But a loss opens the door for the two other AFC teams in the hunt, the Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins. If both of those teams win in Week 18 and the Chiefs beat the Broncos, the Dolphins will be the No. 7 seed in the AFC. Denver is 9-7. The Dolphins and Bengals are 8-8.

The NFL has finalized its Week 18 schedule to wrap up the 2024 regular season. The league announced Sunday night that the Denver Broncos ‘ game against the Kansas City Chiefs has been set for 2:25 p.m. MT on CBS on Sunday, Jan. 5. In-market fans can stream the game on on FuboTV.

There is plenty of maneuvering in the standings to come in the final two weeks of the 2024 NFL regular season. Six of the seven playoff spots are taken in the AFC, with the Kansas City Chiefs clinching the conference's overall top seed with a 29-10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday.