***Official Game Day Thread Week 7: Chiefs @ Broncos***

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A horse walks into a bar and the bartender
says “Hey, John, why the long face?”

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The Kansas City Chiefs (4-2) (3-0 Away)

vs.

The Denver Broncos (2-4) (1-2 @ Home)



Thursday, October 17, 7:20PM CT
at
Broncos Stadium at Mile High
Denver, CO

Television coverage:
NFL Network

&
FOX

Kansas City

Topeka

43.1 / 27.2

St. Louis

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Stats & Stuff

Weather forecast: 75 degrees. Mostly Cloudy 4 mph N winds.

Line: Chiefs -3, Over/Under: 48.5

OddsShark Super Computer Prediction
Chiefs 23.2
Broncos 26.6

Trends:
Chiefs:
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Kansas City’s last 14 games.
Kansas City are 12-6 SU in their last 18 games.
Kansas City are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games against Denver.
Kansas City are 7-0 SU in their last 7 games against Denver.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Kansas City’s last 8 games on the road.
Kansas City are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City’s last 6 games this season.
Kansas City are 14-5 SU in their last 19 games against an opponent in the AFC conference.
Kansas City are 10-1 SU in their last 11 games against an opponent in the AFC West division.

Broncos:
Denver are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Denver’s last 15 games.
Denver are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver’s last 6 games against Kansas City.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Denver’s last 10 games at home.
Denver are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver’s last 6 games this season.
Denver are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games against an opponent in the AFC conference.
Denver are 3-9 SU in their last 12 games against an opponent in the AFC West division.
Denver are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games played in October.

Against the Spread:
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Last 10 Games Head-2-Head:
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Notable Quotables:
Chiefs:

“We just have to flip a few things. The margin of winning and losing in this league is minute. We were this close to coming out of this thing with a win.”

–Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid on Sunday’s loss to the Texans

Broncos:

“I think he’s like John Elway was in the ’80s and ’90s, he’s that guy. Like Aaron Rodgers has been for the last 12, 14 years — however many years he’s been starting. He’s kind of that guy. He’s the great passer, the great improviser. … He’s very poised, he doesn’t get rattled and he’s got an arm that is really, really good. He can make all the throws they are asking him to make and some that they are not even asking him to make that just show up in his improvisations. He’s good in the pocket, has good pocket feel. You can tell he’s a gamer. They guy is really, really special.”

