NFL Playoff Bracket Scenarios 2024-25 Week 11: Full picture after Dolphins beat Rams | News, results, highlights, stats and rumours

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Football: Kansas City Chiefs Patrick Mahomes (15) in action, runs with the football against the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City, MO 11/10/2024 CREDIT: Erick W. Rasco (Photo by Erick W. Rasco/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (Set Number: X164642 TK1)

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1. Kansas City Chiefs (9-0)

3. Pittsburgh Steelers (7-2)

5. Baltimore Ravens (7-3)

6. Los Angeles Chargers (6-3)

8. Indianapolis Colts (4-6)

9. Cincinnati Bengals (4-6)

12. New England Patriots (3-7)

13. Cleveland Browns (2-7)

14. Tennessee Titans (2-7)

15. Las Vegas Raiders (2-7)

16. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-8)

Another week and another Chiefs win, although this one was anything but easy.

After narrowly escaping the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with an overtime victory in Week 9, the Chiefs survived a challenge from the division rival Denver Broncos with a 16-14 win on Sunday. The Broncos appeared to play their final drive perfectly for a game-winning Wil Lutz field goal, but Kansas City blocked it as time expired.

The win was important because it kept the two-time defending champions two games ahead of the Bills in the loss column of the AFC standings ahead of their showdown.

Buffalo and Kansas City meet in Week 11 in a potential AFC Championship Game Preview that could be the game of the year. Had the Chiefs lost to the Broncos, the Bills would have had the opportunity to take control of the race for the No. 1 seed and home court advantage with a head-to-head win.

Instead, they will have to defeat Patrick Mahomes and Co. and then still fill another game in the standings later in the season.

The Steelers also threaten in the AFC race and still face Kansas City in Week 17. Like the Chiefs, they earned a narrow victory with a 28-27 victory over the Washington Commanders that included a key defensive stop in the final two minutes.

Pittsburgh is also in the middle of a tight AFC North race and is just one game ahead of the Ravens in the loss column. Fittingly, they also face each other in a head-to-head showdown in Week 11.

Throw in a clash between a Cincinnati Bengals team trying to climb back into the wild-card race and a Chargers team holding onto one of the coveted spots, and the upcoming series of games could be a , to be remembered in AFC.