The Denver Broncos will wrap up the regular season in Week 18 this Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs. It’s simple — win and get in.
Denver Broncos Week 18 game vs. Kansas City Chiefs announced
The Denver Broncos regular-season finale against the Kansas City Chiefs will take place on Sunday, January 5th, at 2:25 p.m. MT on CBS. Jim Nantz and Tony Romo will be on the call as the Broncos aim to clinch a playoff spot if they win.
For the Chiefs, it hasn’t been confirmed yet, but the belief is that they will rest their starters for this game after they clinched the #1 seed on Christmas Day by beating the Pittsburgh Steelers. Even if the Chiefs play their backups, it doesn’t matter — the Broncos must find a way to win.
Nobody had the Broncos winning more than five games this season before everything took place, and the fact that they are sitting at nine wins is a massive accomplishment for the third-youngest roster in the entire NFL. They’ve had two chances in the past two weeks to clinch a playoff appearance by winning, and they couldn’t find a way to do it.
Ultimately, the lesson for this young Broncos team is finding a way to finish, which hasn’t been the consistent case for them this season. It shouldn’t matter whether it’s Chiefs backups or Chiefs starters. A win puts them into the postseason for the first time since 2015, and that type of experience can serve as a confidence booster, especially for the tenured veterans like Courtland Sutton and Garrett Bolles, who have been on this roster and haven’t been to the postseason since they’ve become Denver Broncos.
Players inside the locker room are eager to get the foul taste of the last two weeks out of their mouths, and Sunday’s game is the perfect opportunity to do just that.
Think about it — a Broncos playoff berth with a rookie quarterback. That would be an important step forward for a team that plans on attacking the offseason in a productive manner to build around him.
