Let’s equate the three Christmas video games with the items you would possibly discover underneath the tree or in your stocking.
Second on the Christmas Day slate is Broncos at Chiefs … which can have as soon as been a matchup we might like to see. Now, with the Chiefs eradicated and Patrick Mahomes out for the season, we’ll liken to coal in your stocking.
At least the NFL saved the worst for last. The Chiefs are on prime time so much, and love them or hate them, they normally placed on a superb present. That was earlier than Patrick Mahomes tore his ACL. Gardner Minshew II didn’t even last a half in his first begin last week changing Mahomes earlier than he suffered a season-ending knee harm.
Next man up is presumably Chris Oladokun, a 2022 seventh-round decide who earlier than Minshew’s harm last Sunday had solely taken just a few snaps within the NFL. While it’s an ideal alternative for a participant who has spent most of his profession on apply squads, it’s onerous to see him preserving the Chiefs aggressive towards an excellent Broncos protection. The Chiefs are a 13-point underdog, the most important unfold they’ve confronted since 1977. You don’t even have to feign enthusiasm for this one.
Of the six groups taking part in on Christmas, the Broncos are the one that really has a sensible postseason objective in entrance of it. The Broncos can nonetheless get the No. 1 seed within the AFC regardless of last week’s loss to the Jaguars. They nonetheless are in a race for the AFC West title with the Chargers. This game initially seemed prefer it may very well be an enormous one, with the Chiefs attempting to prolong their streak of 9 straight AFC West titles towards a really sturdy competitor. It didn’t play out as anticipated. None of the Christmas matchups did.