After Week 14 of the NFL season, what do the standings look like in the AFC and AFC West? Where do the KC Chiefs stack up in the conference and division?
The NFL has completed 14 weeks of the regular season and the AFC playoff picture isn’t even close to being set. Multiple divisions are still up in the air and over half of the conference still has hope for a playoff run.
Week 14 featured six games involving two AFC teams, while three members of the AFC lined up against NFC teams and one team had their bye week. Seven teams came into the week with a winning record, seven teams had losing records, and two teams were at exactly 0.500.
What were the results of the games this week, and how did the standings change since last week? Here is how the AFC West standings look after Week 14:
The Las Vegas Raiders fell 17-16 to Baker Mayfield and the Los Angeles Rams. The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Denver Broncos after an up-and-down game by Patrick Mahomes. The Los Angeles Chargers beat the Miami Dolphins after a strong showing on defense.
According to FiveThirtyEight (QB Adjusted), before Week 14, the Chiefs were virtual locks to win the AFC West with a >99% chance to win the division. The Los Angeles Chargers, Denver Broncos, and Las Vegas Raiders were less than 0.1%, respectively. After Sunday, despite the win, the Chiefs still have yet to clinch the division and will do so once they win again or when the Chargers lose again.
The AFC West race is all but over. The Chiefs have moved on from the AFC West race to the #1 seed race, the Chargers have a solid chance at a wild card birth, the Raiders have a glimmer of hope but likely blew their best chance against the Rams, and the Broncos are deader than disco.