As the Denver Broncos left home for their battle on Sunday morning they will arrive in Kansas City knowing exactly what they are walking into. The Broncos are 13-34 all-time versus the Chiefs in KC. Sure there have been recent successes and even pockets of good success over the years, but by and large, this series is usually dominated by the home team. This time the Chiefs hold serve, and while this isn’t the Chiefs of the Len Dawson or Elvis Grbac or even Trent Green eras, the Broncos know the danger lurking in Kansas City.
While the Chiefs may be down overall, the Broncos have been ambushed in Kansas City many times before, so they do know what to anticipate. In Kansas City, their team has been on a downward slide for the last few years and lends itself to setting this game up as a trap game. With the Broncos winning their first three games of the season, having pulled out the last two in only a way that Moses could appreciate. The Denver Broncos know that they are a young and very fortunate football team at this point in the season.
Two weeks ago, veteran referee Ed Hochuli made the biggest blunder of his otherwise stellar career as an NFL referee. With the game in the dying moments and the Broncos inside the Charger 10 yard-line trying to get a tying score, Jay Cutler lost the ball on his throwing motion and fumbled prior to his normal release. Ed Hochuli blew and inadvertent whistle ruling the play an incomplete pass, sending the Chargers into a tizzy and propelling the Broncos onto a redemptive TD strike and a subsequent two point conversion to help them beat the Chargers. Mike Shannahan has always had a reputation as a riverboat gambler, but he became the certification board after not only going for two, but having rookie Eddie Royal run the same exact route he scored the touchdown on to ice the game with his conversion grab.
Last week the Broncos jumped out early to a 21-3 lead at home against the New Orleans Saints and found out the hard way, just how explosive they are. The Saints had an opportunity to go up late in the game with a long field goal only to have Martin Gramatica push it wide right. The Broncos dodged another bullet and now can put themselves in total control of the division with a win against Kansas City since the Broncos also beat the Oakland Raiders and the San Diego Charges are now 1-2.
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