Can the Kansas City Chiefs stay unbeaten with a tough road win in Denver in primetime on Monday Night Football over the Broncos?
The Kansas City Chiefs are off to a hot start in 2018 with a 3-0 record through Week 3 and the highest scoring offense in the entire NFL. The team’s defense hasn’t looked great, but you could argue it’s because they haven’t had to with the way the offense has produced.
Week 4 is a challenge regardless of how well either team is currently performing. Any AFC West division game is always a battle and can never be taken lightly—especially at Mile High in Denver against the Broncos.
It’s time for another set of predictions from our round table of writers. The average score the AA staff: Chiefs 33.1, Broncos 22.4
Chiefs 34, Broncos 24
Believe it or not, I’m more concerned about the Chiefs winning in Denver than I was about holding off the Niners at home. Continuing the hot start for the home crowd seemed like a foregone conclusion – but weird stuff happens in Denver. The good news is that Andy Reid makes more decisions regarding the Broncos’ future than John Elway does at this point, and Case Keenum isn’t the quarterback to out-duel Mahomes and Co.
Chiefs 34, Broncos 20
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This is a trap game, but Mahomes beat the Broncos last year with Broncos starters playing and, this year, the Broncos’ defense is worse than it was back then. I think the Chiefs won’t score as many touchdowns as they have in the past three games and Butker will actually have to attempt more than one field goal. I think the Chiefs will jump ahead early like they’ve been doing and finish the game on cruise control for an easy win.
Chiefs 31, Broncos 24
The Denver Broncos defense are ranked 14th in yards allowed. This will be the hardest defense the Chiefs have faced so far, but the Broncos are coming off a loss where the Ravens scored the last 20 points. If the Chiefs defense can force a passing game rather than a running game, and Mahomes and the O-line keep doing what they’re doing, the Chiefs will beat the Broncos in Denver.
Chiefs 20, Broncos 17
I think this will be much closer than anyone would like, but road games against a divisional foe are always tougher than they should be on paper. The Chiefs will still win, but I think the Broncos defense present easily the toughest test of the new season so far, and Denver also knows if they lose this, they’re staring at a two-game deficit just one month into the calendar.
Chiefs 38, Broncos 24
We already saw what Showtime Mahomes can do in Denver. Week 17 road game in 2017, the first start of his career was a win. He was playing with backups. The No Fly Zone is now the Frequent-Fliers zone. Tyreek Hill is an absolute monster in primetime, especially against Denver. Plus, he has a punt return TD against Marquette King. I predict a big night for the cheetah.
Chiefs 34, Broncos 24
The Kansas City Chiefs offense is rolling as Andy Reid continues to unleash Patrick Mahomes and his arsenal of offensive weapons on the NFL. The Broncos once elite defense has slipped to the middle of the pack this year in both yards and points allowed. With KC’s offense averaging 19 more points per game than Denver the Broncos simply will not be able to keep pace with the Chiefs.
Chiefs 35, Broncos 17
It’s Mahomes’ national primetime debut, and he doesn’t disappoint. Four TD passes to four different receivers on the way to an easy, decisive win over Denver. Case Keenum throws a couple bad interceptions and continues his middling season.
Chiefs 42, Broncos 28
There Deeisn’t much to say here anymore. The Broncos defense has some good players like Von Miller and Chris Harris Jr, but the defense is a shell of its former self. I expect the Chiefs to get up early and cruise to another win.
Chiefs 27, Denver 24
The Chiefs offensive line will have some struggles with the Denver pass rush, keep this game close. Keenum will score first, but Mahomes will adjust to the Broncos defense and win the first come-from-behind game of the season.
Chiefs 35, Broncos 24
The Chiefs’ offense sputtered a bit against the 49ers, but still put up 38 points. The defense again gave up a lot of yards and points, but showed some positive signs of growth. In comparison, the Broncos’ offense has struggled the last two weeks and their defense has given up good production to struggling teams. The Chiefs will keep the ball rolling in prime time and win.
