The final game on Week 17’s Christmas Day games is an intra-divisional game between the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Broncos are one of the best teams in the NFL this season, thanks to their stellar defense, led by cornerback Pat Surtain II, and their developing offense, led by quarterback Bo Nix. The team is currently 12-3, but suffered a Week 16 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars by a score of 34-20.
If you said that the Chiefs would be 6-9 with two weeks left in the season in the preseason, few would believe you, and most would call you crazy, but that’s the fact of this disastrous season for the Chiefs. Patrick Mahomes is out for the rest of the year and likely the bulk of next year, and Travis Kelce looks to be mulling retirement. For the first time in a long time, the Chiefs’ future is uncertain.
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
Game Details
Date:Â Thursday, December 25, 2025
Time:Â 8:15 p.m. EST
Location: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
How to Watch
TV:Â NBC (In-market local stations only)
Streaming:Â Amazon Prime Video and NFL +
Radio:Â KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM (Denver), KFNZ 96.5 The Fan (Kansas City), Westwood One Sports
Broadcast Team
Al Michaels (Play-by-Play), Kirk Herbstreit (Analyst), Kaylee Hartung (Sideline)
Betting
Spread:Â -13.5 Broncos
Total:Â O/U 36.5
Moneyline:Â -1200 Broncos, +750 Chiefs
How Both Teams Have Performed This Season
This is the second time the Broncos and Chiefs have played this season, with the first meeting taking place on November 16, resulting in a 22-19 win for the Broncos.
This season, the Broncos rank 12th in PFSN’s OFFi with an impact score of 77.2 and a letter grade of C+. The unit is led by sophomore quarterback Nix and wide receiver Courtland Sutton, and rookie running back RJ Harvey has played an increased role since the injury to J.K. Dobbins. The offense is scoring 24.1 points per game with 233.9 passing yards and 118.3 rushing yards per game.
Defensively, the Broncos rank second in PFSN’s DEFi metrics with an impact score of 89.1 and a letter grade of B+. The team is only allowing 19.7 points per game, as well as 201.4 passing yards and 90.2 rushing yards.
In PFSN’s OFFi, the Chiefs rank 11th with an impact score of 78.4 and a letter grade of C+. Despite their ranking, the team has operated at a substandard level compared to previous years. They’re scoring 22.5 points per game with 233.2 passing yards and 109.7 rushing yards per game.
In PFSN’s DEFi, the team ranks 10th with an impact score of 78.6 and a letter grade of C+. They give up 19.6 yards per game with 204.5 passing yards and 103.4 rushing yards per game.
