Denver erased a halftime deficit with two methodical touchdown drives in the second half to capture a 20-13 Christmas victory over the Chiefs.

These are the players and plays that led to the Broncos' Week 17 win over the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Broncos will look to earn a key prime-time win against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 17.

After being promoted to the active roster earlier Thursday, tight end Marcedes Lewis and guard Calvin Throckmorton are active for the Broncos' Christmas matchup with the Chiefs.

The Broncos placed center Luke Wattenberg on injured reserve and waived running back Cody Schrader in corresponding moves.

The Broncos will visit the Kansas City Chiefs for a Christmas Day matchup on Thursday, Dec. 25 at 6:15 p.m. MT.

The Broncos could unwrap an important win on Thursday night in Kansas City.

The Broncos face the Chiefs on "Thursday Night Football" on Christmas Day at 6:15 p.m. MT on Prime Video.

"Every one of these players understands the significance of where we're at with two games left in the season," Head Coach Sean Payton said.

Strnad (foot) was one of four Broncos players estimated as full participants. 

The NFL announced the following Week 17 scenarios for the Broncos.

Harvey totaled a career-high 121 scrimmage yards and a touchdown on 11 touches in Sunday's game against the Jaguars.

Six Broncos have been chosen to represent the team at the 2026 Pro Bowl Games, marking the most Broncos to be selected to the initial Pro Bowl roster since the 2014 season.

For the first time, Denver will wear its Summit White helmets with its Summit White jerseys, pants and socks.

Denver did not practice on Monday, which makes the report an estimation of players' participation levels if the Broncos held a practice.

"We attack adversity," tight end Evan Engram said Sunday. "This is an adverse situation that we're in after today, and we'll move on."

"We got hit in the mouth today, and they played a good game and we let it get away," quarterback Bo Nix said. "But you'd rather have it hit you now than in the first round of playoffs."

The Broncos will look to earn a key home win against the Jaguars in Week 16.

Guard Ben Powers is officially active for Sunday's game against the Jaguars after being activated from injured reserve ahead of Week 16.

How to watch, listen to and live stream the Broncos' Week 16 home matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025.

Powers, who suffered a biceps injury in Week 5 against the Eagles, was designated for return from injured reserve and returned to practice ahead of Week 15.

"The last two home games, it's kind of felt like [a] playoff atmosphere," cornerback Riley Moss said. "That's fun for us, and I know that's fun for the fans. They have no idea how much they affect the game. When they come out and create that atmosphere, it helps us tremendously."

The Broncos are 2-0 in this uniform combination, earning wins against the Commanders earlier this year and against the Falcons in 2024.

Both Powers and Reid would need to be activated to the 53-man roster to play on Sunday.

The Broncos toured CDOC's Restoring Promise unit, a partnership with the Vera Institute of Justice, to see the difference the initiative can make in the lives of young, incarcerated people.