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Through 14 weeks of football, selecting the AFC and NFC wild card teams may be a luck of the draw. Thanks to the Cleveland Browns beating the Jacksonville Jaguars, the New York Jets upsetting the Houston Texans and the Cincinnati Bengals defeating the Indianapolis Colts — six teams are tied for the No. 6 through No. 11 spots in the AFC.
In the NFC, the Los Angeles Rams are one of four teams on the outside looking in at 6-7. The Minnesota Vikings seized control of the No. 6 seed with a 3-0 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders.
Overreactions are aplenty with all the tight playoff races this holiday season. Which ones are worth the panic from the Week 14 Sunday afternoon slate of games?
Chiefs won’t go to conference championship game
Overreaction or reality: Overreaction
After watching Patrick Mahomes implode on the sidelines, it’s easy to count the Chiefs out. Kansas City has lost three of four (rare for the Chiefs in November) and are one game ahead of Denver in the AFC West. The Chiefs had the Bills on the ropes before a Kadarius Toney penalty wiped out their chance at the comeback win (and took away Toney’s touchdown). That’s the second loss in four weeks thanks to a bonehead play by a wide receiver.
This wide receiver group isn’t good enough for Mahomes, who is clearly frustrated this offense can’t score points. The Chiefs have never played a road playoff game under Mahomes and that seems all but assured this year. Kansas City is just one game up on the final playoff spot, yet alone the division.
The Chiefs may end up with just one home playoff game. Even though Kansas City is struggling, hard to count out any team coached by Andy Reid and quarterbacked by Mahomes. Things are poor in Kansas City, but Reid and Mahomes deserve the benefit of the doubt.
The NFC South champion should open the playoffs on the road
Overreaction or reality: Overreaction
There’s no secret how bad…
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Author : Jeff Kerr
Publish date : 2023-12-11 01:05:50
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