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Tight end Travis Kelce and wide receiver Tyreek Hill torched
the Denver defense for a pair of early touchdowns, giving the
Chiefs a lead they never relinquished.
Hill scored on a 70-yard running play and Kelce produced an
80-yard touchdown on a screen pass from quarterback Alex Smith.
About an hour before the game kicked off, the Chiefs had a spot
in the playoffs secured courtesy of Pittsburgh's 31-27 victory
over Baltimore.
With the loss, the Broncos wiped away their chance of making the
post-season and gave the final berth in the AFC field to the
10-5 Miami Dolphins.
The Chiefs are now 11-4 and headed to the playoffs for the third
time in the four seasons under head coach Andy Reid.
Kansas City still has a chance to win the AFC West if they can
beat San Diego combined with a Denver victory over Oakland next
Sunday. The Raiders are one game ahead in the division at 12-3,
but the Chiefs beat them twice this season.
The Broncos, now 8-7 will not be able to defend their Super Bowl
title. It also ended their streak of consecutive AFC West titles
at five (2011-15).
Kelce and Hill combined for 255 offensive yards on 17 touches,
as the Kansas City offense rang up 484 yards against a Denver
defense that had not allowed that type of opponent production
since October 2013.
The Chiefs also 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.
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