There are many different ways to go about predicting the winner of an NFL game; studying scouting reports, analyzing individual matchups, checking out the expert’s NFL picks, those are just a few of the tools used to make predictions. Those are all fine methods, but I prefer a more modern way, playing the match-up on Madden 2010 and seeing who comes out on top. Here is this week’s game prediction:

Chiefs Beat Struggling Broncos at Arrowhead

The Kansas City Chiefs won their third game in the last four weeks on Sunday, defeating the Denver Broncos 24-14 in front of a sold out crowd of 74,916 at Arrowhead Stadium. Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel had a big day, throwing for 201-yards and three touchdowns to lead the team to a come from behind victory. Cassel hooked up with wide receiver Chris Chambers twice, on an 18-yard touchdown throw in the third quarter and on a 3-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter.

The Broncos held a 7-3 first half lead, scoring on an 11-yard touchdown run by Knowshon Moreno who finished with 97 yards on the day. Correll Buckhalter scored on another touchdown run, breaking free on a 9-yard scamper. Quarterback Chris Simms, who was filling in for Kyle Orton who was injured in the first quarter, struggled. Simms completed only 13 of 27 passes and was picked off four times by the Chiefs defense.

Game Stats

Kansas City Passing:
Matt Cassel 16 of 25 for 201 yards and 3 touchdowns

Denver Passing:
Chris Simms 13 of 27 for 116 yards and 4 interceptions
Kyle Orton 2 of 3 for 17 yards

Kansas City Rushing:
Jamaal Charles 18 carries for 63 yards
Kolby Smith 3 carries for 11 yards

Denver Rushing:
Knowshon Moreno 16 carries for 97 yards and 1 touchdown
Correll Buckhalter 8 carries for 23 yards and 1 touchdown

Kansas City Receiving:
Chris Chambers 6 receptions for 56 yards and 2 touchdowns
Bobby Wade 4 receptions for 50 yards and 1 touchdown
Mark Bradley 2 receptions for 37 yards
Leonard Pope 2 receptions for 33 yards
Jamaal Charles 2 receptions for 25 yards

Denver Receiving:
Brandon Marshall 7 receptions for 56 yards
Eddie Royal 4 receptions for 26 yards
Tony Scheffler 2 receptions for 35 yards
Knowshon Moreno 2 receptions for 16 yards