***Chiefs @ Broncos Official Game Day Thread***

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The Kansas City Chiefs (3-0)(2-0 Away)



vs.

The Denver Broncos(2-1)(2-0 @ Home)



Sunday, October 1, 7:15PM CT
at
[This Space for Rent] Stadium at Mile High
Denver, Colorado


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Stats & Stuff

Weather forecast: 71 degrees farenheit. Partly Cloudy. 4 mph ESE winds.

Line: Chiefs -3.5, Over/Under: 55

Trends

Chiefs:
Kansas City is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Kansas City is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games
Kansas City is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Kansas City is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road
Kansas City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Denver
Kansas City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Denver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Denver
Kansas City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver
Kansas City is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Denver

Broncos:
Denver is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Denver is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 7 games
Denver is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Denver is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games at home
Denver is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Denver is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Denver is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Denver is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Kansas City


Against the Spread:


Last 10 Games Head-2-Head:


OddsShark Super Computer Prediction:
Chiefs 22.2
Broncos 28.0

Schedules/Results:

Sunday Sep. 9 at LA Chargers StubHub Center, Carson, CA 4:05pm ETCBS W 38-28 Sunday Sep. 16 at Pittsburgh Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA 1:00pm ETCBS W 42-37 Sunday Sep. 23 San Francisco Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO 1:00pm ETFOX W 38-27 Monday Oct. 1 at Denver Broncos Stadium, Denver, CO 8:15pm ETESPN Buy Tickets Sunday Oct. 7 Jacksonville Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO 1:00pm ETCBS Buy Tickets Sunday Oct. 14 at New England Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA 8:20pm ETNBC Buy Tickets Sunday Oct. 21 Cincinnati Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO 1:00pm ETCBS Buy Tickets Sunday Oct. 28 Denver Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO 1:00pm ETCBS Buy Tickets Sunday Nov. 4 at Cleveland FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, OH 1:00pm ETCBS Buy Tickets Sunday Nov. 11 Arizona Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO 1:00pm ETFOX Buy Tickets Monday Nov. 19 at LA Rams Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico 8:15pm ETESPN Buy Tickets Sunday Nov. 25 BYE Sunday Dec. 2 at Oakland Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA 4:05pm ETCBS Buy Tickets Sunday Dec. 9 Baltimore Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO 1:00pm ETCBS Buy Tickets Thursday Dec. 13 LA Chargers Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO 8:20pm ETFOX/NFLN Buy Tickets Sunday Dec. 23 at Seattle CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA 8:20pm ETNBC Buy Tickets Sunday Dec. 30 Oakland Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO 1:00pm ETCBS Buy Tickets

Sunday Sep. 9 SeattleBroncos Stadium at Mile High, Denver, CO 4:25pm ETFOX W 27-24 Sunday Sep. 16 OaklandBroncos Stadium at Mile High, Denver, CO 4:25pm ETCBS W 20-19 Sunday Sep. 23 at BaltimoreM&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD 1:00pm ETCBS L 27-14 Monday Oct. 1 Kansas CityBroncos Stadium at Mile High, Denver, CO 8:15pm ETESPN Buy Tickets Sunday Oct. 7 at NY JetsMetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 1:00pm ETCBS Buy Tickets Sunday Oct. 14 LA RamsBroncos Stadium at Mile High, Denver, CO 4:05pm ETFOX Buy Tickets Thursday Oct. 18 at ArizonaU. of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ 8:20pm ETFOX/NFLN Buy Tickets Sunday Oct. 28 at Kansas CityArrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO 1:00pm ETCBS Buy Tickets Sunday Nov. 4 HoustonBroncos Stadium at Mile High, Denver, CO 4:05pm ETCBS Buy Tickets Sunday Nov. 11 BYE Sunday Nov. 18 at LA ChargersStubHub Center, Carson, CA 4:05pm ETCBS Buy Tickets Sunday Nov. 25 PittsburghBroncos Stadium at Mile High, Denver, CO 4:25pm ETCBS Buy Tickets Sunday Dec. 2 at CincinnatiPaul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH 1:00pm ETCBS Buy Tickets Sunday Dec. 9 at San FranciscoLevi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA 4:05pm ETCBS Buy Tickets Saturday Dec. 15 ClevelandBroncos Stadium at Mile High, Denver, CO Time TBA ETNFLN Buy Tickets Monday Dec. 24 at OaklandOakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA 8:15pm ETESPN Buy Tickets Sunday Dec. 30 LA ChargersBroncos Stadium at Mile High, Denver, CO 4:25pm ETCBS Buy Tickets

