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Raiders v Chiefs, Broncos v 49ers and more: NFL – live

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Searles, G. (2026, October 4). Raiders v Chiefs, Broncos v 49ers and more: NFL – live. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/oct/04/raiders-v-chiefs-broncos-v-49ers-and-more-nfl-live

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The Guardian · collected 2026-10-04 · by Graham Searles

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The article covers NFL game scores from week four, reporting that the Indianapolis Colts beat the Washington Commanders 30-13 and the Baltimore Ravens defeated the Tennessee Titans 24-18 in key matchups. It highlights an upset where the New England Patriots won against the Buffalo Bills, breaking their perfect record. The piece also previews evening games featuring potential high-stakes matches like the Kansas City Chiefs versus the Las Vegas Raiders and the Denver Broncos versus the San Francisco 49ers.
Written by AI on 2026-10-04, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

Kyle Shanahan called for a quarterback sneak on fourth-and-1, which failed, leading to a turnover on downs. Brock Purdy overcame an initial slow start but the San Francisco 49ers still managed only three points across seven possessions before taking advantage of injuries to Denver’s starting cornerbacks Patrick Surtain II and Riley Moss. Surtain and Moss were ruled out after getting hurt in the first half, while Pat Bryant was carted off with a leg injury.

The 49ers capitalized on these turnovers, scoring touchdowns on three straight second-half possessions to defeat the Broncos 24-14. Brock Purdy threw two touchdown passes and Christian McCaffrey ran for one score as San Francisco improved their record to 4-0. The Broncos (2-2) continued to struggle with slow starts, having scored just 13 points before halftime in four consecutive games.Denver’s sluggishness finally cost them against the unbeaten San Francisco 49ers, and additional issues arose due to key injuries that may affect future performance against upcoming opponents like the Los Angeles Chargers (0-4) and Seattle Seahawks.

Written for “Broncos Lose to Unbeaten 49ers” on 2026-10-31, grounded in this article and the 7 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Broncos Lose to Unbeaten 49ers
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How this article was measured signals, leaning charts, publisher record, byline, topics and claims

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Claims extracted
9
sentences that state something as happening or true
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0 of 9 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
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Outlets on this story
8
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The Guardian · 1841 article(s) · 6 correction(s) detected
Running correction rate · 6 correction(s)

Who wrote this

Graham Searles
4 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 The injury news around the NFL is Caleb Williams misses out for a third week for the Chicago Bears in a big boost for their rivals in the NFC North today.
🔮 The pedal is already to the metal as we dive into an excellent evening window of four potential bangers (home teams listed second): - (0-3) Miami Dolphins v Minnesota Vikings (3-0) - (3-0) Kansas City Chiefs v Las Vegas Raiders (3-0) - (2-1) Denver Broncos v San Francisco 49ers (3-0) - (0-3) Los Angeles Chargers v Seattle Seahawks (2-1) Will the unbeaten Chiefs stop the Raiders’ rise?
🔮 Though hopefully he will still let a few bombs go to Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
🔮 The three-game ban is mandated through the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, however suspensions could be longer if a player’s blood-alcohol level is at a higher number.
Also by Graham Searles
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.

Topics

Baltimore Ravens Indianapolis Colts New England Patriots Tennessee Titans Washington Commanders

Subjects

Baltimore Ravens ORG · 1× Buffalo Bills ORG · 1× Chicago Bears ORG · 1× Cincinnati Bengals ORG · 1× Indianapolis Colts ORG · 1× Jacksonville Jaguars ORG · 1× New England Patriots ORG · 1× New York Jets ORG · 1× Tennessee Titans ORG · 1× Washington Commanders ORG · 1×

Narrative

The pedal is already to the metal as we dive into an excellent evening window of four potential bangers (home teams listed second): - (0-3) Miami Dolphins v Minnesota Vikings (3-0) - (3-0) Kansas City Chiefs v Las Vegas Raiders (3-0) - (2-1) Denver Broncos v San Francisco 49ers (3-0) - (0-3) Los Angeles Chargers v Seattle Seahawks (2-1) Will the unbeaten Chiefs stop the Raiders’ rise?
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-04
🔮 The pedal is already to the metal as we dive into an excellent evening window of four potential bangers (home teams listed second): - (0-3) Miami Dolphins v Minnesota Vikings (3-0) - (3-0) Kansas City Chiefs v Las Vegas Raiders (3-0) - (2-1) Denver Broncos v San Francisco 49ers (3-0) - (0-3) Los Angeles Chargers v Seattle Seahawks (2-1) Will the unbeaten Chiefs stop the Raiders’ rise?
2026-10-04 · The Guardian
Raiders v Chiefs, Broncos v 49ers and more: NFL – live · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 0 hedged)

Did anyone have the Patriots beating the Bills? asserted
Patriots → have → Bills
Buffalo lose their perfect record to their division rivals at home. asserted
Buffalo → lose → home
Dolphins driving as the Vikings defense brings up a 3rd down with the scores at 0-0 in the first quarter. asserted
defense → drive → quarter
Final scores from the early window are rolling in as the Bears and Packers are already home and hosed with the Ws. asserted
Bears → roll → Ws
Hello there, football fans we join week four of the NFL in full flow this week after a comfortable 30-13 win for the Colts in London and the early window of eight games mostly in the books. asserted
we → join → books
The pedal is already to the metal as we dive into an excellent evening window of four potential bangers (home teams listed second): - (0-3) Miami Dolphins v Minnesota Vikings (3-0) - (3-0) Kansas City Chiefs v Las Vegas Raiders (3-0) - (2-1) Denver Broncos v San Francisco 49ers (3-0) - (0-3) Los Angeles Chargers v Seattle Seahawks (2-1) Will the unbeaten Chiefs stop the Raiders’ rise? asserted
Chiefs → dive → rise
Can the Broncos upset the perfect 49ers in their building? asserted
Broncos → upset → building
Will the Super Bowl champions bounce back against the wounded and winless Chargers? asserted
champions → bounce → Chargers
Let’s find out. asserted
’s → let → ?
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