Arrowhead Pride
On Sunday, the (6-9) Kansas City Chiefs are home at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, taking on the (12-3) Denver Broncos. Let’s see how the game plays out in Madden NFL 26.
The Broncos receive the opening kickoff, but the first play of the game is immediately halted as Chiefs’ defensive lineman Mike Danna goes down with an ankle injury.
Quarterback Bo Nix settles in early, converting first downs with completions to Courtland Sutton, RJ Harvey, and Marvin Mims Jr. The drive stalls just outside the Chiefs’ 30-yard line, but Will Lutz connects on a field goal to put the Broncos on the board first.
The Chiefs’ opening possession goes nowhere. Chris Oladokun tries to keep the drive alive with a quarterback scramble but is stopped a yard short, forcing a three-and-out.
Back on offense, Nix and the Broncos lean on the short passing game, utilizing drag routes and slants to move the chains. Mims Jr. turns a short catch into a 15-yard gain after the catch, while running back Harvey provides a spark on the ground with runs of 22 and 14 yards. Harvey caps the quarter with six carries for 46 yards.
End of first quarter: Broncos 3, Chiefs 0
The Broncos are driving deep into the Chiefs’ red zone as the first quarter comes to an end. On the opening play of the second quarter, Nix finds Sutton in the back of the end zone for the touchdown. During the extra-point attempt, Bryan Cook goes down with an injury.
Kansas City’s ensuing drive is a disaster. The Chiefs fail to gain positive yardage as Alex Singleton sacks Chris Oladokun on first down, followed by sacks from Zach Allen on second down and Nik Bonitto on third, forcing another quick punt.
Things go from bad to bizarre moments later with the first-ever “Madden glitch” of the game. Long snapper James Winchester never snaps the ball and appears frozen in place. The Broncos’ pass rush shoves Winchester out of the back of the end zone, resulting in a safety.
Denver capitalizes immediately, scoring on its next two offensive plays. Bo Nix connects with Troy Franklin for 25 yards, then hits Sutton on a 36-yard strike that Sutton takes to the house for another touchdown.
The Chiefs briefly answer as Oladokun delivers a perfect slant to Hollywood Brown, who races 75 yards for the score.
The Broncos continue to pile it on with an eight-play drive, capped by a Nix quarterback sneak from the one-yard line for the touchdown.
Oladokun later flashes with a 16-yard first-down run, but the following series moves backward as Denver’s defense brings him down twice more, adding to an already growing sack total.
Will Lutz closes the quarter by drilling another field goal, putting three more points on the board for Denver.
End of second quarter: Broncos 29, Chiefs 7
The Chiefs open the second half with a promising drive, moving the ball deep...
