National Football League
Kansas City 19, Denver 8
When: 8:15 PM ET, Thursday, October 12, 2023
Where: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 62°
Head Official: Shawn Hochuli
Attendance: 73528

Patrick Mahomes passed for 306 yards and one touchdown and the Kansas City Chiefs used a strong defensive performance on Thursday night to post a 19-8 victory over the visiting Denver Broncos.

Travis Kelce caught nine passes for 124 yards as Kansas City (5-1) defeated the AFC West-rival Broncos for the 16th consecutive time. Kadarius Toney caught a touchdown pass and Isiah Pacheco accumulated 98 scrimmage yards (62 rushing, 36 receiving) as the Chiefs improved their overall winning streak to five games.

Harrison Butker kicked four field goals -- including a 60-yarder -- and Nick Bolton and Justin Reid intercepted passes for Kansas City.

Russell Wilson completed 13 of 22 passes for 95 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions for Denver (1-5). Courtland Sutton had a scoring reception and Justin Simmons intercepted a pass for the Broncos.

Mahomes was 30-of-40 passing while improving to 12-0 in his starts against the Broncos. The Chiefs outgained Denver 389 to 197.

Kansas City led 13-0 at the break as Butker easily cleared the crossbar on his half-ending 60-yard boot. His career long of 62 occurred last season against the Buffalo Bills.

Butker added a 25-yard field goal with 9:16 left in the third quarter.

Denver finally got on the board with 6:07 remaining in the game when Wilson connected with Sutton on an 11-yard scoring pass and Javonte Williams added a two-point run to pull the Broncos within 16-8.

A roughing the passer penalty on Mike Edwards on third-and-five -- when Wilson threw an incompletion -- pushed the ball to the Chiefs' 11-yard line one play before the touchdown.

Kansas City took over after the touchdown and worked 4:12 off the clock before Butker connected on a 52-yard field goal to make it an 11-point margin with 1:55 left.

Just 13 seconds later, Trent McDuffie forced Denver's Samaje Perine to fumble, and Willie Gay recovered for the Chiefs to put the game away.

Earlier, Butker started the scoring with a 35-yard field goal with 5:40 remaining in the first quarter. The Chiefs scored their lone touchdown when Mahomes hit Toney on a 3-yard scoring pass with 3:06 left in the half.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Denver   Kansas City
Javonte Williams Player Isiah Pacheco
10 Attempts 16
52 Yards 62
5.2 Avg Yards 3.9
0 Touchdowns 0
18 Long 15
Receiving
Denver   Kansas City
Courtland Sutton Player Travis Kelce
4 Receptions 9
46 Yards 124
11.5 Avg Yards 13.8
1 Touchdowns 0
21 Long 40
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Denver 197 115 82 1 0 1 2.0 1
Kansas City 389 96 293 1 4 2 4.0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against L.A. Chargers. The Chiefs have a W/L % of .800 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Denver will play their next game at home against Green Bay. The Broncos have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .250 after a loss.