Notable Quotables:
Chiefs:

“I think Pat is taking it day-by-day. He is working on the little things like his footwork, progressions and all the little intricate things of the offense that we ask him to do. The more reps he’s gotten with the group, he has just taken over and communicated at a high level with those guys and taken that group along with him and they’ve all gotten on the same page.”

--Chiefs’ QB Coach Mike Kafka

Broncos:

“HEE HAW! We always want to be an attacking football team here ... just be in attack mode, not sit back; be aggressive and give him different looks. ... We’ve got to try to confuse him and give him something he hasn’t seen. Andy Reid’s played against us a lot of times, so we’ve got to try to change it up, try to trick him a couple of times. HEE HAW!”

--Donkeys Cornerback Chris Harris Jr.

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Injury Report:

James Berry

S

Heel

Did Not Participate In Practice

Doubtful

Tramaine Brock	CB	Thigh	Limited Participation in Practice	Doubtful
Jake Butt	TE	Knee	Did Not Participate In Practice	Out
Adam Jones	CB	Thigh	Limited Participation in Practice	Questionable
Brandon Marshall	LB	Knee	Limited Participation in Practice	Questionable
Dymonte Thomas	S	Abdomen	Limited Participation in Practice	Questionable

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Depth Charts:

Chiefs

Offense

QB RB WR WR TE FB LT LG C RG RT

Starter 2nd 3rd 4th Patrick Mahomes Chad Henne Matt McGloin - Kareem Hunt Spencer Ware Charcandrick West - Tyreek Hill Demarcus Robinson De'Anthony Thomas - Sammy Watkins Albert Wilson Jehu Chesson - Travis Kelce Demetrius Harris David Amerson - Anthony Sherman - - - Eric Fisher Cameron Erving - - Parker Ehinger IR Bryan Witzmann - - Mitch Morse Jordan Devey - - Laurent Duvernay-Tardif Jordan Devey - - Mitchell Schwartz Cameron Erving - -

3-4 Defense

LDE NT RDE LOLB LILB RILB ROLB SS FS RCB LCB

Starter 2nd 3rd 4th Chris Jones Rakeem Nunez-Roches - - Xavier Williams Derrick Nnadi - - Allen Bailey Jarvis Jenkins - - Justin Houston Tanoh Kpassagnon - - Anthony Hitchens Terrance Smith - - Reggie Ragland Ukeme Eligwe Ramik Wilson - Dee Ford Frank Zombo Tamba Hali - Eric Berry D Eric Murray - - Daniel Sorensen IR Robert Golden - - Steven Nelson Terrance Mitchell O - - Kendall Fuller David Amerson - -

Special Teams

PK P H PR KR LS

Starter 2nd 3rd 4th Harrison Butker - - - Dustin Colquitt - - - Dustin Colquitt - - - Tyreek Hill - - - De'Anthony Thomas - - - James Winchester - - -

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Broncos

Offense

QB RB WR WR TE FB LT LG C RG RT

Starter 2nd 3rd 4th Case Keenum Paxton Lynch Chad Kelly - Devontae Booker Royce Freeman De'Angelo Henderson - Demaryius Thomas Jordan Taylor O - - Emmanuel Sanders Courtland Sutton - - Jake Butt IR Jeff Heuerman - - Andy Janovich - - - Garett Bolles Menelik Watson Q - - Ronald Leary Max Garcia - - Matt Paradis J.J. Dielman Q - - Connor McGovern Billy Turner - - Jared Veldheer Cyrus Kouandjio - -

