They don't hate us, but they love Denver

More 2-0 Denver starts, more jerseys sold
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Yeo. 4 of 5 on road for KC is odd. Especially when one considers the atmisphere ARROWHEAD provides. IF KC stays good at end of year, maybe with the flex scheduling, they'll get one at home.
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I think that KC being on the road early has more to do with conflicts at the stadium than anything. We had Taylor Swift there recently. Ed Sheeran is coming this month. Billy Joel is coming to the K, and of course there are Royals games to schedule around too. All of that forced the Chiefs to be on the road a lot early. But I can find no logical explanation for the Donks always opening at home for 3 out of 4 games.
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Here is an article about the thin air. Hell, even Vegas knows it affects the games outcomes. Now, if it's accepted that the thin air is an advantage, and it's accepted that it's even more of an advantage early on, then why does the NFL give Denver so many early home games every year? You gotta realize it's not looking fair.
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DENVER — Sports Authority Field at Mile High isn’t just a catchy name. The home of the Super Bowl champion Broncos sits 5,280 feet above sea level — exactly one mile into the sky. Gotta respect the attention to detail.

You should also respect the Broncos’ built-in home-field advantage at Sports Authority Field, especially early into the NFL season.

The thin air at that altitude has long plagued visiting teams, with that energy-draining effect amplified in Denver’s opening home games of the schedule.

Heading into Thursday’s Super Bowl rematch between the host Broncos and the Carolina Panthers, Denver boasts an incredible 27-4 mark and has gone 19-12 against the spread in those contests, covering the spread more than 61 percent of the time.

Since 2000, the Broncos have lost their home opener just once (2011) and have failed to cover the spread only four times, with a 10-4-2 against-the-spread record (71.4 percent).

“There’s no question that playing in that Mile High altitude effects visiting teams and I believe it’s even more impactful early in the season,” said Peter Childs, supervisor of risk management for Sportsbook.ag.

“There isn’t a team out there in all the NFL that is in game shape — flat out nobody’s played a game. A few have played a half of football in Week 3 of the preseason, but even then that’s just preseason and lacks the intensity of a regular season game.”

The Broncos have won with ease in their home openers, outscoring opponents by an average of 28.8-18.9 versus an average spread of five points since 1985.

Last season, Denver defeated the Baltimore Ravens, 19-13, as 4.5-point home chalk in Week 1. The Broncos defense shut out the Ravens in the fourth quarter to secure the win.

“I’m not saying these athletes and teams are not in shape, but there’s no substituting for being in ‘game shape’ and that takes a few weeks,” Childs said. “I fully believe the Broncos’ early-season success at home is directly correlated to teams not being as in shape as they are later on in the season.”

Sports books are currently dealing the Broncos as three-point home underdogs, after the home side opened as a slight favorite and was bet down because of issues at quarterback.

Peyton Manning retired after the Super Bowl 50 victory and free agent Brock Osweiler signed with the Houston Texans in the offseason. That has forced the Broncos to give the starting nod to Trevor Siemian, who has never thrown a pass in a regular-season game.

The Broncos have been a betting underdog in their home opener just once before in the past 31 years, winning 23-16 as a three-point underdog hosting the St. Louis Rams in Week 1 of 2002.

The Broncos will be leaning hard on their defense to again be the difference maker in 2016, but with that said, Denver has trended toward the over in home openers.

The team has posted a 20-11 over/under mark since 1985 (64.5 percent over) with an average total of 47.8 points scored against an average closing total of 43.4.

The betting total for Thursday’s game opened at 43 points and is down to 41.5 as of Tuesday. The Broncos and Panthers played under the 43-point total in Super Bowl 50, with Denver winning, 24-10.

This story was written by Jason Logan at Covers.com and distributed by Tribune Media. It originally appeared on Covers.com.
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Funny...Just went to the corner convenience store and the manager was a talking about being a Bronco fan. I told him I follow the Chiefs said "looks like KC's new QB is pretty good"...he just closed his eyes and shook his head. The look on his face was priceless...like "we're ****ed".

:-):-):-)
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So over blown.

Early home games mean more road games later in the season. Either way...the teams..the NFL franchises agree to the schedule and they manage it for matchup and revenue.
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Looks like Horseface has a ruff weekend...


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Okay, so I don't check in here often. Decided to today, to see just how in the clouds you guys (rightfully) are about Mahomes.

And I come across this.

You're right. It might be the bright orange jerseys and the "mountain advantage." It could also be more AFC Championships than losing seasons for 40 years, high profile player after high profile player, one of the most raucous environments of any stadium in football, the longest sellout streak in the NFL, and three Lombardi Trophies over a couple decades.

It's definitely one of those two.

:-)
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You couldn't have found a meme that stuck to one movie theme?
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Horseface is so high, he used a Jaws quote...duh :-)
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Oh, that makes...sense.:-)
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Denver was favored before any championships were won

The NFL's love affair is precisely for the reasons I stated above

Chiefs were ignored for their lack of: thin air, unusual jersey color, October snowstorms, and marketable QBs.
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Gruden will kick Carr out after 2019.

Maybe you guys can pick him up after you can cut ties with KeenINT
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"Over blown" :-)
Just like violating the salary cap during your back your back to back Super Bowl seasons...
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