2026 Week 1 · Regular season

Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs: 2026 Week 1

Name: Broncos vs. Chiefs highlights | Week 1
Uploaded: 2026-09-15
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Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Denver Broncos, 10–31. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Broncos vs. Chiefs Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

Denver Broncos

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Week 1 Final DEN at KC

Home team

Kansas City Chiefs

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Date: Monday, September 14, 2026
Kickoff: 8:15 PM ET8:15 PM ET
TV / Stream: ABC, ESPN
Venue: Arrowhead StadiumKansas City, MO

Postgame video

Broncos vs. Chiefs 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Broncos vs. Chiefs Final Score and Game Result

Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Denver Broncos, 10–31.

Winner

Kansas City Chiefs

10–31

DEN record

Denver Broncos

0-1

KC record

Kansas City Chiefs

1-0

Quarter-by-quarter result

Broncos vs. Chiefs Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Week 1

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 10–31 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
DEN Denver Broncos	7	0	3	0	10
KC Kansas City Chiefs	7	7	10	7	31

Top performers

Broncos vs. Chiefs Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

DEN

Bo Nix

17/28, 131 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

Patrick Mahomes

15/27, 184 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

Rushing Yards

DEN

J.K. Dobbins

8 CAR, 36 YDS

Kenneth Walker III

23 CAR, 173 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving Yards

DEN

Evan Engram

4 REC, 43 YDS, 1 TD

Travis Kelce

3 REC, 71 YDS

Sacks

DEN

Zach Allen

Nohl Williams

Tackles

DEN

Alex Singleton

L'Jarius Sneed

Game statistics

Broncos vs. Chiefs Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

DENStatisticKC

91st Downs19

2-123rd down efficiency9-17

0-14th down efficiency2-3

176Total Yards392

115Passing172

61Rushing220

2Turnovers1

7-52Penalties7-60

1-2Red Zone (Made-Att)3-5

26:18Possession33:42

Every scoring play

Broncos vs. Chiefs Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q18:11

KC
Patrick Mahomes 15 Yd Rush (Harrison Butker Kick)
0–7
Q13:48

DEN
Evan Engram 19 Yd pass from Bo Nix (Wil Lutz Kick)
7–7
Q21:39

KC
Rashee Rice 13 Yd pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker Kick)
7–14
Q312:43

KC
Kenneth Walker III 60 Yd Rush (Harrison Butker Kick)
7–21
Q37:34

DEN
Wil Lutz 31 Yd Field Goal
10–21
Q33:17

KC
Harrison Butker 28 Yd Field Goal
10–24
Q414:39

KC
Kenneth Walker III 2 Yd pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker Kick)
10–31

Individual statistics

Broncos vs. Chiefs Player Box Score and Individual Stats

Open each category for passing, rushing, receiving, defensive and kicking statistics.

Passing Stats

Denver Broncos Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Bo Nix	17/28	131	4.7	1	1	4-16	13.9	69.2

Kansas City Chiefs Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Patrick Mahomes	15/27	184	6.8	2	1	2-12	52.6	86.0

Rushing Stats

Denver Broncos Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
J.K. Dobbins	8	36	4.5	17
RJ Harvey	3	18	6.0	7
Troy Franklin	1	5	5.0	5
Bo Nix	3	2	0.7	3

Kansas City Chiefs Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
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 Stats

Denver Broncos Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Evan Engram	4	43	10.8	1	19	5
Pat Bryant	4	42	10.5	0	13	6
RJ Harvey	4	23	5.8	0	11	4
Courtland Sutton	2	11	5.5	0	6	5
Adam Trautman	2	10	5.0	0	6	3
Jaylen Waddle	1	2	2.0	0	2	3
Troy Franklin	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Kansas City Chiefs Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Travis Kelce	3	71	23.7	0	59	5
Emmett Johnson	2	44	22.0	0	25	2
Rashee Rice	2	19	9.5	1	13	2
Kenneth Walker III	3	18	6.0	1	11	6
Xavier Worthy	3	18	6.0	0	9	6
Jake Briningstool	1	9	9.0	0	9	1
Noah Gray	1	5	5.0	0	5	1
Tyquan Thornton	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Cyrus Allen	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Defensive Stats

