The Kansas City Chiefs control their fate, but compared to other franchises chasing down an AFC Wild Card spot, where do the Chiefs rank?

Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes has ideal response to 'huge' Week 11 Broncos clash originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Kansas City Chiefs know the urgency of their situation as it pertains to the division and their playoff spot.

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton spoke candidly about the Kansas City Chiefs and just what his team must do in Week 11 and beyond.

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are chasing another Super Bowl. They won it all in 2019, 2022 and 2023 seasons but lost in the big game in 2020 and 2024.

The Kansas City Chiefs will need the talent of Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce to dethrone the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers in the AFC West.

The Athletic’s NFL Playoff Simulator only further crystallizes the math. According to the simulator, the Chiefs would still have a 37 percent chance of winning the AFC West with a win over the Broncos. A loss, meanwhile, would drop those hopes to 7 percent.

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The Chiefs arrive at Mile High following their bye week. KC and Mahomes under Andy Reid are 9-3 coming off their bye during the regular season. Mahomes is 15-2 following a loss in the regular season. Those stats are impressive. Denver combats them with one of their own. Sean Payton is 10-3 against Reid when coaching a team with a winning record.

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If we look at The Athletic's model, a Chargers win Sunday in Jacksonville bumps those chances to 93 percent, a sizable jump impacted by the fact the Bolts would hold a crucial head-to-head tiebreaker over the Jaguars. The Chargers current AFC West odds, which are at 27 percent, jump to 35 percent with a win in Week 11.