Bo Nix tossed a 1-yard scoring move to RJ Harvey with 1:45 remaining and the Denver Broncos performed keepaway whereas notching a 20-13 victory over the host Kansas Metropolis Chiefs on Thursday night time.
Nix additionally rushed for a landing as Denver (13-3) gained for the twelfth time in 13 video games. The Broncos possessed the ball for 39:28 through the Christmas night time contest and restricted the Chiefs (6-10) to 42 offensive performs and 139 whole yards.
Denver (13-3) maintained possession of the No. 1 seed within the AFC playoff chase. The Broncos maintain the tiebreaker over the New England Patriots (12-3), who go to the New York Jets on Sunday.
Additionally, Denver will clinch its first AFC West title since 2015 if the Los Angeles Chargers (11-4) lose to the Houston Texans on Saturday.
Nix accomplished 26 of 38 passes for 182 yards and one interception and rushed for 42 yards on 9 carries.
Chris Oladokun struggled in his first NFL begin with Patrick Mahomes (knee) and Gardner Minshew (decrease leg) each performed for the season.
Oladokun, 28, accomplished 13 of twenty-two passes for 66 yards and one landing. He managed simply three completions of 10 or extra yards.
Travis Kelce caught 5 passes for 36 yards in what may need been his ultimate residence sport for the Chiefs. Kelce, 36, is contemplating retirement.
Brashard Smith scored his first NFL landing with a 5-yard reception within the second quarter for Kansas Metropolis, which misplaced for the seventh time in eight video games.
Nick Bolton had his first interception of the season and racked up a game-best 12 tackles for the Chiefs.
Denver confronted fourth-and-2 from the Chiefs’ 9-yard line in a tie sport with two minutes remaining, however Kansas Metropolis’s Chris Jones jumped offside to offer the Broncos the primary down on the 4.
Three performs later, Nix rolled out and hit Harvey for the tiebreaking rating to conclude a 14-play, 65-yard drive that took 6:18.
The Chiefs took over and gained 44 yards on their last-ditch try. Kelce caught three passes for 23 yards and Kansas Metropolis reached the Denver 21 earlier than a delay of sport penalty. Oladokun ultimately threw a fourth-down move over the top of Hollywood Brown ultimately zone with 14 seconds left.
The Chiefs led 10-6 after Harrison Butker’s 53-yard area purpose with 11:42 left within the third quarter.
Denver moved forward on a 14-play, 72-yard drive that lasted 9:47. Nix capped it with a 9-yard keeper with 1:55 left within the third.
Butker knocked by means of a 47-yard area purpose with 8:03 left within the sport to make it 13-13.
Kansas Metropolis led 7-6 at halftime regardless of being outgained 151-79.
Denver’s first drive lasted 14 performs and eight:02 and ended with Lutz’s 27-yard area purpose.
The Chiefs took a 7-3 lead within the second quarter when Oladokun threw a 5-yard scoring move to Smith with 12:49 left.
The Broncos moved inside 7-6 with 19 seconds left within the first half on Lutz’s 30-yard area purpose to finish one other marathon drive — 16 performs, 79 yards over 8:04.
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