{"id":645387,"date":"2025-12-10T13:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T12:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=645387"},"modified":"2025-12-10T13:28:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T12:28:17","slug":"kansas-city-chiefs-scenarios-odds-to-clinch-spot-in-2025-26-nfl-postseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/kansas-city-chiefs-scenarios-odds-to-clinch-spot-in-2025-26-nfl-postseason\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Chiefs Scenarios and Odds to Clinch a Spot in the 2025\u201326 NFL Postseason"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The last time the Kansas City Chiefs didn&rsquo;t make the playoffs was in the 2024 NFL season, when they finished second in the AFC West with a 9-7 record. It&rsquo;s been 10 straight seasons that KC has figured in the postseason, but that streak is currently in grave danger.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Presently, the Chiefs are 6-7 with four games still left to play. Not only have they not been in such a position for a long time, but this has also never happened since Patrick Mahomes took over as the team&rsquo;s starting quarterback. In fact, in his eighth season as the starter, Mahomes has yet to miss the playoffs.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Finding themselves in a real hole, here, we take a look at how the Chiefs can still make it to the postseason and the odds they have of still progressing.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Are the Chiefs&rsquo; Odds of Qualifying for the Playoffs?<\/h2><p>Frankly speaking, the odds for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chiefs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Chiefs<\/a> to make the playoffs are not great at all. Last week&rsquo;s loss to the Houston Texans has further dented the team&rsquo;s chances of trying to win another Lombardi Trophy.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Below is a representation of the Chiefs&rsquo; chances to progress to the postseason as per the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>official NFL website<\/a><\/strong>, along with their odds as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/go-FanDuel-prono-us-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>sourced from FanDuel<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Playoff Chances&nbsp;(Current)<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Playoff Chances&nbsp;(Win)<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Playoff Chances&nbsp;(Loss)<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Odds<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Kansas City Chiefs<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">19%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Less than 1%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/go-FanDuel-prono-us-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>+530<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><p>As per the NFL website, the Chiefs currently hold just a 12% chance of progressing, and a win over the Chargers in <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Week 15<\/a> will increase their chances to only 19%. However, a loss in any game hereon will almost certainly mean that they miss the playoffs for the first time since 2014.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Looking to carry Sunday's defensive efforts into Week 15. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PIgoOTKvPz\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/PIgoOTKvPz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chiefs\/status\/1998453524405825566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>December 9, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"MvpBookmakerTable\" >\n          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Must be 21+ in most jurisdictions, but 18+ in DC, KY, and WY. Offer is valid only in eligible regulated states\/jurisdictions and not available in AR; void where prohibited. First online real-money wager only; cashed-out or bonus-funded bets are excluded.            <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n            \n\n\n\n<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scenarios for Kansas City to Make the Postseason<\/h2><p>The path to the postseason is a rather complicated one for the 4-time Super Bowl Champions. A lot has to go exactly in their favor for them to progress to the next stage. With a 6-7 record, the Chiefs find themselves tenth in the AFC, with the Colts and Ravens ahead of them for the final wild-card spot.&nbsp;<\/p><p>First and foremost, the Chiefs have to win all of their remaining games, which is going to be a tough task, considering they face the Chargers and the Broncos in 2 of those games. With the AFC West top spot no longer a possibility, the Chiefs can only go through via a wild-card spot. The main problem is that they have lost to the Chargers, Bills, and Texans, all three teams currently occupying the wild-card positions.&nbsp;<\/p><p>But, even if Kansas City wins its matchup against the Chargers, evening out their head-to-head at 1-1, the Chiefs would need the Chargers and the Colts to lose as well. The Chargers are currently 9-4, but they have a tough schedule with games against the Cowboys, Texans, and the Broncos.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Even then, the Chiefs would need the Colts to lose multiple games since Indianapolis has a better conference hierarchy. But that certainly is possible since the AFC South team is on a downward spiral and has just lost Daniel Jones for the season.&nbsp;<\/p><p>In a nutshell, things are not looking too bright for the dynastic Chiefs at this point of the season, and a loss in the upcoming game would almost certainly leave them without a spot in the postseason.&nbsp;<\/p><p><em>Mandatory Credit: Amy Kontras-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 6-7 the Kansas City Chiefs are in a dire situation as we head near the end of the regular season!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":645394,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[14,10848,82],"class_list":["post-645387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-kansas-city-chiefs-playoff-odds","tag-nfl"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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