Overview
- Kickoff is set for 2:25 p.m. MT (4:25 p.m. ET) on CBS with Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson on the call.
- Oddsmakers list Kansas City as a narrow road favorite, with lines hovering around Chiefs -3.5 to -4.
- Key absences include Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco (knee) and Broncos CB Pat Surtain II, ILB Alex Singleton and RB J.K. Dobbins, while WR-KR Marvin Mims Jr. returns for Denver.
- Denver enters 8-2 with an NFL-best 46 sacks and a record-setting plus-35 sack differential through 10 games, posing a major test for Patrick Mahomes.
- Kansas City sits 5-4 and third in the division, Mahomes is 13-1 against Denver, and he emphasized the matchup’s importance for the AFC West race.