It was not pretty by any means, but the win was punctuated by a gritty Bo Nix drive in the fourth quarter capped by RJ Harvey's 12th touchdown of the season. The Denver defense held on the final Chief drive of the game. Just think, Broncos Country: we could be rid of Travis Kelce next season!

The Denver Broncos (13-3) won a defensive slugfest 20-13 against division rival Kansas City (6-10), bouncing back from their first loss in three months, on Thursday night, Christmas evening, at Arrowhead Stadium.

The Kansas City Chiefs were defeated by the Denver Broncos on Christmas Day in Week 17. The matchup's final score was 20-13 in Denver's favor.

The Chiefs won the coin toss and deferred. Harrison Butker’s kickoff hit the end zone, bringing the Broncos out to their own 35-yard line to start the opening drive. Quarterback Bo Nix immediately found rookie running back R.

Highlights from the Week 17 matchup between the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs during the 2025 NFL season.

The Kansas City Chiefs took on the Denver Broncos in an AFC West showdown that could have been a must-watch game if things had panned out for Kansas City. With

A Broncos team on a barnstorming tour through the 2025 season needed only beat a Chiefs team that lost all of its close-game mojo from a year ago, lost six of seven games leading into Week 17 and lost future Hall of Fame quarterback Patrick Mahomes to a torn ACL, too.

The Denver Broncos take a late fourth-quarter lead against the Kansas City Chiefs on a touchdown pass from quarterback Bo Nix to running back RJ Harvey.

Off the field, Nix and his wife, Izzy Smoke Nix, publicly confirmed major personal news in October. Izzy posted an Instagram announcement, captioned "Nix party of 3!!!" and accompanied by a short biblical quotation, that revealed the couple is expecting their first child.