Beginning with their embarrassing loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, things have not gone well for the Kansas City Chiefs. They're hoping the remarkable return of Patrick Mahomes from a serious injury is a sign that positive changes are about to come. Nine months after suffering a torn ACL, Mahomes will be under center when the Chiefs conclude Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season by hosting the Denver Broncos at 8:15 p.m.
ET on Monday Night Football at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs have lost three consecutive meetings against the Broncos and four of the last five following a 16-game winning streak in the all-time series. Make your Monday Night Football and MLB picks at BetMGM Sportsbook with promo code CBSSPORTS and get up to $1,500 in bonus bets if your first bet loses: Mahomes was injured in Week 15 of the 2025 campaign, which Kansas City ended with a six-game slide to finish 6-11.
It was the Chiefs' first losing record since going 2-14 in 2012, the season before Andy Reid was hired as head coach. They missed the playoffs for the first time since 2014. A two-time NFL MVP, Mahomes missed Kansas City's final three games of 2025, including a 20-13 home loss to the Broncos in Week 17.
Denver matched the franchise single-season record for wins (1998) last year as it went 14-3 and ended the Chiefs' nine-year reign as AFC West champions. Kansas City isn't the only team welcoming back its top quarterback on Monday Night Football as Bo Nix will be back in action for the Broncos. The 26-year-old suffered a broken ankle near the end of Denver's 33-30 overtime victory against the Buffalo Bills in last postseason's divisional round and did not play in the club's 10-7 loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game.
There are 10 games on Monday's MLB schedule, including a battle for first place in the AL Central as the Chicago White Sox (76-73) visit the Cleveland Guardians (76-74) at 6:40 p.m. ET in the opener of their three-game series at Progressive Field. The White Sox have either shared or had sole possession of first place in the division since July 4 and enter this showdown with a half-game lead over the Guardians, who occupy the third wild card spot in the AL.
Chicago has lost 10 of its last 14 overall contests but is 6-4 in the season series. Bet on Monday's NFL and MLB games with the FanDuel promo code and get up to $350 in bonus bets: The Toronto Blue Jays (75-75) continue their chase for a playoff berth when they kick off a three-game set at Rogers Centre against the visiting Detroit Tigers (70-79) at 7:07 p.m. The reigning AL champions Blue Jays, who won two of three at Detroit earlier this season, are one game behind Cleveland for the third wild card while the Tigers have four straight and six of their last eight but trail the Guardians by 5.5 games.
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