Malcolm Roach sacked Patrick Mahomes on fourth-and-goal on the final play Sunday as the Denver Broncos completed an 11-point comeback and beat the Kansas City Chiefs 28-24.
Denver moved to 6-2 and took first place in the AFC West. Kansas City fell to 5-2 after its second consecutive loss.
The Chiefs led 24-13 after Mahomes threw his third touchdown pass, a 4-yard score to Noah Gray in the third quarter. Bo Nix answered in the fourth with a 2-yard touchdown pass to Nate Adkins, then connected with Jaylen Waddle for a two-point conversion.
Kansas City had a chance to extend its lead, but Harrison Butker missed a 54-yard field-goal attempt. Denver needed two plays to go ahead. Nix found rookie running back Jonah Coleman for 51 yards, and Coleman scored from 5 yards out with 1:56 remaining.
Mahomes then drove the Chiefs inside Denver’s 5-yard line. Kenneth Walker III reached the 1 on first-and-goal, but Kansas City failed to score on the next three plays. Roach ended the game by bringing down Mahomes on fourth down.
Nix completed 20 of 32 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns. Mahomes went 30 of 41 for 321 yards and three touchdowns. His scoring passes went to Rashee Rice, Emmett Johnson and Gray.
Denver scored touchdowns on both of its fourth-quarter possessions after going three-and-out on all three third-quarter drives. The Broncos have won four consecutive games.
Sources: - Denver Broncos, official game center and box score, Nov. 1, 2026 - Reuters, “Late Stand Lifts Broncos Past Chiefs, and Into AFC West Lead,” Nov. 2, 2026 - Associated Press via Fox Sports, “On Fourth-and-Goal, Roach Drops Mahomes and Flips the AFC West Race,” Nov. 1, 2026