Final2026 Week 8

Empower Field at Mile High, Denver

Kansas City Chiefs vs Denver Broncos Match Player Stats: Week 8, 2026

Week 8 · November 1, 2026 · Broncos 28, Chiefs 24

Kansas City Chiefs

Away

24

Denver Broncos

HomeWon

28

Scoring by quarter
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Chiefs7107024
Broncos31001528

Kansas City Chiefs vs Denver Broncos match player stats from Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season. The Broncos defeated the Chiefs 28–24 on November 1, 2026.

KC 24DEN 28 Final

  • Passing leader

    Patrick Mahomes

    KC · QB

    25.4PPR pts

    30/41, 321 YDS, 3 TD

  • Top fantasy scorer

    Emmett Johnson

    KC · RB

    25.3PPR pts

    1 ATT, 15 YDS, 5 REC, 128 REC YDS, 1 REC TD

  • Chiefs leader

    Rashee Rice

    KC · WR

    18.3PPR pts

    7 REC, 53 YDS, 1 TD

  • Defensive playmaker

    Alex Singleton

    DEN

    1 SACK, 14 TKL

Broncos 28, Chiefs 24: Denver rallies from 4 down at halftime

Denver erased a 17–13 halftime deficit, outscoring Kansas City 15–7 after the break to win 28–24. Kansas City outgained the Broncos 399–294.

The Chiefs went 6-for-14 on third down, while the Broncos finished without a giveaway.

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Chiefs vs Broncos Team Stats

Why the Broncos Won

Denver won despite losing the efficiency, third-down, and time of possession battles.

Team stats comparison, Chiefs vs Broncos
ChiefsStatBroncos
399Total yards294
6.0Yards per play5.2
67Plays56
0Turnovers0
43%Third-down conversion18%
31:29Time of possession28:31

Scoring Summary

The Broncos scored three touchdowns and two field goals; the Chiefs scored three touchdowns and one field goal.

Scoring plays, Chiefs vs Broncos
TimeTeamPlayKCDEN
1st quarter
9:43DENWil Lutz 39-yard FG Takes lead03
6:04KCPatrick Mahomes → Rashee Rice, 11-yard TD Takes leadHarrison Butker XP73
2nd quarter
14:08DENWil Lutz 45-yard FG76
7:40KCPatrick Mahomes → Emmett Johnson, 73-yard TD Extends leadHarrison Butker XP146
1:15DENBo Nix → Jaylen Waddle, 1-yard TDWil Lutz XP1413
0:19KCHarrison Butker 45-yard FG Extends lead1713
3rd quarter
1:38KCPatrick Mahomes → Noah Gray, 4-yard TD Extends leadHarrison Butker XP2413
4th quarter
8:55DENBo Nix → Nate Adkins, 2-yard TDBo Nix → Jaylen Waddle, 2-pt conversion2421
1:56DENJonah Coleman 5-yard TD run Game winnerWil Lutz XP2428

Chiefs vs Broncos Player Stats: Passing, Rushing & Receiving

Quarterbacks

Quarterback statistics
PlayerFPTSFINCMP/ATTPass YDSTDINTRush ATTRush YDSRush TDRateStart/Sit
Patrick MahomesKCQB25.4QB530/4132130260120.1Start/Sit →
Bo NixDENQB19.3QB1220/3222220340103.9Start/Sit →

