Kansas City Chiefs 31–10 Denver Broncos
- Season
- NFL
- 2026 · Regular Season · Week 1
NFL: Kansas City Chiefs beat Denver Broncos 31–10.
Game leaders
184Patrick MahomesPassing yards
131Bo Nix
173Kenneth Walker IIIRushing yards
36J.K. Dobbins
71Travis KelceReceiving yards
43Evan Engram
How the score moved
The running score, step by step, with every score marked.
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Denver Broncos
Show as a table
| When | Kansas City Chiefs | Denver Broncos |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 8:11 · Patrick Mahomes | 7 | 0 |
| Q1 3:48 · Evan Engram | 7 | 7 |
| Q2 1:39 · Rashee Rice | 14 | 7 |
| Q3 12:43 · Kenneth Walker III | 21 | 7 |
| Q3 7:34 · Wil Lutz | 21 | 10 |
| Q3 3:17 · Harrison Butker | 24 | 10 |
| Q4 14:39 · Kenneth Walker III | 31 | 10 |
| 60′ | 31 | 10 |
How efficient each offense was
Conversions on the downs that keep drives alive, yards gained per snap and per drive, how each side moved the ball, and who held it.
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Denver Broncos
Third-down conversions
53%9/1717%2/12
Fourth-down conversions
67%2/30%0/1
Red-zone touchdowns
60%3/550%1/2
- 5.93.7Yards per play
- 2.580.83Points per drive
- 32.714.7Yards per drive
- 6747Plays
How the yards came
Kansas City Chiefs
Pass 172Rush 220
Denver Broncos
Pass 115Rush 61
- Time of possession
- 33:4226:18
- Turnover margin
- +1-1
- Sacks made
- 42
- Penalties (yards)
- 7 (60)7 (52)
Show as a table
| Kansas City Chiefs | Denver Broncos | |
|---|---|---|
| Third-down conversions | 9/17 | 2/12 |
| Fourth-down conversions | 2/3 | 0/1 |
| Red-zone touchdowns | 3/5 | 1/2 |
| Yards per play | 5.9 | 3.7 |
| Points per drive | 2.58 | 0.83 |
| Yards per drive | 32.7 | 14.7 |
| Plays | 67 | 47 |
| Passing yards | 172 | 115 |
| Rushing yards | 220 | 61 |
| Time of possession | 33:42 | 26:18 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties (yards) | 7 (60) | 7 (52) |
Scoring plays
Q1
- Patrick Mahomes(Touchdown)Q1 8:117–0
- Q1 3:487–7Evan Engram(Touchdown)
Q2
- Rashee Rice(Touchdown)Q2 1:3914–7
Q3
- Kenneth Walker III(Touchdown)Q3 12:4321–7
- Q3 7:3421–10Wil Lutz(Field goal)
- Harrison Butker(Field goal)Q3 3:1724–10
Q4
- Kenneth Walker III(Touchdown)Q4 14:3931–10
Key stats
- 392Total yards176
- 172Passing yards115
- 220Rushing yards61
- 19First downs9
- 67Total plays47
- 5.9Yards per play3.7
- 5.9Yards per pass3.6
- 5.8Yards per rush4.1
- 15/27Comp / Att17/28
- 38Rushing attempts15
Quarter by quarter
Kansas City Chiefs led after 3 of 4 quarters, Denver Broncos after 0. Largest lead at a break: 21 points, Kansas City Chiefs after Q4. Counted at the end of each period, not throughout.
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Denver Broncos
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Denver Broncos | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Kansas City Chiefs: 0 won, 1 drawn, 2 lost in their last 3 games.- Kansas City Chiefs scored 36 points and allowed 45 in their last 3 games.
Denver Broncos: 2 won, 1 lost in their last 3 games.- Denver Broncos scored 74 points and allowed 46 in their last 3 games.
