The Kansas City Chiefs were in dire position against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday afternoon with their playoff hopes waving goodbye in the fourth quarter.
However, Patrick Mahomes and company rallied from a 20-9 deficit in the fourth quarter as the defense stood tall, not allowing the Colts to gain a first down in the fourth quarter or overtime as Kansas City escaped with a 23-20 victory.
“This is exactly what we needed, to win against a really good team and the game is not going your way,” Mahomes said after the game. “You could’ve folded in that situation — and kind of the rest of the season — but guys responded. It was a do-or-die type of thing. Guys made plays happen.”
While the Chiefs got the win, they suffered an unfortunate development in the process.
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Kansas City entered the weekend as the No. 9 seed in the AFC playoff race, just two spots out of the final wild card seed. Despite a critical win over the Chiefs dropped from the No. 9 seed to the No. 10 seed thanks to two AFC North teams.
The Baltimore Ravens easily dispatched the New York Jets on Sunday while the Pittsburgh Steelers lost in a thrilling showdown against the Chicago Bears. Lamar Jackson and the Ravens, riding a five-game winning streak, jumped the Steelers in the AFC North standings and took over the No. 4 seed in the AFC playoff race while the Steelers fell from No. 4 to No. 8.
Baltimore entered the weekend as the No. 10 seed, but now sit in position to host a playoff game while the Chiefs are one step further away from a playoff spot.
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