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The Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs will square off on Thursday Night Football in Week 6 of the 2023 NFL calendar in an AFC West matchup. After a humiliating 31-21 defeat to the New York Jets on Sunday, which reduced their record to 1-4 and last position in the division, the Broncos will journey to Arrowhead Stadium.
Denver, which has the joint worst record within the AFC alongside the New England Patriots, has not improved behind new head coach Sean Payton. The Chiefs, on the contrary hand, have a 4-1 record, which is tied for the top spot in the conference.
After beginning the season with a setback to Detroit, Kansas City managed to defeat the Vikings away from home on Sunday to secure the team’s fourth consecutive victory. When the Chiefs hit the field in this game, they hope to win 5 straight games overall and 16 consecutive games against the Broncos.
With a passing offense that averages 258 yards per match so far this season, the Chiefs come into this game ranked seventh in the league. With 123 yards per game on the ground, Kansas City is 12th in the NFL in running offense. The Chiefs are ninth in scoring offense with a 25.6 points average per game and fifth in scoring defense with an average of 16 points allowed per game.
Denver signed Sean Payton as their head coach with great expectations, but with Sunday’s loss to the Jets in their own stadium, it’s been a repeat of last year for the franchise. Denver had a 7-5 lead after the first quarter and a 13-8 lead at the half against the Jets before things went south. The Broncos lost 16 straight points to fall down 24-13 and were unable to draw any closer than 3 the remainder of the game.
The Broncos come into the match with an average passing offense ranking of 13th in the NFL (224 yards per game), and a rushing offense ranking of 19th (104.2 yards per game). Denver is 32nd in scoring defense, surrendering an average of 36.2 points per game, and is 11th in scoring offense registering an aggregate of 24.2 points per game.
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Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs Game Information
- Date: 10/12/2023
- Time: 08:15 PM ET
- Location: Arrowhead Stadium.
- How to Watch Broncos vs Chiefs: ESPN+
- Live Stream: NFL Game Pass
