Will history repeat when the Kansas City Chiefs face Denver?
By Nick Floyd
The Kansas City Chiefs will face off with the Denver Broncos under the bright lights of a national stage this Sunday; will history repeat itself once again with these two teams?
The Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos have some of the best history in the National Football League. Many battles have been fought between these two AFC teams over the years. Sadly for the Chiefs most of those wars waged have been lost to the Broncos.
Last year saw KC split the games with Denver. The Chiefs lost due to a late running back Jamaal Charles fumble in the fourth quarter. The next contest between the two the Chiefs would go on to throttle the Super Bowl winning Broncos in which quarterback Peyton Manning would throw four interceptions and get benched in front of booing crowd.
Now, the 7-3 Kansas City Chiefs and the 7-3 Denver Broncos will play the first of two divisional games, which may very well have playoff implications. The Chiefs are coming off a horrid game that saw them fall to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 19-17. Denver on the other hand is coming off a close, if not disputed, win over the New Orleans Saints.
The game looked like a sure loss for the defending champs but an amazing blocked field goal and return for a touchdown gave the Broncos the win. So with both teams sitting behind the division leading Oakland Raiders one thing remains, will history repeat itself?
History for these two teams, albeit last year has always seen the Broncos come out on top. Until last year when the Chiefs handled the team; the last time they beat Denver was back in 2012. The rivalry then saw seven games in a row marked as losses for the Chiefs.
The Chiefs will head into Denver hopefully angry at themselves for the performance they displayed last week. In primetime, under the lights, at Mile High, the Chiefs will need to fire on all cylinders if they want to stay firmly in second place in the AFC West. The Denver team they beat last year is not the same as this year, and that goes without saying.