Kansas City Chiefs final: KC 24, DEN 28

The Kansas City Chiefs let an 11-point fourth-quarter lead get away on Sunday, falling 28-24 to the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High. Kansas City drops to 5-2, and Denver improves to 6-2.

How it happened

The Chiefs looked in control after Patrick Mahomes found Noah Gray for a 4-yard touchdown with 1:38 left in the third quarter, putting Kansas City up 24-13. Denver scored the final 15 points. Bo Nix hit Nate Adkins for a 2-yard touchdown with 8:55 to play and connected with Jaylen Waddle on the two-point try to cut it to 24-21. Then Jonah Coleman ran in from 5 yards out with 1:56 left, and Wil Lutz's kick made it 28-24.

Kansas City led 17-13 at halftime. Mahomes hit Rashee Rice for an 11-yard touchdown in the first quarter and found Emmett Johnson for a 73-yard score in the second. After Denver's Waddle scored from 1 yard out late in the half, Harrison Butker hit a 45-yard field goal with 19 seconds left to restore the four-point lead.

Chiefs standouts

Mahomes was sharp, completing 30 of 41 passes for 321 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. He was sacked twice. Johnson led all receivers with five catches for 128 yards and a touchdown. Travis Kelce had five catches for 67 yards, and Rice caught seven passes for 53 yards and a score. Kenneth Walker III carried 21 times for 69 yards. Nick Bolton led the defense with nine tackles, and Alohi Gilman added six.

By the numbers

Kansas City outgained Denver 399-294, converted 6 of 14 third downs to Denver's 2 of 11, and held the ball for 31:29. Neither team turned it over. Penalties hurt, though: the Chiefs were flagged 11 times for 105 yards, compared with six for 45 for Denver.

What's next

The Chiefs host the New York Jets next Sunday, Nov. 8, at 12:00 PM CT on CBS.

Sources: ESPN game page, ESPN box score