3-4 Defense

LDE NT RDE LOLB LILB RILB ROLB SS FS RCB LCB

Starter 2nd 3rd 4th Derek Wolfe DeMarcus Walker - - Domata Peko Sr. Zach Kerr - - Clinton McDonald Adam Gotsis - - Bradley Chubb Shane Ray - - Brandon Marshall Q Zaire Anderson - - Todd Davis Josey Jewell - - Von Miller Shaquil Barrett - - Justin Simmons Su'a Cravens IR - - Darian Stewart Will Parks - - Chris Harris Jr. Brendan Langley - - Bradley Roby Tramaine Brock D - -

Special Teams

PK P H PR KR LS

Starter 2nd 3rd 4th Brandon McManus - - - Marquette King - - - Marquette King - - - Jordan Taylor O Emmanuel Sanders - - Devontae Booker Carlos Henderson - - Casey Kreiter Christian Kuntz - -

Sorry about the alignment. ESPN changed their formatting. I'll try to have it fixed next week.

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More Stats & More Stuff

Team Leaders:




Matchup:


Expert's Picks:


Prisco's Pick:

Patrick Mahomes has been on fire, while the Denver defense hasn’t played up to expectations yet. I think that changes here. The Chiefs have defensive issues as well, so the Broncos can get their offense rolling some too. The Broncos take it in an upset.

Broncos 28 Chiefs 27

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Chiefs vs. Broncos: Game Preview
From Chiefs.com

Posted Sunday, Sep 30, 2018 01:08 AM

Matt McMullen Chiefs Reporter Chiefs.com@KCChiefs_Matt

When it comes to rivalries in professional sports, it doesn’t get much better than this.

They’ve been playing one another for 58 seasons, minting some of the most memorable moments in the history of the National Football League along the way.

There was Joe Montana’s touchdown pass with just seconds remaining in 1994, Dante Hall’s unforgettable kickoff return in 2003, the clash on Thanksgiving in 2006 and Cairo Santos’ game-winning field goal just two seasons ago.

The list goes on, and with the nation watching, the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos will go at it once again on Monday night at Mile High.

Kansas City is in the midst of its most successful run over Denver in more than 40 years, winning each of the last five meetings between the two teams while scoring at least 27 points in all of them.

For context, the Broncos have allowed that many points just eight other times since 2015 – and never to the same team more than once. The Chiefs, meanwhile, have managed to do so in five consecutive contests.

Of course, quarterback Patrick Mahomes is responsible for one of those performances, leading Kansas City to a three-point victory over Denver in his first-career start as a professional.



Mahomes threw for 284 yards in that game, authoring an 11-play, 62-yard drive in just under two minutes to set up Harrison Butker’s game-winning field goal with just seconds remaining.

It was a thrilling finish to an otherwise inconsequential game, providing a glimpse into the next chapter of Chiefs’ football.

And just three games into the 2018 campaign, that future has arrived.

The 23-year-old Mahomes leads the league in touchdown passes (13), passer rating (137.4) and throws of at least 25 yards (25) this season, all without throwing an interception. His 13 scoring strikes are the most through three games in NFL history, and overall, Kansas City is the first team to open the season with at least 38 points in each of its first three games since the 2007 New England Patriots.

It’s simply been the top offense in the NFL, but Mahomes isn’t getting caught up in the hype.

“There’s still room for a ton of improvement,” Mahomes said. “There’s still [times] that I might not go to the right read or we might have a bust in the route running or protection might break down. That just speaks to the guys that we have that can still make plays. We have a lot of room for improvement. We’ve gotten compared to some of those [great] offenses, but it’s still early in the season. We still have to do a lot of things and prove a lot of things.”

Mahomes’ favorite target through three weeks has been tight end Travis Kelce, who’s hauled in 16 catches for 229 yards and two touchdowns already on the year. The three-time Pro Bowler has tallied triple-digit receiving yards in each of his last two games, and for whatever reason, Kelce always seems to play his best when lining up against the Broncos.

