Chiefs: 4 bold predictions for Thursday Night Football game vs Broncos
Following a Week 1 loss to the Detroit Lions, the Kansas City Chiefs have won four straight games coming into their Week 6 Thursday Night Football clash against the Denver Broncos. The 4-1 Chiefs will face the 1-4 Broncos in a battle for AFC West supremacy at the daunting confines of Arrowhead Stadium.
If things weren’t going well for head coach Sean Payton and the Broncos this season, heading to Arrowhead for Thursday Night Football might not be the best way to get them back on track. First and foremost, you’re dealing with the Super Bowl champs from last year. Then, of course, you work your way down, beginning with Andy Reid, the future Hall of Fame head coach, and superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
What may be more concerning for the Broncos is that the Chiefs have defeated them in their last 15 encounters. In a divisional showdown, anything can happen, but the Chiefs have the Broncos’ number. And the rest of the AFC West for that matter. They’ve won 42 of their previous 48 games against AFC West opponents. Furthermore, the fact that this is taking place at Arrowhead Stadium makes it even worse for the Broncos, as the Chiefs have gone 19-5 since 2021. Is anyone surprised that Kansas City is favored by 10.5 points?
Let’s get started with some Kansas City Chiefs Week 6 predictions.
4. Noah Gray has more than 50 yards and a touchdown.
Travis Kelce appears to be a game-time decision in Thursday night’s game against the Broncos. Kelce, who has recently been in the spotlight for reasons other than football, suffered what seems to be a sprained ankle in last week’s game against the Minneso
2. Patrick Mahomes passes for at least 300 yards and runs for one touchdown.
The Broncos’ defense gives up 263 yards per game. Mahomes has already had one 300-yard game this season, against the Jaguars. This appears to be one of those games when a failing Broncos defense will give up more yardage than normal, but the scoring won’t have to come purely from Mahomes’ arm, at least not entirely. Mahomes will pass down the field all night, but he will also run and score once on the ground and once via the air.
ta Vikings. If he is unable to play, Mahomes may turn to his backup tight end, Noah Gray.
Gray is no Kelce, but the 24-year-old has 10 receptions for 133 yards and one touchdown this season. He has yet to gain more than 40 yards this season and has only had five targets in one game, which came last week against the Vikings.
3. Isiah Pacheco rushes for at least 100 yards and scores at least once.
The Chiefs were restricted to less than 100 yards on the run in both their first game against the Lions and their most recent game against the Vikings. Pacheco has only run for 100 yards once this season, and that was in Week 2. Pacheco, on the other hand, has been missing from the endzone for the last two weeks. He and the Chiefs will face a Broncos defense that ranks first in the league in rushing yards allowed and second in rushing touchdowns allowed (29th).
1. The Chiefs win and cover the 10.5-point spread.
The Chiefs are 3-2 against the spread this season, with the largest being when they were 12.5 point favorites against the Chicago Bears, yet won by 31, according to Team Rankings. 10.5 points is a lot against any club in the NFL, but considering this is one of the league’s best, if not the best, team in the Chiefs against a reeling Broncos team, it becomes possible. Taking into account additional considerations such as Arrowhead Stadium and Kansas City’s AFC West dominance, the Chiefs defeat the Broncos 34-19.
