Even though the Kansas City Chiefs suffered a blowout loss to the Denver Broncos with him under center, Carson Wentz made one thing clear to Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes ahead of the 2025 NFL playoffs.

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has given his thoughts on how Carson Wentz fared in the loss to the Denver Broncos.

Jokes aside, Wentz's performance on the field was going to be the real audition. He signed a one-year, $3.325 million contract with Kansas City that expires at the end of the season. For the sake of his next contract, the former Super Bowl champion will hope that his start against the Broncos makes a better impression than his outfit.

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Although Wentz had a rough outing to close out the regular season, he believes the experience could come in handy come playoff time.

Stirring the hopes of Philadelphia fans that the franchise might finally be en route to winning its first Super Bowl, Carson Wentz that season threw for 33 touchdowns and 3,296 yards with just seven interceptions. He stoked the Eagles to an 11-2 start on his way to finishing third in NFL MVP voting.

The Chiefs will start backup Carson Wentz at quarterback on Sunday in Denver in a game that means nothing to Kansas City, which has already clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs, but could mean everything to the Broncos.

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Carson Wentz has reflected on his first start of the year in the blowout loss to the Denver Broncos.

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix, right, rolls out of the pocket against the Kansas City Chiefs during the teams’ NFL Week 18 game at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. Isaiah J. Downing Imagn Images

The Kansas City Chiefs are set to give starting quarterback Patrick Mahomes some much-needed time off in Week 18 as the team prepares for the AFC playoffs later this month. Veteran signal-caller Carson Wentz is set to see his first meaningful action under center