This appears to be a huge mis-match on paper but I have a feeling that the Chiefs are going to come to play in this game.  Still, the Broncos would have to be looking ahead to get beat by the lowly Chiefs.  The Chiefs are allowing 204.0 yards rushing per game and 5.5 yards per carry this season so look for Selvin Young, Andre Hall and Michael Pittman to all get there fair share of yards tomorrow.  But, the Broncos will likely want to pass to get the lead before running the ball to essentially take Larry Johnson out of the Chiefs’ offensive gameplan.  WRs Brandon Marshall and Eddie Royal will be attacking the Chiefs deep while Brandon Stokley and TE Tony Scheffler will be working the short zones for the Broncos.

The Chiefs don’t want to get in a shootout tomorrow as they don’t think they can beat the Broncos at their game.  With that in mind look for the Chiefs to give the ball to Larry Johnson a lot.  In fact he might need a few breathers with rookie Jamaal Charles getting some carries tomorrow.  Still, with Damon Huard starting at QB the Chiefs should be able to throw the ball some against a Broncos’ defense that is allowing a stunning 315.7 yards passing per game this season.

PREDICTION;  DENVER BRONCOS 34, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 20 

The Kansas City Chiefs will be without starting linebacker Donnie Edwards for at least the next two weeks due to a ankle injury.  He has 10 tackles including one of them for a loss so far this season.  The Chiefs are already allowing 204.0 yards rushing per game and 5.5 ypc this season so losing one of their better playmakers will hurt the defense even more.

The Chiefs have decided to go with veteran Damon Huard at QB instead of Tyler Thigpen tomorrow against the Broncos.  Huard has completed 10 of 16 passes (62.5%) for 135 yards with 1 TD pass and 2 interceptions (70.6 QB Rating) this season.  But, he’s a far superior player to Tyler Thigpen and that’s without a doubt.  Thigpen has completed 28 of 69 passes (40.6%) for 279 yards with 2 TD passes and 4 interceptions (38.3 QB Rating) this season.  He has also carried the ball 2 times for 24 yards (12.0 ypc) this year.  Huard should start from here on out until at least Brodie Croyle is ready to return to action.  That’s if Herman Edwards still plays to win the game.

Veteran CB Patrick Surtain will miss tomorrow’s game with the Broncos due to a shoulder injury.  He has 6 tackles, a tackle for a loss, a forced fumble and he has defensed two passes this season.  Surtain will be replaced in the starting lineup by rookie CB Brandon Carr.  Carr has 14 tackles including one of them that was for a loss, but he might have trouble keeping up with rookie WR Eddie Royal against the Broncos.

The one thing that came out of the football game yesterday is that the Chiefs really suck as a football team. Tyler Thigpen turned in one of the worst QB performances in recent history for the Chiefs and that’s really saying something. He completed 14 of 36 passes for 128 yards with 1 TD pass and 3 interceptions (one of which was returned 10 yards for a TD by CB Chris Houston of the Falcons). Larry Johnson did get going in this game but it was a little bit too late to get the Chiefs back into this football game. He carried the ball 24 times for 121 yards (5.0 ypc) with 1 TD run. Rookie RB Jamaal Charles got into the action with 38 yards rushing on 7 carries (5.4 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 24 yards. WR Dwyane Bowe led the Chiefs in receiving with 43 yards on 4 grabs (10.8 avg) with a TD catch. The Chiefs finished up with 184 yards rushing on 33 carries (5.6 ypc) and they also completed 14 of 36 passes for 117 yards.

The Chiefs’ defense was pathetic in this game as the Falcons did whatever they wanted to on offense. CB Brandon Carr (9 tackles) and DE Turk McBride (6 tackles) led the way for the Chiefs’ “Defense”. The Falcons finished up with 186 yards rushing on 36 carries (5.2 ypc) and they also completed 12 of 18 passes for 192 yards. The Chiefs are 0-3 this season and it looks as if they can plan on picking high in next April’s NFL Draft.