After the Broncos pulled off a 20-13 win over Kansas City, Kelce met some Broncos players on the field, including quarterback Bo Nix. The two briefly exchanged greetings, as Kelce appeared to soak in what could be his final appearance at Arrowhead as a player.

Daaaaa Bears set the record at 72, a year in which they dominated opponents. These Broncos now have two games to play to break the record. After five sacks against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Denver's defense only needs 10 sacks to surpass Chicago for the all-time mark. And they have a good chance to do it in their next two games.

The Denver Broncos found themselves in the losing column this past week, falling to the red-hot Jacksonville Jaguars 34-20 in a dysfunctional and disheartening effort. Denver is 12-3 and still holds the first seed, but must win out for the best chance to keep the No. 1 playoff seed and lock up the AFC West.

Broncos. We break down how they can clinch the AFC West, and the No. 1 seed, in the 2026 NFL Playoffs in Week 17.

NFL fans don't think Al Michaels gets excited enough. The legendary play-by-play man, now with Amazon Prime Video, got to call a game-winning touchdown with less than two minutes to play on Christmas night when the Denver Broncos ' Bo Nix threw to RJ Harvey for a touchdown.

While those are the playoff implications for this Christmas Day slate, one of the other storylines will be the onslaught of injuries at quarterback for an array of these teams suiting up on Thursday. The Commanders, Vikings and Chiefs will all be starting backups, which sort of feels like a lump of coal, but we'll make do.

At wide receiver, Troy Franklin and Marvin Mims could be in line to get more targets while Bryant recovers. With Adkins sidelined, the Broncos currently only have two healthy tight ends on the 53-man roster in Adam Trautman and Evan Engram.

With Denver in first place, Nik Bonitto opened a new chapter by launching his YouTube channel while the Broncos prepare for a crucial Christmas night matchup.