Chiefs and Bills Locked in Exciting Race for 1st-Round Bye

How can the Chiefs clinch the top seed in Week 16?
In Week 17, the Chiefs will clinch the No. 1 seed with either a Christmas day win over the Steelers or a Bills loss to the Jets on Sunday. Chiefs result: The Chiefs beat the Texans 27-19 to improve to 14-1.
Here are the Chiefs’ clinching scenarios for the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs
Should the Chiefs, 14-1, get the top seed in the AFC playoff field, they potentially could play two more games at Arrowhead Stadium. More importantly, they’d also get a bye in the first round of the postseason.
AFC No. 1 Seed Playoff Scenarios: Chiefs and Bills Locked in Exciting Race for First-Round Bye
Entering Week 16, three teams remained in the mix for the AFC’s No. 1 seed in the NFL playoffs. However, that fell to two after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Houston Texans. Now, the Chiefs (14-1) and Buffalo Bills (12-3) still harbor hopes of avoiding Wild Card Weekend altogether.
Chiefs Win, Steelers Eliminated From No. 1 Seed Contention
As the Pittsburgh Steelers focus on Baltimore on Saturday night, the Kansas City Chiefs turn their attention to Buffalo’s home game against New England on Sunday.
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The Buffalo Bills were two games behind the Chiefs for the one seed heading into the day while the Steelers were a game back of the Bills for the two seed. Houston was one game be
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