KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs locked up the No. 3 seed last week with a 25-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Chiefs can't move up or down in the seeding process no matter what happens Sunday afternoon at the Los Angeles Chargers.
Kansas City will host the AFC's No. 6 seed in the Super Wild Card round.
Pittsburgh's and Houston's wins on Saturday eliminated some scenarios for that sixth seed, while Jacksonville's loss at Tennessee in the early window Sunday further limited the Chiefs' possible playoff opponent.
The Jaguars were eliminated with the loss, handing the AFC South to the Texans, who will host Cleveland, and ensuring that the Steelers and Buffalo will make the postseason.
Sunday Night Football on KSHB 41, which kicks off at 7:15 p.m., will determine the Nos. 2, 6 and 7 seeds as the Bills play at the Miami Dolphins for the AFC East title.
Here are the seed locked in:
No. 1 seed: Baltimore Ravens
No. 3 seed: Kansas City Chiefs
No. 4 seed: Houston Texans
No. 5 seed: Cleveland Browns
Here are the scenarios left:
No. 2 seed
- Dolphins win or tie over Bills = Dolphins
- Bills win over Dolphins = Bills
No. 6 seed (Chiefs' Super Wild Card opponent)
- Bills if they tie the Dolphins
- Dolphins with loss to Bills
- Steelers with a Bills loss
No. 7 seed
- Bills with a loss at Miami
- Steelers with a Bills win or tie
The highest remaining seed hosts the lowest remaining seed in each round until Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas next month.
Here is the NFL playoff schedule:
Super Wild Card Round
Saturday, Jan. 13
3:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 14
12 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 15
7:15 p.m.
Divisional Round
Saturday, Jan. 20
3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 21
2:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Conference Championship
Sunday, Jan. 28
2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Super Bowl LVIII
Sunday, Feb. 11
5:30 p.m. from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas
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