–Broncos Head Coach Vic Fangio

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[TD=”align: center”][IMG]https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nfl/500/kc.png&h=100&w=100[/IMG][/TD]
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[TR]
[TD]Date
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Opponent
[/TD]
[TD]Time/TV
[/TD]
[TD]Tickets
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR=”class: nfl”]
[TD] Sunday
Sep. 8
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD=”class: cfb2″] at JAX Jaguars
TIAA Bank Field
Jacksonville, FL[/TD]
[TD] 1:00pm ET
CBS [/TD]
[TD]W 40-26
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR=”class: nfl”]
[TD] Sunday
Sep. 15
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD=”class: cfb2″] at OAK Raiders
Oakland Coliseum
Oakland, CA[/TD]
[TD] 4:05pm ET
CBS [/TD]
[TD]W 28-10
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR=”class: nfl”]
[TD] Sunday
Sep. 22
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD=”class: cfb2″]BAL Ravens
Arrowhead
Kansas City, MO[/TD]
[TD] 1:00pm ET
CBS [/TD]
[TD]W 33-28
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR=”class: nfl”]
[TD] Sunday
Sep. 29
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD=”class: cfb2″] at DET Lions
Ford Field
Detroit, MI[/TD]
[TD] 1:00pm ET
FOX [/TD]
[TD]W 34-30
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR=”class: nfl”]
[TD] Sunday
Oct. 6[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD=”class: cfb2″]IND Colts
Arrowhead
Kansas City, MO[/TD]
[TD] 8:20pm ET
NBC [/TD]
[TD]L 19-13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR=”class: nfl”]
[TD] Sunday
Oct. 13[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD=”class: cfb2″]HOU Texans
Arrowhead
Kansas City, MO[/TD]
[TD] 1:00pm ET
CBS [/TD]
[TD]L 31-24[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR=”class: nfl”]
[TD] Thursday
Oct. 17
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD=”class: cfb2″] at DEN Broncos
Mile High
Denver, CO
[/TD]
[TD] 8:20pm ET
FOX/NFLN
[/TD]
[TD]Buy Tickets
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR=”class: nfl”]
[TD] Sunday
Oct. 27[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD=”class: cfb2″]GB Packers
Arrowhead
Kansas City, MO[/TD]
[TD] 8:20pm ET
NBC [/TD]
[TD]Buy Tickets[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR=”class: nfl”]
[TD] Sunday
Nov. 3[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD=”class: cfb2″]MIN Vikings
Arrowhead
Kansas City, MO[/TD]
[TD] 1:00pm ET
FOX [/TD]
[TD]Buy Tickets[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR=”class: nfl”]
[TD] Sunday
Nov. 10[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD=”class: cfb2″] at TEN Titans
Nissan Stadium
Nashville, TN[/TD]
[TD] 1:00pm ET
CBS [/TD]
[TD]Buy Tickets[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR=”class: nfl”]
[TD] Monday
Nov. 18[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD=”class: cfb2″] at LA Chargers
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, MX[/TD]
[TD] 8:15pm ET
ESPN [/TD]
[TD]Buy Tickets[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR=”class: nfl”]
[TD] Sunday
Nov. 24[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD].
BYE
.[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR=”class: nfl”]
[TD] Sunday
Dec. 1[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD=”class: cfb2″]OAK Raiders
Arrowhead
Kansas City, MO[/TD]
[TD] 1:00pm ET
CBS [/TD]
[TD]Buy Tickets[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR=”class: nfl”]
[TD] Sunday
Dec. 8[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD=”class: cfb2″] at NE Patriots
Gillette Stadium
Foxborough, MA[/TD]
[TD] 4:25pm ET
CBS [/TD]
[TD]Buy Tickets[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR=”class: nfl”]
[TD] Sunday
Dec. 15[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD=”class: cfb2″]DEN Broncos
Arrowhead
Kansas City, MO[/TD]
[TD] 1:00pm ET
CBS [/TD]
[TD]Buy Tickets[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR=”class: nfl”]
[TD] Sunday
Dec. 22[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD=”class: cfb2″] at CHI Bears
Soldier Field
Chicago, IL[/TD]
[TD] 8:20pm ET
NBC [/TD]
[TD]Buy Tickets[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR=”class: nfl”]
[TD] Sunday
Dec. 29[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD=”class: cfb2″]LA Chargers
Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City, MO[/TD]
[TD] 1:00pm ET
CBS [/TD]
[TD]Buy Tickets[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TR]
[TD]Date
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Opponent[/TD]
[TD]Time/TV[/TD]
[TD]Tickets[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Monday
Sep. 9[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD] at OAK Raiders
Oakland Clsm
Oakland, CA[/TD]
[TD] 10:20pm ET
ESPN [/TD]
[TD]L 24-16[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Sunday
Sep. 15[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]CHI Bears
Mile High
Denver, CO[/TD]
[TD] 4:25pm ET
FOX [/TD]
[TD]L 16-14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Sunday
Sep. 22[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD] at GB Packers
Lambeau Field
Green Bay, WI[/TD]
[TD] 1:00pm ET
FOX [/TD]
[TD]L 27-16[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Sunday
Sep. 29[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]JAX Jaguars
Mile High
Denver, CO[/TD]
[TD] 4:25pm ET
CBS [/TD]
[TD]L 26-24[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Sunday
Oct. 6
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD] at LA Chargers
DH Sports Park
Carson, CA[/TD]
[TD] 4:05pm ET
CBS [/TD]
[TD]W 20-13
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Sunday
Oct. 13
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]TEN Titans
Mile High
Denver, CO[/TD]
[TD] 4:25pm ET
CBS [/TD]
[TD]W 16-0
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Thursday
Oct. 17
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]KC Chiefs
Mile High
Denver, CO
[/TD]
[TD] 8:20pm ET
FOX/NFLN
[/TD]
[TD]Buy Tickets
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Sunday
Oct. 27[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD] at IND Colts
Lucas Oil Stdm
Indianapolis, IN[/TD]
[TD] 4:25pm ET
CBS [/TD]
[TD]Buy Tickets[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Sunday
Nov. 3[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]CLE Browns
Mile High
Denver, CO[/TD]
[TD] 4:25pm ET
CBS [/TD]
[TD]Buy Tickets[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Sunday
Nov. 10[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD].
BYE
.[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Sunday
Nov. 17[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD] at MIN Vikings
U.S. Bank Stdm
Minneapolis, MN[/TD]
[TD] 1:00pm ET
CBS [/TD]
[TD]Buy Tickets[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Sunday
Nov. 24[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD] at BUF Bills
New Era Field
Orch Park, NY[/TD]
[TD] 1:00pm ET
CBS [/TD]
[TD]Buy Tickets[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Sunday
Dec. 1[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]LA Chargers
Mile High
Denver, CO[/TD]
[TD] 4:25pm ET
CBS [/TD]
[TD]Buy Tickets[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Sunday
Dec. 8[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD] at HOU Texans
NRG Stadium
Houston, TX[/TD]
[TD] 1:00pm
ET CBS [/TD]
[TD]Buy Tickets[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Sunday
Dec. 15[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD] at KC Chiefs
Arrowhead
Kansas City, MO[/TD]
[TD] 1:00pm ET
CBS [/TD]
[TD]Buy Tickets[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Saturday
Dec. 21[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]DET Lions
Mile High
Denver, CO[/TD]
[TD] Time TBA ET
TV TBA [/TD]
[TD]Buy Tickets[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Sunday
Dec. 29[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]OAK Raiders
Mile High
Denver, CO[/TD]
[TD] 4:25pm ET
CBS [/TD]
[TD]Buy Tickets[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
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Injury Report:

