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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Following the Kansas City Chiefs’ ugly 22-19 loss to the Denver Broncos, Arrowhead Pride user Belohawks scoured the Internet for the most appropriate news headlines.

AFC West Side Story

Tragic ending sobers classic tale of neighborhood rivals.

Reality Bites Hopeful Fans Living on Memories of Glory Days

Supporters learn old lesson: nostalgia is not what it used to be.

A Mile High and a Mauler Short

No higher-power miracle/blocked field-goal at Empower Field.

Nixing Bo…Unsuccessful

Letting go… unpalatable.

Flag Day Officially Moved to November 16th

*NFL game in penultimate month...

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...

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Travis Kelce breaks team record for most total touchdowns | NBC Sports

He scored a fourth-quarter touchdown in the fourth quarter, catching a 21-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes. It was his 84th career score, breaking a tie with Priest Holmes for the Chiefs’ team record.

After the 22-19 loss to the Broncos, Kelce declined to talk to reporters in violation of the NFL’s media access policy.

“If you’re going to ask me about the record, I could [sic] care less about that right now,” Kelce said, via James Palmer of TheAthletic.com. ...

The Kansas City Chiefs walked out of Sunday’s Week 11 matchup against the Denver Broncos with another narrow loss. The Chiefs’ 22-19 defeat on a walk-off field goal by the Broncos’ placekicker Will Lutz left Kansas City frustrated — not because it was thoroughly outplayed, but because it once again had chances to win and didn’t capitalize.

These included failed opportunities to score before halftime, an interception on the first possession of the third quarter and 10 penalties (totaling 69 yards) throughout the matchup. The Chiefs continued their alarming trend of beating themselves in close games — a pattern that...

The Kansas City Chiefs’ first second-half possession in Sunday’s 22-19 loss to the Denver Broncos ended with an interception deep in the Broncos’ territory. Taking a near-certain three points off the board for the Chiefs — and then watching Denver march down the field for a touchdown — proved costly in a tight game.

It turned out to be more costly than we realized at first.

During the interception return, left guard Kingsley Suamataia took a shot — and left the game. The Chiefs later announced that the second-year pro was in the league’s concussion protocol, ruling him out for...

On Sunday evening, the Kansas City Chiefs lost 22-19 to the Denver Broncos, falling to 5-5 on the season.

The Chiefs’ passing offense started ugly — and then finished that way

From the jump, Kansas City’s pass offense was not in sync.

On the second play of the opening drive, quarterback Patrick Mahomes loaded up and launched a deep pass to wide receiver Xavier Worthy streaking away from coverage. The throw went too far for Worthy, falling in front of him as he headed toward the end zone.

Two plays later, looking to convert third-and-10, Mahomes let it rip...

In the NFL’s Week 11, the Kansas City Chiefs lost their second straight game to one of the AFC’s top teams, falling to 5-5 with a 22-19 loss to the division-leading Denver Broncos on Empower Field at Mile High. The loss doesn’t mathematically eliminate the Chiefs from winning their 10th straight AFC West title, but the Broncos’ win gives them a 9-2 record that makes them nearly unassailable at the top spot. To make the postseason, Kansas City will now almost certainly need to secure a Wild Card spot — and it’s looking harder and harder for the team to...