Russell Wilson became the first Broncos quarterback since Peyton Manning to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs as Denver claimed a 24-9 home victory on Sunday.
The Chiefs had won 16 straight games against Denver, dating back to 2015.
Wilson was 12-of-19 passing for 114 yards with three touchdowns. The Denver defense forced five Kansas City turnovers.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes fell to 29-4 vs. the AFC West in his career. This was his first loss in a division road game. He finished 24-of-38 passing for 241 yards with two interceptions and a lost fumble. It also was Mahomes' first loss to the Broncos in 13 career starts.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid remains one regular-season victory shy of Hank Stram (124 wins) for the franchise record for head coaches.
Following a muffed punt by Mecole Hardman on his own 6-yard line that was recovered on the 10 -- the Chiefs' fourth turnover of the game -- Wilson found Courtland Sutton in the back of the end zone for a 6-yard touchdown with 10:33 left in the game.
The Broncos rushed for a season-high 153 yards. They had more than twice as many rushing attempts as passing attempts (40-19).
The Broncos never trailed. They became the first team to score an opening-drive touchdown against the Chiefs defense in the past 13 games. Following a three-and-out by the Chiefs, the Broncos took over on the Kansas City 39. It took 10 plays, but Wilson found Javonte Williams on a 4-yard touchdown pass.
The Chiefs responded by driving to the Denver 3 but had to settle for a 23-yard Harrison Butker field goal.
Following a Marquez Valdes-Scantling fumble, Wilson found Jerry Jeudy for an 11-yard touchdown to put the Broncos up 14-3 three-plus minutes into the second quarter. It was Jeudy's first touchdown since he caught three in a 34-28 loss to the Chiefs last December.
Butker's 34-yard field goal cut the deficit to 14-6 with 5:39 left in the first half. The Chiefs have only scored touchdowns on one of eight red-zone possessions against the Broncos this season.
The Chiefs forced a Wilson fumble with nine seconds left in the half, setting up Butker's 56-yard field goal.
The Chiefs scored just 28 points while splitting the regular-season series with Denver.
--Field Level Media