Overview
- Facing fourth-and-2 inside the Kansas City 10, Denver lined up to draw a flag and got it when Chris Jones jumped offsides, setting up Bo Nix’s 1-yard touchdown pass to R.J. Harvey with 1:45 left.
- The Broncos dominated the ball for 39:28 and outgained the Chiefs 303-139, then sealed the win with a final defensive stand at their own 21 in the closing seconds.
- Nix finished 26-of-38 for 182 yards with one interception, adding a 9-yard rushing score as Denver leaned on long, methodical drives to control tempo.
- Injury-hit Kansas City started third-string quarterback Chris Oladokun, who went 13-of-22 for 66 yards and a touchdown with Patrick Mahomes and Gardner Minshew sidelined by knee ligament injuries.
- Denver’s 11th one-score victory ties the NFL single-season record for such wins, and the defense reached a new franchise high with 64 sacks through Week 17.