NFL Week 17 | GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri | Prime Video
The Denver Broncos ran three separate 14-play scoring drives and beat the Kansas City Chiefs 20-13 on Christmas night at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, their first win at that venue since September 17, 2015. Bo Nix threw for 182 yards and scored twice — including the go-ahead touchdown pass to RJ Harvey with 1:45 remaining — while Denver’s defense held Kansas City’s third-string offense to 139 total yards and 57 net passing yards. Patrick Mahomes and Gardner Minshew, both lost to torn knee ligaments in consecutive weeks, watched from a suite as Chris Oladokun started in their place.
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Game Information
Detail
Information
Date
Thursday, December 25, 2025
Week
NFL Week 17
Kickoff
8:15 PM ET
Venue
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance
73,045
Temperature
57°F
Broadcast
Prime Video
Duration
2 hours, 45 minutes
Referee
Bill Vinovich
Umpire
Scott Walker
Line Judge
Tripp Sutter
Down Judge
Dale Keller
Side Judge
Jimmy Buchanan
Field Judge
Aaron Santi
Back Judge
Todd Prukop
Box Score
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Denver Broncos
3
3
7
7
20
Kansas City Chiefs
0
7
3
3
13
Denver improved to 13-3 (6-2 away) with the win. Kansas City fell to 6-10 (5-4 home).
Scoring Summary
Qtr
Time
Team
Scoring Play
Score
Drive
1st
6:58
Denver
Wil Lutz 27-yd field goal
DEN 3, KC 0
14 plays, 56 yds, 8:02
2nd
12:49
Kansas City
Brashard Smith 5-yd pass from Chris Oladokun (Butker kick)
KC 7, DEN 3
10 plays, 35 yds, 5:04
2nd
0:19
Denver
Wil Lutz 30-yd field goal
KC 7, DEN 6
16 plays, 79 yds, 8:04
3rd
11:42
Kansas City
Harrison Butker 53-yd field goal
KC 10, DEN 6
6 plays, 28 yds, 3:18
3rd
1:55
Denver
Bo Nix 9-yd rush (Lutz kick)
DEN 13, KC 10
14 plays, 72 yds, 9:47
4th
8:03
Kansas City
Harrison Butker 47-yd field goal
Tied 13-13
6 plays, 16 yds, 2:56
4th
1:45
Denver
RJ Harvey 1-yd pass from Bo Nix (Lutz kick)
DEN 20, KC 13
14 plays, 65 yds, 6:18
Denver’s final drive was kept alive by a Chris Jones offsides penalty on fourth down inside the Kansas City 10-yard line. Coach Sean Payton had lined the offense up with no intention of snapping the ball, planning to draw the flag, accept a delay-of-game, and kick a field goal. Jones jumped, the Broncos took the gift first down, and Nix hit Harvey in the back of the end zone three plays later.
Team Stats
Denver
Kansas City
Total Yards
303
139
Total Plays
71
42
Total Drives
8
8
Yards per Play
4.3
3.3
Passing Yards (net)
175
57
Comp/Att
26/38
13/22
Yards per Pass
4.5
2.5
Sacks-Yards Lost
1-7
1-9
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Rushing Yards
128
82
Rushing Attempts
32
19
Yards per Rush
4.0
4.3
First Downs
22
10
— Passing
12
4
— Rushing
9
5
— Penalty
1
1
Third Down
11/18 (61.1%)
4/11 (36.4%)
Fourth Down
1/1
1/2
Red Zone (Made/Att)
2/4
1/1
Penalties
5 for 57 yds
2 for 10 yds
Turnovers
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
0
Time of Possession
39:28
20:32
Passing Stats
Player
Team
CMP/ATT
YDS
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Bo Nix
Denver
26/38
182
1
1
1-7
79.0
76.9
Chris Oladokun
Kansas City
13/22
66
1
0
1-9
45.2
79.0
Passing yard totals above are gross figures. Net passing yards, which subtract yardage lost on sacks, were Denver 175 and Kansas City 57. Oladokun’s second-quarter touchdown pass to Brashard Smith was the first of his NFL career.
Rushing Stats
Player
Team
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
RJ Harvey
Denver
14
43
3.1
0
11
Bo Nix
Denver
9
42
4.7
1
14
Jaleel McLaughlin
Denver
7
40
5.7
0
15
Adam Prentice
Denver
2
3
1.5
0
3
Denver Total
32
128
4.0
1
15
Kareem Hunt
Kansas City
7
38
5.4
0
14
Isiah Pacheco
Kansas City
9
32
3.6
0
13
Chris Oladokun
Kansas City
2
11
5.5
0
7
Xavier Worthy
Kansas City
1
1
1.0
0
1
Kansas City Total
19
82
4.3
0
14
Nix’s 9-yard scoring run capped a 14-play, 72-yard drive that consumed 9:47 of third-quarter clock and gave Denver a 13-10 lead it would not surrender.
Receiving Stats
Player
Team
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Courtland Sutton
Denver
4
10
40
10.0
0
23
RJ Harvey
Denver
5
6
33
6.6
1
13
Adam Trautman
Denver
2
2
24
12.0
0
13
Lil’Jordan Humphrey
Denver
2
5
23
11.5
0
17
Evan Engram
Denver
4
4
21
5.3
0
8
Troy Franklin
Denver
4
4
17
4.3
0
6
Michael Bandy
Denver
2
2
14
7.0
0
8
Marvin Mims Jr.
