The KC dynasty is over

[PatsFanNH]

Let’s wait for 2 bad years before we say anything is over.. 

[HappyDays]

2 hours ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:

Chiefs will hold the tie breaker over the Chargers as long as they of course beat the Chargers this week. That means they would need the Chargers to lose 2 of their final 3 games. Still not out of the realm of possibility with Dallas, Houston and Denver. 

 

I've played around with the playoff machine. Chargers need one of these two scenarios to occur to get in over the Chiefs:

 

1) Beat Chiefs OR Broncos

2) Beat Cowboys AND Texans

 

Broncos are going to play kingmaker in the AFC. They play the Chiefs in week 17 and the Chargers in week 18. The outcome of those games will very likely decide the playoff picture from top to bottom.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

19 minutes ago, Walking Tall said:

They probably won’t make the playoffs this season but the Chiefs are a long way from not being relevant and a threat.

Been checking midwest corrections agencies for dates of upcoming paroles, have ye now? 🤔

[TheFunPolice]

IMO the most likely scenario is this:

 

Chiefs win out to finish 10-7

Broncos rest everyone in week 18, lose to LA and LA gets in over the Chiefs. 

 

Much whining ensues in national sports media about the "better team" being left out. 

 

Last night's Eagles/Chargers game was enormous. Had LA lost with that battering Herbert took and their upcoming schedule I would have put it better than 50/50 the Chiefs get in. 

 

Now I would put it less than 10%. Almost all because the Chargers will be playing a Broncos team that can tank that game to keep KC out. 

 

KC fans should hope Denver loses a game or two so that they need to play to win week 18. 

 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by TheFunPolice

[Gregg]

25 minutes ago, TheFunPolice said:

IMO the most likely scenario is this:

 

Chiefs win out to finish 10-7

Broncos rest everyone in week 18, lose to LA and LA gets in over the Chiefs. 

 

Much whining ensues in national sports media about the "better team" being left out. 

 

Last night's Eagles/Chargers game was enormous. Had LA lost with that battering Herbert took and their upcoming schedule I would have put it better than 50/50 the Chiefs get in. 

 

Now I would put it less than 10%. Almost all because the Chargers will be playing a Broncos team that can tank that game to keep KC out. 

 

KC fans should hope Denver loses a game or two so that they need to play to win week 18. 

 

 

 

Denver does play GB this Sunday. Even though it's a Broncos home game that will still be a tough game to win.

[TheFunPolice]

KC fans would want Denver to lose enough that they need to care week 18 and play, but not too much that NE or BUF overtakes them for the #1 seed before week 18 kicks off.

 

IMO the most likely outcome is KC wins out but DEN throws the week 18 game to keep them out. 

 

This all shows how thin the margin is in the NFL and the importance of every game and every snap. During the Bills/Bengals game the talk was "they're wasting Allen!" but then Benford's pick 6 swung things. 

 

Instead of it being 35-25 a handful of plays later with something like 2:50 left to play it's an epic comeback for the Bills and Beane was right all along because they are going to go on and win the Super Bowl this year. 

 

It's crazy to think that if Burrow just ate the sack on that play we might be on the outside looking in right now for the playoffs. 

 

Edited 35 minutes ago by TheFunPolice