Recent form
Standings
American Football Conference · AFC West
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 103 | .833 |
| 2 | Denver Broncos | 5 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 141 | .714 |
| 3 |  Las Vegas Raiders | 3 | 4 | 0 | 183 | 197 | .429 |
| 4 |  Los Angeles Chargers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 151 | .000 |
Timeline
Q1
- Patrick Mahomes(Touchdown)Q1 8:117–0
- Q1 3:487–7Evan Engram(Touchdown)
Q2
- Rashee Rice(Touchdown)Q2 1:3914–7
Q3
- Kenneth Walker III(Touchdown)Q3 12:4321–7
- Q3 7:3421–10Wil Lutz(Field goal)
- Harrison Butker(Field goal)Q3 3:1724–10
Q4
- Kenneth Walker III(Touchdown)Q4 14:3931–10
How efficient each offense was
Conversions on the downs that keep drives alive, yards gained per snap and per drive, how each side moved the ball, and who held it.
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Denver Broncos
Third-down conversions
53%9/1717%2/12
Fourth-down conversions
67%2/30%0/1
Red-zone touchdowns
60%3/550%1/2
- 5.93.7Yards per play
- 2.580.83Points per drive
- 32.714.7Yards per drive
- 6747Plays
How the yards came
Kansas City Chiefs
Pass 172Rush 220
Denver Broncos
Pass 115Rush 61
- Time of possession
- 33:4226:18
- Turnover margin
- +1-1
- Sacks made
- 42
- Penalties (yards)
- 7 (60)7 (52)
Show as a table
| Kansas City Chiefs | Denver Broncos | |
|---|---|---|
| Third-down conversions | 9/17 | 2/12 |
| Fourth-down conversions | 2/3 | 0/1 |
| Red-zone touchdowns | 3/5 | 1/2 |
| Yards per play | 5.9 | 3.7 |
| Points per drive | 2.58 | 0.83 |
| Yards per drive | 32.7 | 14.7 |
| Plays | 67 | 47 |
| Passing yards | 172 | 115 |
| Rushing yards | 220 | 61 |
| Time of possession | 33:42 | 26:18 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties (yards) | 7 (60) | 7 (52) |
Where the points came from, quarter by quarter
Each side's points in each quarter, split by how they were scored.
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Denver Broncos
- Touchdowns
- Field goals
- Extra points and conversions
7
7
7
10
3
7
Show as a table
| Quarter | Kansas City Chiefs · Touchdowns | Denver Broncos · Touchdowns | Kansas City Chiefs · Field goals | Denver Broncos · Field goals | Kansas City Chiefs · Extra points and conversions | Denver Broncos · Extra points and conversions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Q2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Q3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Q4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The yards, and how efficiently they came
Each side's leading passer, rusher and receiver, with the rate behind the total.
Passing
Patrick Mahomes
15/27 completions
184yards2 TD
Bo Nix
17/28 completions
131yards1 TD
Rushing
Kenneth Walker III
23 carries
173yards1 TD
J.K. Dobbins
8 carries
36yards
Receiving
Travis Kelce
3/5 caught/targeted
71yards
Evan Engram
4/5 caught/targeted
43yards1 TD
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Denver Broncos
Offence
- 392Total yards176
- 172Passing yards115
- 220Rushing yards61
- 19First downs9
- 67Total plays47
- 5.9Yards per play3.7
- 5.9Yards per pass3.6
- 5.8Yards per rush4.1
- 15/27Comp / Att17/28
- 38Rushing attempts15
Efficiency
- 9-173rd down efficiency2-12
- 2-34th down efficiency0-1
- 3-5Red zone (made / att)1-2
- 12Drives12
- 33:42Possession26:18
Turnovers & penalties
- 1Turnovers2
- 1Interceptions thrown1
- 0Fumbles lost1
- 7-60Penalties7-52
- 4Sacks2
- 2-12Sacks – yards lost4-16
Defence
- 1Interceptions1
- 0Interception touchdowns0
- 0Safeties0
Quarter by quarter
Kansas City Chiefs led after 3 of 4 quarters, Denver Broncos after 0. Largest lead at a break: 21 points, Kansas City Chiefs after Q4. Counted at the end of each period, not throughout.
