Four stats that will decide the AFC Championship

By Matt Conner | Jan 25, 2023

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JANUARY 21: Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs takes the field prior to the AFC Divisional Playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Arrowhead Stadium on January 21, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images) /

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KANSAS CITY, MO – JANUARY 01: L’Jarius Sneed #38 of the Kansas City Chiefs returns a fourth quarter interception against the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium on January 1, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images) /

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That is the turnover ratio for the last three games between the Chiefs and Bengals. We’ll let you guess which team has three and which has only one.

Herein lies a real challenge for the Chiefs, who have struggled with this all season long. The Chiefs might have won 14 games, but their turnover differential was -3 on the year and only 9 teams in the entire NFL were worse than that on the season. By comparison, the other three teams remaining in the postseason posted the following turnover differential on the year:

Bengals, +6
49ers, +13
Eagles, +8

Can the Chiefs put all of that behind them and force Joe Burrow into a bad throw or two? The odds are against them based on the year’s experience, but a young secondary is coming into its own and that could be a nice development for K.C.

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