PITTSBURGH -- The Kansas City Chiefs have received a first-round playoff bye before, but Patrick Mahomes said they've never needed it quite like this season.
The Chiefs clinched the AFC's top playoff seed, which means they'll get the first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, by beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 29-10 on Wednesday to reach 15-1.
"It's just going to be nice getting guys healthy,'' said Mahomes, who was 29-of-38 for 320 yards and three touchdowns. "I think this was the earliest [regular-season] bye I've ever had just in general.