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The 2025 NFL Christmas schedule concludes with a "Thursday Night Football" AFC West battle of teams in a surprising position as the Kansas City Chiefs host the Denver Broncos. The Broncos (12-3) lead the entire AFC and are chasing a top seed and a bye in the NFL playoffs.
Bo Nix helped the Denver Broncos avoid an upset loss to Travis Kelce and a Kansas City Chiefs squad without Patrick Mahomes on Christmas Day, securing a 20-13 win.
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The real hit to the gut for Kansas City came with the loss of Patrick Mahomes in Week 15. Kansas City’s starting quarterback is currently on injured reserve dealing with a torn ACL and LCL, which he had surgery on the day after suffering the left knee injury.
Christmas Eve came with some not-so-good news for two of the AFC West's top receiving talents: The Kansas City Chiefs placed wide receiver Rashee Rice (concussion) on season-ending IR, and the Las Vegas Raiders did the same with tight end Brock Bowers (knee).