Broncos-Chiefs headline Monday slate as playoff races tighten

Kansas City will host Denver in Monday Night Football, with both teams reportedly welcoming back their starting quarterbacks from injury. Patrick Mahomes is expected to return for the Chiefs, while Bo Nix is listed to resume duties for the Broncos.

The matchup carries added significance after Denver finished 2025 with a reported 14–3 record and ended Kansas City’s nine-year run as AFC West champions. The Chiefs finished 6–11 and missed the playoffs. Denver has also won three consecutive meetings between the teams and four of their past five.

CBS Sports lists Kansas City as a two-point favourite in the latest consensus odds. Its SportsLine Projection Model recommends the under 43.5 points, based on a pattern of low-scoring meetings between the AFC West rivals. Those odds and predictions are betting-preview information and are not guarantees.

The MLB schedule includes a first-place battle in the AL Central, with the Chicago White Sox visiting the Cleveland Guardians. Chicago is reported to hold a half-game lead, while Cleveland is competing for a wild-card position. SportsLine’s listed selection is the over 6.5 runs.

Other featured games include Detroit at Toronto, Atlanta at Chicago and San Diego at Colorado. The model backs Detroit to beat the Blue Jays, the under 9.5 runs in Cubs-Braves and Colorado with a 1.5-run start against San Diego.

Toronto is pursuing a playoff berth, while San Diego enters its meeting with Colorado on a seven-game winning streak and leads the season series 8–1. Game times and odds supplied by CBS Sports are listed for Monday, 14 September, and may change.