2026 Week 8 · Regular season

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos: 2026 Week 8

Name: Chiefs vs. Broncos highlights | Week 8
Uploaded: 2026-11-02
Description: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos official game highlights from NFL.com

Denver Broncos defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 24–28. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Chiefs vs. Broncos Game Details

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

Away team

Kansas City Chiefs

24 Record: 5-2 Shop Kansas City Chiefs Gear

Week 8 Final KC at DEN

Home team

Denver Broncos

28 Record: 6-2 Shop Denver Broncos Gear

Date: Sunday, November 1, 2026
Kickoff: 4:25 PM ET4:25 PM ET
TV / Stream: CBS
Venue: Empower Field at Mile HighDenver, CO

Postgame video

Chiefs vs. Broncos 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Chiefs vs. Broncos Final Score and Game Result

Denver Broncos defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 24–28.

Winner

Denver Broncos

24–28

KC record

Kansas City Chiefs

5-2

DEN record

Denver Broncos

6-2

Quarter-by-quarter result

Chiefs vs. Broncos Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Week 8

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 24–28 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
KC Kansas City Chiefs	7	10	7	0	24
DEN Denver Broncos	3	10	0	15	28

Top performers

Chiefs vs. Broncos Player Stat Leaders

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

Passing Yards

Patrick Mahomes

30/41, 321 YDS, 3 TD

DEN

Bo Nix

20/32, 222 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing Yards

Kenneth Walker III

21 CAR, 69 YDS

DEN

Jonah Coleman

11 CAR, 41 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving Yards

Emmett Johnson

5 REC, 128 YDS, 1 TD

DEN

Jonah Coleman

4 REC, 63 YDS

Sacks

George Karlaftis

DEN

Alex Singleton

Tackles

Nick Bolton

DEN

Alex Singleton

Game statistics

Chiefs vs. Broncos Team Stats Comparison

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

KCStatisticDEN

221st Downs21

6-143rd down efficiency2-11

0-14th down efficiency2-2

399Total Yards294

309Passing217

90Rushing77

0Turnovers0

11-105Penalties6-45

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

31:29Possession28:31

Every scoring play

Chiefs vs. Broncos Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

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

Q19:43

DEN
Wil Lutz 39 Yd Field Goal
0–3
Q16:04

KC
Rashee Rice 11 Yd pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker Kick)
7–3
Q214:08

DEN
Wil Lutz 45 Yd Field Goal
7–6
Q27:40

KC
Emmett Johnson 73 Yd pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker Kick)
14–6
Q21:15

DEN
Jaylen Waddle 1 Yd pass from Bo Nix (Wil Lutz Kick)
14–13
Q20:19

KC
Harrison Butker 45 Yd Field Goal
17–13
Q31:38

KC
Noah Gray 4 Yd pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker Kick)
24–13
Q48:55

DEN
Nate Adkins 2 Yd pass from Bo Nix (Bo Nix Pass to Jaylen Waddle for Two-Point Conversion)
24–21
Q41:56

DEN
Jonah Coleman 5 Yd Rush (Wil Lutz Kick)
24–28

Individual statistics

Chiefs vs. Broncos Player Box Score and Individual Stats

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

Passing Stats

Kansas City Chiefs Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Patrick Mahomes	30/41	321	7.8	3	0	2-12	71.0	120.1

Denver Broncos Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Bo Nix	20/32	222	6.9	2	0	1-5	70.8	103.9

Rushing Stats

Kansas City Chiefs Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Kenneth Walker III	21	69	3.3	10
Emmett Johnson	1	15	15.0	15
Patrick Mahomes	2	6	3.0	4

Denver Broncos Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jonah Coleman	11	41	3.7	1	10
Marvin Mims Jr.	2	19	9.5	0	14
J.K. Dobbins	7	13	1.9	0	6
Bo Nix	3	4	1.3	0	5

Receiving Stats

Kansas City Chiefs Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Emmett Johnson	5	128	25.6	1	73	5
Travis Kelce	5	67	13.4	0	32	7
Rashee Rice	7	53	7.6	1	12	8
Cyrus Allen	2	20	10.0	0	12	3
Noah Gray	2	15	7.5	1	11	2
Kenneth Walker III	4	15	3.8	0	8	5
Xavier Worthy	3	13	4.3	0	7	6
Jake Briningstool	1	6	6.0	0	6	1
Jalen Royals	1	4	4.0	0	4	1

Denver Broncos Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Jonah Coleman	4	63	15.8	0	51	5
Courtland Sutton	4	53	13.3	0	23	4
Jaylen Waddle	3	39	13.0	1	35	6
Adam Trautman	2	30	15.0	0	22	2
Adam Prentice	1	10	10.0	0	10	1
Lil'Jordan Humphrey	1	10	10.0	0	10	1
Marvin Mims Jr.	2	10	5.0	0	7	3
Nate Adkins	2	4	2.0	1	2	2
Troy Franklin	1	3	3.0	0	3	2
Evan Engram	0	0	0.0	0	0	3

