Santiago Leon and Ray Sherrod recap Chiefs beating Broncos on Thursday night and preview the 2023 NFL Season.
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Santiago Leon – @sleon
Ray Sherrod – @ray3473
Broncos 8 Chiefs 19
Patrick Mahomes’ lone touchdown pass and Harrison Butker’s four field goals were enough to squeak out a 19-8 victory over the Broncos, whose own woeful offense could only manage 197 yards behind a shaky performance from Russell Wilson.
Mahomes finished with 306 yards passing and an interception, and a big chunk of his production went to Travis Kelce, who had nine catches for 124 yards with Taylor Swift again cheering him on from an Arrowhead Stadium suite.
Butker’s first three field goals helped them to a 16-0 lead, but Wilson’s touchdown pass to Courtland Sutton — ruled incomplete but overturned upon review — with about six minutes remaining kept the Broncos (1-5) alive. And when Javonte Williams bulled into the end zone for the 2-point conversion, what had been a one-sided shutout was a one-possession game.
The Broncos’ league-worst defense couldn’t make a stop, though. Mahomes converted third-and-2 with a 28-yard pass to Rashee Rice, and that put Butker in position for a 52-yard field goal with 1:55 left that put the game away.
The Broncos have not beaten the Chiefs since Sept. 17, 2015, the year Peyton Manning led Denver to the Super Bowl. That was six head and interim coaches ago, and nothing changed with Sean Payton leading them Thursday night. In a league built for parity, their losing streak is the fourth-longest for any team against another in NFL history.
Week 6 Preview
BAL (3-2) at TEN (2-3) (London)
Steelers 17, Ravens 10 – The Steelers scored the game-winning points on Kenny Pickett’s 41-yard touchdown pass to George Pickens with 1:17 left.
Colts 23, Titans 16 – Zach Moss rewrote the script. He upstaged the two big stars by running for a career-best 165 yards, scoring twice while helping Gardner Minshew and the Indianapolis Colts overcome the loss of injured rookie Anthony Richardson for a 23-16 victory Sunday.
RS: Ravens
CAR (0-5) at MIA (4-1)
Panthers are the only losing team, Dolphins beat the Giants last week convincingly.
RS: MIA
NO (3-2) at HOU (2-3)
Alvin Kamara rushed for a touchdown to become the Saints’ career TD leader, Derek Carr had two scoring passes and New Orleans routed the New England Patriots 34-0.
Teans lost to the Falcons last week, but CJ Stroud set the record for most pass attempts to start a career without an interception (177).
RS: SAINTS
WAS (2-3) at ATL (3-2)
Falcons who beat the Texans last week, Commanders lost to one of the worst teams in the league last week vs Bears.
RS: ATL
IND (3-2) at JAX (3-2)
Indianapolis won in Jonathan Taylor’s return last week vs Titans but lost QB Anthony Richardson to a shoulder injury and out for a month.
Jaguars are coming off a two game winning streak in London and beat the Bills last . Colts struggle in Jacksonville.
RS: JAX
SEA (3-1) at CIN (2-3)
Bengals had a huge win vs Cardinals and huge showing from Jamar Chase.
Seahakws coming off from a BYE beat the Giants last Monday Night Football
RS: CIN
MIN (1-4) at CHI (1-4)
Vikings and Bears are both 1-4, who will have the second win?
Bears beat the Commanders last. Vikings lost to the Chiefs last week.
RS:
SF (5-0) at CLE (2-2)
49ers one of the undefated teams who is coming off beating the Cowboys convincingly, and the Browns are without Deshaun Watson, will have PJ Walker at the helm. Browns are coming off the bye, lost Ravens last.
RS: SF
NE (1-4) at LV (2-3)
Bill Belichick is sticking with Mac Jones after losing 34-0 agianst the Saints. Raiders are coming off a huge Monday Night Football win vs Packers.
RS: LV
DET (4-1) at TB (3-1)
Lions are the hottest team, at least in the NFC North. They beat the Panthers last week. Tampa is also looking good with Baker, comming off a bye.
RS: DET
AZ (1-4) at LAR (2-3)
Divsional matchup, Cardinals are tricky, Rams are looking good offensively.
Rams lost to Eagles last week 23-14. Cardinals lost to Bengals last week. Kupp had 118 yards, Puka had 71 yards.
RS: LAR
PHI (5-0) at NYJ (2-3)
Eagles undefeated, Jets with two wins.
Eagles are winning ugly, beat the RAms last week. Jets had a huge win vs Broncos in Denver for the Nathaniel Hackett bowl.
RS: PHI
NYG (1-4) at BUF (3-2)
Sunday night football, Giants are back in prime time. Daniel Jones didn’t practice much this week, dealing with a neck injury, might not play. Bills coming off a loss vs Jaguars in London last week, needs to catch up with the Dolphins.
RS: BUF
Santiago Leon is the Founder and CEO of the Sports Cast. He covers NFL, NBA, and world soccer. He’s also founder of sleon productions, which he specializes in technology and serves clients with solutions to make their business grow.
