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Week 8, 2026

KC Kansas City Chiefs 5-2 24
Final
DEN Denver Broncos 6-2 28

Broncos rally past Chiefs 28-24 as Jonah Coleman runs for 41 yards and 1 TD

Automated recap from game data · · Empower Field at Mile High

Empower Field at Mile High
Empower Field at Mile High. Photo: Pdubs.94, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Denver Broncos rallied past the Kansas City Chiefs 28-24 on Sunday at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver before a crowd of 76,831. The Broncos moved to 6-2, while the Chiefs fell to 5-2.

The Broncos trailed 17-13 at halftime but outscored the Chiefs 15-7 the rest of the way. The Broncos erased a 11-point deficit along the way. The go-ahead score came with 1:56 left in the fourth quarter.

The Broncos were out-gained 399-294, and neither team turned the ball over. The Broncos converted 2 of 11 third downs and held the ball for 28:31.

Jonah Coleman of the Broncos earned Game MVP. Coleman ran 11 times for 41 yards and a touchdown.

For the Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes completed 30 of 41 passes for 321 yards, 3 touchdowns and no interceptions.

Line score

Team1234T
KC7107024
DEN31001528

How the game turned

Broncos win probability
0%50%100% Kickoff Final

Biggest swing: Broncos went from 60% to 100% on one play in the fourth quarter.

Q4 0:04(Shotgun) P.Mahomes sacked at DEN 12 for -6 yards (M.Roach).

Scoring plays

TimeTeamPlayKC-DEN
Q1 9:43DENWil Lutz 39 Yd Field Goal0-3
Q1 6:04KCRashee Rice 11 Yd pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker Kick)7-3
Q2 14:08DENWil Lutz 45 Yd Field Goal7-6
Q2 7:40KCEmmett Johnson 73 Yd pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker Kick)14-6
Q2 1:15DENJaylen Waddle 1 Yd pass from Bo Nix (Wil Lutz Kick)14-13
Q2 0:19KCHarrison Butker 45 Yd Field Goal17-13
Q3 1:38KCNoah Gray 4 Yd pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker Kick)24-13
Q4 8:55DENNate Adkins 2 Yd pass from Bo Nix (Bo Nix Pass to Jaylen Waddle for Two-Point Conversion)24-21
Q4 1:56DENJonah Coleman 5 Yd Rush (Wil Lutz Kick)24-28

Team stats

KCDEN
399Total yards294
309Passing yards217
90Rushing yards77
22First downs21
6-14Third down2-11
0-1Fourth down2-2
2-3Red zone3-3
0Turnovers0
2-12Sacks allowed1-5
11-105Penalties6-45
31:29Time of possession28:31

Top performers

Chiefs

  • PassingPatrick Mahomes30/41, 321 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
  • RushingKenneth Walker III21 car, 69 yds, 0 TD
  • ReceivingEmmett Johnson5 rec, 128 yds, 1 TD
  • TacklesNick Bolton9 tkl, 0 sack

Broncos

  • PassingBo Nix20/32, 222 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
  • RushingJonah Coleman11 car, 41 yds, 1 TD
  • ReceivingJonah Coleman4 rec, 63 yds, 0 TD
  • TacklesAlex Singleton14 tkl, 1 sack

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