Broncos 20 vs 13 Chiefs summary, stats, scores and highlights | NFL Week 17

The Chiefs tied the game up with 8 minutes left but Bo Nix built up another long drive that took the clock down to under 2:00 minutes and capped the drive off with a TD pass to RJ Harvey which proved to be the game winner. 

The Broncos now head into the final week of the season with the one seed. They are going to have to earn it against an LA Chargers team that could have a chance to knock off the Broncos and win the division. 

The Broncos had four different drives of 10+ plays that took about 8 minutes off the clock each. They finally got into the end zone right before the halftime break. Bo Nix tucked it and took it for a TD to give DEN the lead heading into the 2nd half. 

Chris Oladokun made the first start of his career and had the Chiefs up 7-3 over the one seed in the AFC after this TD pass to Breshard Smith just a few years after the INT. 

The Denver Broncos needed a win in Kansas City to stay at the top of the AFC, and they were taken to the final round, but outlasted the Chiefs from Arrrowhead. 

Denver kicked a field goal on their opening drive, but Bo Nix got picked off by Nick Bolton to give KC some great field position in the first quarter. 

IT'S ALL OVER!!!

The Broncos hang on to hold on to the one seed heading into the final week of the season. 

TURNOVER ON DOWNS!!

Oladokun looks for Brown in the end zone but that pass was a little high for Brown. 

DEN get the ball and will survive this scare. 

After a delay of game on KC backs them up 5 yards, Oladokun throws off his back foot and he tried to connect with Kelce down the middle and that pass was a little too far out infront of the TE. 

4th and 8 from the DEN 26. 

Oladokun tucks it and takes it for 7 yards and spikes the ball with 25 to go. 

3rd and 3 from the KC 21. 

Oladokun to the right side for Kelce who makes the catch for 14 yards. 

1st and 10 from the DEN 28. 

Clock is stopped with 1:03 to go after Hufanga got injured. 

Hunt to the left side and he breaks it for a gain of 14. 

1st and 10 from the DEN 42. 

Oladokun to the left side for Kelce and he picks up 5 yards. 

3rd and 1 from the KC 44. 

Oladokun finds Kelce on the right side for 4 yards. 

2nd and 6 from the KC 39. 

KC get the ball back from their 35 with 1:45 to go. 

The Broncos have made a habit of winning games late, and it looks like they are going to do that again tonight. Nix finds Harvey in the back of the end zone to take a 20-13 lead. 

Prentice up the middle and he is stopped for no gain. 

3rd and Goal from the 1. Timeout KC with 1:50 to go, that's their 2nd. 

Harvey up the middle and he takes it for 3 yards on first down. 

2nd and Goal from the 1. Timeout KC, their 1st with 1:55 to go. 

DEN kept their offense on the field and Jones jumped offside!

1st and Goal from the 4. 

WE ARE HEADING TO THE TWO MINUTE WARNING FROM KC!!!

Nix finds Engram over the middle and he makes the catch but he's short of the first down. 

4th and 1 from the KC 9. 

Nix scrambles to the left side and he tucks it for a gain of 8. 

3rd and 5 from the KC 12. 

Pass to the flat for Mims and he is swallowed up for a loss of  yards. 

2nd and 13 from the KC 20. 

Timeout Denver with 3:56 to go, that's their second. 

Harvey to the left side and he picks up just enough for the first down. 

1st and 10 from the KC 17. 

Harvey up the middle and he picks up 6 yards on first down. 

2nd and 4 from the KC 22. 

Nix found a wide open Humphrey over the middle and he makes the catch for a gain of 17. 

1st and 10 from the KC 28. 

Nix tried to hit Humphrey on the right side and that pass hit off his hands and fell incomplete. 

3rd and 10 from the DEN 45. 

Nix looking for Sutton on the left side but that pass was a little too high for the WR. 

2nd and 10 from the KC 45. 

Harvey to the left side and he finds a hole and takes it for 11 yards. 

1st and 10 from the KC 45. 

Harvey on the run to the left side and he picks up 3 yards to bring up 3rd and short. 

3rd and 1 from the DEN 44. 

DEN get the ball back from their 35 and Nix finds Engram on the left side for a gain of 6. 

