Overview
- Kansas City plays on Christmas for a third consecutive year, hosting the Denver Broncos in the holiday nightcap at Arrowhead Stadium.
- Denver arrives at 12–2 with a playoff berth secured after an 11-game winning streak earlier this season.
- The Chiefs are out of contention at 6–8 with Patrick Mahomes sidelined for the year following ACL surgery and targeting a Week 1 return next season.
- The franchise formally asked the NFL to make it a regular Christmas fixture, a push that contrasts with Mahomes’ public concern over December’s short turnarounds.
- Last year’s Christmas win over the Steelers drew about 24 million viewers across Netflix and CBS, underscoring the commercial draw of the matchup.