Chiefs beat Broncos 30-27 in overtime
A final-minute decision by Denver coach Gary Kubiak led to a gut-wrenching 30-27 defeat to Kansas City and complicated the Broncos’ playoff picture on Sunday. With 7:53 remaining, the Broncos took a much-needed 17-16 lead.
Kansas City is looking for their eighth straight AFC West win, and their second straight in Denver.
Kansas City drove down the field after passes to Hill and Travis Kelce.
A scrappily played Chiefs-Broncos game on Sunday night came down to the thinnest of margins.
Von Miller’s presence has been consistent for the Broncos dating back to last season’s run toward Super Bowl 50 as Peyton Manning’s fairy-tale ending had the footnote of the presumptive NFL Defensive Player of the Year this season being the big-game MVP.
“It’s on me”, Kubiak said. The Texans lost in Houston for the first time this season after winning their first five there. The Chiefs also own an impressive trend of being 7-0 SU in their last seven divisional games.
That’s ridiculous. nearly 40 percent of Denver’s points are scored following a takeaway, and about a third of Kansas City’s are.
-Chiefs RBs Spencer Ware, Charcandrick West and Knile Davis vs. Broncos NT Sylvester Williams and ILBs Brandon Marshall and Todd Davis. The Chiefs’ package works only when there is balance, and they have struggled with that in recent weeks. This game becomes very important to both sides because it seems that it will be hard to catch up with either team following a loss. Taylor managed to tap both feet down just inside the sideline for the score with 7:37 left in the third quarter. We’ll find out as the Chiefs travel to Sports Authority Field to take on the Broncos in this intriguing Week 12 matchup! The offense has been an issue most of the season for Kansas City, as they are scoring just 22.2 points per game. The Chiefs do it by not turning the football over (just three in the last six games overall) and playing strong defense.
“That’s so farrrrr out of my reach”, Trevor said about reports that the Broncos might hire Tony, per Fox Sports. Use the comments below as your live chat for everything that happens throughout the game. We got to sit down with cover32.com Managing editor, Alex to get some info on the Broncos and what the keys to success are on Sunday night football.
MORE AIR POWER: The Broncos’ signing of Marlon Brown this week shows how much they want to use three-wide receiver sets.
NO REGRETS: Miller said nobody in Denver’s locker room will second-guess Kubiak for attempting the 62-yarder with McManus, who set an National Football League record by going 10-for-10 in the playoffs past year.