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Chiefs 31, Broncos 10. Walker 173 yards. Mahomes’ legs, first night back.
Arrowhead. First win in 295 days. Nix sat on the turf. Week 1 is over.
The Rocket News · Sports · Kansas CitySeptember 15, 2026 · 4 min read
Kansas City opened the season 31-10 over Denver on Monday night at Arrowhead. Kenneth Walker III: 23 carries, 173 yards, a rushing score, a receiving score. Patrick Mahomes, first game nine months after tearing the left ACL and LCL, ran in from 15 yards. The Sports desk files a rout, not a reunion.
Bo Nix sat on the turf after a strip-sack. Denver could not tackle, could not run, could not find a rhythm. The Chiefs piled up 220 rushing yards. First win of any kind in 295 days. Sean Payton’s offseason good vibes took a battering ram. Week 1 is in the books.
Walker came as advertised.
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The Sports desk files Kansas City as it is: a back who ran through them, a quarterback who could still move, and a Broncos locker room that had nothing to say.
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