The Kansas City Chiefs’ dire playoff chances were dealt another blow on Monday night — and they didn’t even hit the field. After the Los Angeles Chargers defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, 22-19 in overtime on Monday,

It’s nearly unfathomable, even for those with perpetual Chiefs fatigue. An NFL postseason without Kansas City is hurtling down the tracks. Ga

“Per the Chiefs, Rice did not enter the sideline medical tent and it was not reported that Rice was placed into the concussion protocol during the game,” Florio reported. “The NFL has not responded to an inquiry regarding whether a concussion evaluation was ordered for Rice, or whether one was performed.”

Although their reign atop the AFC West is over, the Chiefs' playoff hopes aren't officially dead yet. At 6-7, the Chiefs will need quite a few things to go their way down the stretch if they want to make the postseason, which explains why our SportsLine projection is giving them just a 9.1% chance of getting in. Patrick Mahomes can do that math.

This article was originally published on www.fansided.com as Chiefs playoff scenarios: The improbable ways Kansas City still makes the postseason.

Opta Stats noted the Chiefs are just the second team in the Super Bowl Era to lose at least 7 of their first 13 games despite having a point differential of 60 or better. The other was the 2019 Dallas Cowboys, who finished the season with an 8-8 record and missed the playoffs.

With four games left in the 2025 NFL season, Kansas City Chiefs heiress Gracie Hunt is already looking ahead to 2026. It has been a difficult year for the Chiefs, a franchise with four Super Bowl titles since the Hunt family moved the team to Kansas City in 1963.

The Chiefs' playoff odds continue to drop as the weeks go by. Will Kansas City make the postseason in 2025? Here are their latest chances:

One pass after his ninth straight incompletion — a careerlong streak — Patrick Mahomes was picked off Azeez Al-Shaair. The Texans safety took advantage of a drop by Travis Kelce, which put the ball up in the air for the turnover. That could be the dagger.

The Kansas City Chiefs ’ latest loss felt like the nail in the coffin of this 2025 season. After the 20-10 defeat at the hands of the Houston Texans, the collective power rankings pushed the Chiefs down as far as possible for a team led by two-time quarterback Patrick Mahomes.