Despite the fact that they came into the game on a seven-game winning streak, the Denver Broncos were home underdogs against the previously 5-4 Kansas City Chiefs. Many in the media felt like the Chiefs were going to find a way to win, as poorly as the Broncos' offense had played the past two games before this one.
One of those in the media who was absolutely certain that the Chiefs would win their matchup against the Broncos was Nick Wright of FS1, a noted Chiefs fan. Earlier in the year, Wright decided to do some dunking on a preseason prediction that he had about the Broncos being worse than the Raiders, when the team was 1-2 and things were looking a bit bleak.