Sport replace: With their victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas Day, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs have locked up the highest seed within the AFC. Not solely do the Chiefs have the lone first-round bye within the AFC, however the convention playoffs run via GEHA Discipline at Arrowhead Stadium.
The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs are coming off arguably their finest efficiency of the season, final Saturday’s 27-19 win over the Houston Texans.
Whereas Sunday’s win by the Buffalo Payments over the New England Patriots denied the Chiefs a shot at clinching the highest seed within the AFC — and the lone first-round bye within the NFL Playoffs — the Chiefs can provide themselves fairly the Christmas present this Wednesday in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Or the Payments might give them that very same present over the weekend.
Right here is how Kansas Metropolis can clinch the No. 1 seed within the AFC in Week 17.
Chiefs No. 1 seed clinching situations
Merely put, a win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas Day clinches the highest seed within the convention, in addition to the first-round bye and home-field benefit all through the playoffs. The Chiefs are teed up.
Nonetheless, Kansas Metropolis can nonetheless clinch the highest spot within the convention in Week 17 with a loss to Pittsburgh on Wednesday. A Payments loss or tie in opposition to the New York Jets on Sunday could be sufficient for Kansas Metropolis to clinch the highest spot within the AFC.
AFC standings getting into Week 17
1. y-Kansas Metropolis Chiefs (14-1)
2. y-Buffalo Payments (12-3)
3. x-Pittsburgh Steelers (10-5, 7-3 AFC)
4. y-Houston Texans (9-6)
5. x-Baltimore Ravens (10-5, 6-4 AFC)
6. Los Angeles Chargers (9-6, wins over DEN)*
7. Denver Broncos (9-6, losses to LA)*
8. Indianapolis Colts (7-8, 6-5 AFC, win over MIA)*
9. Miami Dolphins (7-8, 5-5 AFC, loss to IND)*
10. Cincinnati Bengals (7-8, 4-6 AFC)*
11. New York Jets (4-11) — eradicated
12. Cleveland Browns (3-12, 3-7 AFC. win over JAX) — eradicated
13. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-12, win over TEN, 3-7 AFC, loss to CLE) — eradicated
14. Tennessee Titans (3-12, 3-7 AFC) — eradicated
15. Las Vegas Raiders (3-12, 3-8) — eradicated
16. New England Patriots (3-12, 2-8) — eradicated
Groups with an asterisk (*) have been eradicated from divisional competition
Groups with an (x) have clinched a playoff spot
Groups with a (y) have clinched their division