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Denver Broncos
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Denver Broncos | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Passing
| Patrick Mahomes | 15/27 | 184 | 6.8 | 2 | 1 | 2-12 | 50.2 |
Rushing
| Kenneth Walker III | 23 | 173 | 7.5 | 1 | 60 |
| Emmett Johnson | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Patrick Mahomes | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 1 | 15 |
Receiving
| Travis Kelce | 5 | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | 59 |
| Emmett Johnson | 2 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Rashee Rice | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 1 | 13 |
| Kenneth Walker III | 6 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 1 | 11 |
| Xavier Worthy | 6 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jake Briningstool | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Noah Gray | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tyquan Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyrus Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
Interceptions
Defensive
| L'Jarius Sneed | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drue Tranquill | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Bolton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jaden Hicks | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nohl Williams | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alohi Gilman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Karlaftis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| R Mason Thomas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben VanSumeren | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Nwankpa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Woods | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Briningstool | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Felix AnudikeUzomah | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kristian Fulton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Moore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Royals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Cochrane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khyiris Tonga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Bassa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashton Gillotte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmett Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mansoor Delane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kick returns
| Nikko Remigio | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 28 |
Punt returns
| Nikko Remigio | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 |
Kicking
| Harrison Butker | 1/1 | 100.0 | 28 | 4/4 | 7 |
Punting
| Matt Araiza | 4 | 218 | 54.5 | 2 | 63 |
American Football Conference · AFC West
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 103 | .833 |
| 2 | Denver Broncos | 5 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 141 | .714 |
| 3 | Las Vegas Raiders | 3 | 4 | 0 | 183 | 197 | .429 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Chargers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 151 | .000 |
American Football Conference · AFC East
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buffalo Bills | 5 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 171 | .833 |
| 2 |  New England Patriots | 4 | 3 | 0 | 160 | 143 | .571 |
| 3 |  New York Jets | 2 | 5 | 0 | 137 | 150 | .286 |
| 4 |  Miami Dolphins | 1 | 5 | 0 | 98 | 157 | .167 |
American Football Conference · AFC North
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cleveland Browns | 5 | 2 | 0 | 133 | 146 | .714 |
| 2 |  Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 153 | 138 | .714 |
| 3 |  Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 163 | 122 | .667 |
| 4 |  Baltimore Ravens | 4 | 3 | 0 | 169 | 167 | .571 |
American Football Conference · AFC South
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville Jaguars | 4 | 2 | 0 | 154 | 104 | .667 |
| 2 |  Indianapolis Colts | 2 | 5 | 0 | 154 | 180 | .286 |
| 3 |  Houston Texans | 2 | 5 | 0 | 165 | 170 | .286 |
| 4 |  Tennessee Titans | 1 | 6 | 0 | 108 | 156 | .143 |
National Football Conference · NFC East
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New York Giants | 4 | 2 | 1 | 163 | 161 | .643 |
| 2 |  Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 4 | 0 | 106 | 137 | .333 |
| 3 |  Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 4 | 0 | 151 | 159 | .333 |
| 4 |  Washington Commanders | 1 | 4 | 1 | 132 | 172 | .250 |
National Football Conference · NFC North
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 74 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Chicago Bears | 5 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 143 | .714 |
| 3 |  Detroit Lions | 4 | 2 | 0 | 184 | 165 | .667 |
| 4 |  Green Bay Packers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 144 | 145 | .571 |
National Football Conference · NFC South
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carolina Panthers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 159 | 166 | .500 |
| 2 |  Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 4 | 0 | 171 | 173 | .429 |
| 3 |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 5 | 0 | 162 | 151 | .286 |
| 4 |  New Orleans Saints | 2 | 5 | 0 | 162 | 194 | .286 |
National Football Conference · NFC West
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 139 | .857 |
| 2 |  Seattle Seahawks | 4 | 3 | 0 | 168 | 125 | .571 |
| 3 |  Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 4 | 0 | 170 | 159 | .429 |
| 4 |  Arizona Cardinals | 2 | 5 | 0 | 142 | 208 | .286 |