5 - yard ▁T D ▁pass ▁to ▁W R ▁Vincent ▁Jackson ▁and ▁Tom lin son ▁getting ▁a ▁ 1 - yard ▁T D ▁run . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁loss , ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁fell ▁to ▁ 7 – 3 ▁and ▁second ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁A FC ▁West . ▁ ▁It ▁would ▁later ▁be ▁learned ▁that ▁safety ▁Nick ▁Fer g us on ▁had ▁season - ending ▁surg ery ▁to ▁repair ▁a ▁torn ▁med ial ▁men is cus ▁in ▁his ▁left ▁kne e . ▁He ▁injured ▁his ▁kne e ▁after ▁a ▁ 1 st ▁quarter ▁inter ception . ▁ ▁Week ▁ 1 2 : ▁at ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Chief s ▁ ▁at ▁Ar row head ▁Stadium , ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Missouri ▁ ▁The ▁Bron cos ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Ar row head ▁Stadium ▁for ▁an ▁A FC ▁West ▁rem atch ▁with ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Chief s . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁historic ▁game ▁as ▁NFL ▁Network ▁began ▁their ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 rd ▁NFL ▁game ▁on ▁Thanks g iving . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁Kansas ▁City ▁hosted ▁three ▁Thanks g iving ▁Day ▁games . ▁ ▁For ▁this ▁battle , ▁Q B ▁J ake ▁" The ▁S nake " ▁Pl um mer ▁was ▁fighting ▁for ▁his ▁starting ▁job . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁quarter , ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁tra iled ▁early ▁as ▁K . C .' s ▁Lawrence ▁T yn es ▁k icked ▁a ▁ 2 4 - yard ▁field ▁goal ▁for ▁the ▁only ▁score ▁of ▁the ▁period . ▁