It is the final week of the regular season. Two teams in the AFC West (Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs) are playoff-bound, while the other two (Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders) are not.
While the Broncos will not have a spot in the postseason, the show must go on.
Denver was embarrassed by the Raiders under the lights off Monday Night Football in week sixteen. On a punt by Denver early in the first quarter, punter Colby Wadman kicked the ball down to the Raiders one yard line.
A Broncos player tried to down the ball, but the Raiders return man picked the ball up and ran it back for a touchdown.