After the playoff-clinching win, Broncos coach Sean Payton presented game balls to the team’s ownership group.

The team got an early lead on the Chiefs, who had already secured the top spot in the AFC and decided to rest most of their starters. Had the Cincinnati Bengals lost their game on Saturday, the Broncos might have still made it to the playoffs with a loss against the Chiefs; but with a win from the Bengals, Sunday’s game was Denver’s last hope.

Denver needed a win to secure a postseason berth, and the Broncos clinched their trip to the playoffs by beating Kansas City in Week 18. The Broncos have now snapped their eight-season playoff drought and will soon play their first postseason game since Super Bowl 50.