On Thursday, the Kansas City Chiefs face the Denver Broncos. We welcome Ian St. Clair of Mile High Report— our sister SB Nation site covering the Broncos— for Five Questions with the Enemy*.*

1. Has the Chiefs’ down season shifted the emotional balance of the AFC West rivalry?

Broncos Country is too focused on Denver closing out the season to get the AFC West title and the No. 1 seed. There is no doubt that a sense of satisfaction comes from the Chiefs’ downfall this season. But if the Broncos don’t end the season the way they should,...

The Game

Merry Christmas, Chiefs Kingdom!

On Thursday, the (6-9) Kansas City Chiefs will host the (12-3) Denver Broncos on GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium for the nightcap of an NFL triple-header to start Week 17. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. Arrowhead Time on Amazon Prime Video; it will be locally available on KSHB-41.

Coming off four consecutive losses that eliminated them from the playoffs, the Chiefs will have a first-time starting quarterback playing on the short week: quarterback Chris Oladokun. He led the team to all nine points scored in the loss to the Tennessee Titans in...

Salary cap space

All information shown is current as of 8:35 p.m. Wednesday, December 24

Current space: $3.0 million.

This includes the estimated salary cap impacts of all known signings and releases. More information about our cap space calculation is available below the tables.

**Please note: All NFL teams must remain below the salary cap between the beginning of the new league year in mid-March and the end of each season. If our estimate of the team’s cap space is a negative number, it’s because contracts for some reported roster moves have not been officially submitted to the league...

Ahead of their Week 17 game against the Denver Broncos on Thursday night, the Kansas City Chiefs made a flurry of roster moves on Wednesday.

The team placed cornerbacks Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson and wide receivers Rashee Rice and Tyquan Thornton on the Reserve/Injured list. With only two games remaining, their seasons are over.

Cornerback Melvin Smith signed from the practice squad as well as defensive ends Ethan Downs and Tyreke Smith (note: the team’s official press release mistakenly listed Smith as a tight end).

Melvin Smith joined the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in April out of...

Each practice day of the season, the Kansas City Chiefs release an official injury report leading up to the next game. In the NFL’s Week 17, Kansas City will host the Denver Broncos on the Christmas evening edition of Amazon Prime’s “Thursday Night Football.” Kickoff is set for 7:15 p.m. Arrowhead Time.

Here is the Chiefs’ third official injury report of the week, including game designations:

Chiefs

Broncos

Some notes

• The Chiefs have added four players who did not participate on Tuesday to their Reserve/Injured list: wide receiver Rashee Rice (concussion), wide receiver Tyquan Thornton (concussion),...

On Sunday, the (6-9) Kansas City Chiefs are home at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, taking on the (12-3) Denver Broncos. Let’s see how the game plays out in Madden NFL 26.

First quarter

The Broncos receive the opening kickoff, but the first play of the game is immediately halted as Chiefs’ defensive lineman Mike Danna goes down with an ankle injury.

Quarterback Bo Nix settles in early, converting first downs with completions to Courtland Sutton, RJ Harvey, and Marvin Mims Jr. The drive stalls just outside the Chiefs’ 30-yard line, but Will Lutz connects on a field goal...

On Christmas Day, the NFL will close its three-game holiday slate with a Week 17 matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos — a game that once felt capable of deciding the AFC West.

Unfortunately for Kansas City, the stakes have shifted dramatically. According to FanDuel Sportsbook, Denver enters as a 12.5-point favorite. The (12-3) Broncos have their sights set on the AFC’s No. 1 seed — while the (6-9) Chiefs are limping toward the end of their 2025 season.

Quarterback Chris Oladokun, a third-stringer who has spent most of the last three seasons on the practice...

For much of the season, we thought that playoff seeding would to be on the line when the Kansas City Chiefs hosted the Denver Broncos on Christmas night for the Week 17 edition of “Thursday Night Football.”

Unfortunate developments, however, have stripped this matchup of most of its intrigue.

In Week 15, quarterback Patrick Mahomes was lost for the season with an ACL tear. In the next game, backup quarterback Gardner Minshew also suffered a season-ending knee injury.

As a result, third-string quarterback Chris Oladokun — who has spent the past four seasons on the team’s practice squad — finished...

The latest

Chiefs’ coming move to Kansas a “shock to the system” for Missouri politicians | NBC Sports

“No matter how long we had to . . . think about this as a possibility, it’s still a shock to the system,” Missouri House Speaker Jonathan Patterson told the Kansas City Star.

It shouldn’t have been. It was, as it usually is, about money. Jackson County, Missouri, voters overwhelmingly rejected in April 2024 the potential extension of an existing sales tax to fund a renovation at Arrowhead Stadium, along with a new park for the Kansas City...

Each practice day of the season, the Kansas City Chiefs release an official injury report leading up to the next game. In the NFL’s Week 17, Kansas City will host the Denver Broncos on the Christmas evening edition of Amazon Prime’s “Thursday Night Football.” Kickoff is set for 7:15 p.m. Arrowhead Time.

Here is the Chiefs’ first official injury report of the week:

Chiefs

Broncos

Some notes

• The Chiefs did not hold a practice on Monday, so the week’s first injury report was estimated.
• Five players did not participate on Tuesday.
• Wide receivers Rashee...

The (6-9) Kansas City Chiefs are officially out of playoff contention after a 26-9 road loss to the Tennessee Titans, a defeat that underscored how far the team had slipped before entering the season’s final stretch.

On Christmas night, Kansas City will host the (12-3) Denver Broncos, who are fighting for the AFC’s top seed. They are coming off a 34-20 home loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars — their first defeat since September. Denver will need a win to stay ahead of the surging New England Patriots in the conference standings.

The Broncos already beat Kansas City earlier this season,...

Each practice day of the season, the Kansas City Chiefs release an official injury report leading up to the next game. In the NFL’s Week 17, Kansas City will host the Denver Broncos on the Christmas evening edition of Amazon Prime’s “Thursday Night Football.” Kickoff is set for 7:15 p.m. Arrowhead Time.

Here is the Chiefs’ first official injury report of the week:

Chiefs

Broncos

Some notes

• The Chiefs did not hold a practice on Monday, so the week’s first injury report was estimated.
• Five players did not participate on Tuesday.
• Wide receivers Rashee...