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Broncos Hit 9-2, Seize AFC West Lead With 22-19 Win Over Chiefs

A record-chasing pass rush is carrying Denver through a run of close finishes.

Overview

  • The victory pushed Denver's winning streak to eight and improved its mark in one-score games this season to 7-2.
  • Nickel corner Ja'Quan McMillian earned a game ball after posting two sacks and the game's lone interception, becoming the first Broncos cornerback with that combo in a single game.
  • Denver's defense has 49 sacks through Week 11, putting the team on pace to challenge franchise and NFL single-season records and marking the highest total by this point since 1989.
  • Cornerback Riley Moss was flagged for multiple costly penalties, including a 47-yard pass interference on 3rd-and-20, and he publicly took responsibility for the mistakes.
  • An offense that stalled in the red zone settled for five field goals, capped by Wil Lutz's game-winner at the buzzer, and the team now enters its bye before reconvening Nov. 24 to prepare for Washington.