How can the broncos clinch

And with the Steelers faltering lately, the Bills still have a chance to sneak into the second seed. The Steelers play the Bengals this week, followed by the Colts and Browns to close out the regular season. Both teams have a record, but Green Bay wins the tiebreaker because of their Week 3 win over the Saints. The Saints have a much tougher task this week when they host the Chiefs. Even with Drew Brees making his return under center, the Saints are still three-point underdogs to Kansas City.

While neither team has been officially eliminated from the playoff hunt, that could change this week. Moore caught six passes for yards, and Joey Slye kicked three field goals. Rodgers capped Green Bay's first series with a 1-yard pass to tight end Robert Tonyan, who has scored in five consecutive games. After Carolina cut the lead to on Slye's yard field goal, Green Bay reached the end zone again as Rodgers ran it in on third-and-goal from the 6. Trailing in the second quarter, Carolina had first-and-goal at the 1 when Bridgewater tried leaping over the line and Green Bay's Krys Barnes knocked the ball loose.

Kevin King recovered the fumble at the 4 and raced 48 yards before Moore brought him down. Jones capped the Packers' ensuing drive by high-stepping untouched for an 8-yard touchdown around the left end.

Carolina scored the first 10 points of the second half on Bridgewater's yard scramble and Slye's yard field goal. That made it with left. The Panthers settled for the field goal after John Miller's holding penalty nullified a touchdown. Mason Crosby gave the Packers some breathing room with a yard field goal with left, but the Panthers wouldn't go away. After Bridgewater threw a yard completion to Moore, the Panthers sent their field-goal unit on for Slye's yarder cut the lead to with left.

The strategy didn't work then Green Bay stopped Carolina on its final possession. Patrick Mahomes threw for yards and a score, Harrison Butker was perfect on five field-goal attempts, and the underrated Chiefs defence bailed out an offence that struggled once again in the red zone — and made two big mistakes that cost them touchdowns — in a victory over the Denver Broncos.

Travis Kelce had eight receptions for yards along with the go-ahead TD grab late in the third quarter, and Tyrann Mathieu twice picked off Broncos quarterback Drew Lock — the second with 24 seconds left to seal the win — as the Chiefs clinched a playoff berth by improving to for the second time in franchise history. The play everyone was left talking about came on third-and at the Denver 40 early in the second quarter.

Mahomes found a wide-open Tyreek Hill downfield, only for him to appear to drop the certain touchdown. But replays clearly showed the ball trapped between Hill and a defender, never touching the ground, for what should have been a score. Hill never argued when it was called incomplete, though, nor did Chiefs coach Andy Reid throw his red challenge flag.

Instead, he quickly sent his punt team out and tried to pin the Broncos deep in their own territory. The Broncos do control their own destiny. They're after defeating their division rival Kansas City Chiefs , and have the fast track to the 1 seed in the AFC, and home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.

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