The Denver Broncos (10-7) galloped past the Kansas City Chiefs (15-2) on Sunday, securing a decisive 38-0 home win and punching their ticket to the playoffs for the first time in nine seasons. It was only Denver’s third victory over Kansas City in their last 20 matchups dating back to 2015.

In a game where the Chiefs’ offense gained less than 100 net yards, Kansas City ultimately lost the AFC West showdown 38-0 and ended its regular season campaign with a 15-2 record. The Chiefs rested their starters in Week 18 after clinching the No. 1 seed for the AFC playoffs with a win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas Day.

In a game they have to win to make the playoffs, the Denver Broncos have built a 24-0 halftime lead on a team of mostly Kansas City Chiefs' backup players.

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The NFL playoffs are finally here. The league is wrapping up its regular season on Sunday night while the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings battle it out for the top seed and the bye in the NFC. The loser will instead take on the Los Angeles Rams as the No. 5 seed in Southern California.

The Denver Broncos, who earned the right to face the Bills in next week’s Wild Card playoff round, faced a Kansas City Chiefs team in the same position as Buffalo. They clinched the No. 1 seed and barely showed up for a road beatdown. The Broncos cruised to a 38-0 win.

Toward the end of the third quarter, with the Broncos up 31-0 and playing their starters against the Kansas City reserve squad, CBS made the decision to change the broadcast to the other AFC West battle between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Los Angeles Chargers.

The Buffalo Bills locked up the AFC’s No. 2 seed last week, but the team did not know who they would host on Super Wild Card Weekend until Sunday’s late afternoon slate of games.

The Denver Broncos took care of business and routed the Kansas City Chiefs in a 38-0 shutout. They are playoff bound for the first time since 2015.

The Broncos will face the Bills in the first round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday, Jan. 12 at 11:00 a.m. MT on CBS.

The Denver Broncos clinched the No. 7 seed in the AFC playoff picture on Sunday, defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 38-0. The Chiefs, having already secured the