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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs coach Andy Reid is planning to give running back Isiah Pacheco most of the week off to rest his sore ribs. Reid hasn’t decided who else will get time off before their regular-season finale in Denver. The Chiefs (15-1) already have clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs, and with it the lone first-round bye, rendering their game against the Broncos meaningless to them.

By CHARLES ODUM ATLANTA — Quinn Ewers showed off his diplomatic skills on Monday when the Texas quarterback was asked about a verbal challenge from Arizona State counterpart Sam Leavitt leading up to their College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchup. Ewers, after all, has good experience in letting his play on the field settle quarterback debates.

A local sauce slinger said business hasn’t been too hot. Merfs Condiments, which said its hot sauce could once be found in 700 restaurants and another 400 stores, will close early next year. “The product is in high demand, but I can’t make any money,” said Kelly Schexnaildre, owner of Merfs, which is named after her dog Murphy.

Sushi Sasa, which has been one of Denver’s favorite sushi restaurants for 20 years, said Monday that it has closed. Located at 2401 15th St., Sushi Sasa was owned by Wayne Conwell, who started it in 2005 after working at Sushi Den and for “Iron Chef” Masaharu Morimoto. “It has been an absolute pleasure and honor to lead Sushi Sasa for the past 20 incredible years.

Two days of hindsight and film review later, Broncos coach Sean Payton on Monday acknowledged he’s revisited his own critical decision at the end of regulation in Saturday’s overtime loss to Cincinnati. He did not say, though, that he’d have gone for two and the win rather than kicking an extra point to force overtime after Denver scored to get within 24-23 of the Bengals with eight seconds left in regulation. “Oh certainly,” Payton said when asked if he’d reconsidered since the game ended in a 30-24 Bengals victory.