Denver Broncos fans had waited nine years for a playoff berth. The team wasn't going to keep them in doubt very long on Sunday.
The Broncos needed a win over the Kansas City Chiefs to clinch the team's first playoff berth since Peyton Manning played his final career game in Super Bowl 50. That came at the end of the 2015 season, and it has taken the Broncos that long to figure out their quarterback situation.
That seems settled. Rookie first-round pick Bo Nix threw two touchdowns in the first 10:07 of Sunday's game to give the Broncos a quick 14-0 lead, calming nerves of anyone worried that the Chiefs' backups would rise up and ruin their playoff dreams.