[Sylvanfan]

Well out of no-where the Chiefs wake up and come up with 8 rushing touchdowns. If not for some 4th quarter meltdowns the Chiefs could be 5-1. Than again two years ago the Chiefs could have been a 12-4 team instead of an 8-8 team. That same year they also could have been a team that went 4-12 too. Lasts years Chief team got every break they could en-route to their 10-1 start. So it stands to reason that the breaks will go against the Chiefs this year and that they'll be closer to a 4-12 team than a 12-4 team. If the Chiefs want to entertain any thoughts of making the playoffs the following needs to happen.

They must win at least 8 of the last 10 games, but most likely 9 is what it will take so they can afford a loss to the Patriots. They must beat the Colts head to head and hope that the Colts find a way to loose two other games on their shedule. Should they manage to make this happen they will finish ahead of Indianapolis and San Diego and should be able to grab the final wild card spot in the AFC behind the Jets. I won't bank on it happening, but what the hell I can still hope can't I? As it stands the AFC playoff teams look to be in order
New England
Denver
Pittsburgh
Jacksonville
New York Jets*
Indianapolis*

It appears that San Diego, Baltimore, and Houston are the other teams that will be around .500 and could possibly challenge for the last spot.

As far as the NFC goes Philly and Minnesota look like the only two teams that want to go to the playoffs. The Giants were looking good too, but than they get beat up by Detroit at home. The Seahawks were looking good until the Rams came back on them and now they look terrible. Atlanta they also look bloody inconsistant too. Maybe they should only award the NFC 4 playoff spots and give the other two berths to AFC teams.