The frost burned off. The nerves calmed. The picture crystallized. When Bo Nix hit Courtland Sutton on third-and-6 with 1:53 remaining against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Broncos’ annual, endless, eternal pursuit of a quarterback ended.

Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix went toe to toe with Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes on Sunday. Nix put the Broncos in position to win the game at the end, but the Chiefs

As the Denver Broncos have passed the halfway point of the season, let’s take another look at how much value they're getting out of their players. Over the Cap’s valuation metric is a means by which people can get an idea about how much value a team is getting from a player compared to what the team is paying him.

Kansas City Chiefs safety Jaden Hicks (21) embraces cornerback Christian Roland-Wallace (30) after the Chiefs’ 16-14 victory over the Denver Broncos during an NFL game on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Emily Curiel [email protected]

The Broncos head to Kansas City on Sunday hoping to spoil the Chiefs' unbeaten start to the season. They improved to 8-0 last Monday night, rallying past the Buccaneers in OT.

The Chiefs have escaped several scares with razor-thin margins. They needed overtime to knock off the Buccaneers on Monday. They beat the Raiders, Chargers and Falcons by one score. It took every second of regulation to best the Bengals. And Isaiah Likely’s toe was a fraction of an inch away from the Ravens pulling an opening-night upset.