The 18th and final day of the NFL regular season opened Saturday with two games. The Kansas City Chiefs, qualified for the play-offs, won at the Denver Broncos (28-24), who were already eliminated.
A fumble wins the Chiefs
Led 21-20 in the middle of the last quarter, the Chiefs took the advantage, thanks to a fumble from Melvin Gordon, the running back of Denver, which was recovered by Nick Bolton, the linebacker of Kansas City. The latter then escaped to score a touchdown from 86 yards.
Behind, the Broncos could only reply with a field goal and the Chiefs, who had the last offensive possession, then turned the clock. Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw for 270 yards and two TD’s.
Kansas City can finish No. 1 in its conference
His team can still hope to finish at the top of the American conference and go directly to the second round of the play-offs. This will require counting on a defeat of the Tennessee Titans, current No. 1 in the conference, against the Houston Texans on Sunday.
The Dallas Cowboys corrected the Philadelphia Eagles (51-26). Both teams had already qualified for the play-offs, and the Eagles had decided to rest several executive players, including quarterback Jalen Hurts. The Cowboys took the opportunity to register seven touchdowns, including five launched by Dak Prescott, the Texan QB.
