Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs and AFC West
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The Kansas City Chiefs find themselves in unfamiliar territory following a tough Week 11 loss to the Denver Broncos.
The Kansas City Chiefs now sit at 5-5 following their Week 11 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Here's where the Chiefs sit in the NFL power rankings of experts going into Week 12.
The Denver Broncos beat the now 5-5 Kansas City Chiefs 22-19, and have a commanding lead in the AFC West. Colin Cowherd asks if the Chiefs are in any danger of missing the playoffs.
The Denver Broncos took a commanding lead in the AFC West with their 22-19 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. With the Broncos sitting at 9-2, they have a game-and-a-half lead over the Los Angeles Chargers, who hold the tiebreaker, and a 4.5-game lead over the Chiefs.
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Forget winning the AFC West. Mahomes and Chiefs in danger of missing playoffs after loss to Broncos
Sunday’s 22-19 loss to the Broncos on Wil Lutz’s 35-yard field goal as time expired makes a record-tying 10th straight division crown a long shot. The Chiefs are currently out of playoff position; they haven’t missed the postseason since 2014.
Mahomes and Kansas City managed to score 13 points in the second half, but it wasn’t good enough because the Broncos’ offense woke up, too. In the end, Kansas City’s defense couldn’t get one last stop, and the much-criticized Nix outplayed his counterpart when it mattered most.
The Chiefs have won the AFC West nine straight years. Now they’re on the verge of missing the postseason entirely.