The Chiefs will not play this weekend, as Week 10 will serve as their bye week of the 2025 season. A "bye week" is a week in which a team doesn't have a game scheduled. It essentially gives players time to rest and provides the team a chance to regroup and figure out their next steps for the rest of the season.

Denver Broncos HC Sean Payton signals a bigger RJ Harvey workload for the Chiefs matchup as Denver prepares for a key AFC West showdown.

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs saw their three-game winning streak snap following their Week 9 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Now, following a bye, the Chiefs will look to get back on track in Week 11, heading to Mile High City to face the Denver Broncos, who happen to be the top team in the AFC West with an 8-2 record.

"Denver played one of the ugliest offensive games you’ll see on Thursday, but beat the Raiders to get to 8–2 while riding a seven-game winning streak. Next Sunday, the Broncos host the Chiefs in the biggest game they’ve played in a decade," Verderame wrote.

The Kansas City Chiefs have ruled the AFC West since Peyton Manning retired a decade ago, but their streak of nine straight division titles is in jeopardy.

The Athletic’s NFL Playoff Simulator only further crystallizes the math. According to the simulator, the Chiefs would still have a 37 percent chance of winning the AFC West with a win over the Broncos. A loss, meanwhile, would drop those hopes to 7 percent.

During Wednesday's press conference, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes discussed needing to win the AFC West | @EdEastonJr

If Denver’s front can disrupt Mahomes’ timing, the game tilts toward the Broncos. If Kansas City’s protection holds and its receivers win contested snaps, the Chiefs regain the upper hand. NFL legend and Fox Sports analyst Tom Brady agrees.

NFL fans think the Kansas City Chiefs-Buffalo Bills game was "rigged" after the NFL refs made a game-changing call.

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know this week’s Chiefs-Broncos game carries major postseason implications. Just to be sure, though, th