Kansas City Chiefs @ Denver Broncos

 

Location

Mile High Club, Denver, Co

Time

Monday 1^st Oct

8:15 ET

1:15am Tuesday 2^nd Oct

Coverage

ESPN

Sky Sports

Game Pass

https://www.nflgamepass.com/en

Chiefs Radio Network

http://www.kcchiefsradio.com/listen-live/

Team records

Broncos 2-1

Chiefs 3-0

Last 3 games

Dec 31st 2017 – Chiefs 27 @ Broncos 24

Oct 30^th 2017 – Broncos 19 @ Chiefs 29

Dec 25^th 2016 – Broncos 10 @ Chiefs 33

The story so far

Chiefs high flying offence masks the low flying defence enough by setting records left, right and center. Chiefs remain unbeaten. The Denver No Fly Zone is now accepting frequent flyer miles by the bucket load. Somehow they’ve made it to 2-1 without being particularly good.

Head to head

Chiefs lead 61-55-0

Team leaders

Passing	Cmp	Att	Yds	TDs
Patrick Mahomes	62	93	896	13
Rushing	Car	Yds	Avg	TDs
	52	168	3.2	2
Sammy Watkins	3	51	17	0
Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TDs
Tyreek Hill	14	310	22.1	3
Travis Kelce	16	229	14.3	2
Sammy Watkins	14	176	12.6	1
Anthony Sherman	2	52	26	1

One to watch

Pat Mahomes – Sure, who else do you want to watch throw it around in the thinner air of Denver where the ball can travel longer. Denver has the toughest defence he’ll have faced so far, likely to play a lot of man coverage rather than the zone he’s mostly seen. Can he fit the ball into tight windows? Duh.

Key matchup

Mitch Schwartz v Von Miller

In order for Mahomes to have time to throw, they need to keep him upright against a good Denver pass rush. Von Miller is still one of the best defenders in the league but Schwartz hasn’t given up a sack to him in his last 3 games. Some would say that Schwartz owns him. He needs to keep him shackled the full game here.

Injuries

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

PLAYER	POS.	INJURY	PART. THURS.	PART. FRI.	PART. SAT.	GAME STATUS
Justin Houston	LB	Not Injury Related	DNP	FP	—	—
Terrance Smith	LB	Shin	DNP	FP	FP	—
Eric Berry	S	Heel	DNP	DNP	DNP	Doubtful
Dee Ford	LB	Groin	DNP	LP	FP	—
Demetrius Harris	TE	Shoulder	FP	FP	FP	—
Jarvis Jenkins	DL	Elbow	FP	FP	FP	—
Ben Niemann	LB	Hamstring	FP	FP	FP	—
Derrick Nnadi	DL	Elbow	FP	FP	FP	—
Ron Parker	S	Shoulder	FP	FP	FP	—
Spencer Ware	RB	Knee	FP	FP	FP	—

 

DENVER BRONCOS

PLAYER	POS.	INJURY	PART. THURS.	PART. FRI.	PART. SAT.	GAME STATUS
Tramaine Brock	CB	Thigh	DNP	DNP	LP	Doubtful
Jake Butt	TE	Knee	LP	DNP	DNP	Out
Shelby Harris	NT	Ankle	LP	LP	FP	—
Adam Jones	CB	Thigh	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Brandon Marshall	ILB	Knee	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Dymonte Thomas	S	Abdomen	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Case Keenum	QB	Knee	FP	FP	FP	—
Shane Ray	OLB	Wrist	FP	FP	FP	—
Isaac Yiadom	CB	Knee	FP	FP	FP	—

What they said

Von Miller on going up against RT Mitchell Schwartz:

“He’s dynamic, strong, he’s got everything you want from a tackle,” Miller said on his infamous opponent. “I’m a fan of the game and I know great players. Mitch is a great player. it’s funny how you get three All-Pros and no Pro Bowls. I’ve got a lot of respect for him and whenever I get the opportunity to switch jerseys with him you know I’m gonna. He’s my Daddy.”

What we said

Greg Lewis

LEWIS: “Hill draws attention from the defense and that singles up, whether it’s (Travis) Kelce, Sammy (Watkins), Chris Conley or Kareem (Hunt), having more room to run in open space. That’s on the field, but off the field, he’s also done a tremendous job in the classroom with this being his third year in the offense, understanding all the nuances and bringing along the Byron Pringles, the Josh Crocketts, the (Gehrig) Dieters – all of them – [helping] acclimate them to the offense and knowing what they’re supposed to do.”

Odds

Chiefs -3.5

Total points over/under 54.5 points

Bet of the week – Kansas City Chiefs -3.5, Match points over 54.5, Kelce and Sanders to score Tds 12/1