2026 Week 1 · Final
KC 31, DEN 10
DEN at KC: every skill player's line next to our pre-game projection.
Recap
KC rolled past DEN 31–10. Kenneth Walker III led everyone with 34 PPR points: 23 carries for 173 yards and 3 catches, 2 touchdowns. Also worth a look: Patrick Mahomes (KC, 21.7), Evan Engram (DEN, 14.3), Travis Kelce (KC, 10.1). KC's defense made its mark: 3 sacks, 2 takeaways against DEN.
DEN
Team comparison
KC
| 10 | Points | 31 |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Plays | 67 |
| 131 | Passing yards | 184 |
| 61 | Rushing yards | 220 |
| 33 · 72% | Dropbacks · pass rate | 33 · 52% |
| 13 | Designed runs | 31 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 2 |
| 104 | Air yards | 117 |
| 4 | Red-zone plays | 13 |
| 12 | Drives | 12 |
From play-by-play. Yards: quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and tight ends who played.
DEN
| Player | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Nix | 17/28 | 131 | 1 | 1 |
| Player | Pts | Proj | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Engram | 14.312.310.3 | ——— | TE | 5 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Bryant | 8.26.24.2 | ——— | WR | 6 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJ Harvey | 8.16.14.1 | ——— | RB | 4 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Bo Nix | 5.45.45.4 | ——— | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| J.K. Dobbins | 3.63.63.6 | ——— | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 0 |
| Courtland Sutton | 3.12.11.1 | ——— | WR | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Trautman | 3.02.01.0 | ——— | TE | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Waddle | 1.20.70.2 | ——— | WR | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Franklin | 0.50.50.5 | ——— | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Adam Prentice | 0.00.00.0 | ——— | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Adkins | 0.00.00.0 | ——— | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Mims Jr. | 0.00.00.0 | ——— | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah Coleman | 0.00.00.0 | ——— | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KC
| Player | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 15/27 | 184 | 2 | 1 |
| Player | Pts | Proj | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Walker III | 34.132.631.1 | ——— | RB | 6 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 23 | 173 | 1 |
| Patrick Mahomes | 21.721.721.7 | ——— | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 1 |
| Travis Kelce | 10.18.67.1 | ——— | TE | 5 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashee Rice | 9.98.97.9 | ——— | WR | 2 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmett Johnson | 8.87.86.8 | ——— | RB | 2 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 0 |
| Xavier Worthy | 4.83.31.8 | ——— | WR | 6 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Briningstool | 1.91.40.9 | ——— | TE | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Gray | 1.51.00.5 | ——— | TE | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Fields | 0.00.00.0 | ——— | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyquan Thornton | 0.00.00.0 | ——— | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben VanSumeren | 0.00.00.0 | ——— | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyrus Allen | 0.00.00.0 | ——— | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Car = official carries (QB scrambles included). Pts = scored points. Scored points use the official stats, including 2-point conversions and return touchdowns. Projections leave those two out: they are rare and not modeled.