DENVER — — Russell Wilson threw three touchdown passes, Justin Simmons had two of Denver’s five takeaways and the Broncos stymied Patrick Mahomes in snapping their 16-game losing streak to Kansas City with a 24-9 win over the Chiefs on Sunday.
The Broncos (3-5) were serenaded off the field to the sound of Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off” blaring throughout Empower Field.
The Broncos handed Mahomes his first AFC West road loss in beating Kansas City’s quarterback for the first time in 13 tries.
Denver made a 14-9 halftime lead hold up by controlling the clock and keeping Mahomes and Kelce cooling their cleats on the sideline in the second half. Kansas City had just three second-half possessions before getting the ball back for one meaningless snap at the end.
The Chiefs punted, muffed a punt that led to a touchdown, turned it over on downs and lost the ball on an interception in the second half.
The Broncos blew the game open when rookie Drew Sanders recovered Mecole Hardman’s muffed punt at the Chiefs 10-yard line, and two plays later Wilson hit Courtland Sutton in the left corner to make it 21-9.
The 6-2 Chiefs next face the Miami Dolphins in Frankfurt, Germany, on Nov. 5.