th QB ever with 4 seasons of 4,500+ pass yards & 35+ TD passes. Can become 3rd QB ever with 5,000+ pass yards in multiple seasons (5,097 in 2018).
• RB ISIAH PACHECO (rookie) aims for 8th in row with 80+ scrimmage yards & 4th in row with 90+ scrimmage yards. Had 93 scrimmage yards (70 rush, 23 rec.) in Week 14 meeting. Ranks 4th among rookies with 735 rush yards.
• RB JERICK MCKINNON aims for 5th in row with TD catch. Had season-high 134 scrimmage yards (112 rec., 22 rush) & 2 rec. TDs in Week 14 meeting.
• TE TRAVIS KELCE aims for 3rd in row with 6+ catches & 100+ rec. yards. Is 5th TE ever with 800+ career catches (801). Ties for NFL lead with 12 rec. TDs in 2022.
• WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER had 9 catches for 74 yards & TD in Week 14 meeting.
• DT CHRIS JONES had 2 TFL & sack last week. Had sack & PD in Week 14 meeting. Aims for his 6th in row at home with 0.5+ sacks.
• DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS (rookie) has sack in 4 of past 5.
• LB NICK BOLTON led team with career-high 17 tackles in Week 16. Aims for 8th in row with 7+ tackles. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 154 tackles this season.