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Patrick Mahomes QB Ankle
Probable
Anthony Hitchens LB Groin
Questionable
Kendall Fuller CB Thumb
Questionable
Chris Jones DT Groin
Questionable
Andrew Wylie G Ankle
Questionable
Dorian O’Daniel LB Hamstring
Questionable
Eric Fisher T Groin
OUT
Sammy Watkins WR Hamstring
OUT
Chad Henne QB Ankle
IR
Xavier Williams DT Ankle
IR
Marcus Kemp WR Knee
IR
Breeland Speaks LB Knee
IR

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Emmanuel Sanders WR Knee
Probable
Ja’Wuan James T Knee
Questionable
Bryce Callahan CB Foot
Questionable
Duke Dawson Jr. CB Foot
Questionable
Bradley Chubb LB ACL
OUT
Theo Riddick RB Shoulder
IR
De’Vante Bausby CB Back
IR
Tim Patrick WR Hand
IR
Nico Falah G Achilles
IR
Drew Lock QB Thumb
IR
Austin Fort TE Knee
IR

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Depth Charts:
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Chiefs[/TD]
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OFFENSE
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DEFENSE
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Broncos
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OFFENSE
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DEFENSE
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More Stats & More Stuff

Team Leaders:
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Expert’s Picks:
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Prisco’s Pick:
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Chiefs vs. Broncos: Game Preview
From Chiefs.com

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[TD]Matt McMullen
Community & Digital Media Producer
Chiefs.com
@KCChiefs_Matt
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Article not yet posted.

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Game Preview from ESPN.com

Chiefs-Broncos Preview

DENVER — Keeping Patrick Mahomes on the sideline has worked wonders for Kansas City’s opponents, providing a blueprint for the Broncos on Thursday night as they seek their first win over the Chiefs in four years.

“Every game has its own personality,” cautioned Broncos coach Vic Fangio .

Every team also builds its own reputation, and the Chiefs (4-2) have a dud of a defense to go along with that firecracker offense. Exploit that and the Broncos (2-4) can jump right back into the AFC West race after their September stumble.

Over the past four weeks, the Chiefs, who have lost two in a row after a 4-0 start, have allowed an average of 190 rushing yards and 4.97 yards a carry as their opponents piled up eight TD runs.

“We have to fix it,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said.

The Chiefs have allowed a 100-yard rusher in four consecutive weeks, and it would have been five if not for the Raiders’ Josh Jacobs’ hydration problems — he finished with 99 yards on just 12 carries.

