Best Broncos Coverage: Week 18 (2021) – Denver vs. Kansas City

In the NFL’s first ever Week 18, the Denver Broncos try to play spoiler as they welcome in the playoff-bound Kansas City Chiefs.

» When: Saturday, Jan. 8

» Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. MST

» Where: Empower Field at Mile High

» Records: Denver (7-9) / Kansas City (11-5)

» Fan Pregame Coverage: Nate Jackson and John Davis from 8:00 to 10:30 a.m. | Nick Ferguson and Cecil Lammey from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | The Fan Football Pregame with DMac and Mike Evans from 12:30 p.m. to kickoff

» Halftime Chill: Join Rachel Vigil, James Merilatt and Tyler Polumbus LIVE on Facebook and Twitter to break down all the first-half action

» Fan Postgame: React first along with Sandy Clough on the Fan Football Postgame starting at the two-minute warning

» Television: ESPN

Game notes

» All-time against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Denver Broncos own a 54-68 record, including a 35-26 mark at home

» Denver has lost 12 straight matchups with Kansas City, dating back to Nov. 15, 2015

» With a victory Saturday, the Broncos will reach five home wins for the second time in three seasons

» Melvin Gordon III needs two touchdowns to move into a four-way tie for the most offensive scores by an active running back since 2015

» With two touchdowns, Tim Patrick will tie Green Bay Packers tight end Robert Tonyan for the second-most (13) scores by an undrafted player since the start of the 2020 season

» Javonte Williams needs 143 rushing yards to become the seventh Broncos rookie — and first since running back Phillip Lindsay in 2018 — to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark in his first NFL season

»  With one interception, Pat Surtain II will become just the fifth NFL rookie in the past 10 years with at least five picks in their first season

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