{"id":17488,"date":"2025-01-07T08:37:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T08:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17488"},"modified":"2025-01-07T08:37:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T08:37:26","slug":"kansas-city-chiefs-endure-another-travel-nightmare-as-blizzard-leaves-team-stranded-in-denver-after-blowout-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17488","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Chiefs endure another travel nightmare as blizzard leaves team stranded in Denver after blowout loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Kansas<\/span>\u00a0City Chiefs&#8217; 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 class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The reigning\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Super Bowl<\/span>\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\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">more travel woes Sunday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Having\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">rested some of their key players<\/span>, including\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Patrick Mahomes<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Travis Kelce<\/span>, the Chiefs suffered a\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">humiliating shutout loss to the Broncos<\/span>, who clinched their playoff spot on the final day of the NFL regular season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"slot-perform-player\" data-id=\"perform-player\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"footballco-video-player-container4a8e48f2-a302-41ab-a0a7-10950b889522\" class=\"footballco-container footballco-desktop footballco-popup-mode\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But the Chiefs couldn&#8217;t 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 class=\"mol-para-with-font\">As a blizzard swept through the Midwest, Kansas City&#8217;s airport was locked down, preventing the Chiefs from making the return trip Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And the severe weather conditions meant the Chiefs&#8217; team bus only departed the hotel en route to the airport at around 8:30am local time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c0a4122f67bf290c\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/01\/06\/18\/93797651-0-image-a-8_1736188296001.jpg\" alt=\"The Chiefs were delayed in returning to Kansas City after their loss to the Denver Broncos\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"imageCount-2Mnr9\"><span class=\"plusSign-1IpQy\">+<\/span>2<\/div>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-2XMcO\">View gallery<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The Chiefs were delayed in returning to Kansas City after their loss to the Denver Broncos<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-929c04b2090b7cc3\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" 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=\"It comes after the reigning Super Bowl champions also suffered travel chaos Saturday\" width=\"634\" height=\"1002\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"imageCount-2Mnr9\"><span class=\"plusSign-1IpQy\">+<\/span>2<\/div>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-2XMcO\">View gallery<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">It comes after the reigning Super Bowl champions also suffered travel chaos Saturday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mol-fe-related-replace ccox\" data-track-module=\"related-replace\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-articles\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-info\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-count-wrap\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-count wocc\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">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<div class=\"connatix-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"cnx-ui-wrapper cnx-bp-xl-lit\">\n<div class=\"cnx-ui-top-bar-container cnx-bp-xl-lit\">\n<div class=\"symbol-title-group\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cnx-ad-container cnx-full-height\">\n<div class=\"cnx-ad-bid-slot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"cnx-ad-slot\">\n<div class=\"cnx-ad-slot\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">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 class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The delay comes after the Chiefs suffered more travel chaos in their attempt to make it to Denver for Sunday&#8217;s showdown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Chiefs left Kansas City four hours behind schedule<\/span>, with the winter storm leaving the team plane stranded on the runway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">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 class=\"mol-para-with-font\">According to Fox4 News, the Chiefs were originally due to leave for Denver around 2:45pm on Saturday. But it wasn&#8217;t until around 6:30pm ET when they finally set off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The storm led to &#8216;rapid ice accumulation&#8217; and forced the authorities to close the airfield at Kansas City International Airport &#8211; before the Chiefs could leave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">According to Fox4 News, the airport&#8217;s de-icing machine malfunctioned, delaying the departure of flights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Some planes, it was said, were even diverted to Omaha, Nebraska &#8211; more than 500 miles east of Denver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Kansas\u00a0City Chiefs&#8217; weekend went from bad to worse Sunday night when they were left stranded in Denver following a blowout loss to the Broncos. 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