Tight end Travis Kelce talked about Cincinnati fans saying the Chiefs threw the season finale to block the Bengals from the postseason.

Despite some alluding to the Chiefs' Week 18 loss being intentional, Kelce silenced that with a rant on his latest podcast.

The Bengals closed the campaign with five straight victories and could have featured the league's MVP winner for the regular season had they made the playoffs.

Top-seeded Kansas City sitting its starters against Denver didn't prevent plenty of skeptics from suggesting the Chiefs surrendered in order to prevent the Bengals from making the playoffs. Travis Kelce scoffed at such a thought.

Bengals fans, you think the two-time defending Super Bowl champs are worried about a team that couldn't even control their own playoff fate?

The first two worked out in the Bengals' favor, however, with Kansas City playing its backups in the regular-season finale, Denver was able to blow K.C. out with ease, handing the Chiefs a 38-0 loss. This led to red-hot Cincinnati getting eliminated.

Despite superstar quarterback Joe Burrow having an historically good passing season, the Cincinnati Bengals surprisingly missed out on a spot in the NFL

The Broncos beat the Chiefs 38-0 on Sunday to clinch the No. 7 seed in the AFC playoffs. That means Joe Burrow and the Bengals have officially been eliminated from playoff contention. They finish the season 9-8,

The Indianapolis Colts are reportedly looking into multiple notable names as they look to fill their vacant defensive coordinator role. NFL Network's

The Broncos’ full list of 2025 opponents features the AFC West, AFC South and NFC East, plus same-place finishers from the AFC North (Bengals), AFC East (New York Jets) and NFC North (Green Bay Packers).

A season of redemption for the Steelers' coach and QB has quickly spiraled. Can they salvage it by ending the team's playoff wins drought?