On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs dropped a 22-19 decision to the Denver Broncos, giving them a 5-5 record that substantially reduced their chance to win their 10th straight AFC West title.

After reflecting on this bitter loss, three things come to mind.

1. Bringing back the deep passing game was ill-advised

Even when Alex Smith was Kansas City’s quarterback, head coach Andy Reid would often take a deep shot in the first few plays of a game. It rarely worked, but the idea was to get the defense committed to defending against it.

In Sunday’s game, Kansas City...

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The Chiefs, Ravens and Texans — all 10-plus-win playoff teams from a year ago — each sit at .500, with 15 losses between them. That’s more L’s than the trio totaled throughout the entire 2024 campaign. Parity!

With Sunday’s loss in Denver, the Chiefs have now dropped back-to-back games twice in a season for the first time in the Patrick Mahomes era. They’ve been on the wrong end of all five of their one-score contests this year, too, after going 12...

Arrowhead Pride’s Dakota Watson was in the stands for the Kansas City Chiefs’ 22-19 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday. We asked him to report on his experience in Colorado’s mile-high city.

I wanted this article to be different. I hoped to write about the Chiefs reclaiming AFC West glory. I hoped to write about the Broncos’ fans leaving their own stadium with their heads low — and doubts about both their second-year quarterback and their place in the AFC playoff picture.

I hoped for what we used to believe was a given: head coach Andy Reid’s dominance...

Your Kansas City Chiefs officially have their backs against the proverbial wall.

They came into Sunday’s critical road matchup against the Denver Broncos with a chance to start turning the tide on the season. It was a defensive battle that was filled with penalties and missed opportunities. In the end, the Broncos were able to close it out — after Kansas City couldn’t — to claim a 22-19 victory.

That’s been the story of the AFC West this season: Denver is winning the close games, while Kansas City is losing them. There’s plenty of blame and frustration to go around....

During Sunday’s 22-19 loss to the Denver Broncos, the Kansas City Chiefs offense failed in many different ways. The run-pass splits, the lack of intermediate passing game and how it performed against the blitz were just some of the entries on a long list.

But one thing that really stood out was how poorly Kansas City did against Denver’s man coverage. While the Broncos are elite in man coverage, their star cornerback Patrick Surtain did not play. This should have been an opportunity for the Chiefs — one of the league’s top offenses — to take advantage of lesser defensive...

The Kansas City Chiefs’ 22-19 loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 11 felt like a dagger to the Chiefs’ hopes for a division title. It also made a significant impact on the perception of them across the NFL: every site moved Kansas City down in the latest power rankings ahead of Week 12.

Here’s this week’s sampling:

NFL.com: 15

(Down from 7)

Hearing Patrick Mahomes almost acknowledge that the AFC West is gone was downright shocking. Yeah, he’s speaking reality, and of course Kansas City could make the playoffs as a dangerous wild-card team. But to hear...

With AFC positioning at stake on Sunday afternoon, the Kansas City Chiefs recorded a 22-19 road loss to the Denver Broncos.

Let’s look at how Kansas City used its players.

Starters (offensive): WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, TE Travis Kelce, LT Josh Simmons, LG Kingsley Suamataia, C Creed Humphrey, RG Trey Smith, RT Jawaan Taylor, WR Xavier Worthy, WR Rashee Rice, QB Patrick Mahomes and RB Kareem Hunt.

Starters (defensive): DE George Karlaftis, DL Jerry Tillery, DT Chris Jones, LB Leo Chenal, LB Nick Bolton, LB Drue Tranquill, DB Trent McDuffie, CB Jaylen Watson, CB Christian Roland-Wallace, S Bryan Cook and...

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Whenever the Chiefs need a win, they always seem to find a way to get it, but they finally ran out of magic. For one, the defense had problems against Denver, especially during a second half where the Broncos scored on four of their five possessions. Usually, Patrick Mahomes makes up for any defensive shortcomings, but the Broncos were ready for everything he threw at them. The Chiefs offense had two chances to put this game away in the...

The Kansas City Chiefs are now 5-5 after Week 11’s bitter 22-19 road loss to the Denver Broncos.

Seven games remain in the team’s 2025 schedule. On Sunday, Kansas City will host the Indianapolis Colts at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, play the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on Thanksgiving evening, return home for matchups with the Houston Texans and the Los Angeles Chargers, travel to Nashville to face the Tennessee Titans, return home for their final regular-season home game against the Broncos and close out the season at Allegiant Stadium against the Las Vegas Raiders.

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The Kansas City Chiefs’ just aren’t getting it done this season.

The Week 11 road matchup with the Denver Broncos was as close as it gets to a must-win game in the regular season. But on Sunday afternoon, Denver did what Kansas City couldn’t: move the ball when it mattered. The Broncos were rewarded with a crucial 22-19 victory that put the Chiefs at 5-5 for the season.

Here are five things we learned from a disappointing defeat.

1. The Chiefs aren’t closing out their games

Sunday’s biggest indictment came from the Broncos’ head coach Sean Payton. With the...

Next Sunday, the (5-5) Kansas City Chiefs will play the (8-2) Indianapolis Colts in a Week 12 matchup on GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. on CBS — locally on KCTV/5.

According to FanDuel Sportsbook, Kansas City has opened the week as a 3.5 point favorite in the game.

In Week 11, Kansas City opened as a 3.5 point favorite against the Denver Broncos, but lost that game 22-19. Meanwhile, the Colts are coming off their bye week. In Week 10, they registered a 31-25 overtime victory over the Atlanta Falcons after [opening the week...