WRs, RBs, & TEs

Receiver, running back and tight end statistics
PlayerFPTSFINPOSRush ATTRush YDSRush TDTGTRECRec YDSRec TDStart/Sit
Emmett JohnsonKCRB25.3RB4RB1150551281Start/Sit →
Jonah ColemanDENRB20.4RB11RB1141154630Start/Sit →
Rashee RiceKCWR18.3WR7WR---87531Start/Sit →
Jaylen WaddleDENWR14.9WR15WR---63391Start/Sit →
Kenneth Walker IIIKCRB12.4RB22RB2169054150Start/Sit →
Travis KelceKCTE11.7TE10TE---75670Start/Sit →
Noah GrayKCTE9.5TE15TE---22151Start/Sit →
Courtland SuttonDENWR9.3WR37WR---44530Start/Sit →
Nate AdkinsDENTE8.4TE16TE---2241Start/Sit →
Adam TrautmanDENTE5.0TE28TE---22300Start/Sit →
Marvin Mims Jr.DENWR4.9WR51WR219032100Start/Sit →
Xavier WorthyKCWR4.3WR54WR---63130Start/Sit →
Cyrus AllenKCWR4.0WR55WR---32200Start/Sit →
Lil'Jordan HumphreyDENWR2.0WR70WR---11100Start/Sit →
Adam PrenticeDENRB2.0RB52RB---11100Start/Sit →
Jake BriningstoolKCTE1.6TE49TE---1160Start/Sit →
Jalen RoyalsKCWR1.4WR77WR---1140Start/Sit →
J.K. DobbinsDENRB1.3RB57RB7130----Start/Sit →
Troy FranklinDENWR1.3WR79WR---2130Start/Sit →
Evan EngramDENTE0.0-TE---3000Start/Sit →

Chiefs vs Broncos Fantasy Points

Fantasy leaders

  1. Patrick MahomesKCQB25.4 PTSQB5
  2. Emmett JohnsonKCRB25.3 PTSRB4
  3. Jonah ColemanDENRB20.4 PTSRB11
  4. Bo NixDENQB19.3 PTSQB12

Fantasy Points vs Expected

Expected points (xFP) are what a player's pass attempts, carries and targets are worth at the league's average rates; the difference is what the player made of them.

Usage and expected fantasy points
PlayerPTSxFPvs xFPSnap%UsageRte%Pass attCarCar%TgtTgt%
Kenneth Walker IIIKC · -12.421.8−9.4-88% car-02188%513%
Patrick MahomesKC · QB25.419.5+5.9-41 att-4128%00%
Bo NixDEN · QB19.316.1+3.2-32 att-32313%00%
Jonah ColemanDEN · RB20.415.5+4.9-48% car-01148%517%
Rashee RiceKC · WR18.313.6+4.7-21% tgt-000%821%
Travis KelceKC · TE11.711.9−0.2-18% tgt-000%718%
Jaylen WaddleDEN · WR14.910.2+4.7-21% tgt-000%621%
Xavier WorthyKC · WR4.310.2−5.9-16% tgt-000%616%
Emmett JohnsonKC · RB25.39.1+16.2-13% tgt-014%513%
Courtland SuttonDEN · WR9.36.8+2.5-14% tgt-000%414%
Marvin Mims Jr.DEN · WR4.96.4−1.5-10% tgt-029%310%
Cyrus AllenKC · WR4.05.1−1.1-8% tgt-000%38%
Evan EngramDEN · TE0.05.1−5.1-10% tgt-000%310%
J.K. DobbinsDEN · RB1.34.4−3.1-30% car-0730%00%
Adam TrautmanDEN · TE5.03.4+1.6-7% tgt-000%27%
Nate AdkinsDEN · TE8.43.4+5.0-7% tgt-000%27%
Noah GrayKC · TE9.53.4+6.1-5% tgt-000%25%
Troy FranklinDEN · WR1.33.4−2.1-7% tgt-000%27%
Adam PrenticeDEN · RB2.01.7+0.3-3% tgt-000%13%
Jake BriningstoolKC · TE1.61.7−0.1-3% tgt-000%13%
Jalen RoyalsKC · WR1.41.7−0.3-3% tgt-000%13%
Lil'Jordan HumphreyDEN · WR2.01.7+0.3-3% tgt-000%13%

Team totals: Chiefs 38 targets and 24 carries; Broncos 29 targets and 23 carries. Shares are from the box score. Snap counts aren't available for this game. Route counts, air yards and red-zone touches appear when the tracking feed is connected. League-average rates from the 2026 season: 1.70 PPR points per target (67% catch rate), 0.63 per carry and 0.44 per pass attempt. They don't adjust for field position or target depth.

