Spokesman-Review
National Football League
Kansas City 34, Denver 28
When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, December 11, 2022
Where: Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
Temperature: 62°
Head Official: Craig Wrolstad
Attendance: 76072

Patrick Mahomes was 28-for-42 passing for 352 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions, Jerick McKinnon had seven catches for 112 yards and two scores and the visiting Kansas City Chiefs beat the Denver Broncos 34-28 on Sunday.

JuJu Smith-Schuster had 74 yards and one touchdown on nine receptions for Kansas City (10-3). The Chiefs have won 14 straight against Denver.

Russell Wilson was 23-for-36 passing for 247 yards, three touchdowns and an interception before leaving in the fourth quarter with a concussion, and Jerry Jeudy had eight receptions for 73 yards and three TDs for the Broncos.

Josey Jewell had two interceptions, Marlon Mack had two catches for 62 yards and a score and Brett Rypien had a TD pass and an interception for Denver (3-10).

Kansas City took a 6-0 lead on two Harrison Butker field goals and struck quickly on its next possession, needing just four plays to go 78 yards, capped by McKinnon's 56-yard TD catch that made it 13-0.

The Broncos were forced to punt and Mahomes engineered a 12-play drive that he finished with a 10-yard pass to McKinnon to give the Chiefs a 20-0 lead.

Willie Gay Jr. intercepted Wilson on the next Denver drive and returned it 47 yards for another score, but the Broncos started to come back.

After their fourth punt of the half, Jewell intercepted Mahomes at the Kansas City 42-yard line. Four plays later, Wilson hit Jeudy on an 18-yard touchdown pass to get Denver on the board with 1:35 left in the first half.

Patrick Surtain II intercepted Mahomes at the Broncos 40 with 1:06 left in the half. Wilson again connected with Jeudy, this time from 5 yards, to make it 27-14 at halftime.

Denver made it 27-21 when Wilson threw a 66-yard TD pass to Mack early in the third.

The Chiefs responded late in the third when Mahomes threw a 4-yard TD pass to Smith-Schuster, but the Broncos again answered. After Wilson was injured on a 14-yard scramble, Rypien came on and found Jeudy on a 7-yard TD pass.

Jewell intercepted Mahomes again but Rypien threw an interception three plays later, and Kansas City closed it out.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Kansas City   Denver
Isiah Pacheco Player Russell Wilson
13 Attempts 4
70 Yards 57
5.4 Avg Yards 14.2
0 Touchdowns 0
10 Long 19
Receiving
Kansas City   Denver
Jerick McKinnon Player Jerry Jeudy
7 Receptions 8
112 Yards 73
16.0 Avg Yards 9.1
2 Touchdowns 3
56 Long 18
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Kansas City 431 89 342 4 2 2 6.0 0
Denver 320 106 214 4 0 3 2.0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Denver will play their next game at home against Arizona. The Broncos have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .222 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Chiefs have a W/L % of .700 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.