AFC West, power rankings
Digest more
The Denver Broncos picked up their ninth win of the season and it came at the expense of their AFC West rival Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday evening.
Chiefs' long-standing AFC West dominance over after Broncos loss originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Broncos maintain a big lead on the AFC West, two games ahead of Los Angeles, and 3.5 games up on the Chiefs. Denver heads into their bye in Week 12, as confident in their ability as ever. You can watch the full comments from Football Night in America below.
5don MSN
Chiefs' playoff hopes in jeopardy after another last-minute loss, this time to AFC West rival Denver
Their streak of nine straight AFC West titles appears to be over. And if Kansas City is unable to get on track soon, so could its decade-long streak of playoff appearances, which predates Mahomes' days as the starting quarterback by a full three years.
The Broncos now have a comfortable lead over the Chiefs and they have a two-game lead over the Los Angeles Chargers in the AFC West standings. The Chiefs took the lead in the fourth quarter before Wil Lutz tied it, and Lutz then hit the game-winning field goal in the closing seconds.
The Chiefs’ run of nine consecutive AFC West division titles, the second-longest streak in NFL history, is on life support after a 22-19 loss Sunday at the Denver Broncos.
The Chiefs have fallen to 5-5 overall after losing late to the Broncos, which handed Kansas City this stunning new percentage.
Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones seems to be trying to stay positive following their previous game. After a heartbreaking loss against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs now stand at 5-5 in the AFC West division.