Fantasy Verdicts

Patrick Mahomes Ran hot

KC · QB · 25.4 pts on 19.5 expected

30 of 41 passing for 321 yards, 3 touchdowns; 2 carries for 6 yards.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 19.5 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat. Next up: Week 9 against the Jets. Bet on the role more than the result.

Start/Sit: Patrick Mahomes →

Bo Nix

DEN · QB · 19.3 pts on 16.1 expected

20 of 32 passing for 222 yards, 2 touchdowns; 3 carries for 4 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 16.1 expected. Next up: Week 9 against the Panthers. Bet on the role more than the result.

Start/Sit: Bo Nix →

Kenneth Walker III Volume, no payoff

KC · - · 12.4 pts on 21.8 expected

5 targets (13% of the team's), 4 catches for 15 yards; 21 carries (88% of the team's) for 69 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 21.8 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't. Next up: Week 9 against the Jets. Bet on the role more than the result.

Start/Sit: Kenneth Walker III →

Rashee Rice

KC · WR · 18.3 pts on 13.6 expected

8 targets (21% of the team's), 7 catches for 53 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 13.6 expected. Next up: Week 9 against the Jets. Bet on the role more than the result.

Start/Sit: Rashee Rice →

Jonah Coleman

DEN · RB · 20.4 pts on 15.5 expected

5 targets (17% of the team's), 4 catches for 63 yards; 11 carries (48% of the team's) for 41 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 15.5 expected. Next up: Week 9 against the Panthers. Bet on the role more than the result.

Start/Sit: Jonah Coleman →

Jaylen Waddle Short-yardage role

DEN · WR · 14.9 pts on 10.2 expected

6 targets (21% of the team's), 3 catches for 39 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 10.2 expected. Next up: Week 9 against the Panthers. Bet on the role more than the result.

Start/Sit: Jaylen Waddle →

Xavier Worthy Unlucky

KC · WR · 4.3 pts on 10.2 expected

6 targets (16% of the team's), 3 catches for 13 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 10.2 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't. Next up: Week 9 against the Jets. Bet on the role more than the result.

Start/Sit: Xavier Worthy →

Emmett Johnson Ran hot

KC · RB · 25.3 pts on 9.1 expected

5 targets (13% of the team's), 5 catches for 128 yards and 1 touchdown; 1 carry (4% of the team's) for 15 yards.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 9.1 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat. Next up: Week 9 against the Jets. Bet on the role more than the result.

Start/Sit: Emmett Johnson →

Start/Sit Decisions

Start/sit Checks

Each name opens the Start/Sit tool for that player. The line under each team is what the defense it faced here allows by position this season.

Kansas City Chiefs

Broncos allow the 8th-most fantasy points to TEs

Denver Broncos

Chiefs allow the 6th-most fantasy points to TEs

Fantasy Matchups

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, 2026 through Week 8.

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, Chiefs defense and Broncos defense
Points allowed toChiefs DBroncos D
QBs13.417.1
RBs20.118.0
WRs24.427.6
TEs17.816.7

Regular season, summed from each game's box score and scored with this page's rules.

How the Game Swung

Denver opened at 54% win probability, fell as low as 2%, then rallied to win.

Broncos win probability

Broncos win probability by game minuteBroncos started at 54%, stood at 37% at halftime and finished at 100%, across 9 scoring plays.Q1Q2Q3Q4100%50%0%

Key Swings

  1. −24Mahomes → Johnson, 73-yd TD50% → 25%Q2 7:40
  2. +26Nix → Waddle, 1-yd TD23% → 49%Q2 1:15
  3. −24Mahomes → Gray, 4-yd TD31% → 7%Q3 1:38
  4. +28Nix → Adkins, 2-yd TD2% → 30%Q4 8:55
  5. +84Coleman 5-yd TD run11% → 95%Q4 1:56

Swing in Broncos win probability, in points

Play Calling and Possessions

Play calling, Chiefs vs Broncos
Kansas City ChiefsMeasureDenver Broncos
67Plays56
64%Pass rate59%
7.2Yds / dropback6.6
3.8Yds / carry3.3
6/14Third downs2/11

Efficiency edge Denver ran 11 fewer plays than Kansas City.

