Quite honestly, opening the season, nobody expected us to do this, but we didn’t really listen to that,” Broncos QB Bo Nix said.

With a 10-7 record, Denver got the final wild-card spot in the AFC playoff field. As the No. 7 seed, the Broncos will play the No. 2 Buffalo Bills in a first-round game at noon CST Sunday at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. CBS will televise the game.

The Broncos turned a must-win game into a rout. And don’t think for a moment that it wasn’t earned. They absolutely deserve this playoff berth.

After clinching the team’s first playoff berth since 2015, Bo Nix ran around the Broncos’ entire stadium to high-five fans.

The Denver Broncos (10-7) galloped past the Kansas City Chiefs (15-2) on Sunday, securing a decisive 38-0 home win and punching their ticket to the playoffs for the first time in nine seasons. It was only Denver’s third victory over Kansas City in their last 20 matchups dating back to 2015.

A look at how the Broncos’ rookies played in their 38-0 win over the Chiefs on Sunday. Highlight: A game of hot potato in the back of the end zone led to Bo Nix’s third touchdown pass of the first half.

DENVER — Rookie Bo Nix set a franchise record by completing his first 18 passes and the Denver Broncos ended an eight-year playoff drought Sunday with a 38-0 rout of the Kansas City Chiefs' bevy of backups.

The Denver Broncos and rookie quarterback Bo Nix beat the Kansas City Chiefs 31-0 on Sunday, clinching a spot in the playoffs. The former Oregon Ducks passer will lead the Broncos against the Buffalo Bills during the NFL Wild Card weekend.

The Kansas City Chiefs are in the process of capitulating to the Denver Broncos in a Week 18 matchup that features two teams with vastly different objectives. Kansas City is simply doing its best to stay healthy and is resting its starters in the AFC West showdown.