Denver 24, Kansas City 9
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, October 29, 2023
Where: Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
Temperature:
26°
Head Official:
Brad Allen
Attendance:
76286
By Field Level Media
Russell Wilson became the first Broncos quarterback since Peyton Manning to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs as Denver claimed a 24-9 home victory on Sunday.
The Chiefs had won 16 straight games against Denver, dating back to 2015.
Wilson was 12-of-19 passing for 114 yards with three touchdowns. The Denver defense forced five Kansas City turnovers.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes fell to 29-4 vs. the AFC West in his career. This was his first loss in a division road game. He finished 24-of-38 passing for 241 yards with two interceptions and a lost fumble. It also was Mahomes' first loss to the Broncos in 13 career starts.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid remains one regular-season victory shy of Hank Stram (124 wins) for the franchise record for head coaches.
Following a muffed punt by Mecole Hardman on his own 6-yard line that was recovered on the 10 -- the Chiefs' fourth turnover of the game -- Wilson found Courtland Sutton in the back of the end zone for a 6-yard touchdown with 10:33 left in the game.
The Broncos rushed for a season-high 153 yards. They had more than twice as many rushing attempts as passing attempts (40-19).
The Broncos never trailed. They became the first team to score an opening-drive touchdown against the Chiefs defense in the past 13 games. Following a three-and-out by the Chiefs, the Broncos took over on the Kansas City 39. It took 10 plays, but Wilson found Javonte Williams on a 4-yard touchdown pass.
The Chiefs responded by driving to the Denver 3 but had to settle for a 23-yard Harrison Butker field goal.
Following a Marquez Valdes-Scantling fumble, Wilson found Jerry Jeudy for an 11-yard touchdown to put the Broncos up 14-3 three-plus minutes into the second quarter. It was Jeudy's first touchdown since he caught three in a 34-28 loss to the Chiefs last December.
Butker's 34-yard field goal cut the deficit to 14-6 with 5:39 left in the first half. The Chiefs have only scored touchdowns on one of eight red-zone possessions against the Broncos this season.
The Chiefs forced a Wilson fumble with nine seconds left in the half, setting up Butker's 56-yard field goal.
The Chiefs scored just 28 points while splitting the regular-season series with Denver.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Receiving
| Kansas City |
|
Denver |
|
Travis Kelce
|
Player |
Jerry Jeudy
|
|
6 |
Receptions |
2 |
|
58 |
Yards |
50 |
|
9.7 |
Avg Yards |
25.0 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
|
19 |
Long |
39 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Kansas City
|
274 |
62 |
212 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6.0 |
2 |
| Denver
|
240 |
153 |
87 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3.0 |
2 |
Upcoming Games
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Denver will play their next game on the road against Buffalo. The Broncos have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .400 after a loss.
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Kansas City will play their next game at home against Miami. The Chiefs have a W/L % of .714 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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