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Week 16 NFL Playoff Picture: AFC, NFC Bracket Scenarios After Saturday's Games

Week 16 continued on Saturday with the Kansas City Chiefs beating the Houston Texans 27-19 and the Baltimore Ravens dispatching the Pittsburgh Steelers 34-17.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw for 260 yards and a touchdown and rushed for one more score to lead Kansas City to an NFL-best 14-1 record.

In the nightcap, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson threw for 207 yards and three scores while Derrick Henry accounted for 189 total yards to pull Baltimore even with Pittsburgh at 10-5 atop the AFC North.

With the Los Angeles Chargers beating the Denver Broncos 34-27 to start the week, the AFC playoff picture got a little more clarity as the regular season starts nearing its end.