“I mean, look, there’s just one area we don’t feel great about and it’s stopping the run,” said first-year coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, who has transitioned the Chiefs from a 3-4 to a 4-3 defense. “We don’t want to be looking at the number of run plays, the yardage they’re putting up with runs — somehow, some way we have to figure it out. Until we stop it, we’re going to see it.”

Up next are the Broncos, winners of two straight and the NFL’s only team that sports two running backs each with at least 400 scrimmage yards. But if Royce Freeman and Phillip Lindsay, who have accounted for 973 yards so far, are relishing the matchup, they’re masking it pretty good.

“Every game in the NFL is tough,” Lindsay said.

Freeman looked at the rushing totals the Chiefs have allowed the past four weeks: Ravens (203), Lions (186), Colts (180) and Texans (192), and shrugged.

“Every team goes out there and they make their adjustments week to week,” Freeman said. “You’ve got to assume they’re going to go out there and try to switch things up. Plus, we have a short week, so you never know what to expect.”

Just look at Denver’s defense , which found a quick fix to its run game problems. After allowing Leonard Fournette to go wild as the Jaguars piled up 269 yards on them, the Broncos allowed just 35 yards to the Chargers and 39 to the Titans.

“It’s the NFL. Guys change things every week,” Freeman said. “Our defense has done a great job flipping the script.”

It’s time for Denver’s offense to do likewise, he added.

The Broncos are averaging just 17.6 points. Even during their two-game skid, the Chiefs averaged 18.5 points despite losing the time of possession by an average of 38 minutes to 22 minutes.

Other subplots as the Broncos try to snap a seven-game skid and beat Kansas City for the first time since Sept. 17, 2015:

HILL, YES

Tyreek Hill had two TD grabs last week in his return from a broken collarbone. The Chiefs were without Sammy Watkins because of a hamstring injury, and they’ll be missing him again against Denver, where DB Kendall Fuller (thumb), DT Chris Jones (core muscle), LT Eric Fisher (core muscle) and LG Andrew Wylie (ankle) are all out.

SANDERS GOOD TO GO

Broncos WR Emmanuel Sanders returns from a sore knee that knocked him out last week. Sanders has caught just two passes for 9 yards the past two weeks. Sanders’ injury in his third in a year (ACL, ankle).

OLD-TIMERS’ TIME

Reid and Fangio are the same age — 61. Reid is in his 28th NFL season, 21 as a head coach and is seeking his 200th regular-season win. Fangio is in his 33rd NFL season but first as a head coach. “He’s one of the special defensive minds of the game,” said Reid, who knows all about Fangio’s reputation.

ROAD WARRIOR

Mahomes is 2-0 in Denver, winning his first career start on Dec. 31, 2017, when he left a 24-10 lead to No. 3 QB Tyler Bray but returned to salvage a 27-24 win with a last-minute field-goal drive. Last year, he led the Chiefs to a 27-23 win with more fourth-quarter heroics and his famous left-handed throw to avoid a sack.

SURPRISING SACKMASTER

Von Miller isn’t the Broncos’ sacks leader. It’s backup DE DeMarcus Walker, who has three sacks after getting just one in each of his first two seasons. His first came against Mahomes when both were rookies.

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Broncos’ secondary faces stiffest test yet against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs’ top-ranked passing attack
By Kyle Newman
knewman@denverpost.com
The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: October 15, 2019 at 5:09 pm | UPDATED: October 15, 2019 at 5:30 pm

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[TD]Kareem Jackson (22) of the Denver Broncos is celebrated by Will Parks (34) after Jackson broke up
a pass inside of the five-yard line against the Tennessee Titans during the fourth quarter of Denver’s
16-0 win on Sunday, October 13, 2019.
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The Broncos’ secondary was unassailable in a shutout victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, with three interceptions against one of the NFL’s weakest passing attacks.

On Thursday night, Denver is well aware it won’t be Marcus Mariota looking lost in the pocket.

Is the secondary, despite a rash of injuries, a strength of this team? Reigning NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, coming in hungry after consecutive losses, are about to answer that question.

“We’ve seen Mahomes for the past two years, but we’re not only worried about the quarterback,” nickelback Will Parks said. “They’ve got five, six guys on that side of the ball that can make plays. And we all know what kind of impact Mahomes can have as that distributor … We have to be able to keep him guessing, be sticky in coverage and keep our scheme unpredictable.”

