Chiefs prediction: Vic Fangio will have something dialed up ... but it won’t be enough
The Chiefs were aggressive defensively against the Bills Monday, and it paid off with their best performance of the season: Buffalo managed just 206 total yards.
This, a week after the Chiefs were torched by the Raiders.
“Our goal (at Buffalo) was to prove that what happened against the Raiders was not what we were about,” Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo said.
Denver doesn’t provide the same offensive threat, but the Broncos are in a good state of mind following two straight road victories (Jets, Patriots).
Kickoff: 3:25 p.m, (Central)
TV//Radio: CBS (Ch. 5), WDAF (106.5 FM)
Line: Chiefs by 9 1/2
Blair Kerkhoff’s prediction: Chiefs 23-16
Starting with the season’s second week, the Broncos’ defense has gotten progressively better from a yards-allowed standpoint, surrendering a season-low 288 to the Patriots last week. It’s doubtful Denver can keep that streak going against the Chiefs, but Broncos Coach Vic Fangio, a defensive lifer, figures to have something dialed up in hopes of slowing down Patrick Mahomes and Co.
But the Chiefs enter the game with the NFL’s ninth-best scoring offense at 29.2 points per game. They have too many weapons for the Broncos. Look for Kansas City’s recent success in this series — nine straight wins, and five in a row at Denver — to continue in a below-the-offensive-averages contest.
This story was originally published October 23, 2020 at 5:00 AM.