The 29-year-old tight end has caught 26 passes for 394 yards and two touchdowns in his last three games against Denver, recording at least 100 yards receiving in each of them. In fact, Kelce is the only player since 2009 to notch multiple 100-yard performances against the Broncos’ heralded pass defense.

He’s certainly a player to watch on Monday night.



Of course, the Chiefs have a few dynamic offensive playmakers of their own.

Seven different players have caught a touchdown already for Kansas City, matching the Chiefs’ total from all of last season.

That includes wide receiver Tyreek Hill, whose 263 yards from scrimmage rank fourth in the NFL, and tight end Travis Kelce, who caught a pair of touchdowns in last Sunday’s win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Wide receivers Chris Conley, Demarcus Robinson and De’Anthony Thomas, tailback Kareem Hunt and fullback Anthony Sherman have also all caught a touchdown through the air, forming a truly unique aerial attack.

It’s simply been the top offense in the NFL through the season’s first two weeks, with each player putting their own accolades aside in the name of collective success.

“The only thing we want our guys to understand is, ‘What can we do to help us win?’ Because when it’s all said and done, it’s not the stats that are celebrated…in this industry, you are celebrated by the alphabets - and the most important [letter] is the W,” said Offensive Coordinator Eric Bieniemy. “We just want to make sure that collectively we are focused on that, and that’s all that matters.”



Another player who’s enjoyed his fair share of success over Denver is wide receiver Tyreek Hill, with four touchdowns in just three career games. Interestingly enough, each of Hill’s last three performances against Denver have been in primetime, contributing to an even larger trend.

The speedy Hill has played in 10 regular-season primetime contests during his brief professional career and has scored a touchdown in all but two of them, finding the end zone 11 times overall.

“I just like playing under the lights because it reminds me so much of playing in front of my hometown, like Friday Night Lights,” Hill said last season. “I’m always trying to make that big play under the lights because everyone’s watching.”



Hill, Kelce and the rest of the Chiefs’ offense will have another opportunity to make those big plays on Monday night, but in order for Mahomes to get the ball in his playmakers’ hands, he’ll need to avoid one of the league’s top pass-rushers in linebacker Von Miller.

“You always have to know where he is,” Mahomes explained. “They move him around, they try and get him different ways he can rush the passer and make plays. The thing with their defensive front is they have weapons all over the [place], so you always have to know where Von is, but you need to have a plan for their whole defense.”

That defense includes players like linebacker Bradley Chubb (1.5 sacks), the No. 5 overall pick in the 2018 Draft, and University of Missouri product Shane Ray (1.0 sack), but it all starts with Miller.

The eight-year veteran has gotten to the opposing quarterback four times already this season – tied for the most in the NFL – setting up another classic battle between Miller and All-Pro right tackle Mitchell Schwartz.

“They go back and forth and challenge each other - it’s a fun matchup to watch,” said Head Coach Andy Reid. “They get after each other. I was there for the [Jon] Runyan and Michael Strahan [matchups] and it’s kind of like that. Von is a heck of a player, he is going to get you every once in a while, and Mitch is a good player, so that’s a fun matchup.”

In addition to a dynamic pass-rush, the Broncos also feature a top-flight run defense, holding opponents to an AFC-low 77.7 rushing yards per game.

On the other side of the ball, Kansas City’s defense will look to slow down a Broncos’ offense that has a new face under center. Denver signed quarterback Case Keenum this past offseason after the five-year veteran led the Minnesota Vikings to the NFC Championship Game last season, but the results have been mixed so far in 2018.

The 30-year-old Keenum has thrown five interceptions to just three touchdowns, posting a 71.6 passer rating through three weeks. Furthermore, Keenum has particularly struggled in the first half of games this season, compiling a quarterback rating of 66.7.

That makes for an interesting matchup with the Chiefs as a whole, who have outscored opponents 73-43 in the first half of games this year.

Though despite some up and down performances thus far, Keenum was still one of the best passers in all of football last season and has a dynamic stable of playmakers at his disposal.

Keenum’s top weapons on offense include mainstay wide receivers Emmanuel Sanders (19 catches for 269 yards) and Demaryius Thomas (16 catches for 144 yards) in addition to a triumvirate of three impressive rookies.

