For the record: Kansas City 4-4, three-way tie for first in AFC West; Denver 3-5, last in AFC West.
Sunday: The Chiefs’ four-game winning streak was snapped in embarrassing fashion with a 31-3 home loss to the previously winless Miami Dolphins.
Who’s hot: The Chiefs’ defensive back duo of corner Brandon Flowers and safety Kendrick Lewis has combined for seven interceptions this season. Flowers, who is tied for fourth in the NFL with four picks (three players are tied for first with five), had two against Oakland two weeks ago, while Lewis has had an interception in each of the Chiefs’ past three games.
Who’s not: Kansas City’s offensive line was shaky in Sunday’s loss to Miami, allowing the Dolphins to sack quarterback Matt Cassel five times. The Chiefs previously had allowed 13 sacks in seven games.
Key stat: The Chiefs have been blown out in three of their four losses. The combined score of those losses, to Buffalo, Detroit, San Diego and Miami, is 140-30.
FYI: The Broncos are 15-36 all time at Arrowhead Stadium. Denver’s last victory in Kansas City was on Dec. 6, 2009.
Coachspeak: “We’re a team that’s a work in progress in a number of different areas. All areas, really. There isn’t one area where we can say, ‘We’ve arrived and, boy, we don’t have to worry much about this.’ ” — Kansas City coach Todd Haley, to The Kansas City Star after his team’s 31-3 loss to Miami
Lindsay H. Jones, The Denver post
