If the Kansas City Chiefs were in the NFC East, they would have an eight-game lead over the Washington Football Team and Dallas Cowboys -- nine over the New York Giants. The division race would have been over before Thanksgiving.
But the Chiefs aren't even in the same conference, and the Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints and every other NFC team with a winning record is in a different division. Like it or not, the Cowboys, Giants or Washington will be in the 2020 NFL playoffs.