This means that if the Bengals win on Monday night, the Chiefs will control their own destiny for the No. If the Bills (now with a 46% chance at the bye) win their final two games (on the road against the Bengals on Monday night and against the New England Patriots at home) they’ll claim the top seed.īut if the Chiefs beat the Raiders on Saturday, a single Buffalo loss confers the bye to Kansas City. Getting a first-round byeīuffalo and Cincinnati are the only teams that can deny Kansas City the top seed. The Buffalo Bills have a 19% chance and the Philadelphia Eagles are tied with Kansas City at 16% - while the San Francisco 49ers (14%) and the Cincinnati Bengals (10%) trail the Chiefs. They have a 41% chance to win the single AFC bye and a 16% chance to win Super Bowl LVII. The big pictureĪs it stands right now, the Chiefs have clinched a playoff berth and locked up the AFC West. More details about how it works are included at the end of the article. As always, we'll use the New York Times playoff calculator to help us figure out what to expect.
Let's take a look at the team's current playoff picture. The Kansas City Chiefs now stand 13-3 after their 27-24 victory over the Denver Broncos on New Year’s Day.įor Kansas City, one regular-season game remains: a road game against the Las Vegas Raiders (6-10) that will now be played at 3:30 (Arrowhead Time) on Saturday.
