the Denver Broncos They entered Sunday knowing they were in control of their playoff destiny, and with the Kansas City Chiefs in the starting lineup, all signs pointed to them getting the job done at home.
Bo Nix did more than just secure the win. He threw for four touchdowns in a 38-0 defeat Presidents To obtain the No. 7 seed in the AFC. The Broncos are the last team in the NFL to earn a spot in the playoffs.
As Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and others watched from the sidelines on a nearly month-long break when they could finally play again as the No. 1 seed in the AFC, the Knicks were going to work right away against a Chiefs defense that also had key players on the bench. .
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Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton holds a reception on Sunday. (Photos by Ron Chinoy-Imagine)
The Broncos needed just six plays for a 70-yard drive as Marvin Mims Jr. scored. The first touchdown of the game on a perfectly executed screen run of 32 yards to make it a 7-0 tear.
What followed were two more touchdown drives to make it three in a row for the Knicks, who found Courtland Sutton from 10 yards out and then led an 11-minute drive that Devaughn Vele somehow capped off with a diagonal pass for a three-yard score. She came on in the 18th game of the round and made it 21-0.
Meanwhile, Carson Wentz, who came on for Mahomes, couldn't get anything going against a stingy Broncos defense that forced two of its three starters to start the game. Then, after gaining some yards, the Chiefs missed a 51-yard field goal when Harrison Butker went left.
This was the closest the Chiefs came to scoring any points. They went gamble, bet, turnover and lost in the second half.
Denver Broncos quarterback Jonathan Cooper sacks Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Carson Wentz in the second quarter at Empower Field at Mile High. (Photos by Ron Chinoy-Imagine)
The Knicks, on the other hand, weren't done putting points on the board, and that came in the form of another Mims touchdown, this time from seven yards out.
To extend their lead, the Broncos ran Audric Estime in from one yard out for a winning touchdown that sent the Mile High crowd into a frenzy, knowing they had finally clinched a playoff spot.
In the box score, Knicks was an impressive 26-of-29 for 321 yards with his four catches, and his top target was someone with one of the Week 18 incentives.
Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix is shown during the first quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs at Empower Field at Mile High. (Photos by Ron Chinoy-Imagine)
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Sutton needed 82 yards to get a $2 million incentive, and he did so by finishing with 98 yards on five receptions, including a 47-yard bomb from Nix as his first reception of the game.
Nix also led the Broncos in rushing with 47 yards on seven carries.
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