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For the first time since 2014, the Kansas City Chiefs will miss the NFL playoffs after being eliminated Sunday in stunning fashion.
The Chiefs have two things playing in their favor as they try to put themselves firmer in the AFC playoff race.
The Kansas City Chiefs were eliminated from the playoffs and lost Patrick Mahomes for the season last week against the Chargers, and now head to Tennessee to ta
Reigning AFC champs can be officially ousted from playoff consideration in Week 15 if just a few outcomes don't go their way.
Mahomes was down and in pain for several minutes and eventually had to be helped into the locker room by the training staff. Gardner Minshew entered in his place and played out the final drive for the Chiefs, only to be intercepted on his final pass attempt of the game, sealing both the loss and the Chiefs' fate.
So, the rarity: There are only four other teams in the NFL who have reached at least a 45% win probability in the fourth quarter in at least 13 of their 14 games this season: the Broncos, Seahawks, Rams and Patriots. Their combined record is 46-12.
The Kansas City Chiefs have officially been eliminated from postseason contention following their loss Sunday to the Los Angeles Chargers, bringing to a conclusion a streak of 10 straight playoff berths -- the second-longest postseason run in NFL history.
Although their reign atop the AFC West is over, the Chiefs' playoff hopes aren't officially dead yet. At 6-7, the Chiefs will need quite a few things to go their way down the stretch if they want to make the postseason, which explains why our SportsLine projection is giving them just a 9.1% chance of getting in. Patrick Mahomes can do that math.
The Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans will face off on Sunday night, with the Chiefs well into must-win territory at this point in the season.
With a 6–7 record and four games left, Kansas City Chiefs must win out and get help — their playoff path is narrow, but not impossible.
The NFL has announced that they have punished a member of the Los Angeles Chargers secondary room following Week 15.