The Week 8 showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos was a big hit, and CBS Sports has the numbers to back that up.
On Tuesday, CBS Sports announced that the Chiefs-Broncos game at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver is the most-watched Week 8 game ever on the network.
The game drew 28.175 million viewers, per CBS.
NFL ON CBS scores its best Week 8 game ever with 28.175 M viewers for Chiefs-Broncos 🔥
🏆🏆 CBS now has the Top 2 most-watched games this season
🥇 National Game at 4:25 PM is TV’s No. 1 program this season with 25.306 M viewers pic.twitter.com/rAKq8RQ9wV
— CBS Sports PR (@CBSSportsGang) November 3, 2026
Those who watched the clash involving two of the top teams not just of the AFC West but of the conference surely got a thrill, especially from the way the game ended.
The Chiefs had a nine-point lead at the start of the fourth quarter, but Bo Nix and the Broncos uncorked 15 unanswered points in the final period to erase that deficit and score a 28-24 win.
Article Continues BelowDenver tight end Nate Adkins scored a receiving touchdown and that was followed up by a successful two-point conversion try by the Broncos with under eight minutes left in the game to cut Kansas City's lead, 24-21. With under two minutes in regulation, Broncos running back Johan Coleman found the end zone on a five-yard run to put Denver in front, 28-24.
The Chiefs still had enough time to respond, but Mahomes was sacked on fourth-and-goal on the final play by Denver defensive tackle Malcolm Roach to seal the win for Denver.
Nix finished with 222 passing yards and two touchdowns, with zero interceptions on 20-of-32 completions, as Denver moved to the top of the AFC West with a 6-2 record. Mahomes and the Chiefs, who beat the Broncos in Week 1, dropped to 5-2.