Around the AFC West: Chiefs gain even more ground in Week 7
By Ellen Mathis
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs traveled to Denver to take on the Broncos. The Broncos were hoping they could pull of the upset or come close to winning for the “moral victory” but alas, that would not be the case. The Chiefs put together a complete game without having to rely on the magic of Patrick Mahomes. Rather, the defense and special teams put this game away early and the rest of the game was peanuts.
The Chiefs forced 4 turnovers – including an interception, a pick six, and 2 fumble recoveries, while Byron Pringle continued to impress by taking a kick off 102 yards for the longest return of the NFL season. Tyreek Hill continued to add to his season totals with a touchdown and, by the end of the game, backup quarterback Chad Henne was padding his stats. Even though the offense sputtered at times, it is nice to know the other phases are able to pick them up when things may not be clicking.
The player of the game had to be Dan Sorensen who played like he had a personal vendetta against the Broncos. Did someone in a Donkey hat key his car or something? That man had an agenda.
Dirty Dan Sorensen gets the pick-six off Drew Lock.pic.twitter.com/eKZJdOeNyY
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 25, 2020
The Chiefs came out of this game healthy. That is such a good sentence to type, especially when there have been a growing number of (thankfully) not long-term injuries. Hopefully we continue to see progress for the guys that are injured, but given the next game, I wouldn’t hate it if they sat some people.
Speaking of that next game, the Chiefs host the New York Jets. Boy, are the Jets bad. Now, the Chiefs, of course, can’t overlook the game, but it certainly feels like this might get ugly for the Jets quick. Plus, it is the Le’Veon Bell revenge game. I am always really careful about picking outcomes because I am always wrong, but I feel ok thinking the Chiefs will take this one. The Jets continue to Tank for Trevor (although we’ll see if Trevor just opts for another season at Clemson).
Game time is Sunday at 12:00 p.m.
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