NFL: Bills and Patriots Fight for Top Spot, Chiefs Eliminated

Patriots and Bills, each with over 99% playoff odds, will compete in the final three weeks for first place in the AFC East. Goodbye to the Chiefs The Chiefs (6-8) - one of the dominant teams of the last decade in the NFL - fell 13-16 to the Los Angeles Chargers (10-4) and sealed their elimination. The Chargers have a 90% chance of making the playoffs, according to the NFL. In addition to these games, the Houston Texans won 40-20 over the Arizona Cardinals, increasing their playoff odds from 80% to 95%, the same percentage as the defending champions, the Philadelphia Eagles, who defeated the Las Vegas Raiders 31-0. The Jacksonville Jaguars also have one foot in the final phase after their 48-20 win over the New York Jets, while the Washington Commanders defeated the New York Giants 29-21 in a meaningless game. Bills storm Boston The Buffalo Bills (10-4) started losing 21-0 at the New England Patriots' (11-3) stadium, but they turned it around in another of their epic comebacks to win 35-31 and practically secure a spot in the postseason. Their playoff odds increased from 40% to 45% this week, according to league data. The Chiefs had the final possession to win or force overtime, but a risky pass from Gardner Minshew - Mahomes' substitute - was intercepted by Derwin James with 14 seconds left. Ravens hang on The Baltimore Ravens' (7-7) situation is not ideal either, but it improved slightly after their 24-0 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals (4-10). The Bears will play for most of those odds next week against the Packers, in the NFL's biggest rivalry. Bears breathe The Chicago Bears (10-4) raised their postseason odds to 68% after winning 31-3 over the Cleveland Browns (3-11), a true relief after the defeat suffered last weekend against the Green Bay Packers. Kansas City Chiefs said goodbye to the 2025 NFL season this Sunday in week 15, while Baltimore Ravens kept their playoff hopes alive and Buffalo Bills triumphed at the New England Patriots' Gillette Stadium. It will be the first time since 2014 that they will not play in the playoffs for the title. It was a particularly sad farewell at Arrowhead Stadium, still three weeks from the end of the regular season, also marked by the knee injury to Patrick Mahomes, who had to retire to the locker room with help. Josh Allen completed 19 of 28 passes, three of them for touchdowns, for 193 yards. The last touchdown was by Alohi Gilman, who ran almost the entire field after a Kyle Van Noy interception in his own red zone. Both are fighting for the lead in the NFC North, but Green Bay has won 12 of their last 13 matchups.