Nine months ago, the Denver Broncos acquired quarterback Russell Wilson in a massive trade that included the Broncos sending two first-round picks and two second-round picks to the Seattle Seahawks. The hope was that Wilson would deliver Denver its fourth Super Bowl title.
After a 34-28 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, the Broncos fall to 3-10 and are officially eliminated from playoff contention. Meanwhile, the Chiefs improve to 10-3 and can clinch the AFC West tonight if the Los Angeles Chargers fall to the Miami Dolphins.
Offensive spotlight: Until this week, Jerry Jeudy had six receiving touchdowns in his career. The third-year receiver from Alabama scored half of that just against the Chiefs on Sunday.
Jeudy caught all eight of his targets for 73 yards and three touchdowns, good for a 144.3 passer rating when targeted.
Defensive spotlight: Willie Gay Jr. had one of his best games yet. The Chiefs linebacker earned an 82.9 PFF grade on first review, which would be the fifth-best single game mark of his three-year career. In the second quarter, Gay intercepted Russell Wilson and returned it 47 yards for a pick-six. He also had an additional three coverage stops in the game.
Rookie spotlight: Isiah Pacheco continues to establish himself as the Chiefs’ top running back. The seventh-rounder from Rutgers ran for 70 yards on 13 carries, forcing four missed tackles along the way. The rookie added three catches for 23 yards, as well.
Offensive line spotlight: The Chiefs did a good job of keeping Patrick Mahomes’ uniform clean. Kansas City only allowed one knockdown across 40 pass-blocking snaps. Left guard Joe Thuney was particularly impressive, with no pressures allowed on 40 pass-blocking snaps.
Box Score
Passing
Kansas City Chiefs |
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| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int | Sacks | Rtg |
| Patrick Mahomes | 25.8 | 28 / 42 | 352 | 8.4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 86.6 |
Denver Broncos |
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| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int | Sacks | Rtg |
| Russell Wilson | 26.6 | 23 / 36 | 247 | 6.9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 100.1 |
| Brett Rypien | 3.6 | 4 / 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56.3 |
Rushing
Kansas City Chiefs |
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| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long | Fum Lost |
| Jerick McKinnon | 35.4 | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Patrick Mahomes | 25.8 | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Isiah Pacheco | 12.3 | 13 | 70 | 5.4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Michael Burton | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos |
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| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long | Fum Lost |
| Russell Wilson | 26.6 | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Marlon Mack | 15.7 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Latavius Murray | 6.1 | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Boone | 4.9 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett Rypien | 3.6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
Kansas City Chiefs |
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| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD | Long |
| Jerick McKinnon | 35.4 | 9 | 7 | 112 | 12.4 | 2 | 56 |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 22.4 | 11 | 9 | 74 | 6.7 | 1 | 20 |
| Isiah Pacheco | 12.3 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 17 |
| Travis Kelce | 11.1 | 9 | 4 | 71 | 7.9 | 0 | 37 |
| Noah Gray | 7.5 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 20 |
| Skyy Moore | 1.7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Justin Watson | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos |
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| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD | Long |
| Jerry Jeudy | 33.3 | 9 | 8 | 73 | 8.1 | 3 | 18 |
| Marlon Mack | 15.7 | 3 | 2 | 62 | 20.7 | 1 | 66 |
| Kendall Hinton | 8.8 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 | 14 |
| Greg Dulcich | 7.2 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 5.2 | 0 | 23 |
| Latavius Murray | 6.1 | 5 | 3 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Boone | 4.9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Eric Tomlinson | 3.1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Jalen Virgil | 1.9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Eric Saubert | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon Johnson | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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