Denver had its own scare late in Arizona. Jaylen Waddle got hurt on a reverse in the 4th quarter when he fumbled the pitch, dove on it and had Josh Sweat land on him. He didn't return, and he's questionable with a chest injury. Zach Allen came out with a hamstring issue around the same time and says he'll be fine. The bigger question is the secondary: Pat Surtain II and Talanoa Hufanga were both inactive in Arizona, and the Broncos still won by 14.
The common opponents are where this matchup gets interesting. Both teams beat the Chargers, Kansas City more convincingly at 22-6 than Denver at 23-17. Seattle is the bigger split. The Broncos beat the Seahawks 17-14 in overtime, and the same defense that Denver got past just held the Chiefs out of the red zone all night. Kansas City was 5-0 before that loss, but 2 of those wins came by 3 points, against Indianapolis and Las Vegas. This team has been living close for a while.
Denver's offense spreads the ball around. Jonah Coleman, J.K. Dobbins and RJ Harvey each did something useful in Arizona, and Wil Lutz went 3-for-3 on field goals. On defense, Kris Abrams-Draine and Ja'Quan McMillian both had interceptions in the Seattle win, and that depth is how the Broncos have survived without Surtain. Kickoff is 2:25 PM MT at Empower Field. The early forecast is mid-60s and cloudy with light wind, so weather shouldn't be an excuse for either offense.
Mahomes has bounced back from bad games before, and the Chiefs are still 5-1. But this is the most banged-up version of the KC offense this season, going into a building where Denver has already won close games against good teams. If Surtain is back, Mile High gets a lot harder to throw in. If he isn't, the Chiefs will try to fix their passing game against Denver's backup corners.