‘Tis the season … for power rankings. With just three games to play, the playoff picture is sharpening into focus and contending teams are jockeying for position. Each week, some teams are clinching playoff bids, others are being eliminated from postseason contention, and 10 months after Super Bowl LIV, the defending champion Chiefs are still on top.
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1. Kansas City Chiefs (12–1)
Last week: Win at Miami 33–27
Next week: at New Orleans
The Chiefs got off to a slow start, Patrick Mahomes turned the ball over three times—and the best team in football still earned a road win against a good conference opponent to clinch the AFC West for the fifth straight year.