The Kansas City Chiefs (9-0) hung on to defeat the Denver Broncos (5-5) 16-14 on Sunday afternoon after blocking a last-second field goal attempt on the final play of the game.
After the Broncos and Chiefs exchanged punts on their first two drives, quarterback Bo Nix led a nine-play, 80-yard drive that ended with his six-yard touchdown pass to Devaughn Vele to take a 7-0 lead early in the second quarter. Kansas City answered that score with a 36-yard Harrison Butker field goal to make it 7-3.
Nix then went 70 yards on five plays and connected with Courtland Sutton on a 32-yard touchdown pass to extend the lead to 14-3.
Following a questionable illegal contact penalty called against safety Brandon Jones that kept a Chiefs drive alive, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes later threw a two-yard touchdown pass to Travis Kelce to make it 14-10. Broncos kicker Wil Lutz later attempted a 60-yard field goal that fell just short going into halftime.
In the third quarter, Butker converted a 28-yard field goal to cut KC’s deficit to 14-13. Butker later kicked a 20-yarder to take a 16-14 lead in the fourth quarter.
Denver then got the ball back and went 43 yards on 13 plays to set up a 35-yard field goal attempt that could have won the game. Chiefs linebacker Leo Chenal blocked the kick, securing a KC win.
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— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) November 10, 2024
Up next for the Broncos is a home game against the Atlanta Falcons at Empower Field at Mile High in Week 11.