Tailbacks Royce Freeman (36 carries for 152 yards) and Phillip Lindsay (33 carries for 198 yards) lend their talents to a formidable rushing attack while wide receiver Cortland Sutton (5 catches for 91 yards) has chipped in some big plays of his own.

It all makes for yet another significant test as the Chiefs put their perfect record on the line under the lights on Monday Night Football. Catch the game on ESPN at 7:15 CT.

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Game Preview from ESPN.com

Broncos aim to slow red-hot Mahomes, Chiefs

Patrick Mahomes is making the Kansas City Chiefs' brain trust look like geniuses for trading away veteran Alex Smith in the offseason and turning the offense over to the second-year quarterback.

The Chiefs are off to a blazing 3-0 start under Mahomes and are averaging a league-high 39.3 points as they prepare to visit the Denver Broncos in a prime-time matchup on Monday night.

Mahomes already has made history before Kansas City hits the quarter-pole of the 16-game campaign, becoming the first quarterback to throw for 13 touchdowns in the first three games of a season. Mahomes, who also has not been intercepted, eclipsed the previous record held by Peyton Manning.

"It speaks to the guys that we have," Mahomes said after throwing for 314 yards and three scores in last weekend's 38-27 win over the San Francisco 49ers. "We're really deep at every single position. Knowing that I have those weapons whenever someone has to get a break -- we say if you're tired get a break, because I know that I can trust the next guy coming in that he'll make a play."

Mahomes' early success comes as no surprise to the best defensive player on the Broncos. Linebacker Von Miller got a close-up view of Mahomes in the 2017 regular-season finale in Denver.

Making his first career start, Mahomes finished 22 of 35 for 284 yards and an interception. Mahomes left the game in favor of third-string quarterback Tyler Bray but re-entered the contest for his team's final drive, leading the Chiefs to a game-winning field goal.

"From that game you could tell he's going to be the future," said Miller, who is tied for the NFL lead with 4.0 sacks. "He's a great quarterback, he can make all the throws, quick, athletic, young. He's got everything you want."

Mahomes has completed touchdown passes to nine different receivers. Explosive wideout Tyreek Hill already has eight catches of at least 20 yards to go with three touchdowns while tight end Travis Kelce boosted his team-high total to 16 catches with back-to-back 100-yard games.

Denver head coach Vance Joseph noted the difficulty of preparing for the Chiefs, who have another deep threat in Sammy Watkins and a top-flight running back in Kareem Hunt, the NFL's leading rusher a year ago with 1,327 yards as a rookie.

"It's really difficult to get ready for a team like this along with trying to find the matchups first of all and then to match the matchups, that makes it hard facing this offense," Joseph said.

Although the Broncos at least have the luxury of having seen Mahomes on the other side of the line of scrimmage, Joseph noted that Kansas City operated with a watered-down playbook in last season's matchup.

"When you watch (this year's) games, I think offensively they're a lot different," acknowledged Joseph. "Obviously last year in Week 17 he was probably operating under probably 35 percent of the offense."

Kansas City head coach Andy Reid also was uncertain if familiarity would help the Broncos slow down Mahomes and his offense.

"Whether it's an advantage or not I can't tell you that, I don't know that," said Reid. "But they have seen him and we'll see how it goes."

Mahomes is certain of one thing -- the Broncos will try to apply pressure to him and he must be aware of Miller at all times.

"They move him around, they try and get him different ways he can rush the passer and make plays," Mahomes said. "The thing is with their defensive front, they have weapons all over the defensive front, so you always know where Von is but you have to have a plan for their whole defense, so we're going to have a good one going in."

Denver needs to get its offense untracked against a defense that has surrendered 30.7 points per game. The Broncos won their first two games at home by a combined four points before dropping a 27-14 decision at Baltimore last weekend.

Quarterback Case Keenum has struggled in his first season in the Mile High City. He had passed for three touchdowns against five interceptions and is coming off a season-low 192 yards passing at Baltimore. Emmanuel Sanders has been his favorite target with 19 catches, but the team learned Thursday that tight end Jake Butt is done for the season with a torn ACL.

