The Kansas City Chiefs have ruled the AFC West since Peyton Manning retired a decade ago, but their streak of nine straight division titles is in jeopardy.
Kansas City (5-4) travels to Denver on Sunday for a game that will either put the Chiefs back in the division race or leave them battling for a wild card. With a win, the Broncos (8-2) would open a 3 1/2-game advantage over Kansas City with six games left to play.
The Chiefs are not ducking the reality of their predicament.
"I think you understand this game is important," Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes said on Wednesday. "That's the biggest thing. It's a divisional game and they're always important, but with them having the lead on us, needing to go out there and win to have a chance to win the division, I think the guys und

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