Football fans can plan on wrapping up Christmas with an AFC West rivalry that could come with plenty of playoff implications. The Chiefs will host the Broncos on Christmas at 8:15 p.m. ET on Prime Video.

If true, the Broncos defense will be licking its chops. That's a tough row to hoe for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 draft, opening his NFL career with a road tilt vs. a Broncos defense that led the NFL in sacks last year and ranked top-10 in scoring and total yards.

NFL season will feature an important AFC West clash on Christmas Day. Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos are scheduled to face off against Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday Night Football.

The Chiefs will play their AFC West rival Denver Broncos on Christmas night, the NFL announced Monday. Kickoff is set for 7:15 p.m. CT on Dec. 25, 2025, Week 17, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. It will be streamed on Amazon Prime Video.

After making the playoffs last fall with an exciting young quarterback, Denver coach Sean Payton expects more than two prime-time games on the 2025 schedule.

The Broncos went 1-6 in one-score games last season, including the first two games and the heart-in-a-blender loss at Kansas City. Remember this when the schedule comes out.

Looking at the possible games for Thanksgiving, Breech sees a potential divisional clash between AFC West rivals the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers. Since the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys have the honor of playing on Thanksgiving every year, Breech predicts that this game will be in the third and final slot of the day.