Chiefs 52, Broncos 27
It’s a Monday Night Football primetime showdown. Division games are always tougher than non-division, but rest assured Chiefs get the jobs done. Patrick Mahomes has a 5 touchdown game 3 of which go to Tyreek Hill who is a primetime phenom. No one plays better under the bright lights than Hill.
Chiefs 40, Broncos 21
Outside of Von Miller and Chris Harris Jr, this defense isn’t at all intimidating. Kansas City continues to stack up points while Case Keenum continues to struggle.
Chiefs 31, Broncos 24
The Chiefs start with the ball and a pumped up Mahomes opens the game with a pick followed by the Broncos offense scoring. National media and Chiefs twitter melts down before Mahomes tosses 3 more touchdowns for a Chiefs win.
Chiefs 32, Broncos 24
In the Chiefs first primetime game of the year they face their division rival Broncos. Although the Broncos are 2-1 they’ve been less than impressive. They’ve been perfectly average offensively and defensively. Patrick Mahomes should be able to take advantage of pass defense that is a shell of its former self.
Chiefs 38, Broncos 26
The Chiefs are headed to Denver to take on the Broncos under the big lights of MNF. The Broncos have already seen Mahomes once, but that won’t stop the Chiefs from scoring. Denver has a lot of question marks on their offense and their defense is a shell of what it once was. Couple that with undisciplined football that resulted in 120 yards of penalties last week, and the Chiefs will walk away with a win. However, because this is a divisional game, the score will be slightly closer than if they were not divisional rivals. Patrick Mahomes throws for at least 4 touchdowns to break another NFL record.
Chiefs 42, Broncos 21
The Chiefs may see their first chance at a real blowout this week. The Broncos do not match up well with Kansas City. If the offensive line can keep Patrick Mahomes relatively clean, he will put up big numbers against a struggling Denver defense. It may be time to unleash a full Air Raid system kind of game for the Chiefs and have Mahomes work primarily from Shotgun formations. Although Denver’s offense is improved, it is still no match to go head to head with the Chiefs.
Chiefs 28, Broncos 10
This will be Kansas City’s, and Patrick Mahomes’, biggest test yet in 2018. Denver employs one of the best front sevens in the league, most notable led by Von Miller, but Kansas City’s offensive line has been great. The offense might take a bit of a step back, but the defense will improve against a weak Broncos offense who has struggled through 3 games.
Broncos 42, Chiefs 0
This is it. The Chiefs finally have to play a good defense. Patrick Mahomes throws 2 picks and Kareem Hunt fumbles. I’m not just saying this to maintain my streak of predicting the Chiefs to lose, and being wrong. Definitely not what I’m doing.
Chiefs 31, Broncos, 20
I don’t trust Case Keenum in a shootout. The Chiefs will have their best defensive game and force at least 2 turnovers. Mahomes throws 3 touchdowns in a victory for the Chiefs
Chiefs 41, Broncos 13
Chiefs at the Broncos…what a timeless rivalry it is. Patrick Mahomes has played extremely well in his first three games this season, and Case Keenum has been…the Case Keenum of old (as expected). The Broncos lost Aqib Talib the past offseason, but still have Von Miller. I predict the Chiefs expose a weaker secondary than usual from the Broncos, and we see 300 yards passing and 3 touchdowns from Mahomes.
Chiefs 30, Broncos 17
The Chiefs will see their most hostile crowd of the young season when they hit the field in Denver for Monday Night Football. The Broncos have been talking a lot of smack this season and are surely not happy with losing to the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes last season.
Kansas City will be ready though and Denver can’t throw anything at them they haven’t seen during the Chiefs current five game winning streak against them. In that environment with that defense I don’t believe the Chiefs get their average of 40 points, but I do see them getting 30 while the defense has their best game of the season and holds Denver to under 20.