TV: Monday, 6:30 p.m. ESPN
OPENING LINE: Chiefs by 6
RECORD VS. SPREAD: Denver 2-3-1, Kansas City 5-2
SERIES RECORD: Chiefs lead 59-55
LAST MEETING: Chiefs beat Broncos 33-10, Dec. 25, 2016
LAST WEEK: Broncos lost to Chargers 21-0; Chiefs lost to Raiders 31-30
AP PRO32 RANKING: Broncos No. 20, Chiefs No. 4
BRONCOS OFFENSE: OVERALL (15), RUSH (15), PASS (15).
BRONCOS DEFENSE: OVERALL (1), RUSH (2), PASS (6).
CHIEFS OFFENSE: OVERALL (3), RUSH (5), PASS (5).
CHIEFS DEFENSE: OVERALL (29), RUSH (25), PASS (28).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES: Kansas City has won three consecutive in series. ... Chiefs have most defensive TDs since 2015 (12). Broncos have second most (11). ... Denver has won franchise-record 31 straight games when winning turnover battle. ... Denver is 3-0 when leading at halftime. ... Broncos RB Jamaal Charles needs 44 yards from scrimmage to reach 10,000. Most of those yards came as member of Chiefs. ... Denver LB Von Miller has sack in five straight games. ... Chiefs had won 12 straight vs. AFC West before last week’s loss at Oakland. ... Chiefs QB Alex Smith has 15 TD passes and no interceptions. ... RB Kareem Hunt is only player in NFL history to start career with seven straight 100-yard scrimmage games. Hunt leads NFL in yards rushing (717) and is second in yards per carry (5.78). ... Chiefs K Harrison Butker has made 13 straight FGs. ... Chiefs TE Travis Kelce has 55 straight games with reception. ... Kansas City leads NFL in fourth-quarter points with 83. Philadelphia is second with 61. ... Fantasy Tips: Despite Broncos having No. 1 defense and No. 2 rush defense, keep Hunt in lineup. Chiefs hope to have starting C Mitch Morse and RG Laurent Duvernay-Tardif back from injury, and that should create more holes for rookie running back.
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