Chiefs improve to 5-1, drop Broncos for 16th straight time
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[October 13, 2023]
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.
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Oct 12, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs tight end
Travis Kelce (87) celebrates after a play during the second quarter
against the Denver Broncos at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory
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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
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