The Kansas City Chiefs earned themselves a first-round bye in the playoffs after going a whopping 15-2 in the regular season. However, one of those two losses came at the hands of the Buffalo Bills earlier in the season.

Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce vehemently denied that the Chiefs lost to the Broncos on purpose to keep the Bengals out of the playoffs.

McDermott announced that Bernard, who missed last week’s game against the Patriots with a quad injury, is good to go and will play on Sunday against the Broncos.

The gauntlet that is the NFL regular season is over, and the seven teams in each conference that managed to separate themselves over that 17-game marathon are the only ones who remain standing.

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.

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In order to slow down Nix and the Broncos' offense, the Bills' defense needs to focus on making him a single-threat quarterback. Buffalo will need to contain the edge and keep a spy on Nix throughout a good portion of the game. Keeping him in the pocket while putting pressure on him could result in some rookie mistakes.

While the Broncos and their fans are likely thrilled to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2015, this is routine for the Bills. However, advancing past the Wild Card round has often been a hurdle for Buffalo. This game marks the starting point of the Bills’ journey to return to the Super Bowl.

By laying down against the Broncos, the Chiefs helped Denver secure a playoff spot. In turn, the Bengals were bounced. Some think the Chiefs wanted to keep Cincinnati out of the seven-team AFC field. Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce rejected such talk during the latest episode of the New Heights podcast.

While it's a far trip to Sunday's game at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, the Bills are known for their wild, table-breaking fan base, and Broncos Country needs to be among the sea of blue in the New York stadium to support the team.

For the NFL's six wild-card teams, each is seeking to become the first since the 2021 49ers to reach their conference championship game.