  • Top targets
  • KC Rice 21% · Kelce 18% · Worthy 16%
  • DEN Waddle 21% · Coleman 17% · Sutton 14%

Possession Results

How each possession ended, Chiefs vs Broncos
ResultKCDEN
Touchdowns33
Field goals12
Punts55
Turnovers00
Turnovers on downs10
Missed field goals10
  • The Broncos opened the scoring on their first possession, a 8-play, 62-yard drive that ended in a field goal.
All 22 possessions, drive by drive
Drive chart
TeamStartPlaysYardsTimeResult
KCQ1 15:00341:19Punt
DENQ1 13:418623:58Field goal
KCQ1 9:437693:39Touchdown
DENQ1 6:04381:35Punt
KCQ1 4:29382:22Punt
DENQ1 2:079442:59Field goal
KCQ2 14:08300:22Punt
DENQ2 13:465172:48Punt
KCQ2 10:586953:18Touchdown
DENQ2 7:4012696:25Touchdown
KCQ2 1:156480:56Field goal
DENQ2 0:191-10:19End of half
DENQ3 15:00362:29Punt
KCQ3 12:315202:56Punt
DENQ3 9:35332:33Punt
KCQ3 7:0211635:24Touchdown
DENQ3 1:38300:32Punt
KCQ3 1:066192:53Punt
DENQ4 13:139804:18Touchdown
KCQ4 8:5511346:24Missed FG
DENQ4 2:312560:35Touchdown
KCQ4 1:568441:56Downs
About these numbers

Possessions that ended with the clock running out at the half or the end of the game aren't counted.

Personnel groupings, average depth of target and pass rate over expected appear when the tracking feed is connected.

Chiefs vs Broncos Head-to-Head

The Chiefs and Broncos first met in 1960 and have played 134 times since. They have been AFC West rivals since 1970.

All-time series
74–60Chiefs lead, 134 meetings since 1960
Postseason
1–0Broncos won in 1997
Largest Chiefs win
59–71963
Largest Broncos win
38–02024

Since 2021

7–5 Chiefs lead

12 meetings since the 2021 season, regular season and playoffs.

Oldest to newest. C = Chiefs win, B = Broncos win, outlined = this game.

Recent Meetings

Season to Date (Through Week 8)

The 2026 regular season, from each game's box score.

Season to date, Chiefs vs Broncos
ChiefsStatBroncos
5-2Record6-2
23.9Points per game21.5
383.1Yards per game273.0
6.3Yards per play4.8
18.7Points allowed per game20.6
319.1Yards allowed per game355.3

Chiefs vs Broncos Odds and Results

How this game finished against the betting lines.

Spread
DEN −1.5Broncos covered by 2.5
Total
41.5Over: 52 points scored (by 10.5)

Expected vs Actual Scoring

Implied team totals against the actual score
TeamImpliedActualDifference
Broncos21.528+6.5
Chiefs20.024+4.0

Both offenses beat the market's expectation, and the Fantasy tab shows who cashed in.

Betting Trends

Last 6 meetings: Broncos 4–2 ATS, overs 4–2.

Each team's 2026 season through this game. Over/under is overs first.

Kansas City Chiefs

Against the spread
3–4
Over/under
3–4
ATS as favorite
3–2
ATS as underdog
0–2
ATS on the road
1–3

Denver Broncos

Against the spread
6–2
Over/under
3–5
ATS as favorite
5–0
ATS as underdog
1–2
ATS at home
4–0

Lines: the consensus captured at kickoff. Individual sportsbooks varied.

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Chiefs and Broncos in Fantasy

The two teams don't meet again this season. If you roster a Chief or a Bronco, these answer the week-to-week question.

