The play that had the Chiefs laughing and the Broncos fuming?
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Alex Smith’s numbers – 26-for-36, 244 yards, one touchdown pass and one interception – may not have been incredible on paper, but he was great.
That loss sent the Broncos into a downward spiral, and they have lost four of their last five games. The Chiefs improved to 11-4. Therefore, the Chiefs are now in the postseason with a chance still to win the AFC West.
The King is dead. Denver’s season is officially over, and all they’ll be doing next week is playing third wheel in the Chiefs-Raiders fight for first place in the AFC West.
Perhaps, the Broncos’ problem here Sunday was akin to the overstuffed man of leisure accustomed to eating at five-star restaurants only to confront a new lifestyle of low-budget eateries.
Kansas City has qualified for the AFC Playoffs in 2016. They use him in the run game, the screen game and even in the deep passing game. But you knew that team would do the Raiders no such favor.
The game has been played beneath an intermittent rain, with precipitation ranging from a light drizzle to torrential downpours.
Aside from a few big chunks from Hill, the Broncos real weakness on defense was covering Kelce. The Broncos offense is more than capable of rallying from an 11-point deficit. Derek Wolfe (stingers), Brandon Marshall (hamstring) and T.J. Ward (concussion protocol) are all expected to miss the game.
Harris gleefully clutched the ball and got both feet down in the back of the end zone to put Kansas City up 33-10.
The Kansas City Chiefs can do multiple things with WR Tyreek Hill.
Kansas City coach Andy Reid said the play was called “Bloated Tebow Pass”.
It was 14-0 Chiefs.
But for the time being, the Denver Broncos could not have one final Christmas wish answered.
“The same thing I wanted to see from Day 1: consistency, ” Broncos offensive coordinator Rick Dennison said when asked what he wants to see down the stretch. Fellow rookie Will Parks caught the deflection and returned it for Denver’s winning two points.
“Denver still has hope”, as NBC’s Cris Collinsworth said after Kansas City extends their lead with a field goal.
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Key number: 8. Siemian connected with eight receivers while throwing for 258 yards, led by Demaryius Thomas’ eight receptions for 87 yards. So when he lined up in the backfield in the closing moments of Christmas night’s Chiefs-Broncos game, fans were bracing for a hellacious block or maybe a Refrigerator Perry-esque run to pay dirt.
