After a much-needed bye, the Chiefs are set to face the Jacksonville Jaguars in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.
On the other side of the bracket are the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals who narrowly won their games over division rivals during wild card weekend. That means if the Chiefs beat the Jaguars, a team they’ve lost to this season will be waiting for them in the AFC Championship Game.
Here’s a look at who the Chiefs could play in the AFC title game, with implied probabilities added based on Tipico NFL odds at time of publish:
(4) JAX at (1) KC | (3) CIN at (2) BUF | Chiefs play… | Probability* |
Jaguars | Bengals | Eliminated | 6.08% |
Jaguars | Bills | Eliminated | 12.92% |
Chiefs | Bengals | Bengals | 25.28% |
Chiefs | Bills | Bills | 53.72% |
Before we get too ahead of ourselves, let’s look at all the divisional-round matchups.