{"id":39580,"date":"2025-03-04T20:08:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T20:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=39580"},"modified":"2025-03-04T20:08:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T20:08:51","slug":"chiefs-nightmare-continues-blizzard-strands-team-in-denver-after-brutal-blowout-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=39580","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Chiefs&#8217; Nightmare Continues: Blizzard Strands Team in Denver After Brutal Blowout Loss&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Kansas\u00a0City Chiefs\u2019 weekend went from bad to worse Sunday night when they were left stranded in Denver following a blowout loss to the Broncos.<\/p>\n<p>The reigning\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0champions will be grateful that they already had the AFC No. 1 seed locked down ahead of Week 18 after they endured a disastrous result and\u00a0more travel woes Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Having\u00a0rested some of their key players, including\u00a0Patrick Mahomes\u00a0and\u00a0Travis Kelce, the Chiefs suffered a\u00a0humiliating shutout loss to the Broncos, who clinched their playoff spot on the final day of the NFL regular season.<\/p>\n<p>But the Chiefs couldn\u2019t even escape to Kansas City to lick their wounds as winter storms left them stuck on the ground in the Mile High City.<\/p>\n<p>As a blizzard swept through the Midwest, Kansas City\u2019s airport was locked down, preventing the Chiefs from making the return trip Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>And the severe weather conditions meant the Chiefs\u2019 team bus only departed the hotel en route to the airport at around 8:30am local time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/01\/06\/18\/93797651-0-image-a-8_1736188296001.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Chiefs' Nightmare Continues: Blizzard Strands Team in Denver After Brutal Blowout Loss&quot; - News\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" \/>+<\/p>\n<p>View gallery<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Chiefs were delayed in returning to Kansas City after their loss to the Denver Broncos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/01\/06\/18\/93747561-0-The_Kansas_City_Chiefs_finally_touched_down_in_Denver_after_a_ch-a-9_1736188305320.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Chiefs' Nightmare Continues: Blizzard Strands Team in Denver After Brutal Blowout Loss&quot; - News\" width=\"634\" height=\"1002\" \/>+<\/p>\n<p><strong>It comes after the reigning Super Bowl champions also suffered travel chaos Saturday\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A blizzard warning had been expanded Sunday to include the entire Kansas City Metro, with the affected area spreading across both Kansas and Missouri, according to Fox4 News.<\/p>\n<p>40mph winds, six to 12 inches of blowing snow and near whiteout conditions were forecast for Sunday into the early hours of Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The delay comes after the Chiefs suffered more travel chaos in their attempt to make it to Denver for Sunday\u2019s showdown.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Chiefs left Kansas City four hours behind schedule, with the winter storm leaving the team plane stranded on the runway.<\/p>\n<p>After being delayed for hours, the Chiefs eventually landed in the Mile High City, with Mahomes and Travis Kelce filmed stepping off the aircraft onto the snowy runway.<\/p>\n<p>According to Fox4 News, the Chiefs were originally due to leave for Denver around 2:45pm on Saturday. But it wasn\u2019t until around 6:30pm ET when they finally set off.<\/p>\n<p>The storm led to \u2018rapid ice accumulation\u2019 and forced the authorities to close the airfield at Kansas City International Airport \u2013 before the Chiefs could leave.<\/p>\n<p>According to Fox4 News, the airport\u2019s de-icing machine malfunctioned, delaying the departure of flights.<\/p>\n<p>Some planes, it was said, were even diverted to Omaha, Nebraska \u2013 more than 500 miles east of Denver.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>Chaos on Set: \u2018The View\u2019 Hosts and Tamron Hall Evacuated as Fire Breaks Out in Show\u2019s Kitchen, Emergency Crews Rush In<\/h3>\n<p>MULTIPLE ABC studios have been cleared out after a fire erupted in talk show host Tamron Hall\u2019s kitchen. Tamron\u00a0posted about\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>Jenna Bush Hager\u2019s Son Hal, 4, Adorably Clings to Mom in Shy First-Ever \u2018Today\u2019 Show Appearance<\/h3>\n<p>JENNA Bush Hager\u2019s 4-year-old son Hal has joined his mother on the Today show for the first time. Jenna, 42,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\u201cCBS Cancels \u2018The Talk\u2019 After 15 Seasons as Fans Declare the Show\u2019s End \u2018Karma\u2019 and \u2018Poetic Justice\u2019\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>CBS has canceled The Talk after 15 seasons. For its final season,\u00a0The Talk\u00a0is\u00a0scheduled to end\u00a0in December. 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