Mile High Report
That wasn’t a pretty win, but a win is a win.
Due to the NFL trying to capitalize on the Christmas holiday, the Denver Broncos had a short week in week 17 on the road in Arrowhead, and the game went as expected. The Broncos played down to their competition once again. There was some sloppy play, missed plays, mistakes leading to the Chiefs’ points, and of course, the refs were up to their typical nonsense.
In the end, the Broncos won another one-score game, led by a Bo Nix 4th quarter drive to give them the lead with only minutes left in the game. It wasn’t the most exciting game, but a win is a win, and the Broncos improve to 13-3 with a chance to lock up the AFC West and one seed this week.
With all that said, here are your winners and losers from the Denver Broncos 20-13 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas Night.
Nix was far from perfect in this one. He had an interception that led to points and was off target at times throughout the game. However, he finished the night with two touchdowns and yet another 4th quarter comeback and a late 4th quarter game-winning drive.
Nix finished the game going 26 for 38 for 182 yards, 1 touchdown, and an additional 42 yards rushing and 1 touchdown. It wasn’t his greatest game, but drops, missed throws, and overall down offensive play hindered the Broncos throughout. In the end, Nix did enough to carry the Broncos to victory and get gets a win from me.
I guess?
The Broncos held the Chiefs to just 139 total yards, 57 yards passing, and 82 yards rushing, but it didn’t feel like a dominant performance. They had just once sack of the Chiefs’ third-string quarterback and did not force any turnovers, but still held them in check throughout most of the game.
All 13 of the Chiefs’ points came after an interception that gave them great starting field position, an iffy DPI call on a deep pass, and more great starting field position after a long punt return.
It wasn’t the havoc-filled game I expected from the Broncos’ defense, but in the end, they dominated throughout and left this game winners.
Sutton has had a couple of tough games now after being really good throughout the year. He was named to the Pro Bowl earlier this week, but had some issues with drops once again tonight vs. the Chiefs. Sutton dropped a would-be touchdown early on and had a few other mishaps throughout the game.
He still made one nice catch down the field after a bad OPI call on Evan Engram while also being Bo Nix’s go-to target on 3rd down, but the drops cannot keep happening.
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