Kansas City, Mo. – With their postseason spot secured, the Kansas City Chiefs turned to Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill to roll past the Denver Broncos 33-10 on Sunday night and keep their AFC West title hopes alive.
Kelce had 11 catches for 160 yards and a touchdown, and Hill took a handoff 70 yards for a TD, as the Chiefs (11-4) beat the Broncos (8-7) for the third consecutive time and eliminated the Super Bowl champions from postseason contention.
Kansas City punctuated the win in style when 346-pound defensive tackle Dontari Poe, lined up at quarterback, threw a jump pass to Demetrius Harris with just less than 2 minutes left.
"That's one for the ages," a laughing Kelce said of Poe's TD pass in a postgame TV interview. "He might be the first 300-plus-pound guy to throw for a touchdown."
The Chiefs already were assured of a wild card when Pittsburgh beat Baltimore earlier in the day. But a win next weekend in San Diego coupled with an Oakland loss in Denver would give the Chiefs their first division title since 2010, not to mention a first-round bye and home playoff game.
Meanwhile, the Broncos trudged through another inept offensive performance.
Trevor Siemian was 17-for-43 for 183 yards and a game-ending interception, and the only TD drive he led came after an interception gave him the ball at the Kansas City 6.
Denver's loss gave Miami a playoff spot, though the order of the six AFC teams isn't final.
