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3 takeaways from the Chiefs’ season-opening beatdown of the Broncos

Kansas City opened the 2026 NFL campaign with an emphatic 31-10 victory against Denver at Arrowhead Stadium on Monday night. Patrick Mahomes made an impressive comeback from an anterior cruciate ligament tear, completing 15 of 27 passes for 184 yards and a pair of scores while also taking off on a 15-yard scamper to open the scoring in the first quarter.

05 million contract during the March free agency window. The 25-year-old rusher crossed the goal line for a touchdown, powering a revitalized ground game that helped Kansas City snap a decade-long drought at home against their divisional rivals.