29-13

On November 8th, Peyton Manning fell 3 yards short of breaking Favre's record for all-time passing yards in a loss to the Colts. I was amused, both by the loss and that he didn't get the record. But then I saw the Broncos next game. At home vs the Chiefs. Great, so he'll get the record against us.

There's a parallel between this and Super Bowl 48. I really, really didn't want the Broncos to go to the Super Bowl and I didn't want Peyton to break the record against the Chiefs. But both happened.

As it turns out, both went better than expected.

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Coming into this game, Peyton's Broncos were 7-0 against the Chiefs. In 2013, the Chiefs were 9-0 and the Broncos ended that in Denver. Two weeks later, the Chiefs had a 21-7 lead only to lose 28-35.

In 2014, the Chiefs had a 10-7 lead on the road but would lose that game too. That loss put KC at 0-2. They would lose to the Broncos in Kansas City but still managed to get to 9-7, one game out of the playoffs.

I thought week 2 this year would be the one. Both teams were 1-0 and it was a home game on Thursday night. Chiefs jump out to a 14-0 lead. Arrowhead is rocking. Peyton looks washed up. With a minute to go, the Chiefs are up 24-17. All they need is one more stop. They don't get it. Peyton throws a touchdown with 36 seconds left. Tied at 24. Next play: Jamaal Charles fumbles and Broncos return it for a regulation victory. One of the worst games ever.

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So now the 7-1 Broncos get to play the 3-5 Chiefs in Denver. Peyton's going to break the record. Great. Except a funny thing happened on his first pass. Marcus Peters (who might be a top 10 corner already--he's only a rookie) intercepts it. The Chiefs go 31 yards on five plays and are up 7-0 before Peyton gets the record. Of course, he gets the record, it was only three yards. But it was nice that the defense made a statement early.

It was the first of four Manning interceptions. It was so bad they benched him in third quarter. They put in Osweiler and he throws an interception. And it's 29-0 Chiefs. In Denver.

The Broncos added two touchdowns in garbage time but this was a domination from start to finish. When ever I think about Peyton Manning holding any NFL records, I'm going to think about the Chiefs defense forcing him off the field.

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The Broncos are 7-2. They should absolutely make the playoffs. The Chiefs are 4-5, on the outside looking in. But no matter what happens, you can't take this game away. Now the Chiefs own a winning streak of one over Denver.

Fun Stats:

Manning had a better passer rating throwing to KC than Denver. That's counting interceptions as completions and completions as interceptions.

Throwing to Denver: 5/20 35 yards 0TD 4INT Passer Rating:0

Throwing to Kansas City:4/20 78 yards 0TD 5INT Passer Rating:3.75

Also, CJ Anderson had as many tackles as he had carries.