The Kansas City Chiefs are in the playoffs, that we know for sure. What’s left to be decided is where they finish in the AFC seedings and who will they play? That will be determined around 6:30 this evening after their game with Oakland wraps up and San Diego and Denver conclude.
Here’s a look at the AFC playoff race from the NFL
ALREADY IN:
New England — AFC East and a first-round bye
Cincinnati — AFC North
Denver — playoff berth
Kansas City — playoff berth
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (at Miami)
New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with: NE win or tie OR DEN loss or tie
DENVER BRONCOS (vs. San Diego)
Denver clinches AFC West division with: DEN win or tie OR KC loss or tie
Denver clinches a first-round bye with: DEN win OR, DEN tie + CIN loss or tie OR, KC loss or tie + CIN loss
Denver clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs: DEN win + NE loss
CINCINNATI BENGALS (vs. Baltimore)
Cincinnati clinches a first-round bye with: CIN win + DEN loss or tie OR CIN tie + DEN loss OR DEN loss + KC win
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (vs. Oakland)
Kansas City clinches AFC West division with: KC win + DEN loss
NEW YORK JETS (at Buffalo)
The New York Jets clinch a playoff spot with: NYJ win or tie OR PIT loss or tie
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (at Cleveland)
Pittsburgh clinches a playoff spot with: PIT win + NYJ loss
HOUSTON TEXANS (vs. Jacksonville)
Houston clinches AFC South division with: HOU win or tie OR IND loss or tie OR HOU clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over IND or clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over IND
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (vs. Tennessee)
Indianapolis clinches AFC South division with: IND win + HOU loss + IND ties HOU in strength of victory tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over HOU