Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos
Peyton Manning and the 1-0 Denver Broncos try to continue their winning ways at Mile High Stadium in Denver against the 0-1 Kansas City Chiefs. Kansas City looks to rebound behind quarterback Alex Smith after losing their opener at home against the Tennessee Titans.
Details for Sunday’s game are below:
Date: Sunday, Sept. 14
Start Time: 4:25 ET
Location: Denver, CO
Stadium: Sports Authority Field at Mile High
TV Info: CBS
Live Stream: NFL Sunday Ticket
Radio: 101 The FOX Kansas City; KOA 850 AM, KRFX 103.5 FM Denver
Ticket information: For HOME TEAM ticket info click here. For AWAY TEAM ticket info click here.
Keys to Victory
For the Broncos, the key as always is to protect Peyton Manning. That will be a tall order against the Kansas City Chiefs’ stellar front-seven, led by Tamba Hali and Justin Houston.
The key for Kansas City is to get Alex Smith and the passing game going against the Denver defense. Stopping Peyton and all his weapons will be tough, so the Chiefs will need to score some points in the thin air of Denver if they want to stay in this one.
Watch out for for Emmanuel Sanders and Demaryius Thomas against the suspect Chiefs secondary. Kansas City will have to tackle well to prevent those receivers from racking up tons of yards after the catch.
Betting Odds
Point Spread: Kansas City +13 -110; Denver -13 -110
Moneyline: Kansas City 600, Denver -780
O/U: 51.5
Prediction
The Denver Broncos are on a roll again, and though Kansas City has a good pass rush and can score points on offense, it’s hard to see the Chiefs staying in the game against Peyton Manning and the Broncos on the road. Even though this is a divisional game, it will not be particularly close.
Final Score: Denver: 35, Kansas City: 17