On Sunday, the NFL officially announced that the Kansas City Chiefs' Week 18 matchup against the Denver Broncos will kick off at 3:25 CST on January 5. Kansas City secured the No. 1 seed for the AFC playoffs by defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers

The Denver Broncos (9-7) are set to host the Kansas City Chiefs (15-1) in Week 18 of the 2024 NFL season. With the Chiefs expected to rest their key starters, the Broncos are considered 9-point home favorites, according to BetMGM. The over/under for total points scored between the two teams has been set at 38.5.

The Chiefs have a dilemma. They can try to knock the Broncos out of the playoffs next weekend with a win in Denver, or they can do what they typically do when the last game of the regular season means nothing to their playoff fortunes — rest the starting quarterback and other key starters.

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The Kansas City Chiefs are locked into the No. 1 seed in the AFC as they eye a Super Bowl 3-peat but these three players should probably be on the bench for the playoffs if Andy Reid wants to hoist the Lombardi for a third time in a row.