2nd and 4 from the DEN 41. 

FIELD GOAL!!!

Butker drills the 47 yard field goal to tie this game up. 

It's 13-13 with 8:00 to go. 

Oladokun finds Smith over the middle and he picks up just two yards on the screen. 

4th and 7 from the DEN 29. 

Oladokun's pass to Smith on the left side was batted away by Boniotto. 

3rd and 9 from the DEN 31. 

Hunt to the left side and he picks up just a yard. 

2nd and 9 from the DEN 31. 

Hunt up the right side and he takes it for four yards and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the DEN 32. 

Oladokun with a Mahomes like scramble and he finds Smith-Schuster for a gain of 9 yards over the middle. 

2nd and 1 from the DEN 36. 

Smith with a great return to take in from inside the 10 all the way to the DEN 45. 

Nix is sacked by Jones for a loss of 7 and the Broncos will have to punt with 12:00 to go. 

4th and 11 from the DEN 31. 

McLaughlin to the right side for a gain of 3 yards. 

3rd and 4 from the DEN 38. 

Harvey to the left side and he picks up 3 yards. 

2nd and 7 from the DEN 35. 

Out route from Bandy and he makes the catch for 6 yards and a first down on the right side. 

1st and 10 from the DEN 32. 

NIx looks left to Sutton but that pass was behind the WR. 

3rd and 4 from the DEN 26. 

DEN get the ball at their 20 to start the 4th quarter and Nix hits Mims on the left side for 6 yards. 

2nd and 4 from the DEN 26. 

WE ARE HEADING TO THE FOURTH QUARTER FROM KC!!!

Pass to the right side for Smith who is drilled in the backfield by Locke and the Broncos will punt. 

4th and 6 from the KC 41. 

After a neutral zone infraction gives KC a free five yards, Hunt is tackled for no gain. 

3rd and 4 from the KC 41. 

KC get the ball back from their 35 and Worthy gets the toss to the flat and he is taken down for no gain. 

2nd and 10 from the KC 35. 

That was another long drive for the Broncos who already had two 8+ minute drives, This one took almost 10 minutes and instead of a FG, it ends in a TD as Nix takes it in on the scramble to give DEN the 13-10 lead. 

NIx on the QB sneak and he takes it for a yard and a first down 

1st and Goal from the 9. 

Franklin on the comeback route to the left side and that pass is caught but he was touched down short of the marker. 

4th and 1 from the KC 10. 

Nix rolls to the right side and he scrambles out of bounds after a gain of 2. 

3rd and 5 from the KC 14. 

McLaughlin up the middle for a gain of 3 yards. 

2nd and 7 from the KC 16.

Nix finds Franklin on the right side and he comes back to the ball for a gain of 3 yards and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the KC 19 

Nix finds Harvey on the left side and he makes a move around a defender and fights for 13 yards. 

3rd and 2 from the KC 22. 

Toss to Harvey on the right side and he is dragged down for a loss of 5 by Williams. 

2nd and 15 from the KC 30. 

NIx fires a strike for Sutton on the left side for a big gain of 23 yards and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the KC 30. 

Nix finds Engram for a gain of 16 yards, but he is flagged for an offensive PI. 

1st and 20 from the DEN 47 

Nix fires a pass over the middle for a gain of 11 yards and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the KC 43. 

Harvey up the middle and he is taken down after a yard. 

3rd and 3 from the DEN 46. 

McLaughlin on the left side and he picks up 6 yards on first down. 

2nd and 4 from the DEN 45. 

Nix to the left side for Sutton and he gets 6 yards and a first down.

1st and 10 from the DEN 39. 

DEN get the ball from their 28 and Harvey takes the run for 5 yards after he breaks a tackle in the backfield. 

2nd and 5 from the DEN 33. 

FIELD GOAL!!!

Butker drills the 53 yard field goal to put the Chiefs up 4. 

KC lead 10-6 with 11:42 to go in the third quarter. 

Screen pass set up for Smith-Schuster and he is dragged down for a loss of 5 yards. 

4th and 24 from the DEN 35. 

Oladokun to the right side for Brown and that pass falls incomplete. 

3rd and 19 from the DEN 30. 