Denver Broncos Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Alex Singleton	16	5	0	0	0	0
Dondrea Tillman	6	5	0	1	0	0
Riley Moss	6	4	0	0	1	0
Talanoa Hufanga	6	1	0	0	0	0
Zach Allen	5	3	2	2	0	3
Brandon Jones	5	1	0	0	1	0
Jahdae Barron	4	4	0	0	0	0
Que Robinson	4	1	0	0	0	1
Justin Strnad	3	1	0	0	0	0
Eyioma Uwazurike	3	1	0	0	0	0
Pat Surtain II	3	1	0	0	0	0
Malcolm Roach	2	2	0	0	1	0
Nik Bonitto	2	1	0	0	0	0
Courtland Sutton	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nate Adkins	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ja'Quan McMillian	1	1	0	0	1	0
Jordan Turner	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mitchell Fraboni	1	0	0	0	0	0
D.J. Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0
Devon Key	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tycen Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	0
JL Skinner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jonah Elliss	1	0	0	0	0	1
Karene Reid	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Chiefs Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
L'Jarius Sneed	8	7	0	0	0	0
Drue Tranquill	7	2	0	0	0	0
Nick Bolton	4	2	0	0	1	0
Jaden Hicks	4	2	0	0	0	0
Nohl Williams	3	2	1	1	1	1
Alohi Gilman	3	2	0	0	0	0
George Karlaftis	3	1	0	0	0	3
R Mason Thomas	2	1	1	1	0	1
Ben VanSumeren	2	1	0	0	0	0
Xavier Nwankpa	2	1	0	0	0	0
Peter Woods	2	1	0	0	1	0
Jake Briningstool	2	0	0	0	0	0
Felix Anudike-Uzomah	1	1	1	1	0	0
Kristian Fulton	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jaylon Moore	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jalen Royals	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chris Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Cochrane	1	0	0	0	0	0
Khyiris Tonga	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cooper McDonald	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jeffrey Bassa	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ashton Gillotte	1	0	0	0	0	0
Emmett Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mansoor Delane	0	0	0	0	1	0

Kicking Stats

Denver Broncos Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Wil Lutz	1/1	100.0	31	1/1	4

Kansas City Chiefs Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Harrison Butker	1/1	100.0	28	4/4	7

Game flow

Broncos vs. Chiefs Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

DEN 0%Home win probabilityKC 100%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Broncos vs. Chiefs Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 24 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
DEN	Interception3 plays, -1 yard, 1:30	3	-1	1:30	DEN 35	DEN 34
KC	Touchdown10 plays, 46 yards, 5:19	10	46	5:19	DEN 46	DEN 0
DEN	Touchdown7 plays, 68 yards, 4:23	7	68	4:23	DEN 32	KC 0
KC	Punt3 plays, 3 yards, 1:05	3	3	1:05	KC 34	KC 37
DEN	Punt6 plays, 19 yards, 4:15	6	19	4:15	DEN 8	DEN 27
KC	Punt6 plays, 18 yards, 2:24	6	18	2:24	KC 29	KC 47
DEN	Punt3 plays, 8 yards, 1:43	3	8	1:43	DEN 12	DEN 20
KC	Punt6 plays, 8 yards, 2:59	6	8	2:59	KC 25	KC 33
DEN	Punt3 plays, 9 yards, 1:41	3	9	1:41	DEN 23	DEN 32
KC	Touchdown10 plays, 80 yards, 3:02	10	80	3:02	KC 20	DEN 0
DEN	Punt3 plays, 5 yards, 0:48	3	5	0:48	DEN 34	DEN 39
KC	End of Half2 plays, 7 yards, 0:51	2	7	0:51	KC 9	KC 15
KC	Touchdown4 plays, 69 yards, 2:17	4	69	2:17	KC 31	DEN 0
DEN	Punt4 plays, 20 yards, 2:56	4	20	2:56	DEN 36	KC 44
KC	Interception1 play, 0 yards, 0:13	1	0	0:13	KC 3	KC 3
DEN	Field Goal4 plays, -8 yards, 2:00	4	-8	2:00	KC 5	KC 13
KC	Field Goal7 plays, 58 yards, 4:17	7	58	4:17	KC 33	DEN 9
DEN	Fumble5 plays, 4 yards, 2:50	5	4	2:50	DEN 30	DEN 35
KC	Touchdown4 plays, 34 yards, 0:48	4	34	0:48	DEN 34	DEN 0
DEN	Punt3 plays, 5 yards, 1:14	3	5	1:14	DEN 27	DEN 32
KC	Punt8 plays, 26 yards, 6:31	8	26	6:31	KC 6	KC 32
DEN	Downs6 plays, 13 yards, 2:22	6	13	2:22	DEN 16	DEN 29
KC	Downs7 plays, 10 yards, 3:52	7	10	3:52	DEN 28	DEN 17
DEN	End of Game1 play, -1 yard, 0:36	1	-1	0:36	DEN 19	DEN 19

Official game information

Broncos vs. Chiefs Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance73,543

Reported crowd at Arrowhead Stadium.

Playing surfaceGrass

Surface listed for Arrowhead Stadium.

Game officials

Greg Wilson — Back Judge
Clay Martin — Referee
Eugene Hall — Side Judge
Steven Woods — Umpire
Jerod Phillips — Down Judge
Alonzo Ramsey III — Field Judge
Brian Perry — Line Judge

Time and broadcast

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Kickoff time

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The scheduled kickoff is 8:15 PM ET on Monday, September 14, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Broncos vs. Chiefs Being Played?

Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO.

Why this game matters

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When is Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs?

The game is scheduled for Monday, September 14, 2026 at 8:15 PM ET.

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Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO.

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