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Chiefs playoff picture: Why Kansas City faces tough AFC wild-card race after fading in AFC West
The Chiefs are on track to not win the AFC West for the first time in 10 years, but relying on a wild-card playoff berth isn't a given, either.
The Chiefs and Broncos met for the first time this year on Sunday, as Denver squeaked out another fourth-quarter comeback. Meanwhile, Los Angeles lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars in a blowout, 35-6, snapping its three-game winning streak.
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs saw their AFC West hopes take a hit after an 22-19 road loss to the first-place Denver Broncos, decided by a game-winning field goal.
The Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks are even teams with two of the best defenses in the NFL. The Rams took a one-game lead over Seattle in the NFC West after holding on for a 21-19 victory when Jason Myers missed a 61-yard field goal try as time expired.
NFL teams have authored some impressive streaks since the league expanded to 32 teams in 2002, but the Chiefs’ stretch of nine consecutive AFC W
A loaded NFL schedule produced results that didn’t reveal much that wasn’t already known. These are not the same Kansas City Chiefs who’ve owned the AFC West for nine seasons.
NFL picks, predictions for Week 11: Chiefs beat Broncos in AFC West chase; Patriots' winning streak keeps rolling originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. We are at what seems like the fifth "back against the wall" moment for the Kansas City Chiefs.