Week 17: Kansas City Chiefs @ Denver Broncos, 4:25 ET
Things have been heating up in the AFC West. The Broncos are no longer the team to conquer within the division. The Chiefs as well as the Oakland Raiders have emerged into legitimate threats.
If both of those teams play as competitively as they did last year, the Broncos will have their work cut out to keep up. This is why the winner of the AFC West may boil down to the final points scored in this season finale.
Quarterback Alex Smith will be putting the final touches on a season that could be his final as Chiefs starter. Meaning it is playoffs or bust for Smith, who has rookie quarterback Patrick Mahomes II breathing down his neck.
Speaking of quarterbacks, either young Trevor Siemian or Paxton Lynch will have hopefully gotten the Broncos playoff-bound by this point. Last year marked the first since 2011 the team did not make it to the postseason.
If for some reason neither of these teams is contending for a playoff slot in Week 17, some serious shifting of personnel could be transpiring in the 2018 offseason.