Oladokun to the left side on the roll out and he gets swallowed up for a loss of 9 yards. 

2nd and 19 from the DEN 30

Oladokun goes deep for Worthy on the left side and he was pushed out of bounds by Surtain and the flag flies for PI. 

1st and 10 from the DEN 21 .

Oladokun rolls to the left side and he fumbled the ball in the backfield, picked it up and found Smith-Schuster forr a gain of 12 yards. 

1st and 10 from the DEN 48. 

KC get the ball and take over from their 37 and Pacheco gets 3 yards on the first down run 

2nd and 7 from the KC 40. 

WE ARE BACK IN KC FOR THE 2ND HALF OF ACTION!!!

In the first start of his career Chris Oladokun has 27 yards and this TD on 5/9 passing and the Chiefs lead 7-6 at halftime. 

Not a whole lot for highlights for the Broncos in that first half. They had a couple of long drives that ended in field goals, but this one was ended with a Nick Bolton pick at the DEN 35. 

Nix is 13/22 for 86 yards and threw this pick which was the difference in the game. 

WE ARE HEADING TO THE HALFTIME BREAK FROM KC!!

KC get the ball from their 24 and they just run the clock out with a run to Hunt for 8 yards. 

FIELD GOAL!!!

Lutz hits the FG from 30 yards out but DEN leave points on the board again. 

KC lead 7-6 with 19 seconds to go. 

Nix went back to Sutton on the left side and he had it in his hands but that pass was jarred out of his hands. 

4th and 10 from the KC 11. 

Nix to the back corner of the end zone and that pass was a little too high. 

3rd and 10 from the KC 11. 

Sutton gets the pass to the flat and he couldn't handle the heat. 

2nd and 10 from the KC 11. 

Nix with a bullet to the right side for Trautman to the right side for a gain of 13 yards on the sideline. 

1st and 10 from the KC 11. 

McLaughlin finds a little room up the middle and he picks up 15 yards for the longest play of the night. 

1st and 10 from the KC 24. 

WE ARE HEADING TO THE TWO MINUTE WARNING!!!

McLaughlin to the left side and he picks up 4 yards. 

3rd and 2 from the KC 39. 

After a false start on DEN, Nix scrambles to the right side and takes it for 9 yards. 

2nd and 6 from the KC 43. 

Nix looks to the flat for Mims and he takes it for 7 yards and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the KC 47. 

Nix finds Franklin on the left side with a short pass for four yards. 

2nd and 6 from the DEN 46. 

Nix rolls to the right side and tucks it for 14 yards and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the DEN 42. 

Screen pass set up for Harvey and he is taken down after a 4 yard pick up. 

3rd and 6 from the DEN 28. 

Nix rolls to the right side and he throws that pass out of bounds. 

2nd and 10 from the DEN 24. 

Nix finds Sutton on the right side and he. makes the diving grab for a gain of 7. 

1st and 10 from the DEN 24. 

McLaughlin takes the run to the left side and he picks up 3 yards. 

3rd and 3 from the DEN 17. 

DEN get the ball from their 10 and NIx finds Sutton on the right side for a gain of 4. 

2nd and 6 from the DEN 14. 

Oladokun hits Brown on the right side and he makes the catch but he's take down after a gain of 7. 

4th and 3 from the KC 38 and they will punt with 8:33 to go in the half. 

Oladokun looks for Worthy to the right side but that pass skips off the dirt. 

3rd and 10 from the KC 31. 

Pacheco to the left side and he is stopped for no gain. 

2nd and 10 from the KC 31. 

Pacheco breaks it to the left side for a big gain of 13 yards to start the drive. 

1st and 10 from the KC 31. 

Nix looks deep to the right side for Sutton and he stretched out for that pass but it falls incomplete. 

4th and 8 from the DEN 48 and they will punt with under 11:00 to go in the half. 

Harvey to the right side and he picks up 2 yards. 

3rd and 8 from the DEN 48. 

Nix hit Harvey in the hands out of the backfield but he couldn't hang on to it. 

2nd and 10 from the DEN 46. 

Prentice up the middle and he moves the chains on a gain of 3. 

1st and 10 from the DEN 46. 

