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At the moment, Denver sits atop both the AFC West standings, and the conference overall. While the Broncos cannot clinch the division this week, they can still book their playoff spot this weekend, and inch closer to locking up both the AFC West, and the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
It’s a short week but a tall order for Jim Harbaugh’s club on Sunday. The Los Angeles Chargers look for their first sweep of the Chiefs in more than a decade.
The Broncos control their own destiny in the playoff race, in regards to clinching a playoff berth, securing the AFC West and earning the top overall seed in the conference.
During the Chargers' Monday Night Football showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 14, ESPN cameras panned to a group of Broncos fans cheering on Philly's squad against Denver's division rival. “Wonder if they got lost tonight?” Troy Aikman quipped during the broadcast.
But Payton and staff watched Mahomes throw two picks in the fourth quarter, and Houston take control in a 20-10 win. And that solidified it, a steady bleed after the Broncos beat the Chiefs 22-19 in mid-November: Kansas City has been mathematically eliminated from winning their division.
On Sunday afternoon, the Green Bay Packers put their NFC North lead on the line in the Mile High City. The Packers are in Colorado to play the Denver Broncos with both teams atop their respective divisions and holding top-2 seeds in their respective conferences.
Fans can listen to Chiefs vs. Chargers live on SiriusXM through channel 229 (Chiefs broadcast) and 384 (Chargers broadcast).
Denver is currently on a 10 game winning streak. The last time they were on such a streak was 2015, when they won Super Bowl 50.
Josh Jacobs is trending toward playing Sunday, setting up a major test for the Broncos’ run defense in a pivotal matchup with Green Bay.
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