Denver
3
4
10
3.3
0
7
Denver Total
26
37
182
7.0
1
23
Travis Kelce
Kansas City
5
6
36
7.2
0
14
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Kansas City
3
3
16
5.3
0
12
Hollywood Brown
Kansas City
1
3
7
7.0
0
7
Brashard Smith
Kansas City
3
4
5
1.7
1
5
Noah Gray
Kansas City
1
1
2
2.0
0
2
Xavier Worthy
Kansas City
0
3
0
—
0
—
Kansas City Total
13
20
66
5.1
1
14
Brashard Smith’s 5-yard touchdown reception was the first of his NFL career. Sutton drew 10 targets but dropped a would-be late second-quarter touchdown, forcing Lutz to kick a field goal rather than take a halftime lead. Kelce caught five passes for 36 yards and said after the game any retirement decision would come in the offseason.
Defensive Stats
Denver Broncos Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Pat Surtain II
5
4
0.0
0
0
0
DJ Jones
5
3
0.0
0
0
0
Malcolm Roach
5
2
0.0
0
0
0
Alex Singleton
4
2
0.0
0
0
0
PJ Locke
4
2
0.0
1
0
0
Jahdae Barron
4
2
0.0
0
0
0
Riley Moss
3
2
0.0
0
0
0
Eyioma Uwazurike
3
1
0.0
0
0
0
Talanoa Hufanga
2
1
0.0
0
0
0
Jonah Elliss
2
1
0.5
1
0
2
Dondrea Tillman
2
1
0.5
0
0
2
Zach Allen
1
1
0.0
0
0
2
Adam Prentice
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
Jonathon Cooper
1
1
0.0
0
0
1
Nik Bonitto
1
1
0.0
0
1
0
Reese Taylor
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
JL Skinner
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
Devon Key
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Tyler Badie
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Team Total
47
27
1.0
2
1
7
Kansas City Chiefs Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Nick Bolton
12
6
0.0
0
1
0
Chamarri Conner
10
7
0.0
0
0
1
Drue Tranquill
9
7
0.0
0
0
0
Nohl Williams
8
7
0.0
3
0
0
Bryan Cook
8
4
0.0
0
1
0
Charles Omenihu
5
3
0.0
0
0
1
Ashton Gillotte
4
1
0.0
0
0
0
Kristian Fulton
3
2
0.0
0
3
0
Cooper McDonald
3
0
0.0
0
0
0
Chris Jones
2
1
1.0
1
0
4
George Karlaftis
2
1
0.0
0
0
0
Jeffrey Bassa
2
1
0.0
0
0
0
Jaden Hicks
2
1
0.0
0
0
0
Jerry Tillery
2
0
0.0
0
0
0
Mike Pennel
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Mike Edwards
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Cole Christiansen
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Joshua Williams
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Team Total
76
41
1.0
4
5
6
Interceptions
Player
Team
INT
Return Yds
TD
Nick Bolton
Kansas City
1
0
0
Denver
—
0
—
—
Fumbles
Player
Team
FUM
LOST
REC
Chris Oladokun
Kansas City
1
0
1
Kansas City recovered Oladokun’s fumble. Denver’s only turnover was the Nix interception, returned zero yards by Bolton.
Kicking
Player
Team
FG
PCT
Distances
XP
PTS
Wil Lutz
Denver
2/2
100.0%
27 yds, 30 yds
2/2
8
Harrison Butker
Kansas City
2/2
100.0%
53 yds, 47 yds
1/1
7
Punting
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
In 20
LG
Jeremy Crawshaw
Denver
2
103
51.5
0
1
58
Matt Araiza
Kansas City
3
171
57.0
2
1
62
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Tyler Badie
Denver
2
61
30.5
34
0
Brashard Smith
Kansas City
3
76
25.3
30
0
Punt Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Marvin Mims Jr.
Denver
1
8
8.0
8
0
Brashard Smith
Kansas City
2
55
27.5
44
0
Notable Milestones
Travis Kelce moved past Mike Evans into 22nd place on the NFL all-time receiving yards list, finishing the game with 12,990 career receiving yards.
Bo Nix’s fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Harvey was his 54th career scoring throw, tying Jay Cutler for sixth on the Broncos’ all-time passing touchdown list.
Chris Jones recorded a sack that pushed his career total to 85.5, tying Neil Smith for third on the Chiefs’ all-time sacks list.
Series Record
Series
Kansas City
Denver
Regular Season
73
58
Postseason
0
1
All-Time
73
59
Kansas City’s longest win streak in the series was 16 consecutive games from September 2015 through 2023. Denver’s Christmas win extended the Broncos’ active winning streak against Kansas City to three games and was their first victory at Arrowhead in more than a decade.
Nick Bolton’s interception and Kristian Fulton’s three pass breakups helped keep Kansas City within range despite a 164-yard total yardage deficit. Denver moved to 13-3 with one regular-season game remaining. Kelce, who caught five passes for 36 yards in what could be his final regular-season home game, said any retirement decision would come in the offseason.
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