The Broncos will be in front of their home fans on Sunday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-field advantage. They will take on the Kansas City Chiefs at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Sunday, the Broncos narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Packers 19-17. Kudos to the oddsmakers for accurately forecasting both the winner and the close margin.
Russell Wilson was the offensive standout of the matchup as he threw for 194 yards and a touchdown. Wil Lutz did his part by putting the 'special' in special teams, booting in four field goals.
Meanwhile, Kansas City had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Sunday. They took down the Chargers 31-17. The over/under was set at 48.5 points, so nice work oddsmakers; you were right on the money.
Patrick Mahomes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 424 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Travis Kelce, who picked up 179 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Denver's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5. As for Kansas City, their victory was their third straight at home, bumping their overall record up to 6-1.