San Diego just have to win but Kansas City need others to lose to reach play-offs
But Kansas City need others to lose as regular season ends if they want to make the play-offs
The play-off situation could not be simpler for the San Diego Chargers: win and they're in.
It's a bit more complicated for the Kansas City Chiefs.
We're all professionals. We're all playing, and we have a chance. We have to take care of our business
Not only do they need to beat their AFC West rivals for the second time this season when they meet at Arrowhead Stadium, they also need Baltimore to lose to Cleveland and Houston to fall to Jacksonville in a pair of games that will transpire at the exact same time.
It should make for a tense atmosphere and a lot of scoreboard watching, too.
"Certainly if it comes up, we'll be looking. But it's not going to change anything," Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith said. "We're all professionals. We're all playing, and we have a chance. We have to take care of our business, and in order to do that we have to have a good week, focus on our stuff and not be distracted by these other things."
The Chiefs (8-7) were play-off shoo-ins about a month ago, when they were 7-3 and eyeing the Denver Broncos atop the AFC West. A first-round bye was a better bet than missing the play-offs.