DEN get the ball back from their 35 and he finds Engram on the right side for a gain of 8 yards. 

2nd and 2 from the DEN 43. 

Oladokun with his first TD pass of his career, and he finds Smith on the crossing route. 

The Chiefs D held DEN to a field goal on their first possession and then came up with this pick after Bolton the pass got picked. 

Pacheco to the left side and he picks up a yard. 

3rd and Goal from the DEN 5. 

Oladokun was almost sacked in the backfield but he got rid of the pass and threw it out of bounds. 

2nd and Goal from the DEN 6. 

Hunt to the left side for a gain of 5 yards and a first down. 

1st and Goal from the DEN 6. 

Oladokun finds Kelce to the right side and he is hit right at the sticks and comes up just short. 

4th and 1 from the DEN 11. 

WE ARE AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER!!!

Pacheco to the left side and he picks up a short gain of 3. 

3rd and 3 from the DEN 13. 

Oladokun tucks it and takes it for 4 yards on first down. 

2nd and 6 from the DEN 16. 

Oladokun looks to the right side and he finds Kelce for a gain of 11 yards. 

1st and 10 from the KC 20. 

Oladokun finds Gray on the right side for a gain of 2 yards. 

3rd and 6 from the DEN 31. 

Pacheco to the right side for a gain of 2 yards on the first down run. 

2nd and 8 from the DEN 33. 

INTERCEPTION!!!

Nix looks for Humphrey on the left side and tat pass is batted away by Fulton and picked by Bolton at the DEN 35!

KC ball with 3:00 to go in the 1st quarter. 

NIx tucks it and he runs out of boundsd for a loss of 2. 

3rd and 12 from the DEN 17. 

DEN get the ball from the 19 and NIx rolls to the left side and looks deep for Mims and that pass falls incomplete. 

2nd and 10 from the DEN 19. 

Oladokun looks deep for Worthy and that pass was over thrown by about 10 yards. 

4th and 9 from the KC 41 and the Chiefs will punt.

Oladokun rolls to the left side and finds Worthy on the sideline but he caught the ball with a foot out of bounds. 

3rd and 9 from the KC 41. 

Pacheco to the right side for a gain of 1. 

2nd and 9 from the KC 41. 

Hunt up the middle for a gain of 5 yards and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the KC 40. 

Pacheco to the right side and he takes it for 8 yards. 

3rd and 1 from the KC 35. 

KC get the ball from their 26 and Pacheco is hit after a gain of 1 yard on the right side. 

2nd and 9 from the KC 27. 

FIELD GOAL!!!

Lutz hits the 27 yard field goal after and 8 minute drive is stopped short. 

DEN lead 3-0 with under 7:00 to go in the first quarter. 

NIx to the left side for Humphrey and that pass falls incomplete. 

4th and 6 from the KC 9. 

Nix hits Engram on the right side line for a short gain of 4. 

3rd and 6 from the KC 9. 

Harvey is stopped for no gain on the run to the right side. 

2nd and 10 from the KC 13. 

NIx on the QB sneak and he takes it for a first down. 

1st an 10 from the KC 13. 

NIx to the left side for Humphrey on the left side for a gain of 6. 

3rd and 1 from the KC 15. 

Harvey to the right side on the run and he picks up 3 yards on first down. 

2nd and 7 from the KC 21. 

NIx to Franklin on the right side out of the back field and he takes it for 6 yards. 

1st and 10 from the KC 24. 

McLaughlin to the left side and he takes it for 6 yards. 

2nd and 4 from the KC 30. 

NIx to the left side and he finds Harvey out of the back field for a gain of 6. 

1st and 10 from the KC 36. 

Harvey to the left side and he picks up maybe a yard. 

3rd and 2 from the KC 42. 

Nix fins Bandy on the right side and he pick up 8 yards. 

2nd and 2 from the KC 42. 

Harvey to the left side and he takes it 6 yards for a first down. 

1st and 10 from the 50. 

WE ARE UNDERWAY FROM KC!!!

The Broncos get the ball to start the night and NIx finds Harvey over the middle and takes it fo 9 yars. 

2nd and 1 from the DEN 44. 

What's left for the rest of the pack?

