# Chiefs at Broncos, Week 8

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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…

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## Segments

- [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-29, 14:46 to 15:53: **Picks the Chiefs to rebound off Reid's worst loss**. Previews Chiefs at Broncos with Eli Manning: both teams carry a grudge from the opener, and both pick Kansas City to rebound off Andy Reid's worst loss in five years. A short preview that stays with the matchup and the pick. New angle: Cowherd and Manning both pick the Chiefs to beat Denver in Week 8.
- [First Take](https://boilpoints.com/u/firsttake), 2026-10-29, 32:24 to 37:39: **Adds Parsons' take and the yardage figures**. Turns to Sunday's Chiefs-Broncos rematch through Micah Parsons' podcast take that the Chiefs offense does not scare him, then debates whether an injured Packers player should be critiquing another team. Adds the through-Week-6 yardage figures and the Week 1 rematch framing. New angle: Through Week 6, the Chiefs led the NFL with 414 total yards per game and 6.7 yards per play.
- [First Take](https://boilpoints.com/u/firsttake), 2026-10-29, 16:41 to 19:23: **Casts the rematch as a statement for both sides**. Frames the Broncos-Chiefs rematch as a statement game for both sides: Denver off a 30-point week and Payton taking over the offense, Kansas City off a 20-3 loss in Seattle. Stays with the matchup and the Week 1 missed tackles. New angle: Denver is 5-2 and hosts the 5-1 Chiefs, who won the Week 1 meeting.
- [First Things First](https://boilpoints.com/u/firstthingsfirst), 2026-10-29, 28:09 to 35:27: **Adds Denver's run defense and home record**. Previews Chiefs at Broncos with a week-one reality check: the 31-10 opener holds up as one of the few results that still reads true. Lands on Denver's run defense as the lever, 28th at 133 yards a game, and notes the Broncos are 16-1 at home since Week 8 of 2024. New angle: Denver is 28th against the run at 133 yards a game and 16-1 at home since Week 8 of 2024.
- [First Things First](https://boilpoints.com/u/firstthingsfirst), 2026-10-29, 1:51:47 to 2:05:18: **Debates what a Chiefs win in Denver proves**. Frenemies segment on what a Chiefs win in Denver would prove: whether week one was a fluke, the Chiefs' pass rush, and the AFC playoff picture. The missed-tackle figure and the four sacks are already on the record; the rest is argument and prediction.
- [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-30, 11:10 to 14:29: **Reports heavy pro money on Denver**. Runs through where professional bettors are leaning across Week 8, and on the Broncos-Chiefs game reports heavy pro money on Denver while the public backs Kansas City - the opposite of the show's own Chiefs pick. New angle: Professional bettors are heavily on Denver over the Chiefs, while the public is on Kansas City.
- [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-30, 51:36 to 57:11: **Ranks Mahomes 101st in ATS ROI as a favorite**. Sharp-side segment on Chiefs-Broncos: the money and tickets point to Denver, and it puts a number on Mahomes' record as a public favorite - 101st of 101 quarterbacks since 2018 in ATS ROI, a $1,300 loss on $100 bets over nine seasons. Leans Denver without full confidence. New angle: Mahomes ranks 101st of 101 quarterbacks since 2018 in ATS ROI as a majority-ticket favorite, down $1,300 on $100 bets.
- [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-30, 13:16 to 22:19: **Previews the rematch and flips his pick**. Previews the Chiefs-Broncos rematch and flips his preseason pick, expecting Kansas City to win because Jalen Moore and Rasheed Rice return and Denver's quarterback play was not fixed by beating Arizona. Frames the game as the hinge of the AFC West race. New angle: Jalen Moore and Rasheed Rice are expected back for the Chiefs in Denver.
- [The Rich Eisen Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thericheisenshow), 2026-10-30, 17:52 to 19:54: **Predicts Reid adjusts past Denver's blueprint**. McDermott, Reid's first hire back in 1999, previews Chiefs-Broncos: Denver may try to copy Seattle's blueprint, but Reid adjusts week to week and rarely repeats a mistake. Analysis and prediction, no new reporting.
- [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-30, 17:31 to 20:38: **Argues Denver cannot keep winning from behind**. Previews Kansas City at Denver and argues the Broncos cannot keep winning from behind. Schlereth says Nix played his best game last week, climbing the pocket and throwing Jalen Waddle open, and that Mahomes is 14-2 against Denver. New angle: Patrick Mahomes is 14-2 in his career against the Denver Broncos.
- [First Things First](https://boilpoints.com/u/firstthingsfirst), 2026-10-30, 34:28 to 39:19: **Previews what a Kansas City win would mean**. Previews the Chiefs-Broncos game through what a Kansas City win would mean: 6-1, the division essentially locked, and the AFC's co-favorite status. Adds injury notes, including Rasheed Rice playing his first game since the Raiders hamstring and Jalen Moore now expected to play. New angle: Rasheed Rice will play his first game since the Raiders hamstring injury; Jalen Moore is expected to play.
- [First Things First](https://boilpoints.com/u/firstthingsfirst), 2026-10-30, 1:48:49 to 1:54:59: **Previews Mahomes against Vance Joseph's defense**. Previews Mahomes against Vance Joseph's Denver defense and puts a number on the matchup: five touchdowns, five interceptions and 19 points a game across five meetings. Leans toward a low-scoring game, with Kenneth Walker's run game as the counterweight to Denver's 28th-ranked rush defense. New angle: Mahomes has five touchdowns and five interceptions and 19 points per game in five starts against Vance Joseph's Denver defense.