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Chiefs clinched playoff berth after Week 13 victory over Raiders

The Kansas City #Chiefs clinched a playoff berth after their Week 13 victory over the Las Vegas #Raiders on Black Friday.

The Kansas City Chiefs guaranteed their spot in the AFC playoffs after securing a Week 13 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Black Friday.

The Chiefs seemed destined to lose their matchup against Las Vegas after Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell led a heroic two-minute drill that got his team in field goal range facing a two-point deficit.

But, when rookie center Jackson Powers-Johnson botched a snap to O’Connell with 15 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, Kansas City’s defense made the most of its opportunity to close out the game.

Star linebacker Nick Bolton lept on the ball, and the Chiefs took possession after the referees called a controversial penalty that Kansas City had the option to decline.

This was among the Chiefs’ sloppiest wins in a season that has seen the defending Super Bowl champions stack victories seemingly against all odds.

With its spot in the playoffs now secured, Kansas City officially controls its own destiny in the race to earn the AFC’s No. 1 seed, and a coveted bye in the Wild Card round.

Here’s how Chiefs can clinch AFC West, playoff berth in Week 15

The #Chiefs can clinch the AFC West division title in Week 15, but if they somehow don’t there are also a few ways for them to clinch just a playoff berth.

The Kansas City Chiefs didn’t clinch the AFC West division title last week, but they’ll have an opportunity to do so again in Week 15.

This time around there are three different clinching scenarios for the AFC West title. The Chiefs only need one of the following things to happen in Week 15 in order to clinch the AFC West for the seventh consecutive season.

  1. Chiefs win over Texans OR
  2. Chargers loss to Packers OR
  3. Chiefs tie and Chargers tie.

If Kansas City clinches the AFC West, they’ll become the first team in division history to ever win the division seven times in a row.

While clinching the AFC West division is the likeliest scenario for the Chiefs this week, there are also three different ways that the team can simply clinch a playoff berth. All of those would start with a K.C. and Houston tie in Week 15.

  1. Chiefs tie + Jets loss + Patriots loss OR
  2. Chiefs tie + Dolphins loss + Patriots loss + Jets tie OR
  3. Chiefs tie + Dolphins loss + Jets loss + Patriots tie

All these different outcomes would at least mean that Kansas City clinches a wild card spot. A tie wouldn’t be a good outcome for their chances at the No. 1 seed. They need to keep pace with the Buffalo Bills and hope they lose one more game in order to secure that first-round bye week. Frankly, it wouldn’t look too good for the Chiefs’ hopes of a successful playoff run to have a tie against a one-win Texans team either. The best-case scenario is that the team takes care of business on the road in Houston and secures another AFC West division title.

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Chiefs clinch playoff berth, win AFC West for 6th consecutive season

The #Chiefs have won the AFC West for the 6th consecutive season, making some NFL and franchise history in the process.

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The Kansas City Chiefs took care of business in Week 16, defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 36-10. As a result, they’ve become the first AFC team to punch their ticket to the playoffs and they solidified their place as AFC West division winners for the 2021 NFL season.

All the team needed to do in order to clinch a playoff berth this week was to come away with the win and they did just that, despite being down several players due to COVID-19. This marks the seventh consecutive season that Kansas City has made it to the playoffs, breaking the franchise record set by Marty Schottenheimer’s Chiefs squad in the ’90s. This is also the longest active streak of playoff appearances in the NFL today.

Another impressive feat for the good guys today: This marks the fourth consecutive season that a Patrick Mahomes-led Chiefs team has gone to the playoffs. They’ve never missed the playoffs since No. 15 has been the team’s starting quarterback.

With some help from the Houston Texans, who defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 34-24 in Week 16, the Chiefs have also won the AFC West for the sixth consecutive season. It’s also good for the longest active streak in the NFL today. This is the first time in the history of the AFC West division that a team has won the division for six consecutive seasons. Each of the Broncos (2011-2015) and Raiders (1972-1976) has seen five consecutive wins, but Kansas City gets another piece of NFL history with this win.

In addition to all of the clinching done today, the Chiefs did keep their hold over the No. 1 seed in the AFC conference with a victory. They still control their own destiny, but they have no room for error in the final two weeks of the season. The Tennessee Titans are just one game back and hold a tiebreaker over Kansas City should they finish with the same record.

These accomplishments serve as a stark reminder that we’re living through the golden era of Chiefs football and that we best enjoy it. Teams like this don’t come around very often in the NFL.

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AFC Playoff Picture: Chiefs get favorable outcomes during bye week

The AFC Playoff Picture is coming together and the bye week didn’t hurt the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Kansas City Chiefs got some favorable outcomes in the AFC Playoff Picture while their players rested during the Week 10 bye week. A number of AFC contenders dropped games this week. At the same time, the Las Vegas Raiders continue to gain ground on the AFC West. They’re just two games back from Kansas City, making Week 11 that much more crucial for the Chiefs.