The Chiefs are the current No. 3 seed comiing out of their Week 16 game at the Bears. Here are the scenarios for them to finish right where they are or move to No. 2 or No. 4:
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NFL playoff picture: How the Chiefs get the AFC’s No. 2 seed
If the Chiefs win out to get to 12-4, the best they can do is No. 2 behind the clinched No. 1 Ravens. For that to happen, they need to beat the Chargers at home in Week 17 while the Patriots (12-3), whom they beat, lose to the Dolphins
How the Chiefs keep the AFC’s No. 3 seed
If the Chiefs win out to get to 12-4 and the Patriots win in Week 17 to get to 13-3, the Chiefs would stay right where they are.
The Chiefs can also lose to drop to 11-5 and stay at No. 3 behind the Ravens and Patriots, but in that case, they would need the Texans, to whom they lost, to lose to the Titans in Week 17 to be 10-6.
How the Chiefs drop to the AFC’s No. 4 seed
The Chiefs losing to the Chargers and the Texans beating the Titans in Week 17 would do this.
