Malcolm Roach sacks Mahomes on the final play as the Broncos beat the Chiefs 28-24

Malcolm Roach sacked Patrick Mahomes on fourth-and-goal on the last play of the game, and the Denver Broncos held on to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 28-24 on Sunday in Denver. The win moves the Broncos (6-2) into first place in the AFC West, according to the AP recap on ESPN.

Kansas City had the ball at the Denver 1 after Kenneth Walker III's 3-yard run on first-and-goal. Mahomes threw incomplete on second down, Walker was stuffed on third, and Roach got to Mahomes on fourth. A 32-yard catch by Travis Kelce had started the drive after Denver took the lead with 1:56 left.

The Broncos got there fast. Alex Singleton sacked Mahomes for a 6-yard loss, and Harrison Butker then missed a 54-yard field goal wide right in steady rain. Bo Nix hit rookie running back Jonah Coleman for 51 yards on the next play, and Coleman scored from the 5 on the snap after that. The drive took two plays and 35 seconds.

Denver had gone three-and-out on all three of its third-quarter drives and trailed 24-13 when Mahomes found Noah Gray for a 4-yard touchdown with 1:38 left in the period. Nix answered with a 2-yard scoring pass to tight end Nate Adkins and then hit Jaylen Waddle for the two-point conversion that made it 24-21.

Nix finished 20 of 32 for 222 yards with two touchdowns, including a fourth-and-goal throw to Waddle before halftime. Coleman ran for 41 yards and a score and caught four passes for 63 yards, playing a bigger role with RJ Harvey on short-term injured reserve. Singleton made 14 tackles.

Mahomes was 30 of 41 for 321 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions, ending a two-game stretch without a touchdown pass, the first of his career. Rookie Emmett Johnson caught five passes for 128 yards, including a 73-yard touchdown on a lob Mahomes threw under pressure. Rashee Rice scored in his return from a two-game hamstring absence. Walker ran 21 times for 69 yards. The Chiefs (5-2) were flagged 11 times for 105 yards and have lost two straight.

Injuries: Chiefs defensive lineman Peter Woods hurt his neck in the first quarter. Denver lost cornerback Kris Abrams-Draine to an ankle injury and safety Brandon Jones to a hamstring injury.

What's next: Kansas City hosts the New York Jets next Sunday. Denver visits Carolina.