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CINCINNATI, OHIO – Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs is pressured by the protection of the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on January 02, 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo : Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Two groups at reverse ends of the spectrum will face off this coming Saturday, January 8, in Colorado when the AFC West champion Kansas City Chiefs go head-to-head with the AFC West cellar-dwellers, Denver Broncos. Here’s a breakdown of the Chiefs vs Broncos conflict.
Kansas City Chiefs put in as -10 favorites
The Kansas City Chiefs had their eight-game successful streak snapped in Week 17 with a stinging 34-31 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. It was a pricey defeat for the Chiefs, who relinquished the highest seed within the AFC standings to the surging Tennessee Titans.
Kansas City is at the moment ranked second within the AFC with an 11-5 slate. The Chiefs share the identical document because the Titans, however Tennessee holds the tiebreaker based mostly on its head-to-head win share. The Titans defeated the Chiefs, 27-3, earlier this season.
The Chiefs nonetheless have an outdoor shot of grabbing the highest seed within the AFC and gaining home-field benefit for the remainder of the playoffs. Kansas City must beat Denver in Week 18 and hope that Tennessee loses to Houston of their regular-season finale.
For the Chiefs to seize the all-important win in opposition to the Broncos, they might want to get an excellent exhibiting from Patrick Mahomes. He accomplished 26 of 35 passes for 259 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions within the loss to the Bengals. Mahomes delivered the products in Week 17, however the Chiefs’ protection failed to indicate up of their loss to Cincinnati.
Joe Burrow had a discipline day in opposition to the Chiefs, throwing for 446 yards and 4 touchdowns. Drew Lock isn’t any Burrow, although, and the Chiefs will fancy their probabilities of shutting the Broncos quarterback in Week 18. The Chiefs held the Broncos to only 9 factors of their first assembly this season.
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Denver Broncos enter Week 18 as +10 underdogs
Denver’s late-season woes continued in Week 17, with the Broncos struggling a 34-13 defeat by the hands of the Los Angeles Chargers. They have misplaced 4 of their final 5 video games, together with their final three outings. The loss to the Chargers all however ended Denver’s hopes of reaching the playoffs this season.
It was a disappointing finish to the season for the Broncos, who began their 2021 marketing campaign with three straight victories. Their once-promising season unraveled, although, with accidents dooming their playoff bid. The Broncos missed the providers of Teddy Bridgewater for the second consecutive week, they usually struggled consequently, racking up simply 319 whole yards.
They had issue transferring the chains in opposition to LA, changing simply three of their 11 third down alternatives and solely certainly one of their fourth down possibilities. The similar can’t be stated of the Chargers, who transformed 9 of their 15 third down tries.
One man who must step up for the Broncos of their season finale is Drew Lock. He accomplished 18 of 25 passes for 245 yards with one landing and no interceptions within the loss to the Chargers. The Broncos should set up their run recreation in opposition to the Chiefs. Melvin Gordon III and Javonte Williams mixed for simply 73 yards speeding in Week 17.
Writer’s Prediction
Kansas City wins and covers the unfold.
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