Playoff-bound Chiefs end Broncos' hopes
The Kansas City Chiefs have wrapped up a spot in the NFL playoffs with a 33-10 victory over the Denver Broncos at a rain-soaked and windy Arrowhead Stadium.
Tight end Travis Kelce and wide receiver Tyreek Hill torched the Denver defence for a pair of early touchdowns, giving the Chiefs a lead they never relinquished.
Hill scored on a 70-yard running play and Kelce produced an 80-yard touchdown on a screen pass from quarterback Alex Smith.
About an hour before the game kicked off, the Chiefs had a spot in the playoffs secured courtesy of Pittsburgh's 31-27 victory over Baltimore.
With the loss, the Broncos wiped away their chance of making the post-season and gave the final berth in the AFC field to the 10-5 Miami Dolphins.
The Chiefs are now 11-4 and headed to the playoffs for the third time in the four seasons under head coach Andy Reid.
Kansas City still has a chance to win the AFC West if they can beat San Diego combined with a Denver victory over Oakland next Sunday.
The Raiders are one game ahead in the division at 12-3, but the Chiefs beat them twice this season.
The Broncos, now 8-7 will not be able to defend their Super Bowl title. It also ended their streak of consecutive AFC West titles at five (2011-15).
An Antonio Brown touchdown with nine seconds remaining capped a frantic 21-point Pittsburgh fourth quarter as the Steelers beat Baltimore to win the AFC North title.
The Steelers (10-5) overcame a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter and a 10-yard touchdown run by Kyle Juszcyk with 1:25 remaining to beat the Ravens (8-7) for the first time in five games, and win their NFL-best 22nd division title since 1970.
They won their sixth in a row after dropping four straight and now will finish the regular season next Sunday against the Cleveland Browns (1-14) in a meaningless game.
