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Denver Broncos 10–31 Kansas City Chiefs

Week 1 · 2026-09-14 · 7:16 PM CDT · Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO

KC scored 14 unanswered points, taking the score from 7–7 to 7–21 (DEN–KC).

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How the score changed Scoring context

KC's 14-point scoring run

KC scored 14 unanswered points, taking the score from 7–7 to 7–21 (DEN–KC). This was the longest unanswered scoring run in the recorded log.

Q2 · 1:39 · DEN 7, KC 14R.Rice 13 yd. pass from P.Mahomes (H.Butker kick)Drive: 10-80, 3:02 (plays–yards, elapsed time)
Q3 · 12:43 · DEN 7, KC 21K.Walker 60 yd. run (H.Butker kick)Drive: 4-69, 2:17 (plays–yards, elapsed time)

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Scoring

Q	Clock	Play	DEN	KC
1	8:11	P.Mahomes 15 yd. run (H.Butker kick)	0	7
1	3:48	E.Engram 19 yd. pass from B.Nix (W.Lutz kick)	7	7
2	1:39	R.Rice 13 yd. pass from P.Mahomes (H.Butker kick)	7	14
3	12:43	K.Walker 60 yd. run (H.Butker kick)	7	21
3	7:34	W.Lutz 31 yd. Field Goal (4--8, 2:00)	10	21
3	3:17	H.Butker 28 yd. Field Goal	10	24
4	14:39	K.Walker 2 yd. pass from P.Mahomes (H.Butker kick)	10	31

DEN passing

QB	Cmp/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Rate
B.Nix	17/28	131	1	1	69.2

KC passing

QB	Cmp/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Rate
P.Mahomes	15/27	184	2	1	86

DEN rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg
J.Dobbins	8	36	4.5	17
R.Harvey	3	18	6	7
T.Franklin	1	5	5	5
B.Nix	3	2	0.7	3

KC rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
K.Walker	23	173	7.5	60	1
E.Johnson	8	24	3	6	0
P.Mahomes	7	23	3.3	15	1

DEN receiving

Player	Rec/Tar	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
E.Engram	4/5	43	10.8	19	1
P.Bryant	4/6	42	10.5	13	0
R.Harvey	4/4	23	5.8	11	0
C.Sutton	2/5	11	5.5	6	0
A.Trautman	2/3	10	5	6	0
J.Waddle	1/3	2	2	2	0
T.Franklin	0/1	0	0	0	0

KC receiving

Player	Rec/Tar	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
T.Kelce	3/5	71	23.7	59	0
X.Worthy	3/6	18	6	9	0
K.Walker	3/6	18	6	11	1
E.Johnson	2/2	44	22	25	0
R.Rice	2/2	19	9.5	13	1
J.Briningstool	1/1	9	9	9	0
N.Gray	1/1	5	5	5	0
T.Thornton	0/1	0	0	0	0
C.Allen	0/1	0	0	0	0

DEN defense

Regular defensive plays - Official PDF, page 5
Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
A.Singleton	15	5	10	0
D.Tillman	6	5	1	0
R.Moss	6	4	2	0
T.Hufanga	6	2	4	0
Z.Allen	5	3	2	2
B.Jones	5	1	4	0
J.Barron	3	3	0	0
Q.Robinson	3	1	2	0
E.Uwazurike	3	1	2	0
J.Strnad	3	1	2	0
P.Surtain	3	1	2	0
M.Roach	2	2	0	0
N.Bonitto	2	1	1	0
J.McMillian	1	1	0	0
J.Turner	1	1	0	0
J.Elliss	1	0	1	0
D.Jones	1	0	1	0
N.Adkins	0	0	0	0
D.Key	0	0	0	0
T.Anderson	0	0	0	0
K.Reid	0	0	0	0
M.Fraboni	0	0	0	0
J.Skinner	0	0	0	0
C.Sutton	0	0	0	0
B.Nix	0	0	0	0
Total	66	32	34	2

KC defense

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Game: 2026-09-14 · Source date: 2026-09-14.

