The Kansas City Chiefs play the Denver Broncos in an NFL Week 8 game in Denver on November 1, 2026, with the division lead at stake. Denver is 5-2 and hosts the 5-1 Chiefs, who won the Week 1 meeting. The discussion has moved from the matchup to who is backing whom: Colin Cowherd and Eli Manning pick Kansas City, citing an offense that through Week 6 led the NFL with 414 total yards per game and 6.7 yards per play, against a Denver run defense ranked 28th at 133 yards a game but 16-1 at home since Week 8 of 2024. Professional bettors are heavily on Denver while the public is on Kansas City, and Mahomes ranks 101st of…