The gameplan, Sean Payton emphasized late Thursday night, did not have to be aesthetically pleasing to be effective. It was effective enough. The Broncos beat a shorthanded Chiefs team 20-13 at Arrowhead Stadium, on Christmas. But aesthetics or not, Denver continues to dance with fire, sitting at 13-3 with one game left to control their fate in the AFC.
Here’s The Denver Post’s stock report from a not-so-barnburner. A barn-cooler.
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Quinn Meinerz, mauling: Meinerz is a Pro Bowler for the first time this season for a reason. His omission in 2024 was a major oversight, and Meinerz hasn’t been quite as good in pass protection in 2025.