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Twitter reacts to Chiefs’ playoff-clinching Week 17 win vs. Bengals

Twitter had mixed feelings about the #Chiefs’ playoff-clinching Week 17 win over the #Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium.

The Kansas City Chiefs punched their ticket to the playoffs with their Week 17 win over the Cincinnati Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium on New Year’s Eve.

Cincinnati was without star quarterback Joe Burrow in the game, and while Kansas City’s offense had a hard time finding the end zone, its defense was able to pick up the slack and hold the Bengals to just 17 points in the contest.

Harrison Butker was the Chiefs’ leading scorer, nailing six field goals and one extra point to help lift Kansas City to victory.

While this wasn’t the most dominant performance Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes have put together, the result was ultimately a step in the right direction for the Chiefs, who have struggled to look like viable playoff contenders in recent weeks.

Fans on social media expressed their feelings about Kansas City’s latest win and didn’t hold back in making their voices heard about the team’s effort.

Check out some of Twitter’s top reactions below:

Here are the Packers’ division and playoff clinching scenarios for Week 15

The Packers can clinch the NFC North two different ways and a playoff spot five different ways in Week 15.

The Green Bay Packers have two ways of clinching the NFC North title and five ways of clinching a playoff spot in Week 15 of the 2021 season.

Obviously, clinching the division title ensures a playoff spot. So let’s start there.

The Packers will be NFC North champions if:

– Packers win or tie (vs. Ravens)
– Vikings loss or tie (vs. Bears)

The Packers play the Ravens on Sunday afternoon, while the Vikings and Bears play on Monday night, so even if Green Bay loses in Baltimore, the division can still be clinched a day later if the Bears win.

The Packers can also clinch a playoff spot in a variety of ways:

– Saints loss or tie (vs. Buccaneers) + 49ers loss (vs. Falcons)
– Saints loss or tie (vs. Buccaneers) + Eagles-Washington tie
– Saints loss or tie (vs. Buccaneers) + Rams loss (vs. Seahawks) + 49ers tie (vs. Falcons)
– 49ers loss (vs. Falcons) + Eagles-Washington tie
– Rams loss (vs. Seahawks) + 49ers tie (vs. Falcons) + Eagles-Washington tie

There you have it. Seven different ways for the Packers to book their trip to the postseason for the third straight season.

Like last week, this is all somewhat of a formality. Barring some kind of epic collapse, the Packers are going to be in the playoffs as NFC North champions. The question really is: Will Matt LaFleur’s team be the No. 1 seed? At 10-3 and in possession of the top spot, the Packers can now win out and guarantee a first-round bye and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs.

The next step comes Sunday, with a chance to win a third straight game and celebrate another division title in Baltimore.

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