DENVER (8-3) at KANSAS CITY (7-4)
Sunday, 8:30 p.m. ET, NBC
OPENING LINE -- Broncos by 1
RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Denver 5-6, Kansas City 9-2
SERIES RECORD -- Chiefs lead 56-53
LAST MEETING -- Broncos beat Chiefs 24-17, Sept. 14, 2014
LAST WEEK -- Broncos beat Dolphins 39-36; Chiefs lost to Raiders 24-20
AP PRO32 RANKING -- Broncos No. 3, Chiefs No. 10 (tie)
BRONCOS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (3), RUSH (21), PASS (2).
BRONCOS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (6), RUSH (2), PASS (15).
CHIEFS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (23), RUSH (4), PASS (31).
CHIEFS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (8), RUSH (26), PASS (1).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Broncos have won five straight in series. They have not lost at Arrowhead Stadium since December 2010. ... Denver has NFL's second-best pass offense. Kansas City has league's best pass defense. ... Broncos signed K Connor Barth and waived K Brandon McManus on Tuesday. Barth entered league with Chiefs as college free agent. ... Broncos are only team in NFL to rank in top 10 in offense and defense. ... Denver WRs Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders are tied for league lead with seven 100-yard receiving games. Rod Smith has franchise record with eight in a season. ... RB C.J. Anderson's 167 yards rushing last week vs Miami set Broncos record for undrafted player. ... Broncos DE Demarcus Ware needs a half-sack to tie Hall of Fame Chiefs LB Derrick Thomas (126½) for 14th in league history. ... Chiefs will play without S Eric Berry. He went on non-football injury list Monday after mass suspected to be lymphoma was found in his chest. ... Chiefs' defense has yet to allow 300-yard passer this season. ... Kansas City LB Justin Houston has league-leading 13 sacks. Chiefs are fourth in NFL with 31 sacks as team. ... Only team Chiefs have beaten more than Denver (56 wins) is Oakland (57). ... Kansas City is 5-0 when leading at halftime. ... After missing two of first four FG attempts, rookie Chiefs K Cairo Santos has made 13 straight. ... Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles has more yards rushing against Denver (827) than any opponent. He has 989 yards from scrimmage vs. Broncos.
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