Wk 8 · 2026

Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos — Sun, Nov 1

Sun, Nov 1 · Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, CO · CBS

Weather

No forecast yet. This one is 65 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.

Kansas City Chiefs

AFC West · no games yet

4:25pET

DEN -1.5 · total 43.5 DraftKings

Ratings differential DEN by 1.7

Denver Broncos

AFC West · no games yet

What is at stake

An AFC West game. These two play each other twice a season, home and away, and when the AFC West finishes level it is the head-to-head result and then the division record that separate them — before any of the rest. Division standings.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 1.7 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have been through a draft and a free-agency window since.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Chiefs: +2.2#12

Efficiency margin

Broncos: +2.2#11

Chiefs: +0.3#15

Offense

Broncos: -0.1#19

Chiefs: +1.9#5

Defense

Broncos: +2.3#3

Chiefs: 21.3

Points / game

Broncos: 23.6

Chiefs: 19.3

Points allowed / game

Broncos: 18.3

Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats

The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.

Chiefs form

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Broncos form

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Chiefs this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Broncos this season

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Common opponents · 10

Opponent	Chiefs	Broncos
Dolphins AFC	at Wk 3 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview
Raiders AFC	at Wk 4 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview
Chargers AFC	vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview	at Wk 5 · scheduled preview
Seahawks NFC	at Wk 7 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview
Jets AFC	vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview	at Wk 14 · scheduled preview
Cardinals NFC	vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview	at Wk 7 · scheduled preview
Bills AFC	at Wk 12 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 16 · scheduled preview
Rams NFC	at Wk 13 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 3 · scheduled preview
Patriots AFC	vs Wk 15 · scheduled preview	at Wk 17 · scheduled preview
49ers NFC	vs Wk 16 · scheduled preview	at Wk 4 · scheduled preview

Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Chiefs leads 22–18 · Broncos has won the last 3

40 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 0.9 points toward Broncos

Yr	Date	Result	Site	Won
2025	2025-12-25	Broncos 20 — 13 Chiefs	at KC	Broncos
2025	2025-11-16	Chiefs 19 — 22 Broncos	at DEN	Broncos
2024	2025-01-05	Chiefs 0 — 38 Broncos	at DEN	Broncos
2024	2024-11-10	Broncos 14 — 16 Chiefs	at KC	Chiefs
2023	2023-10-29	Chiefs 9 — 24 Broncos	at DEN	Broncos
2023	2023-10-12	Broncos 8 — 19 Chiefs	at KC	Chiefs
2022	2023-01-01	Broncos 24 — 27 Chiefs	at KC	Chiefs
2022	2022-12-11	Chiefs 34 — 28 Broncos	at DEN	Chiefs
2021	2022-01-08	Chiefs 28 — 24 Broncos	at DEN	Chiefs
2021	2021-12-05	Broncos 9 — 22 Chiefs	at KC	Chiefs
2020	2020-12-06	Broncos 16 — 22 Chiefs	at KC	Chiefs
2020	2020-10-25	Chiefs 43 — 16 Broncos	at DEN	Chiefs
2019	2019-12-15	Broncos 3 — 23 Chiefs	at KC	Chiefs
2019	2019-10-17	Chiefs 30 — 6 Broncos	at DEN	Chiefs
2018	2018-10-28	Broncos 23 — 30 Chiefs	at KC	Chiefs
2018	2018-10-01	Chiefs 27 — 23 Broncos	at DEN	Chiefs
2017	2017-12-31	Chiefs 27 — 24 Broncos	at DEN	Chiefs
2017	2017-10-30	Broncos 19 — 29 Chiefs	at KC	Chiefs
2016	2016-12-25	Broncos 10 — 33 Chiefs	at KC	Chiefs
2016	2016-11-27	Chiefs 30 — 27 Broncos	at DEN	Chiefs
2015	2015-11-15	Chiefs 29 — 13 Broncos	at DEN	Chiefs
2015	2015-09-17	Broncos 31 — 24 Chiefs	at KC	Broncos
2014	2014-11-30	Broncos 29 — 16 Chiefs	at KC	Broncos
2014	2014-09-14	Chiefs 17 — 24 Broncos	at DEN	Broncos
2013	2013-12-01	Broncos 35 — 28 Chiefs	at KC	Broncos
2013	2013-11-17	Chiefs 17 — 27 Broncos	at DEN	Broncos
2012	2012-12-30	Chiefs 3 — 38 Broncos	at DEN	Broncos
2012	2012-11-25	Broncos 17 — 9 Chiefs	at KC	Broncos
2011	2012-01-01	Chiefs 7 — 3 Broncos	at DEN	Chiefs
2011	2011-11-13	Broncos 17 — 10 Chiefs	at KC	Broncos
2010	2010-12-05	Broncos 6 — 10 Chiefs	at KC	Chiefs
2010	2010-11-14	Chiefs 29 — 49 Broncos	at DEN	Broncos
2009	2010-01-03	Chiefs 44 — 24 Broncos	at DEN	Chiefs
2009	2009-12-06	Broncos 44 — 13 Chiefs	at KC	Broncos
2008	2008-12-07	Chiefs 17 — 24 Broncos	at DEN	Broncos
2008	2008-09-28	Broncos 19 — 33 Chiefs	at KC	Chiefs
2007	2007-12-09	Chiefs 7 — 41 Broncos	at DEN	Broncos
2007	2007-11-11	Broncos 27 — 11 Chiefs	at KC	Broncos
2006	2006-11-23	Broncos 10 — 19 Chiefs	at KC	Chiefs
2006	2006-09-17	Chiefs 6 — 9 Broncos	at DEN	Broncos

