The Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs found themselves in a 6-6 stalemate at halftime on Sunday. The AFC West showdown we’ve been waiting for looked like it was going to come down to the wire. After halftime, Sean Payton said on live TV that the Chiefs were a first-half team, so he felt good about Denver’s chances to win the game. It was a bold move, but he turned out to be spot on with his assessment.

“We’ve done a good job,” said Payton. “There’s a certain way this game is going to unfold, and this is to our advantage. Offensively, we’ll pick it up here, convert some third downs. The team we’re playing is more of a first-half team, and I like the way our defense is playing. That’s a key matchup.”

Payton was completely right. In the first half, the Chiefs held the Broncos to

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