The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Denver Broncos 31-10 on Sep 14, 2026 at Arrowhead Stadium.
Final · Arrowhead Stadium
Top performers
- Bo Nix threw for 131 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception for the Broncos.
- J.K. Dobbins ran for 36 yards on 8 carries.
- Patrick Mahomes threw for 184 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Chiefs.
- Kenneth Walker III ran for 173 yards on 23 carries.
Denver Broncos box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.K. Dobbins | 8 | 36 | 0 | 17 |
| RJ Harvey | 3 | 18 | 0 | 7 |
| Bo Nix | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Troy Franklin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 15 | 56 | 0 | 17 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Engram | 4 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 19 |
| Pat Bryant | 4 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 13 |
| RJ Harvey | 4 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 11 |
| Courtland Sutton | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Adam Trautman | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| Troy Franklin | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Jaylen Waddle | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 17 | 27 | 136 | 1 | 19 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Singleton | 16 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talanoa Hufanga | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dondrea Tillman | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Moss | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Jones | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach Allen | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahdae Barron | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Que Robinson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Strnad | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Surtain II | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eyioma Uwazurike | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Roach | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nik Bonitto | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Turner | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Key | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tycen Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Quan McMillian | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JL Skinner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah Elliss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karene Reid | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 73 | 32 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Kansas City Chiefs box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Walker III | 23 | 173 | 1 | 60 |
| Emmett Johnson | 8 | 24 | 0 | 6 |
| Patrick Mahomes | 7 | 23 | 1 | 15 |
| Team | 38 | 220 | 2 | 60 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Kelce | 3 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 59 |
| Emmett Johnson | 2 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 25 |
| Rashee Rice | 2 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 13 |
| Xavier Worthy | 3 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
| Kenneth Walker III | 3 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 11 |
| Jake Briningstool | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Noah Gray | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Cyrus Allen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyquan Thornton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 15 | 25 | 184 | 2 | 59 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Jarius Sneed | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drue Tranquill | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Hicks | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Bolton | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alohi Gilman | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Karlaftis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nohl Williams | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Xavier Nwankpa | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Woods | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| R Mason Thomas | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kristian Fulton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Cochrane | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Bassa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashton Gillotte | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Felix Anudike-Uzomah | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Harris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khyiris Tonga | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mansoor Delane | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 47 | 23 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Broncos · 2026 season · Previous Aug 28, 2026: MIN 6, DEN 34 · Next Sep 20, 2026: JAX 13, DEN 20
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