With Chargers loss, Chiefs one step closer to AFC West title and top seed
The Chiefs moved a step closer to a third straight AFC West championship without playing on Saturday, and their playoff prospects got another favorable outcome on Sunday afternoon.
The Chiefs and Chargers entered the weekend with 11-3 records, the best in the AFC. But the Chargers fell to the Baltimore Ravens 22-10 on Saturday night, leaving the Chiefs with the AFC’s best record, at least for a day.
As the Chiefs prepared to meet the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday Night Football, the team with the next best record in the AFC, the Houston Texans, lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 32-30.
The losses by the Chargers and Texans mean that a Chiefs’ victory at Seattle assures them the best record in the AFC and as the No. 1 seed home field advantage throughout the playoffs.
The Chiefs also will win the AFC West and be the No. 1 seed if they lose to the Seahawks and beat the Oakland Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium in Week 17.
This story was originally published December 22, 2018 at 10:53 PM.