The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Denver Broncos in a Week 1 matchup that helped define a high-scoring start to the 2026 NFL season, according to Bleacher Report. The game featured Patrick Mahomes at quarterback for Kansas City against Denver's Bo Nix.
The league's opening weekend narrowly missed setting a new mark for scoring, Bleacher Report reported. Yahoo Sports reported that the NFL tied the Week 1 scoring record for the Super Bowl era, meaning the weekend matched rather than broke the existing high.
Several teams contributed to the offensive output. ESPN highlighted scoring explosions from the Bears, Ravens, Bills and Jaguars, while CBS Sports noted that Chicago lit up the scoreboard and described Deshaun Watson's outing in the Browns offense as disastrous.
NFL.com published its takeaways from Sunday's games as part of its Week 1 coverage.
The results left the Chiefs with a win over an AFC West rival and added to a weekend in which offenses around the league produced points at a record-tying pace. The near-miss on history was a central storyline emerging from the slate, per Bleacher Report.
What to watch next: whether the scoring pace carries into Week 2, and how teams that struggled offensively in the opener adjust.