AFC West

Kansas City Chiefs 7-4

Kansas City is not the wagon it was last year but they will scare whoever they play in the playoffs. Their offense isn’t as explosive and they’ve had some tough injuries to deal with all season. They struggle to stop the run. They could have lost to the Chargers in Mexico City if Philip Rivers wasn’t intent on passing the ball to Kansas City all the time. They could still run the table and make things interesting when it comes to the bye.

Remaining Schedule: Raiders, @Patriots, Broncos, @Bears, Chargers

Oakland Raiders 6-4

Remaining Games: @Jets, @Chiefs, Titans, Jaguars, @Chargers, Broncos

The Raiders could realistically — and should be — 7-4 coming into their game against the Chiefs in Kansas City. No one thought they would be where they are right now. Even if the Raiders were to lose that game and drop to 7-5 a 2-2 record in their final four games could put them in position for a wild card.

Projected Finishes and Seeding next . . .