KC Chiefs: Winners and losers from week 15 victory vs Broncos

LOSER: OFFENSIVE LINE

The Chiefs offensive line has been a problem throughout most of the season and they continued to struggle on Sunday. They allowed Patrick Mahomes to be sacked three times while also giving up five hits on their quarterback.

Andrew Wylie was injured near the end of the game, which makes things even more stressful. No one wants to see Cameron Erving out there playing on that line, but that could be what happens if Wylie has to miss time.

The offensive line’s poor play also has contributed to our next “loser” entry.

LOSER: RUN GAME

In a game where six inches of snow was expected to fall throughout the course of the game, one would think the Kansas City Chiefs would opt to run the ball more rather than throw it. Most teams would probably stick with this approach, but with the Chiefs’ strong ability to throw and their lack of a rushing attack, it wasn’t shocking that they opted to air it out against Denver.

The run game wasn’t awful, totaling 92 yards on the ground, but when looking at the individual numbers, that’s where things get disappointing. Rookie Darwin Thompson led the team in rushing with 38 yards off of eight carries while Spencer Ware had 26 yards and LeSean McCoy had just 16 yards on the ground.

Sooner or later, not being able to run the ball is going to come back and bite the Chiefs. It wasn’t this week, but that moment will come eventually.

LOSER: RED ZONE OFFENSE

Heading into half time, the Chiefs were leading 15-3, but  they should have been up 24-3. The Chiefs got into Denver territory multiple times and had to settle for field goals. It was 12-0 at one point and the Chiefs should have been leading 21-0 (or 20-0 with the missed extra point).

While it didn’t end up being a big deal in this blowout win, settling for field goals will certainly cost the Chiefs a win at some point in the season.