The Kansas City Chiefs lost 38-0 to the Denver Broncos on Sunday , and nobody outside of Denver has any right to care.
The Chiefs sat their starters because they cemented their postseason fate on Christmas Day, the end point of a grueling stretch of three games in 11 days. By moving to 15-1 on the season, the Chiefs secured sole possession of the No. 1 seed in the AFC , which guaranteed the team a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. By the time Sunday’s game against the Broncos arrived, one AFC rival was more invested in the game than the Chiefs were.
The Cincinnati Bengals, sitting at 9-8, ultimately needed the Broncos to lose in Week 18 in order for Cincinnati to return to the playoffs. (The Miami Dolphins later fell to the New York Jets, paving the way for the Bengals’ weeks-long crawl back into playoff consideration, aside from the Broncos’ final domino.)…