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The Chiefs still sell. So does their season of desperation.

Sunday's game between Kansas City and Denver drew, on average, 28.89 million viewers, according to CBS. The game, which went down to the wire, saw the Broncos move to 9-2 with a 22-19 victory over the Chiefs.

The Chiefs-Broncos game started 20 minutes after an NFC West showdown between the Seahawks and Rams, which was regionally televised by Fox. With that game available in the L.A. market, millions more were likely watching NFL action during that same general window.

The loss in Denver makes it very difficult for the 5-5 Chiefs to win the AFC West for the tenth straight season. Given a schedule that includes upcoming games against the Colts, Cowboys, Texans, and Broncos, it also raises the once-inconceivable possibility that the three-time-defending conference champions won't even qualify for the seven-team AFC playoff field.

The Chiefs are currently in a three-way with the Ravens and Texans for the No. 8 seed, one game behind the 6-4 Jaguars. And Jacksonville holds the head-to-head tiebreaker with the Chiefs.

Which means that, when the dust finally settles on the 2025 season, there's a chance the Chiefs will end up going home thanks to the crazy play at the end of the Week 6 Monday night game, when Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence fell down, got up, fell down again, got up again, and scored the game-winning touchdown.

The Browns announced a pair of roster moves on Tuesday afternoon.

They placed cornerback Dom Jones on injured reserve and waived wide receiver Kaden Davis. They did not make any corresponding additions to their active roster.

Jones injured his knee in Sunday's loss to the Ravens. Jones shuttled between the practice squad and active roster after signing with the team as an undrafted free agent in April.

Jones had five tackles while appearing on defense and special teams in five games.

Davis appeared in two games this season and returned one kickoff for 28 yards. He also appeared in one game last season and returned three kickoffs.

The Cardinals are changing punters.

After five games, the Cardinals waived Pat O'Donnell on Tuesday. The team also released linebacker Jared Bartlett from the active roster and defensive lineman Anthony Goodlow from the practice squad.

The team signed Bartlett to the active roster before Sunday's loss to the 49ers.

The Cardinals did not announce a new punter.

They signed O'Donnell after placing Blake Gillikin on injured reserve with a back injury. In his five games, O'Donnell averaged 42.2 yards per punt with a net average of 36.2 yards. Three of his 12 punts landed inside the 20.

He had a punt blocked and recovered for a touchdown against the Cowboys.

Gillikin averaged 51.7 yards per punt.

The punter also serves as the holder for Chad Ryland's kicking attempts.

The Cardinals host the Jaguars on Sunday.