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Mile High was all drama and thin air as the Broncos outlasted the Chiefs 22-19, and the loudest echo belonged to the right leg of Wil Lutz: 5-for-5 on FGs — from 29, 24, 38, a cold-blooded 54 to tie it, and the 35-yard winner with three ticks left. Jaleel McLaughlin punched in the lone Denver TD, and Bo Nix played grown-up ball, stacking chains with a calm, clean line — 24/37, 295 yards — while the crowd of 75,911 rode the roller coaster.

The third quarter flipped when slot ace Ja’Quan McMillian knifed in front of a throw for a momentum-swinging pick, and Nix went to work. He dropped dimes to his rookies — a 35-yard heater to Troy Franklin (4/84) and a 48-yard strike to Pat Bryant (5/82) — before McLaughlin hammered home the 13-6 edge. Kansas City answered fast thanks to a 61-yard lightning bolt to Tyquan Thornton that set up Kareem Hunt’s score, knotting things at 13.

Then came the haymakers. Patrick Mahomes found Travis Kelce (9/91/1) on a 21-yard seam to put KC up 19-16 — a touchdown that also pushed Kelce past Priest Holmes for the most TDs in Chiefs history — but the extra point got smothered, keeping it a three-point game. That little hinge turned into a big door. (Kelce’s franchise mark was noted postgame by ESPN.) (espn.com)

Clutch time? Denver owned it. Lutz bombed the 54-yarder to even the score, McMillian ripped a huge third-down sack to force a punt, and Nix coolly navigated the final march — highlighted by a late 32-yard rope to Franklin — to set the table for Lutz to ice it. Flags flew all night (including two massive DPI calls on Denver for 40 and 46 yards), but the Broncos kept their composure and kicked their way to the finish line.

Big Dill of the Game: Wil Lutz — 5 FGs, including the 54-yard equalizer and the walk-off 35-yarder. That’s how you close at altitude. I’m Dillon “Big Dill” Smith, and until next time, remember: on Big Dill Sports, ballin’ is a big dill.