Broncos rookie running backs Phillip Lindsay and Royce Freeman have combined for 350 yards rushing and rank second and fourth, respectively, among rookie rushing leaders. Lindsay has 198 yards on 33 carries while Freeman has 152 yards.

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Chiefs, Broncos players to watch: Keep an eye on RB Royce Freeman
From The Kansas City Star

By Brooke Pryor
bpryor@kcstar.com
September 30, 2018 02:36 PM
Updated September 30, 2018 02:36 PM

DENVER--The Chiefs and the Broncos are squaring off in prime-time Monday night. Here’s four players you should watch.

No. 25 Chris Harris Jr., CB

29 years old, 5-10, 199 pounds, 8th season

Harris is one of the final holdovers from the Broncos’ vaunted No Fly Zone. He’ll likely be responsible for guarding Tyreek Hill. So far this season, Hill has 14 catches for 310 yards — averaging 22.1 yards per catch — and three touchdown catches. Containing the speedy wide receiver will be a tough task for Harris, and Harris even said after Thursday’s practice that Hill is “easily” the hardest Chief to cover. A year ago, though, the Broncos held Hill to just 38 yards in the Oct. 31, 2017 meeting. But that time around, the team had help from Aqib Talib, who’s with the Rams now.

No. 28 Royce Freeman, RB

22 years old, 6-0, 238 pounds, 1st season

The Broncos’ rookie rushing tandem is part Freeman and part Phillip Lindsay. While Freeman has been overshadowed by Lindsay, the undrafted, hometown kid, Monday night could be his time to have a breakout game. Though he’s behind Lindsay on the depth chart, Freeman seems to be a favorite red zone weapon with two touchdowns to Lindsay’s none. The Chiefs have allowed 103.3 rushing yards per game in the last three weeks. Freeman could also be a factor on special teams. He had a blocked punt against the Ravens.

No. 55 Dee Ford, OLB

27 years old, 6-2, 252 pounds, 5th season

The outside linebacker missed the first practice of the week with a groin strain suffered against the 49ers. But he was back Friday as a limited participant, and he fully participated in Saturday’s practice. After a battling a back injury last season, Ford has been healthy and effective through the first three weeks of 2018. He has two sacks for a loss of 13 yards — already matching last year’s total. He also has six quarterback hurries. Entering last week’s game, Ford had nine quarterback pressures, good for sixth among edge rushers in the NFL, according to Pro Football Focus. At a time when the Chiefs rank 29th in the NFL with just six sacks this season, Ford’s health is especially important.

No. 71 Mitchell Schwartz, OT

29 years old, 6-5, 320 pounds, 7th season

Schwartz holds the key to Mahomes’ health Monday night. The right tackle is just about the only thing separating linebacker and heat-seeking missile Von Miller from the Chiefs’ quarterbacks. Schwartz has been successful against Miller before. Miller hasn’t recorded a sack against the Chiefs in the last three meetings between the two teams. Through three games this season, Miller has four sacks. Meanwhile, Mahomes has only been sacked four times this season, and Schwartz’s protection is a big reason why he’s stayed pretty clean.

Chiefs-Broncos prediction: Can Andy Reid’s high-flying team
keep rolling in Denver?

By Blair Kerkhoff
bkerkhoff@kcstar.com
September 30, 2018 02:48 PM

Blair Kerkhoff’s prediction: Chiefs 33-27

Fun fact: With this game, the Chiefs will have played in four time zones in four weeks. Denver is the first opponent to see Patrick Mahomes twice, so there is some muscle memory on both sides here. Opposing quarterbacks have combined to complete 69.5 of their passes against Denver, and Mahomes leads the NFL in touchdown throws, with 13, and in passer rating. But this will be the best defensive team he’s seen. Case Keenum will be the fourth Broncos quarterback in four years to start against the Chiefs in Denver. The Chiefs have won five straight in the series, and the winner will be the AFC West leader. Make it the Chiefs.