When the Kansas City Chiefs acquired running back Kenneth Walker III in free agency in March, many felt that the team suddenly had a cheat code. Well, that was exactly what Walker looked like for the Chiefs in their victory over the Denver Broncos, 31-10, at Arrowhead Stadium on Monday. The 25-year-old star was terrific in […]
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The Kansas City Chiefs routed the Denver Broncos 31–10 in Week 1 on September 14, 2026. Chiefs outgained the Broncos, 393 total yards to 172.
Jaylen Waddle had a brutal performance in his season debut throughout the Denver Broncos’ 31-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night. Waddle started the sixth season of his NFL career, his first with the Broncos. He spent the last five years with the Miami Dolphins before they traded him to Denver this […]
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AP Photo/Charlie Riedel Travis Kelce passed Jason Witten on Monday night, thanks largely to a massive catch he brought down during the Kansas City Chiefs’ season-opening win over the Denver Broncos. Kelce caught a short pass from Patrick Mahomes midway through the third quarter of their 31-10 win at Arrowhead Stadium, and absolutely took off as fast as he could. After shedding one tackle, he had so much room to work with that he nearly made it all the way to the end zone. Finally, he was broug...
Patrick Mahomes had a rousing return from his ACL injury, leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a 21-point blowout of the Denver Broncos, 31-10, at Arrowhead Stadium on Monday. Mahomes went 15-of-27 for 184 yards and two touchdowns, while also scoring on a 15-yard carry in the first quarter. Kenneth Walker III was also phenomenal […]
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From the ground game emphasis to a rebuilt secondary, here are a handful of immediate takeaways from a dominant win for the Chiefs in Week 1.
The fantasy football Week 1 recap breaks down the most important usage trends from the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs. Kenneth Walker established himself as Kansas City’s lead running back, while Denver deployed J.K. Dobbins and RJ Harvey in a two-man backfield. PFF’s snap, route and usage analysis also provides an early look at the fantasy outlooks for the Broncos and Chiefs receiving corps.
Kenneth Walker III wanted to prove he was a lead back when he left the Seattle Seahawks to sign with the Kansas City Chiefs in a huge free agent move. The Super Bowl MVP spent 2025 sharing lead back duties with Zach Charbonnet, but the Chiefs made it clear that Walker was going to be […]
ESPN’s first Monday Night Football broadcast of the 2026 season got off to an awkward start when a technical issue left viewers without audio during the Kansas City Chiefs’ game against the Denver Broncos. The broadcast team of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman was cut off toward the end of the first quarter, forcing ESPN […]
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The Kansas City Chiefs are back.
Just about everything that could go wrong, did go wrong for Denver on Monday Night Football.
Kansas City Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed was everywhere against the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium on Monday. He made sure to make his presence felt early, disrupting the Broncos with his tenacity and agility. In the third quarter, Sneed tackled Broncos wide receiver Jaylen Waddle to stop a run. He and Waddle began chirping after […]
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Broncos starting quarterback Bo Nix hadn’t taken a regular-season snap since fracturing his ankle in the AFC Divisional Round last season. His return to the field Monday night at Arrowhead Stadium lasted three plays before it went sideways. Watching from the ManningCast alternate broadcast on ESPN2, Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning reacted as Nix’s […]
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Turns out the Denver Broncos and Jaylen Waddle weren’t the only ones executing some trickery. Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid dipped into his own bag of tricks on Monday Night Football. Except this time he busted out two newcomers in Justin Fields and Kenneth Walker III. The quarterback and running back, respectively, connected […]
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Kansas City Chiefs superstar tight end Travis Kelce has his wife and music icon, Taylor Swift, absolutely enchanted with what he did in the second half of Monday night’s game against the visiting Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. With the Chiefs leading by 11 points and on a 3rd-and-6 with a little […]
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The 2026 Monday Night Football opener witnessed its share of theatrics. Jaylen Waddle turned heads through some trickery called by Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton. But Brandon Jones delivered an epic defensive moment on Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Jones stood back as one of the deep safeties with Mahomes firing from inside […]
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Yeah, we’re thinking he’s back. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes made his return in Week 1 of the 2026 season. The former MVP and Super Bowl champion missed the back half of their 2025 campaign after he tore his ACL. Now that he’s back, Kansas City is looking to reclaim their spot on top […]
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are just a few months removed from their fairytale wedding at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In fact, at the time of this writing Taylor Swift is attending Travis Kelce’s first game with the Chiefs of the 2026 season. However, as the game continues there is story surfacing […]
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Kenneth Walker III has Kansas City fans on Cloud Nine after scoring a spectacular 60-yard touchdown in the Chiefs’ season opener against the Denver Broncos on Monday night. Walker started his fifth season in the NFL, his first with the Chiefs. He played his first four years with the Seattle Seahawks, winning a Super Bowl […]
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The Kansas City Chiefs defense will finish Monday night’s game against the Denver Broncos without at least two players on defense. The Chiefs announced during the second half at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City that both “CB Mansoor Delane (shoulder) and LB Cooper McDonald (knee) have been downgraded to out,” via a social media post […]
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes returned to Arrowhead Stadium against the Denver Broncos, sparking a wide range of takes, including a memorable one from former teammate Alex Smith, who has been complimentary of coach Andy Reid and his team in recent weeks. Smith made a crucial point before the game that often gets lost […]
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Travis Kelce is back for his fourteenth season with the Kansas City Chiefs after an extremely down year in 2025. The Chiefs opened their season with a Monday Night Football clash with the Denver Broncos, another team with Super Bowl aspirations in 2026. However, an early touchdown in the game caused fans to notice was […]
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Taylor Swift is back at Arrowhead Stadium. The pop star appeared at the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos season opener in support of her husband, Travis Kelce. This marks the first game that Swift has attended since the two said “I do” in July at Madison Square Garden. Broadcast cameras caught Swift speaking to […]
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The Kansas City Chiefs were dealt an early blow against the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium on Monday after Mansoor Delane suffered a shoulder injury. It happened in the first quarter after he intercepted a deep pass from Bo Nix in the first drive of the Broncos. The rookie cornerback landed hard as he was […]
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When the Kansas City Chiefs signed Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III this offseason, they knew the running back would be a big part of their offense.