Chiefs and Broncos: Head to Head

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The Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos may be on opposite ends of the division standings but that doesn't mean the Broncos are leaps and bounds ahead of the Chiefs.

The Broncos are currently 7-5 and are 3-3 at the vaunted Invesco Field. Four of those wins have come by four points or less while some of the Broncos' losses were by quite a bit.

For due diligence, let's check out where each team stands.

Most teams would love to have a 3rd down conversion percentage hovering near 50%. Currently, the Broncos are second in the league in 3rd down percentage and Denver's dominance over KC in that category will hurt against our soft run defense.

What should be clear to you by now is that Denver's offense is pretty darn good. They're ranked second in the league in total yards per game and they're 10th in points.

The running game is where Denver falls off a bit. They're ranked 19th in the league right now and of course leave it to Denver fans to be all excited about an unknown running back. Peyton Hillis is a 7th round pick who had 129 and 74 yards rushing in his last two games.

The passing game is where the Broncos really shine. Cutler is throwing for a ton of yards; the line is almost completely protecting him; and the team is 3rd in the league in passing yards.

The Chiefs will get a heavy dose of a talented quarterback and a solid receiving corp.

Nothing too scary here. What is scary for the Broncos is their -11 turnover ratio, which you'd think would aid the Chiefs in stripping a ball or two.

The Broncos are 10th in the NFL in scoring points and the Chiefs are 25th so most team's numbers are going to look good against KC's.

We'll be back with more later.