KANSAS CITY, Mo. – By sundown on Oct. 18, after the Kansas City Chiefs lost to the Minnesota Vikings to fall to 1-5, they stood five games behind the first-place Denver Broncos in the AFC West standings.
Two months later, the Chiefs are almost co-favorites along with the Broncos to win the division championship, according to ESPN Analytics. After crunching the numbers, it gives the Chiefs a 45.7 percent chance to win the AFC West.