Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos
KC5-0
4-2DEN
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Sunday 2026-11-01 · 16:25 ET·Empower Field at Mile High·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-19D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 6
✚ Josh Simmons (LT) — Out✚ Rashee Rice (WR1) — Out✚ Pat Surtain II (LCB) — Out✚ Talanoa Hufanga (SS) — Out
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
KC 7d · DEN 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
KC form
5-0PF 140 · PA 83Home 3-0Away 2-0
QB Patrick Mahomes 100–31 as starter · playoffs 17–4 · last 10: 6–4 · since 2017
DEN form
4-2PF 114 · PA 125Home 3-0Away 1-2
QB Bo Nix 28–12 as starter · playoffs 1–1 · last 10: 7–3 · since 2024
| KC | Season efficiency | DEN |
|---|---|---|
| 0.155 | Off EPA / play | -0.079 |
| 49.3 | Off success % | 38 |
| 12.8 | Off explosive % | 5.8 |
| 42.4 | 3rd-down conv % | 32.1 |
| -0.102 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.038 |
| 38.4 | Def success % allowed | 40.3 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
KC staff
HCAndy Reid6–7 vs PaytonOCEric Bieniemy3–0 vs JosephDCSteve Spagnuolo1–0 vs Webb
4th-down go 21.3% · PROE +4.7 · no-huddle 1.8%
DEN staff
HCSean Payton7–6 vs ReidOCDavis Webb0–1 vs SpagnuoloDCVance Joseph0–3 vs Bieniemy
4th-down go 15.6% · PROE +0.5 · no-huddle 12.5%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Andy Reid6–7Sean PaytonPayton leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | DEN @ KC | 10–31 | 177–396 | Andy Reid |
| 2025-12-25 | DEN @ KC | 20–13 | 304–139 | Sean Payton |
| 2025-11-16 | KC @ DEN | 19–22 | 311–343 | Sean Payton |
| 2025-01-05 | KC @ DEN | 0–38 | 98–480 | Sean Payton |
| 2024-11-10 | DEN @ KC | 14–16 | 260–300 | Andy Reid |
| 2023-10-29 | KC @ DEN | 9–24 | 274–240 | Sean Payton |
| 2023-10-12 | DEN @ KC | 8–19 | 199–391 | Andy Reid |
| 2020-12-20 | KC @ NO | 32–29 | 416–285 | Andy Reid |
KC offense vs DEN defense
Eric Bieniemy(OC)3–0Vance Joseph(DC)Bieniemy leads3 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | KC | DEN | 31–10 | 396 | +21 | W |
| 2023-09-17 | WAS | DEN | 35–33 | 390 | +2 | W |
| 2022-09-11 | KC | ARI | 44–21 | 488 | +23 | W |
they also crossed paths 2× in other role combinations (counting every opposing-staff game: 5–0)
DEN offense vs KC defense
Davis Webb(OC)0–1Steve Spagnuolo(DC)Spagnuolo leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | DEN | KC | 10–31 | 177 | -21 | L |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | DEN @ KC | 10–31 | KC | Sean Payton / Andy Reid |
| 2025-12-25 | DEN @ KC | 20–13 | DEN | Sean Payton / Andy Reid |
| 2025-11-16 | KC @ DEN | 19–22 | DEN | Andy Reid / Sean Payton |
| 2025-01-05 | KC @ DEN | 0–38 | DEN | Andy Reid / Sean Payton |
| 2024-11-10 | DEN @ KC | 14–16 | KC | Sean Payton / Andy Reid |
| 2023-10-29 | KC @ DEN | 9–24 | DEN | Andy Reid / Sean Payton |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded