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Chiefs confront uncertainty about seeding as NFL’s final regular-season weekend arrives

The Buffalo Bills players pray for teammate Damar Hamlin during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
The Buffalo Bills players pray for teammate Damar Hamlin during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) AP

It’s a regular-season finish like no other in the NFL.

As the Chiefs prepare to kick off Week 18 with a Saturday afternoon game at the Las Vegas Raiders, there’s much uncertainty about how to end the season (and seed the AFC’s top teams for the playoffs). This, after Monday’s Bills-at-Bengals game was suspended when Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest in the first quarter.

On today’s episode of The Star’s SportsBeat KC podcast, our Chiefs beat writers and columnists break down not only the Chiefs-Raiders game, but also the NFL’s broader options. Will Buffalo and Cincinnati resume their suspended game?

The Chiefs would clinch the top seed in the AFC playoffs if they win Saturday and the Bills and Bengals don’t resume Monday’s game. Meanwhile, this week’s been filled with Chiefs news and injury updates.

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Chiefs share emotions after Damar Hamlin injury: “I was praying for him all night.”

This story was originally published January 5, 2023 at 12:07 PM.

Blair Kerkhoff
The Kansas City Star
Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
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