Defensive Stats

Kansas City Chiefs Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Nick Bolton	9	5	0	0	0	1
Alohi Gilman	6	2	0	0	0	0
Drue Tranquill	5	4	0	0	0	0
Chamarri Conner	5	3	0	0	0	0
Chris Roland-Wallace	5	3	0	0	1	0
Jack Cochrane	4	1	0	0	0	0
Nohl Williams	4	1	0	0	0	0
Kristian Fulton	3	2	0	0	0	0
Felix Anudike-Uzomah	3	2	0	0	0	0
George Karlaftis	2	2	1	1	3	1
Khyiris Tonga	2	2	0	0	1	0
Ashton Gillotte	2	2	0	1	0	0
Jadon Canady	2	2	0	0	0	0
Jeffrey Bassa	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jaden Hicks	2	1	0	0	0	0
Cooper McDonald	2	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Armstrong	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jaydn Ott	1	0	0	0	0	0
Emmett Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
R Mason Thomas	0	0	0	0	1	0

Denver Broncos Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Alex Singleton	14	6	1	1	1	1
Pat Surtain II	8	7	0	0	1	0
Devon Key	8	5	0	1	1	0
Taylor Rapp	6	2	0	0	0	0
Malcolm Roach	4	3	1	1	0	1
Riley Moss	4	3	0	0	1	0
Ja'Quan McMillian	4	1	0	0	0	1
Brandon Jones	3	3	0	0	0	0
Jonathon Cooper	3	1	0	0	0	0
Sai'vion Jones	3	1	0	0	0	1
Justin Strnad	2	2	0	0	0	0
Tycen Anderson	2	2	0	0	0	0
D.J. Jones	2	1	0	0	0	0
JL Skinner	2	1	0	0	0	0
Que Robinson	2	1	0	0	0	1
Eyioma Uwazurike	2	0	0	0	0	1
Nik Bonitto	1	1	0	0	0	1
Kris Abrams-Draine	1	1	0	0	0	0
Karene Reid	1	1	0	0	0	0
Zach Allen	1	0	0	0	1	3
Nate Adkins	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Turner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dondrea Tillman	1	0	0	0	1	0

Kicking Stats

Kansas City Chiefs Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Harrison Butker	1/2	50.0	45	3/3	6

Denver Broncos Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Wil Lutz	2/2	100.0	45	2/2	8

Game flow

Chiefs vs. Broncos Win Probability and Momentum

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

KC 0%Home win probabilityDEN 100%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Chiefs vs. Broncos Drive Summary

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

Show all 22 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
KC	Punt3 plays, 4 yards, 1:19	3	4	1:19	KC 35	KC 39
DEN	Field Goal8 plays, 62 yards, 3:58	8	62	3:58	DEN 17	KC 21
KC	Touchdown7 plays, 69 yards, 3:39	7	69	3:39	KC 31	DEN 0
DEN	Punt3 plays, 8 yards, 1:35	3	8	1:35	DEN 34	DEN 42
KC	Punt3 plays, 8 yards, 2:22	3	8	2:22	KC 23	KC 31
DEN	Field Goal9 plays, 44 yards, 2:59	9	44	2:59	DEN 29	KC 27
KC	Punt3 plays, 0 yards, 0:22	3	0	0:22	KC 20	KC 20
DEN	Punt5 plays, 17 yards, 2:48	5	17	2:48	DEN 32	DEN 49
KC	Touchdown6 plays, 95 yards, 3:18	6	95	3:18	KC 5	DEN 0
DEN	Touchdown12 plays, 69 yards, 6:25	12	69	6:25	DEN 31	KC 0
KC	Field Goal6 plays, 48 yards, 0:56	6	48	0:56	KC 25	DEN 27
DEN	End of Half1 play, -1 yard, 0:19	1	-1	0:19	DEN 27	DEN 27
DEN	Punt3 plays, 6 yards, 2:29	3	6	2:29	DEN 32	DEN 38
KC	Punt5 plays, 20 yards, 2:56	5	20	2:56	KC 18	KC 38
DEN	Punt3 plays, 3 yards, 2:33	3	3	2:33	DEN 20	DEN 23
KC	Touchdown11 plays, 63 yards, 5:24	11	63	5:24	KC 37	DEN 0
DEN	Punt3 plays, 0 yards, 0:32	3	0	0:32	DEN 30	DEN 30
KC	Punt6 plays, 19 yards, 2:53	6	19	2:53	KC 22	KC 41
DEN	Touchdown9 plays, 80 yards, 4:18	9	80	4:18	DEN 20	KC 0
KC	Missed FG11 plays, 34 yards, 6:24	11	34	6:24	KC 30	DEN 36
DEN	Touchdown2 plays, 56 yards, 0:35	2	56	0:35	DEN 44	KC 0
KC	Downs8 plays, 44 yards, 1:56	8	44	1:56	KC 44	DEN 6

Official game information

Chiefs vs. Broncos Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

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

Attendance76,831

Reported crowd at Empower Field at Mile High.

Playing surfaceGrass

Surface listed for Empower Field at Mile High.

Game officials

Clete Blakeman — Referee
James Coleman — Side Judge
Kent Payne — Line Judge
Jonah Monroe — Back Judge
Karina Tovar — Field Judge
Scott Walker — Umpire
Andy Warner — Down Judge

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Kickoff time

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The scheduled kickoff is 4:25 PM ET on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Chiefs vs. Broncos Being Played?

Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, CO.

Why this game matters

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When is Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos?

The game is scheduled for Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM ET.

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Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, CO.

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