There’s no shortage of motivation for the Broncos, who have dropped seven consecutive games to Kansas City (last win: Sept. 17, 2015). And, a win would put Denver just a game behind the Chiefs in the AFC West.

But first thing’s first: Kansas City ranks No. 1 in the NFL with 339.3 passing yards per game. Mahomes has thrown 14 touchdowns to just one interception, and the arsenal of playmakers Parks alluded to — highlighted by All-Pros in tight end Travis Kelce, wideout Tyreek Hill and running back LeSean McCoy — can keep quick-strike Kansas City comfortable in any shootout.

“We know Mahomes is going to extend some plays,” safety Justin Simmons said. “(The secondary) also knows he has the arm to make (unnatural) plays and the legs to keep extending them. We have to find ways to make him as uncomfortable as possible.”

Part of making Mahomes uncomfortable is keeping Kansas City honest, as the Chiefs are a bottom-of-the-barrel rushing team at 82.7 yards per game. The other part is making his main targets equally uncomfortable.

That starts with defending Kelce, who leads all NFL tight ends with 497 receiving yards. The 6-foot-5, 260-pounder with quickness and strength is a well-documented matchup nightmare.

“If you’re playing zone too much, he’ll make you pay for it when you have linebackers on him,” Simmons said. “You play man too much, a lot of times he’s a big mismatch for some safeties as well. We have to do a good job of disrupting the timing of his route and finding ways to frustrate them.”

Hill, who missed a month with a shoulder injury, returned to the field Sunday with two touchdowns in the Chiefs’ loss to Houston. Chris Harris will be the point man on locking down Kansas City’s No. 1 wideout, although the Broncos have a more comprehensive plan for containing Hill’s game-breaking speed.

“We’ll either give him some room (at the line), or get up on him (in press coverage) to take some of that speed off him,” defensive coordinator Ed Donatell said. “There’ll be times where we’re helping over the top end, and there will be other times where he’ll be 1-on-1 (with Harris).”

Kansas City’s other top receiver, Sammy Watkins, missed Sunday’s game due to a hamstring injury. He’s been limited this week. His absence Thursday would help the Broncos, who are again looking to second-year cornerback Davontae Harris following his first NFL start against the Titans.

It will be the biggest test yet for the 24-year-old out of Illinois State who has made a positive initial impression after being signed in early September.

“‘One man’s trash is another man’s treasure’; he didn’t make Cincinnati’s squad (after the preseason), so we’re glad to have him,” coach Vic Fangio said.

And while the veteran secondary core of Simmons, Parks, Chris Harris and safety Kareem Jackson are helping Davontae Harris prepare in the season’s shortest week, the unit understands its success is also tied to containment of Mahomes up front. Last year in Denver, Kansas City rallied to a 27-23 victory largely because the Broncos’ 19 pressures resulted in only one sack.

And Denver’s defensive backs aren’t counting on Mahomes’ early-season ankle injury to slow him down, either.

“One thing he wants you to do is think about his ankle, because it’ll lure you to sleep,” Parks said. “But listen, that’s not going to happen. It’s Tuesday, and ever since I woke up yesterday, my mind’s been on this team. This quarterback, Kelce, Hill, their center snapping the football. We’re ready for the challenge.”

[C Louie]

Wow. You wake up early for this! That’s dedication.

[TopekaRoy]

@C Louie 350801 wrote:

Wow. You wake up early for this! That’s dedication.

Woke up early … or stayed up late? :smile

[Chiefs4life24]

Have fun tonight guys, I cant watch on tv cause I don’t have NFL Network and none of the links work so I will catch the Highlights on espn or something. GO CHIEFS

[TopekaRoy]

@Chiefs4life24 350807 wrote:

Have fun tonight guys, I cant watch on tv cause I don’t have NFL Network and none of the links work so I will catch the Highlights on espn or something. GO CHIEFS

The game is also on the Fox network.

[TopekaRoy]

Chiefs4life24 I just tried this link and it works fine. No buffering or pop-ups (in Opera browser.)
http://zunoxhd.stream/fox.php

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