Denver Post Broncos beat reporter Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden are joined by columnist Troy Renck to set up the final week of the regular season. The Broncos most likely need a win Sunday afternoon against Kansas City — featuring backups at several positions — to make the AFC playoff field.

It's going to be an exciting finish to the 2024 NFL season for the Denver Broncos. Or so they hope. It's all on the line as the Broncos (9-7) host their AFC West rival, the Kansas City Chiefs, in their Week 18 season finale.

Kansas City is on the road to take on Denver as we continue our NFL odds series with a Chiefs-Broncos prediction and pick.

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton has a lot of faith in his team to perform in a must-win situation this weekend against the Kansas City Chiefs.

On Sunday, the NFL officially announced that the Kansas City Chiefs' Week 18 matchup against the Denver Broncos will kick off at 3:25 CST on January 5. Kansas City secured the No. 1 seed for the AFC playoffs by defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers

With a win on Sunday, the Denver Broncos can end their eight-season drought of not making the AFC playoffs. The two previous opportunities for Denver (9-7) didn’t go as planned, but that matters not with a victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Kansas City Chiefs are resting most of their starters for Sunday's Week 18 game against the Denver Broncos. The Chiefs will start Carson Wentz at quarterback and give Patrick Mahomes the week off since they have already clinched the AFC West and the top seed in the AFC.

With the likely scenario that the Kansas City Chiefs play view starters, the betting odds for the Denver Broncos' Week 18 game are just insane.