It’s not just the Pats or the Chargers that could sneak in and win the AFC. The Jags have a chance at the one seed as well after beating Denver last week. The Pats have a trip to New York to play the Jets and finish off the season at Miami. The Chargers have a tough matchup against the Houston Texans at home before going to Denver to finish off the season against the Broncos. The Jags will travel to Indy and then play the Titans at home and they will be hoping for a slip up of the Broncos and the Pats to have a chance at the one seed. 

What's left: Broncos

The Broncos have two more games left and know if they win out they get the one seed, the first round bye and home field throughout the playoffs. It’s been a long road back to relevance for the Denver Broncos who haven’t won a playoff game in a decade. The last post season game they won was the Super Bowl back in 2016. Now they have the Chiefs and the Charges in Week 18 and if they win those two games they will be the regular season champs in the AFC. They control their own destiny but if the Chargers beat them on Week 18, then they would go from the one seed to a Wild Card heading into the playoffs.

Could it be?

Is this the end? That's the question looming over Arrowhead lately. The Chiefs didn’t win the AFC West for the first time in 9 seasons. They aren’t going to the playoffs, and Patrick Mahomes is going to be out with injury well into next season. All dynasties have to come to an end at some point, but Mahomes and the Chiefs will be hoping that this is just a pause in the dynasty much like the New England Patriots had during their dynasty. 

AFC Standings 

It’s tight at the top of the AFC. The Denver Broncos are currently sitting in first place in the conference with a record of 12-3, and they hold the tie breaker over the New England Patriots who are also 12-3. Both the Jaguars and the Chargers are sitting right behind those two waiting for any slip up from the Pats or Broncs over the next two weeks. It’s going to go down to the wire in the AFC, and the playoff seeding most likely won’t be decided until the very last week of the season. 

Star watch: Chiefs 

Who the heck is Chris Oladokun? Before last week no one outside of Kansas City knew who he was and this week he has the unenviable job of taking over the starting role with no chance of the playoffs. In a way it might be a blessing to be thrown into this no pressure situation. Oladokun played at South Dakota State, and was drafted by the Steelers in the 7th round back in 2022. Last year was the first time he was put into a game and he didn't throw a single pass.  He went 11/16 for 111 yards last week in his first NFL action and today were are going to get a much better look at Oladokun.

Star watch: Broncos 

The Broncos turnaround isn't just on the shoulder of Bo Nix, but the QB that Sean Payton desperately wanted in the NFL Draft a couple years ago has proven to be exactly what Denver needed to turn things around. He’s not putting up jaw dropping numbers, or MVP stats, but he’s doing the things that his team needs him to do to win, especially late in games. He had four TD passes against the Denver Broncos two weeks ago, and and has 24 on the year, but has also thrown 10 INTs while passing for 3,608 yards. He’s not in the MVP conversation, but he is in the one seed in the AFC conversation and for him, his coach and his team that is much more important. 

Last game: Broncos 

The Broncos are looking to bounce back from their first lost since September. They took on the Jacksonville Jaguars went into Denver and Trevor Lawrence picked apart this Broncos defense for three TDs and 279 yards and added another one on the ground. The game was tied in the 3rd quarter, but the Jags scored on three straight possessions to take a 34-17 lead and they cruised to victory to snap the Broncos 11 game win streak. 

We are live from Arrowhead 

Hello everyone and Merry Christmas, welcome to Kansas City where the Chiefs are in a position they haven't been in in a really long time. Their playoff chances are done, their QB is out for the season and it’s them who are trying to play spoiler tonight from Arrowhead. The Broncos have done a complete 180 over the last couple years and now they aren’t just fighting to win the division but to win the AFC one seed, a first round bye, and home field advantage. It’s a must win for Denver, and a chance to play spoiler for their hated division rivals. 

Broncos vs. Chiefs 

It's a late season AFC West showdown with a bit of a different feel to it. The most recent dynasty in the NFL has been bought to an end, or at least a pause, and it’s time for a new team to stake claim of the division. The Denver Broncos head to Kansas City looking to beat the former kings of the division and keep at the top of the division and the conference. AS English will be with you all night providing live coverage, stats, highlights and analysis of tonight’s game.