Close Calls: Are the Broncos PRIMED to Outlast Mahomes and the Chiefs for AFC West Dominance?

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4.7 • 956 Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Kansas City Chiefs face a critical rivalry test as the Denver Broncos surge into contention, winning tight games behind a relentless defense and rookie quarterback Bo Nix. Are the Broncos true contenders, or will the Chiefs’ championship pedigree prevail when it matters most? Chris Clark and Ryan Tracy break down the AFC West power shift, spotlighting Patrick Mahomes’ leadership, the Chiefs’ path to reclaiming division dominance, and Denver’s offensive inconsistencies—especially after their 10-point output against the struggling Raiders. The hosts dissect Kansas City’s protection plan for Mahomes, injury updates for key linemen like Josh Simmons and Jawaan Taylor, and debate whether Bo Nix can handle playoff pressure. With tiebreakers and postseason seeding on the line, every matchup against the Broncos and Chargers now carries championship implications.

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0:00.0	It's Broncos week, and they have won four games by a combined total of nine points.
0:06.4	Sounds familiar today on Locked-on Chiefs.
0:10.3	From the land of the three and the home of the Chiefs, this is the Locked-on Chiefs podcast.
0:18.8	Chiefs Kingdom, welcome back for another episode, Locked- Chiefs, your daily podcast covering the Kids, the Chiefs.
0:23.8	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every single day.
0:28.6	And just so you know, we are now the number one sports podcast network in the world.
0:34.4	Thank you all for that.
0:35.2	We really do appreciate it.
0:36.6	And thank you for always making Locked-on Chiefs your first listen of the day. Don't forget we're free and available
0:40.9	on all platforms. I am Chris Clark from Chief's Corner. This is Ryan Tracy from RGR Football and
0:47.4	Rogue Analytics as well as NFL 33. We're going to be talking about the protection plan. How do they
0:53.2	protect Patrick Mahomes?
0:54.8	Is Denver's offense dangerous?
0:57.5	That is a big question.
0:59.1	But the Broncos are the 2024 Chiefs.
1:01.5	That's where we're going to start.
1:02.9	And as I said in the intro, they've won four games by a combined score of nine points.
1:09.3	That sounds eerily familiar to a lot of Chiefs fans from last year.
1:14.4	But to me, it's a lot different story for the Broncos than it was for Kansas City last year.
1:19.6	It is. There are similarities, right? This is a team that the offense is inconsistent. The Chiefs
1:25.4	were inconsistent last year, right? They're still able to put up more points.
1:28.9	They were inconsistent.
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