NFL Preview: Denver Broncos vs Kansas City
Chiefs
Written By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter
@DavidHess311)
When: 8:20 PM ET, Friday,
September 18, 2015
Where: Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
Where: Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
Televised: CBS/ NFL Network
Odds: The line opened with Kansas
City listed as 1 point favorites and has now been bet up to Kansas City as 3
point favorites. The OU line is steady
at 42.
The
Broncos are still the favorites to win the AFC West this year, but the gap is
closing and one of the teams closing the gap is the Chiefs. Denver has really
owned this series of late, as they have won the last 6 between the teams, but
this year may be a bit different. Both teams got wins in their openers as the
Broncos took out Baltimore by a 19-13 score, while Kansas City went on the road
and beat Houston by a score of 27-20.
Neither
team looked all that impressive in their wins as the Chiefs were outgained by 66
yards in their contest, while the Broncos put up a total of 219 yards of
offense. That’s really bad for this team, but you could see a decline coming in
their offense as they have lost a lot of talent at the WR and TE positions,
plus Manning hasn’t really looked right from the 2n nd half of last year and in
this first game. Age just may be catching up with him. The Broncos may have to
rely more on their run game this year and they have a good one, although they
put up just 69 yards on the ground vs the Ravens. It may be just as tough for
them to penetrate this tough Kansas City from wall. The Chiefs Chiefs allowed
Houston just 98 yards on the ground, but they were picked apart by an average
Houston passing game allowing 298 yards through the air in the game. That is
very un-chief like and you can bet that they will be looking to have a better
showing in this one.
The
Offense for Kansas Did just enough to win the Game vs Houston, but did not
really look good overall, while the Broncos had a stellar defensive game vs the
high flying Ravens as they held them to just 173 yards on total offense,
including just 100 yards through the air. That is impressive vs Flacco and
company.
Trends
Of Note: The Chiefs are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Thursday night games as a
favorite and 4-0 ATS on Thursday night with revenge vs an opponent that is .500
or better, but they are 1-11 ATS as division favorites of 6 or less. The
Broncos are 5-1 ATS their last 6 games played here and 6-1 ATS in their last 7
games on Thursday Night, but they are just 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games as a
dog.
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[102] Kansas City -3 over Denver
I
feel that it’s time for the Chiefs to get a big win in this series and break
their losing streak to the Broncos. Neither team looked good in the Opener, but
the Chiefs do play much better at home than on the road. The Broncos may be in
trouble this year if they don’t fin away to jump start their offense. Manning
didn’t look god at the tail end of last year and it has carried over to this
year. Andy Reid is an excellent coach and the Broncos are going through a
coaching change and trying to lean new schemes. The defense caught on, but the
offense did not. Denver looks very mediocre right now and this could be the
best possible spot for the Chiefs to beat them. KC by 7 here.
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