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Observed 2026-09-16T20:42:35.164421+00:00

Game week, injuries and availability

Availability · depth behind

This week · one displacement plan

Reading current report and chart evidence…

Levelle Bailey · ILB · chart order unresolved · IRPractice and game designation not reportedRoster designation evidence · 2026-09-21T15:09:07.729ZBehind: No deeper chart row on file
Michael Deiter · C · chart order unresolved · IRPractice and game designation not reportedRoster designation evidence · 2026-09-21T15:09:07.729ZBehind: No deeper chart row on file
Matt Henningsen · DE · chart order unresolved · IRPractice and game designation not reportedRoster designation evidence · 2026-09-21T15:09:07.729ZBehind: No deeper chart row on file

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Availability · depth behind

This week · one displacement plan

Reading current report and chart evidence…

Jeff Caldwell · WR · chart order unresolved · IRPractice and game designation not reportedRoster designation evidence · 2026-09-21T15:09:12.679ZBehind: No deeper chart row on file
Ethan Downs · LB · chart order unresolved · IRPractice and game designation not reportedRoster designation evidence · 2026-09-21T15:09:12.679ZBehind: No deeper chart row on file
John Michael Gyllenborg · TE · chart order unresolved · IRPractice and game designation not reportedRoster designation evidence · 2026-09-21T15:09:12.679ZBehind: No deeper chart row on file

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Gameday reporting · DEN at KC

2026-09-14 · 20:15 ET. Practice DNP does not establish gameday OUT.

DEN inactives: Awaiting official list; source checked. No scratches inferred. not_yet_available · Owner: DEN gameday reporting Observed 2026-09-21T03:31:35.556Z

Next report: Publication date and time not sourced. not_yet_available · Owner: DEN injury reporting

DEN reporting evidence

official_list_not_observed · next_publication_time_not_sourced. Checked: 2026-09-21T03:31:35.556Z.

https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/

https://www.denverbroncos.com/team/injury-report/

https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/rb-rj-harvey-among-broncos-inactives-for-week-2-game-vs-jaguars

KC inactives: Awaiting official list; source checked. No scratches inferred. not_yet_available · Owner: KC gameday reporting Observed 2026-09-21T03:36:41.294Z

Next report: Publication date and time not sourced. not_yet_available · Owner: KC injury reporting

KC reporting evidence

official_list_not_observed · next_publication_time_not_sourced. Checked: 2026-09-21T03:36:41.294Z.

https://www.chiefs.com/news/

https://www.chiefs.com/team/injury-report/

https://www.chiefs.com/news/week-2-inactive-players-colts-vs-chiefs

https://www.chiefs.com/news/week-1-inactive-players-broncos-vs-chiefs

Game week · DEN at KC

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Injury report — observed 2026-09-12DEN 1 row(s) · KC 0 row(s). Marvin Mims Jr. · 2026-09-12 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreportedsourced · 2026-09-12 · Club injury reports
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Inactives — 90 minutes before kickThe official book lists non-participants. DNP is not the official gameday inactive list.not_yet_available · 2026-09-14T18:45:00-04:00 · Gameday reporting
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Kick — DEN at KC, 2026-09-14 20:15 ETplayed — the official book is on filesourced · 2026-09-14T20:15:00-04:00 · League schedule
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Official gamebook — the NFL Game Summary after the gameon file — NFL Game Summary, 2026-09-14 (data/nfl/gamebooks/2026-09-14-den-kc.json)sourced · 2026-09-14 · Official game summaries
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Review — confirmed resultthe book is on file — the review renders from it (score, the book’s link, what changed for the club)sourced · 2026-09-21T16:26:28.170Z · Club review
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Review

DEN 10 · KC 31 — final (NFL Game Summary)

NFL Game Summary · 2026-09-14