Denver Broncos HC Sean Payton signals a bigger RJ Harvey workload for the Chiefs matchup as Denver prepares for a key AFC West showdown.

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs have been inconsistent through the first half of the 2025 NFL season, falling to 5-4 after a Week 9 loss to Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills in an AFC Championship rematch. Now, the Chiefs look to bounce back and stay above .500 with a Week 11 road matchup against the AFC West–leading Denver Broncos.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lou Anarumo is hard at work game planning Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs are coming off a bye with a steep challenge against the Broncos. It

The Chiefs-Broncos game will be on CBS (KCTV 5 in Kansas City). In Wichita, it’s on KWCH (Channel 12). The game will also be broadcast on radio via KFNZ (96.5 FM) in the KC area, and KNSS (98.7 FM) in the Wichita area. The Chiefs opened as a 3.5-point favorite. The over/under opened at 44.5.

Allen, running back James Cook and tight end Dalton Kincaid all made more key plays than their Chiefs counterparts

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One of the reasons that Mahomes has thrown for at least 250 yards and three scores in three of his past four games has been better production by Kansas City on the ground. The Chiefs ran for 148 yards against Washington on Monday night, and that opened up the passing game for them; Mahomes wound up throwing for 299 yards and three TDs.

"Denver played one of the ugliest offensive games you’ll see on Thursday, but beat the Raiders to get to 8–2 while riding a seven-game winning streak. Next Sunday, the Broncos host the Chiefs in the biggest game they’ve played in a decade," Verderame wrote.