Javonte Williams #33 of the Denver Broncos is tackled by Tyrann Mathieu #32 of the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs through the second half at Arrowhead Stadium on December 05, 2021 in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri. David Eulitt/Getty Photographs/AFP
Patrick Mahomes handed for less than 184 yards and no touchdowns Sunday evening, however the Kansas Metropolis protection maintained its cussed streak because the Chiefs downed the Denver Broncos 22-9 in breezy Kansas Metropolis, Mo.
Kansas Metropolis (8-4) pressured three turnovers, together with a 75-yard landing return of an interception Daniel Sorensen grabbed off a deflection by teammate Ben Niemann.
Daniel Sorensen TO THE HOUSE. 75-yard Decide-6! #ChiefsKingdom
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The Chiefs maintained sole possession of first place within the AFC West, claiming its fifth straight victory. The Chiefs have allowed simply 56 factors throughout their win streak.
With winds swirling between 20-30 mph, Mahomes accomplished 15 of 29 passes. He rushed for Kansas Metropolis’s solely offensive landing, which got here on its first possession.
Harrison Butker kicked three area targets for the Chiefs as Andy Reid improved to 20-3 for his NFL teaching profession when coming off a bye within the common season.
Teddy Bridgewater accomplished 22 of 40 passes for 257 yards however threw two interceptions because the Broncos dipped to 6-6 with their twelfth straight loss to the Chiefs. Rookie Javonte Williams carried 23 occasions for 102 yards taking up for injured Melvin Gordon.
Denver’s solely landing got here with 5:12 left on a 13-yard move from Bridgewater to Williams.
The Broncos ran extra performs than the Chiefs (72-54) and gained a bonus in complete yards, 404-267.
Nonetheless, a restoration of a muffed punt by Byron Pringle and an interception by Juan Thornhill additionally factored into second-half takeaways by Kansas Metropolis.
Denver went three-and-out on its first two collection, however then managed the ball for a drive of eleven-plus minutes within the second quarter, solely to show the ball over on downs and path 10-3 at halftime.
The Broncos began at their very own 3, however after changing two fourth downs and producing six first downs on the march, a fourth-and-2 carry by Williams received stuffed by the Chiefs’ Willie Homosexual.
Kansas Metropolis solely held the ball for 11:56 within the first half, however Mahomes engineered a swift landing on the Chiefs’ first collection, conserving for a 10-yard landing. Butker additionally caromed in a 56-yard area objective within the first half, whereas Brandon McManus booted a 42-yarder for the Broncos.
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