The Kansas City Chiefs traveled to face the Denver Broncos in Week 18, and there was plenty to take away from the Sunday afternoon contest.
In a game where the Chiefs’ offense gained less than 100 net yards, Kansas City ultimately lost the AFC West showdown 38-0 and ended its regular season campaign with a 15-2 record. The Chiefs rested their starters in Week 18 after clinching the No. 1 seed for the AFC playoffs with a win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas Day.
Bo Nix set two franchise records as the Broncos cruised to a 38-0 win over the Chiefs to clinch their first playoff berth since 2015!
"Bo Nix wishes he had Travis Kelce's spatial awareness," claimed a sixth.
The path for a Kansas City Chiefs three-peat is clearer after Sunday's regular season finale. The AFC playoff matchups have been finalized for the opening round. The seventh-seeded Denver Broncos will travel to Buffalo to take on the second-seeded Bills.
QB Nix started 18 of 18 before throwing incompletion on final pass of first half. Sutton reached final $500,000 incentive by surpassing 1,065 receiving yards.
The Denver Broncos are back in the playoffs. For the first time since winning Super Bowl 50, the Broncos (10-7) will be in the postseason after punching their playoff ticket thanks to a 38-0 thumping of the Chiefs,
On Sunday afternoon the Kansas City Chiefs squared off against the Denver Broncos in what amounted to nothing more than an exhibition game for the former.
The Broncos needed a win over the Kansas City Chiefs to clinch the team's first playoff berth since Peyton Manning played his final career game in Super Bowl 50. That came at the end of the 2015 season, and it has taken the Broncos that long to figure out their quarterback situation.
Following a dominant 38-0 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, the Denver Broncos secured the No. 7 seed in the AFC Playoffs and will travel to Buffalo next weekend for their first playoff game in nine years. The NFL will announce the time, date, and broadcast details for the Bills-Broncos matchup later Sunday night.
In a game they have to win to make the playoffs, the Denver Broncos have built a 24-0 halftime lead on a team of mostly Kansas City Chiefs' backup players.