Chiefs leaders 2025 regular season

Passing	Patrick Mahomes QB #15	315/502, 3587 YDS, 22 TD, 11 INT
	Chris Oladokun QB #19	35/55, 235 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing	Kareem Hunt RB #29	163 CAR, 611 YDS, 8 TD
	Isiah Pacheco RB #10	118 CAR, 462 YDS, 1 TD
	Patrick Mahomes QB #15	64 CAR, 422 YDS, 5 TD
Receiving	Travis Kelce TE #87	76 REC, 851 YDS, 5 TD
	Hollywood Brown WR #0	49 REC, 587 YDS, 5 TD
	Rashee Rice WR #4	53 REC, 571 YDS, 5 TD
	Xavier Worthy WR #1	42 REC, 532 YDS, 1 TD

Defense

Tackles	Nick Bolton LB #32	154
	Chamarri Conner S #27	117
	Drue Tranquill LB #23	103
Sacks	Chris Jones DT #95	7
	George Karlaftis DE #56	6
	Charles Omenihu DE #90	3.5
Interceptions	Jaylen Watson CB #35	2
	Mike Danna DE #51	1
	Jack Cochrane LB #43	1

full roster and per-player history

Broncos leaders 2025 regular season

Passing	Bo Nix QB #10	388/612, 3931 YDS, 25 TD, 11 INT
	RJ Harvey RB #12	0/1, 0 YDS
Rushing	J.K. Dobbins RB #27	153 CAR, 772 YDS, 4 TD
	RJ Harvey RB #12	146 CAR, 540 YDS, 7 TD
	Bo Nix QB #10	83 CAR, 356 YDS, 5 TD
Receiving	Courtland Sutton WR #14	74 REC, 1017 YDS, 7 TD
	Troy Franklin WR #11	65 REC, 709 YDS, 6 TD
	Evan Engram TE #1	50 REC, 461 YDS, 1 TD
	Pat Bryant WR #13	31 REC, 378 YDS, 1 TD

Defense

Tackles	Alex Singleton LB #49	135
	Talanoa Hufanga S #9	106
	Riley Moss CB #21	80
Sacks	Nik Bonitto LB #15	14
	Jonathon Cooper LB #0	8
	John Franklin-Myers DE #91	7.5
Interceptions	Ja'Quan McMillian CB #29	2
	Dondrea Tillman LB #92	2
	Dre Greenlaw LB #57	1

full roster and per-player history

These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.