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Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs: Are the Broncos that team?

The Denver Broncos are visiting the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO on Sunday.

How good is Denver this season?

The Denver Broncos are third in the AFC West with a 5-4 record, including 3-2 on the road. They are coming off a 41-10 loss to the Baltimore Ravens that ended their two-game winning streak. Bo Nix threw for 223 yards surpassing Mickey Slaughter for the most yards passing by a Broncos rookie quarterback, as he is now at 1.753. The Broncos are third in the league allowing 17.9 points per game but only 23rd scoring 20.3.

Can someone beat the Chiefs?

The Kansas City Chiefs are on top of the AFC West with a 8-0 record and are the only undefeated team in the league. They are coming off a 30-24 overtime win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Patrick Mahomes finished with 291 yards passing and three touchdowns by going 5 for 5 on the only drive of overtime. The Chiefs are tenth in the league scoring 25.4 points per game and totaling 352.5 yards per game.

Betting Trends

The Chiefs are 10-0 SU in their last 10 games overall, 7-0 SU in their last 7 home games and 8-0 SU in their last 8 home games against Denver. They are 10-3-1 ATS in their last 14 games overall, 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games played in Week 10 and 7-2-1 ATS in their plast 10 games played on Sunday. Kansas City has played under the total point line in 4 of their last 6 games overall, 8 of their last 12 games against Denver and 7 of their last 9 games against teams from the AFC West while they have played over in 4 of their last 6 games against teams from the AFC. The Broncos are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games overall, 1-16 SU in their last 17 games against the Chiefs and 5-13 SU in their last 18 games against teams from the AFC West. They are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against the Chiefs, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games on the road and 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games against teams from the AFC. Denver has played over the total point line in their last 5 games overall and under in 11 of their last 13 games in November.

Prediction and Conclusion

The Kansas City Chiefs stayed undefeated in overtime last week after Patrick Mahomes took care of business in overtime. The Chiefs quarterback has an ankle injury, but he will not miss the game against the Broncos. There is no doubt that he is the key piece in the Chiefs lineup, but Kansas City is much more than just the Mahomes. Travis Kelce is coming off his biggest game of the season, catching 14 passes for 100 yards last week against the Bucs, and recent acquisition DeAndre Hopkins had eight receptions for 86 yards and two touchdowns. Rookie Bo Nix is improving his game every week, but the Broncos could not do anything against the Ravens last week. Things will not look any different when the Broncos visit the Chiefs, the division rival they beat only once in the last 17 games. This will be just another day in the office for the Chiefs, who will cover the -7.5-point spread.