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Per ESPN: Entering this season, 989 teams in the Super Bowl era had started 5-5 or worse through 10 games. Just 89 of those teams (9%) went on to make the postseason, and only two made the Super Bowl. The lone team to win the Super Bowl was the 2001 Patriots.
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid assigned blame after the fifth loss of the year in a tough outcome against the Denver Broncos.
In late afternoon games, the Denver Broncos delivered a gut punch to the Chiefs' division title chances by knocking off Kansas City, 22-19. The biggest difference between the two teams is that the Broncos have been clutch this year and the Chiefs haven't.
The current 7th seed is the Jacksonville Jaguars, who are 6-4 after thrashing the Los Angeles Chargers at home. The Chiefs are close to them, but they're also behind the 8th-seeded Houston Texans, who have found a way to win their last two games without C.J. Stroud.
There’s a real chance the Chiefs won’t get a home playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium this season, and quarterback Patrick Mahomes knows that. He thinks it’s going to be “tough” for the Chiefs to snag their 10th consecutive AFC West title.
After a 22-19 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Kansas City is facing an uphill climb to simply make the playoffs.
The Chargers were thrown a lifeline by a division rival just hours after being embarrassed by another AFC foe.
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2025 NFL playoff picture: Ranking AFC wild-card contenders, from feisty Chargers to choppy Chiefs
The 2025 NFL season is more than halfway complete with Week 10 in the books and Week 11 already upon us. The playoff picture isn't finalized, but it's certainly taking shape as we near the home stretch.