Kansas City Chiefs vs Denver Broncos Prediction: City Chiefs are the side to beat in this one

In NFL action for week 6, the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs will square off against each other on Friday at Arrowhead Stadium. Let's take a look at the matchup ahead of us and make a pick and forecast.

The Kansas City Chiefs are looking to extend their winning streak to five games in a row and improve to 5-1 on the season. The Kansas City Chiefs have been successful at home, winning six of their previous seven games. With a completion percentage of 66.8 percent, Patrick Mahomes has thrown for 1,287 yards, 10 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions so far this season. Rashee Rice leads the team with 17 receptions, while teammates Travis Kelce and Justin Watson have combined for 441 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Isiah Pacheco is leading the Kansas City Chiefs in rushing with 325 yards and three touchdowns, and the ground attack for the team is averaging 123 yards per game overall. The Kansas City Chiefs are surrendering 301.4 yards and 16 points per game because of their poor defense. Drue Tranquill has the most tackles (32), Chris Jones has the most sacks (4.5), and Mike Edwards has the most interceptions (1) for the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Denver Broncos are looking to improve on their start of 1-4 by picking up their second win away from home. The Denver Broncos have failed to win any of their last nine games played away from home. Russell Wilson has a completion percentage of 66.9 percent, and he has thrown for 1,210 yards, 11 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions so far this season. Jerry Jeudy leads the team in receptions with 17, while Marvin Mims Jr. and Courtland Sutton have combined for 475 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns as a receiving duo. The rushing attack of the Denver Broncos is good for 104.2 yards per game on average, and Jaleel McLaughlin is the team's leading rusher with 160 yards and one touchdown. The Denver Broncos give up an average of 36.2 points and 450.6 yards through their defense each game. Kareem Jackson leads the Denver Broncos with 2 interceptions, while Nik Bonitto has 5.5 sacks and Alex Singleton leads the team with 44 tackles.

The combination of a short week, double-digit chalk, and the potential that Travis Kelce won't play doesn't make for a good situation. However, the Denver Broncos have not had any success against the Kansas City Chiefs over the course of the last few years. In addition, the Broncos enter this game ranked dead last in total defense, run defense, and scoring defense. They just gave up more than 400 yards to the New York Jets, so those numbers are a touch exaggerated, but those numbers are inflated to some degree because of that game against the Miami Dolphins. The Kansas City Chiefs should have little trouble winning this game even without Kelce on the roster.