The Kansas City Chiefs made sure of that on Sunday night, eliminating their AFC West rival Denver by throttling them 33-10 at Arrowhead Stadium.
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Also, tight end Travis Kelce only caught three passes against the Titans last week, but on Sunday, he finished with a season-high 11 catches for 160 yards, setting a team record for yards by a tight end in a single game, surpassing the previous record held by Tony Gonzalez, who had 147 in 2000. Poe is 346 pounds and plays on the defensive line and he freaking threw a touchdown pass.
After a disastrous first quarter that saw Kansas City jump out to a 21-7 lead, the Denver defense did buckle down for two straight quarters. Poe became the heaviest player in National Football League history to throw a touchdown pass, after he fooled the Broncos by pretending to run the ball, then stopped and tossed a jump pass to teammate Demetrius Harris for a touchdown that sent all of Arrowhead into a frenzy. They were close enough to score a touchdown and we stopped them in the run a couple of times, so they came with a fake-run pass.
Kansas City fielded the best defense of the night, as they forced a pair of Denver fumbles and grabbed a last-play interception, giving up only one touchdown and allowing the Broncos just 246 offensive yards.
During Christmas Day’s Kansas City Chiefs-Denver Broncos tilt, a caped dumbass took to the field.
Takeaway: The balance of power in the AFC West took a seismic shift as the Raiders beat up Denver, exposing more weaknesses.
Sunday will be just another gameday for the Chiefs, as they’ll be trying to give Kansas City the best Christmas gift any Chiefs fan could ask for: clinching a playoff berth.
Not only did the Chiefs blow out Denver, they did it in primetime and in embarrassing fashion.
However, on the second attempt, from what would have been a 53-yard attempt with 17 seconds left in the first half, the Broncos called in a trick play: a fake field goal run by McManus.
That said, the Chiefs did add on the ultimate troll touchdown to bury the Broncos’ playoff chances.
Dontari Poe, Chiefs – I don’t care what anyone says. When we had 200 yards earlier in the season, I don’t think we ever thought we would do it again. With 12:02 remaining in the game, the Broncos trail by two touchdowns. Kickers Cairo Santos (27 and 39 yards) for the Chiefs and Brandon McManus (52) for the Broncos provided the other scores.
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Takeaway: The Broncos were underdogs at home to open the season, but beat the Panthers for the second time in nine months. They will be hoping the Broncos perform similarly to how they did in Kansas City.
