Broncos to visit Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas Night

Merry very early Christmas Broncos fans Under the tree this year The Kansas City Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes Denver is visiting Kansas City on Christmas Night the league reported Monday The Week tilt is set for p m will be streamed on Amazon Prime and is one of what are expected to be several prime time slots for Sean Payton s club this fall The NFL releases the full schedule for all teams at p m Wednesday Not a multitude of on the schedule will be bigger than this one though The late-season holiday time slot against the Chiefs could represent Denver s best chance in years to end the Chiefs reign atop the AFC West division Kansas City has won the division nine straight years and waltzed to the title again in The Broncos have not won at Arrowhead Stadium since when Peyton Manning was at the helm of Denver s offense The Broncos should have won last fall at Kansas City but a Wil Lutz field goal to win the competition on the final snap was blocked by Chiefs linebacker Leo Chenal The division rivals have matched up once before on Christmas Day back in when the Chiefs won - and knocked the Broncos out of playoff contention in the process Related Articles Broncos podcast Who stood out at Denver s weekend rookie minicamp Broncos sign three tryout players cut Thomas Yassmin KJ Cloyd and two more UDFAs Broncos rookie minicamp observations Sean Payton wasted no time introducing RJ Harvey to one of his favorite RB staples Years after now-cleared bullying lawsuit Clay Webb looks to make impact on Broncos roster Broncos Sean Payton says ILB Dre Greenlaw quad will be a full participant in training camp Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis