The Kansas City Chiefs had a chance to tie the Denver Broncos for first place in the AFC West and thought they might have had a chance against a Broncos team that has struggled away from home this season.

But the Broncos made sure their divisional lead would remain safe.

The Broncos improved to 3-3 on the road (they’re 6-0 at home) and have won 11 straight road divisional games. They’re now 6-0 against the Chiefs with Peyton Manning as quarterback.

The Chiefs had their four-game home win streak snapped. They’ve lost six straight to the Broncos for the first time since an eight-game losing streak from 1976 to 1979.

Manning not great but good enough

Peyton Manning didn’t have a great game (17-for-34, 179 yards) but did enough early to put his team in a good position to win. He threw two touchdown passes in the first 14 minutes.

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Both came against the blitz. Manning now has 12 touchdown throws against the blitz this season. Only Drew Brees (15) has more.

Manning completed only 50 percent of his pass attempts for the game, which matched his lowest completion percentage in a game with the Broncos. He had previously gone 26-for-52 in his third game with them, against the Texans in 2012.

The win put Manning 100 games over .500 (176-76) as a starter for his career.

Anderson’s big day

C.J. Anderson had his second straight big game for the Broncos. A week after he ran for 167 yards and a touchdown against the Dolphins, he rushed for 168 on 32 carries.

He’s the first player to rush for at least 160 yards in consecutive games since Bryce Brown of the Eagles did so two seasons ago and the first Broncos player to rush for at least 160 yards in consecutive games since Ruben Droughns ran for 193 and 176 in consecutive weeks in 2004.

Anderson had 90 of his yards after contact against the Chiefs, the most yards after contact by a Broncos player or against the Chiefs this season.

Barth gets his kicks

Connor Barth was 5-for-5 on field goal tries in his Broncos debut.

The five field-goal makes were a career high for Barth, who was playing in his 67th NFL game. His career began with the Chiefs in 2008.

Broncos kickers entered the week with the second fewest field goals of any team (9) and the second lowest field goal percentage (69 percent).

Barth is the first Broncos kicker to make five field goals in a game since Jason Elam made five in a loss to the Dolphins in 2002.

Looking ahead

A Dolphins win over the Jets on Monday night would create a six-team tie for the second wild-card spot. The Chiefs would be in that group with the Bills, Ravens, Steelers and Browns.