Even though we've been living this season for nearly three months now, I still can't believe that I'm writing about the Kansas City Chiefs playoff-clinching scenarios in November. What a season.
So, here we go. The scenarios that would clinch the Chiefs a playoff spot:
1) KC win + SD loss or tie + TEN loss or tie + NYJ loss + BAL loss OR
2) KC win + SD loss or tie + TEN loss or tie + MIA loss + NE loss OR
3) KC win + SD loss or tie + TEN loss or tie + NYJ/MIA tie OR
4) KC win + SD loss or tie + TEN loss or tie + BAL/PIT tie OR
5) KC win + SD loss or tie + MIA loss + NE loss + BAL/PIT tie OR
6) KC win + SD loss or tie + MIA/NYJ tie + BAL/PIT tie OR
7) KC win + TEN loss or tie + MIA/NYJ tie + BAL/PIT tie
The notable games for the Chiefs this week are: Titans-Colts, Ravens-Steelers, Dolphins-Jets, Bengals-Chargers, Patriots-Texans.
The Broncos are also one of three teams along with the Chiefs who can clinch a playoff spot this weekend (the Seahawks being the third). Here are the Broncos playoff scenarios:
1) DEN win + SD loss or tie + TEN loss or tie + NYJ loss + BAL loss OR
2) DEN win + SD loss or tie + TEN loss or tie + BAL/PIT tie OR
3) DEN win + SD loss or tie + TEN loss or tie + MIA/NYJ tie OR
4) DEN win + SD loss or tie + BAL/PIT tie + MIA/NYJ tie OR
5) DEN win + TEN loss or tie + BAL/PIT tie + MIA/NYJ tie