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National Football League
Denver 24, Kansas City 9
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, October 29, 2023
Where: Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
Temperature: 26°
Head Official: Brad Allen
Attendance: 76286

Russell Wilson became the first Broncos quarterback since Peyton Manning to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs as Denver claimed a 24-9 home victory on Sunday.

The Chiefs had won 16 straight games against Denver, dating back to 2015.

Wilson was 12-of-19 passing for 114 yards with three touchdowns. The Denver defense forced five Kansas City turnovers.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes fell to 29-4 vs. the AFC West in his career. This was his first loss in a division road game. He finished 24-of-38 passing for 241 yards with two interceptions and a lost fumble. It also was Mahomes' first loss to the Broncos in 13 career starts.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid remains one regular-season victory shy of Hank Stram (124 wins) for the franchise record for head coaches.

Following a muffed punt by Mecole Hardman on his own 6-yard line that was recovered on the 10 -- the Chiefs' fourth turnover of the game -- Wilson found Courtland Sutton in the back of the end zone for a 6-yard touchdown with 10:33 left in the game.

The Broncos rushed for a season-high 153 yards. They had more than twice as many rushing attempts as passing attempts (40-19).

The Broncos never trailed. They became the first team to score an opening-drive touchdown against the Chiefs defense in the past 13 games. Following a three-and-out by the Chiefs, the Broncos took over on the Kansas City 39. It took 10 plays, but Wilson found Javonte Williams on a 4-yard touchdown pass.

The Chiefs responded by driving to the Denver 3 but had to settle for a 23-yard Harrison Butker field goal.

Following a Marquez Valdes-Scantling fumble, Wilson found Jerry Jeudy for an 11-yard touchdown to put the Broncos up 14-3 three-plus minutes into the second quarter. It was Jeudy's first touchdown since he caught three in a 34-28 loss to the Chiefs last December.

Butker's 34-yard field goal cut the deficit to 14-6 with 5:39 left in the first half. The Chiefs have only scored touchdowns on one of eight red-zone possessions against the Broncos this season.

The Chiefs forced a Wilson fumble with nine seconds left in the half, setting up Butker's 56-yard field goal.

The Chiefs scored just 28 points while splitting the regular-season series with Denver.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Kansas City   Denver
Isiah Pacheco Player Javonte Williams
8 Attempts 27
40 Yards 85
5.0 Avg Yards 3.2
0 Touchdowns 0
19 Long 15
Receiving
Kansas City   Denver
Travis Kelce Player Jerry Jeudy
6 Receptions 2
58 Yards 50
9.7 Avg Yards 25.0
0 Touchdowns 1
19 Long 39
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Kansas City 274 62 212 0 3 0 6.0 2
Denver 240 153 87 3 1 2 3.0 2
Upcoming Games
  • Denver will play their next game on the road against Buffalo. The Broncos have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .400 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Miami. The Chiefs have a W/L % of .714 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.