2026 Game Logs for Players in This Game

Chiefs vs Broncos Game FAQ

Who won the 2026 Chiefs vs Broncos Week 8 game?

The Denver Broncos beat the Kansas City Chiefs 28–24 in Week 8 of the 2026 season. The game was played at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on November 1, 2026. See the Broncos' 2026 schedule.

What was the final score of Chiefs vs Broncos?

The final score was Broncos 28, Chiefs 24. The Chiefs led 17–13 at halftime, and the second half went Chiefs 7, Broncos 15.

What happened in the Chiefs vs Broncos game?

Denver erased a 17–13 halftime deficit, outscoring Kansas City 15–7 after the break to win 28–24. Kansas City outgained the Broncos 399–294. Patrick Mahomes led all players with 30 of 41 passing for 321 yards and 3 touchdowns, plus 2 carries for 6 rushing yards.

What was the game-winning score in Chiefs vs Broncos?

Jonah Coleman's 5-yard touchdown run with 1:56 left in the fourth quarter gave the Broncos a 28–24 lead they never gave up. It was the final score of the game.

Who scored the most fantasy points in Chiefs vs Broncos?

Patrick Mahomes led the game with 25.4 PPR fantasy points, the QB5 of Week 8, on 30 of 41 passing for 321 yards and 3 touchdowns, plus 2 carries for 6 rushing yards. Emmett Johnson was next with 25.3 (RB4). See Patrick Mahomes's 2026 game log.

Who led Chiefs vs Broncos in passing, rushing and receiving?

Patrick Mahomes (KC) led all passers with 30 of 41 for 321 yards and 3 touchdowns. Kenneth Walker III (KC) led in rushing with 21 carries for 69 yards. Emmett Johnson (KC) led in receiving with 5 catches for 128 yards and a touchdown.

How many fantasy points did Patrick Mahomes score against the Broncos?

Patrick Mahomes scored 25.4 fantasy points against the Broncos in Week 8 of the 2026 season, the same in PPR, half-PPR and standard scoring because he had no catches, on 30 of 41 passing for 321 yards and 3 touchdowns, plus 2 carries for 6 rushing yards.

Who outperformed and underperformed expected fantasy points in Chiefs vs Broncos?

Emmett Johnson outperformed his expected fantasy points the most, scoring 25.3 PPR points on 9.1 xFP (+16.2). Kenneth Walker III fell furthest short, with 12.4 points on 21.8 xFP (−9.4). A gap either way reflects efficiency and touchdowns in one game; it is not a forecast. For matchups ahead, see fantasy points allowed by position.

How did the Broncos come back to beat the Chiefs?

The Broncos' chances of winning fell as low as 2% in the fourth quarter. Jonah Coleman's 5-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter was the biggest swing of the game. Jonah Coleman's 5-yard touchdown run then put them ahead for good.

What is the all-time Chiefs vs Broncos record?

The Chiefs lead the all-time series 74–60 across 134 meetings since 1960, including a 0–1 record in the postseason.

When did the Chiefs and Broncos last play before this game?

Before Week 8 of 2026, they last met in the 2026 season on September 15, 2026, when the Chiefs beat the Broncos 31–10.

Have the Chiefs and Broncos met in the playoffs?

Yes, 1 time, most recently in the 1997 playoffs. The Chiefs are 0–1 against the Broncos in the postseason.

What was the closing spread for Chiefs vs Broncos?

The consensus closing spread at kickoff was Broncos −1.5, making the Denver Broncos 1.5-point favorites, with a closing total of 41.5. That implied about 21.5 points for the Broncos and 20.0 for the Chiefs.

Did Chiefs vs Broncos go over or under the total?

The game went over. The consensus closing total was 41.5, and the teams combined for 52 points, 10.5 over the number.

Who covered the spread in Chiefs vs Broncos?

The Broncos covered by 2.5 against the closing line of Broncos −1.5. The final margin was 4 points.

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