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A new AFC West pecking order, but the Broncos are eager to prove themselves all over
Denver opens its title defense with both quarterbacks set to start, and a win at Arrowhead would help validate last season’s division turnaround.
- The Denver Broncos open the NFL season at Arrowhead Stadium against the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football, defending their first division title since 2015 in a pivotal AFC West reset.
- Denver finally unseated the Kansas City Chiefs last season, dethroning Andy Reid's team after their nine-year run atop the AFC West; Patrick Mahomes enters this season without a reigning division title for the first time in his career.
- Despite a 36-8 division record, Mahomes lost two of the last three matchups against Denver; the Kansas City quarterback aims to rebound following surgery for knee ligament tears after the team's 6-11 finish last season.
- Beating Mahomes at Arrowhead for the first time in eight tries would validate Denver's status as division leaders while the Broncos navigate a brutal six-game stretch to open the season.
- All-Pro right guard Quinn Meinerz said, "The nature of the beast of the NFL is everyone resets," while coach Sean Payton emphasized the team cannot simply pick up where they left off last season.
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A new AFC West pecking order, but the Broncos are eager to prove themselves all over
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos finally unseated the Kansas City Chiefs last season, dethroning Andy Reid's team after its eye-popping nine-year run atop the AFC West.
·Toronto, Canada
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