First meeting | October 30, 1960: Texans 17âBroncos 14 |
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Latest meeting | October 29, 2023: Broncos 24âChiefs 9 |
Next meeting | 2024 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 128 (including the playoffs) |
All-time series | Chiefs: 72â56 (including the playoffs) |
Postseason results | Broncos: 1â0
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Largest victory | Broncos: 38â3 (2012); Chiefs: 59â7 (1963) |
Longest win streak | Broncos: 8 (1976â1979) Chiefs: 16 (2015â2023) |
Current win streak | Broncos: 1 win (2023âpresent) |
Playoff and Championship Success | |
AFL Championships (3) (1960â1969)
Super Bowl Appearances (14)
AFC Championships (12)
AFC Championship Game Appearances (8)
AFL Western Division Championships (2) AFC West Division Championships (29) (1970âpresent)
AFL Wild Card Berths (2) (1960âpresent) AFC Wild Card Berths (15) (1970âpresent) |
The BroncosâChiefs rivalry is a rivalry between the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs in the National Football League's AFC West division. Since the American Football League was established in 1960, the Broncos and the Chiefs have shared the same division, first being the AFL Western Conference, and since the AFLâNFL merger, the AFC West. For years, the rivalry has featured two of the best home-field advantages in the league. CBS ranked this rivalry as the No. 4 NFL rivalry of the 1990s in 2020. [1] The Chiefs and the Broncos are the farthest teams from a division rival, and the Broncos are the farthest from any other team at all.
The Dallas Texans/Chiefs dominated the Broncos in the 1960s, the decade of the AFL, winning 19 of 20 games. The Broncos have responded since then, winning the series from the 1970s to 2000s. The Chiefs snapped this streak in the 2010s when they won 11â9. The Chiefs/Texans lead the series 72â56, but since the Texans moved to Kansas City and became the Chiefs, they lead 66â56. Dallas swept all six meetings in the rivalry's first three years.
In the 2010s, Peyton Manning went 7â1 against the Chiefs as a member of the Broncos from 2012â2015. The Chiefs took control of the series after defeating the Broncos in 2015 in the final meeting with Manning at quarterback, starting a 16-game win streak for Kansas City over Denver. Until 2023, the Chiefs had gone 15â0 against the Broncos since Manning retired following the 2015 season, and quarterback Patrick Mahomes won his first 12 career starts against Denver. Combined, the two teams have won the last 14 AFC West Division titles from 2010â2023, and were the only teams to win the AFC West in the 2010s. [2]
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1990s (Broncos, 11â10)
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2000s (Broncos, 11â9)
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2010s (Chiefs, 11â9)
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Summary of Results
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First meeting | October 30, 1960: Texans 17âBroncos 14 |
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Latest meeting | October 29, 2023: Broncos 24âChiefs 9 |
Next meeting | 2024 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 128 (including the playoffs) |
All-time series | Chiefs: 72â56 (including the playoffs) |
Postseason results | Broncos: 1â0
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Largest victory | Broncos: 38â3 (2012); Chiefs: 59â7 (1963) |
Longest win streak | Broncos: 8 (1976â1979) Chiefs: 16 (2015â2023) |
Current win streak | Broncos: 1 win (2023âpresent) |
Playoff and Championship Success | |
AFL Championships (3) (1960â1969)
Super Bowl Appearances (14)
AFC Championships (12)
AFC Championship Game Appearances (8)
AFL Western Division Championships (2) AFC West Division Championships (29) (1970âpresent)
AFL Wild Card Berths (2) (1960âpresent) AFC Wild Card Berths (15) (1970âpresent) |
The BroncosâChiefs rivalry is a rivalry between the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs in the National Football League's AFC West division. Since the American Football League was established in 1960, the Broncos and the Chiefs have shared the same division, first being the AFL Western Conference, and since the AFLâNFL merger, the AFC West. For years, the rivalry has featured two of the best home-field advantages in the league. CBS ranked this rivalry as the No. 4 NFL rivalry of the 1990s in 2020. [1] The Chiefs and the Broncos are the farthest teams from a division rival, and the Broncos are the farthest from any other team at all.
The Dallas Texans/Chiefs dominated the Broncos in the 1960s, the decade of the AFL, winning 19 of 20 games. The Broncos have responded since then, winning the series from the 1970s to 2000s. The Chiefs snapped this streak in the 2010s when they won 11â9. The Chiefs/Texans lead the series 72â56, but since the Texans moved to Kansas City and became the Chiefs, they lead 66â56. Dallas swept all six meetings in the rivalry's first three years.
In the 2010s, Peyton Manning went 7â1 against the Chiefs as a member of the Broncos from 2012â2015. The Chiefs took control of the series after defeating the Broncos in 2015 in the final meeting with Manning at quarterback, starting a 16-game win streak for Kansas City over Denver. Until 2023, the Chiefs had gone 15â0 against the Broncos since Manning retired following the 2015 season, and quarterback Patrick Mahomes won his first 12 career starts against Denver. Combined, the two teams have won the last 14 AFC West Division titles from 2010â2023, and were the only teams to win the AFC West in the 2010s. [2]
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1990s (Broncos, 11â10)
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2000s (Broncos, 11â9)
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2010s (Chiefs, 11â9)
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2020s (Chiefs, 7â1)
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Summary of Results
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