On Christmas night the Denver Broncos faced the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead in what broadcasters would describe as Travis Kelce’s last game in Kansas City.
Despite the Chiefs not having their star quarterback Patrick Mahommes it was apparent they were dead set on making the Broncos earn their win in front of a hostile crowd, which surprisingly had a contrasting sea of orange scattered about the stands.
The Broncos jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on a Will Lutz 27-yard field goal in the first quarter. Less than three minutes into the second quarter the Chiefs answered with a 5-yard pass to Brashard Smith by Chiefs backup quarterback Chris Oladokun. The Broncos added three more before the half trailing the Chiefs 6-7.
Just over three minutes into the third quarter the Chiefs added a field goal to their lead, but the Broncos responded late in the third with a 9-yard trot into the end zone by quarterback Bo Nix, giving the Broncos a 13-10 lead. Halfway into the fourth Kansas City added another field goal tying the game at 13 apiece.
With 1:45 left on the clock the Broncos scored the game-winning touchdown on a 1-yard pass from Nix to running back R.J. Harvey taking the lead and the win, 20-13.
This Sunday the Broncos will be hosting the Los Angeles Chargers who will be without their star quarterback Justin Herbert who is out due to injury and preservation for the playoffs, which gives the Broncos a chance to win the number one seed giving them the first round off in the post-season. Sunday’s game kicks off in the Mile High City at 2:25 p.m. MST.
In other sports the Colorado Avalanche continue to roll over teams added another “W” to their 8-games winning streak in their latest victory over the Los Angeles Kings. The Avs were at home on Monday night to host the Kings who are seventh overall in the Western Conference. Colorado defeated the Kings easily despite the Kings keeping it close.
This week the Avs are hosting the St. Louis Blues before heading out on a three road game trip to the East Coast, where they will face the Carolina Hurricanes, the Florida Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Denver Nuggets suffered a loss to the Miami Heat on Monday night in Miami after MVP Nikola Jokic suffered a knee injury in the final minutes of the second period. Nuggets coach, David Adelman said, “I’m more concerned about him as a person and the disappointment of going through something like that. It’s unfortunate and we’re hoping for the best. We have to stay with it to best support our teammates who are out and honor them when they play.”
The Nuggets are in Toronto this week to face the Raptors before heading to Cleveland at the end of the week.
