Kansas City Had It at the 1 With 35 Seconds Left. A False Start and Malcolm Roach's Sack Ended It: Broncos 28, Chiefs 24

Kansas City Had It at the 1 With 35 Seconds Left. A False Start and Malcolm Roach's Sack Ended It: Broncos 28, Chiefs 24

The Chiefs outgained Denver 399 to 294 and still lost. Eleven penalties for 105 yards, a missed 54-yarder and a false start at the 1 set up Malcolm Roach's game-ending sack of Patrick Mahomes.

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Kansas City got the ball to the Denver 1 with 35 seconds left and four chances to win. It never scored. A Patrick Mahomes incompletion, a Kenneth Walker III run for no gain, a false start that backed the Chiefs up to the 6, and then Malcolm Roach dropped Mahomes at the 12 as time ran out.

The Denver Broncos beat the Kansas City Chiefs 28-24 on Sunday at Empower Field at Mile High in front of 76,831. Denver (6-2) moved into first place in the AFC West, a half game ahead of Kansas City (5-2).

Chiefs Penalties: 11 for 105 Yards

On paper the Chiefs had the better day. They outgained Denver 399 to 294, held the ball 31:29 and converted 6 of 14 third downs to Denver's 2 of 11, per the ESPN box score. They also drew 11 penalties for 105 yards to Denver's 6 for 45, and Harrison Butker went 1 for 2 on field goals. The Broncos, meanwhile, were 3 for 3 in the red zone and 2 for 2 on fourth down.

Mahomes threw for 321 yards and three touchdowns on 30 of 41, and Emmett Johnson caught five passes for 128 yards, including a 73-yard score. Kansas City led 24-13 early in the fourth quarter.

Jonah Coleman's 51 Yards, Then the Go-Ahead Score

Bo Nix (20 of 32, 222 yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions) hit Nate Adkins for a 2-yard touchdown and Jaylen Waddle for the two-point conversion to make it 24-21. After Butker missed wide right from 54, per the Associated Press recap, Nix found rookie running back Jonah Coleman for 51 yards on first down, and Coleman ran it in from the 5 on the next snap with 1:56 left. Coleman finished with 41 rushing yards and a touchdown on 11 carries plus four catches for 63 yards.

Roach's final sack was his only tackle for loss of the day (four tackles, one sack). Alex Singleton led Denver with 14 tackles and a sack.

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