National Football League
Kansas City 43, Denver 16
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, October 25, 2020
Where: Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
Temperature: 14°
Head Official: Brad Rogers
Attendance: 5314

Patrick Mahomes was 15-for-23 passing for 200 yards and a score, Clyde Edwards-Helaire rushed for a touchdown, and the visiting Kansas City Chiefs trounced the Denver Broncos 43-16 on Sunday.

Byron Pringle returned a kick for a touchdown, Daniel Sorensen returned an interception for another score, Tyreek Hill had six catches for 55 yards and a TD and backup quarterback Chad Henne ran for another for Kansas City, which has won 10 straight against Denver.

Running back Le'Veon Bell, signed 10 days earlier, made his Chiefs' debut with 39 yards rushing on six carries.

Drew Lock threw for 254 yards on 24-of-40 passing and two interceptions and also ran for a touchdown, and Melvin Gordon III rushed for 68 yards and another score but fumbled twice for the Broncos (2-4).

Denver running back Phillip Lindsay rushed for 79 yards on nine carries before leaving late in the first half with a concussion suffered when he was tackled by Sorensen.

Edwards-Helaire, who rushed for 46 yards, got the Chiefs (6-1) rolling with a tackle-breaking, 11-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to put Kansas City ahead 7-0. The Broncos got within a point after recovering a fumble at the Chiefs' 37-yard line, with Lock running it in from the 2 four plays later. Brandon McManus missed the extra point.

Harrison Butker extended the lead with a 40-yard field goal, and then the Chiefs' defense and special teams padded the advantage.

After pinning Denver at its own 1-yard line, Sorensen jumped a pass to the flat and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown to make it 17-6. McManus answered with a 43-yard field goal but Pringle returned the ensuing kickoff 102 yards for another score and a 24-9 lead.

Butker kicked a pair of field goals in the third quarter to extend the lead and Mahomes connected with Hill for a 10-yard scoring pass early in the fourth quarter. Mahomes extended his streak of consecutive games with at least one TD pass to 17 games.

Gordon scored from 3 yards out to make it 37-16 and Henne, in relief of Mahomes, scored on a one-yard run with 2:58 left.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Kansas City   Denver
Clyde Edwards-Helaire Player Phillip Lindsay
8 Attempts 9
46 Yards 79
5.8 Avg Yards 8.8
1 Touchdowns 0
27 Long 20
Receiving
Kansas City   Denver
Mecole Hardman Player Albert Okwuegbunam
2 Receptions 7
57 Yards 60
28.5 Avg Yards 8.6
0 Touchdowns 0
38 Long 17
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Kansas City 286 101 185 5 3 2 3.0 2
Denver 411 177 234 2 1 0 4.0 2
Upcoming Games
  • Denver will play their next game at home against L.A. Chargers. The Broncos have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .333 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against N.Y. Jets. The Chiefs have a W/L % of .800 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.