Kansas City ChiefsvDenver Broncos

Tue, 15 Sept 2026, 10:15 am AEST

GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium · Forecast: · 13°C · 26 km/h wind

2026 · Week 1

Match result

52% Kansas City Chiefs48% Denver Broncos

Points

Kansas City Chiefs

21.3

expected points

41.9 total

Denver Broncos

20.6

Kansas City Chiefs by 0.8 on the model’s numbers

Kansas City Chiefs -2.5Unlikely45%@ 1.88
Over 43.5 pointsEven45%@ 2.04

team ratings only; a starting quarterback change is not in this number

Season comparison

2026 has no stat lines yet, so these are 2025 figures.

Kansas City Chiefs	2025	Denver Broncos
17	Played	17
6	Won	14
0	Drawn	0
11	Lost	3
362	Points for	401
328	Points against	311
LLLLL	Last 5	WWLWW

Key stats

Kansas City ChiefsPer match · 2025Denver Broncos

338.8Total yards342.6
Total yards: Kansas City Chiefs 338.8, Denver Broncos 342.6. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.
232.2Passing yards228.6
Passing yards: Kansas City Chiefs 232.2, Denver Broncos 228.6. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.
106.6Rushing yards114.1
Rushing yards: Kansas City Chiefs 106.6, Denver Broncos 114.1. Yards gained on the ground.
18.3First downs17.7
First downs: Kansas City Chiefs 18.3, Denver Broncos 17.7. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.
1.9Sacks4.0
Sacks: Kansas City Chiefs 1.9, Denver Broncos 4.0. Sacks by this defence.
6.1QB hits9.5
QB hits: Kansas City Chiefs 6.1, Denver Broncos 9.5. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.
4.4Tackles for loss4.9
Tackles for loss: Kansas City Chiefs 4.4, Denver Broncos 4.9. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.
0.8Takeaways1
Takeaways: Kansas City Chiefs 0.8, Denver Broncos 1. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.
7Penalties6.8
Penalties: Kansas City Chiefs 7, Denver Broncos 6.8. Penalties accepted against this team.
55.9Penalty yards61.8
Penalty yards: Kansas City Chiefs 55.9, Denver Broncos 61.8. Yards conceded to penalties.
1.5Passing EPA2.5
Passing EPA: Kansas City Chiefs 1.5, Denver Broncos 2.5. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.
0.5Rushing EPA-0.8
Rushing EPA: Kansas City Chiefs 0.5, Denver Broncos -0.8. The same for the running game.

Head to head

6 Kansas City Chiefs · 0 drawn · 4 Denver Broncos10 meetings on record, 39.8 points a game

Kansas City Chiefs13–20Denver Broncos2025 · 25 Dec
Denver Broncos22–19Kansas City Chiefs2025 · 16 Nov
Denver Broncos38–0Kansas City Chiefs2024 · 6 Jan
Kansas City Chiefs16–14Denver Broncos2024 · 11 Nov
Denver Broncos24–9Kansas City Chiefs2023 · 30 Oct
Kansas City Chiefs19–8Denver Broncos2023 · 13 Oct
Kansas City Chiefs27–24Denver Broncos2022 · 2 Jan
Denver Broncos28–34Kansas City Chiefs2022 · 12 Dec
Denver Broncos24–28Kansas City Chiefs2021 · 9 Jan
Kansas City Chiefs22–9Denver Broncos2021 · 6 Dec

Players to watch

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Defence vs position

2025 regular season - 2026 has no data yet.

Rank 1 of 32 concedes the MOST, so a low rank is a soft matchup for that position and not a strong defence.
Conceded per game	Kansas City Chiefs	Denver Broncos
Passing yards to QBs	205.125th	212.122nd
Passing TDs to QBs	1.128th	1.128th
Rushing yards to RBs	83.125th	71.831st
Rushing TDs to RBs	0.526th	0.526th
Receptions to RBs	3.921st	2.832nd
Receiving yards to WRs	124.624th	130.820th
Receptions to WRs	10.919th	11.710th
Receiving TDs to WRs	0.626th	0.431st
Receiving yards to TEs	47.622nd	59.79th
Receptions to TEs	4.824th	5.612th

Odds

Line2.5

Selection	Best
Broncos+2.5		—
Chiefs-2.5		—						—

Total points43.5

Selection	Best
Over
Under

Injury report

Out, Doubtful and Questionable designations only.

Nobody at either club carried an Out, Doubtful or Questionable designation in this round.