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Kansas City Chiefs’ playoff hopes dwindle
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The defending AFC champions are in trouble after Sunday night’s loss to the Houston Texans
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The Chiefs fell to 6-7 on the year and have about an 11% chance of making the playoffs.
The Kansas City Chiefs’ playoff era still hangs in the balance.
After falling to 6-7 on the season with a 20-10 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday, December 7, the team’s chances of making the playoffs have dropped to around 11 percent, according to NFL.com.
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The team has struggled to find momentum this season, with early injuries and wide receiver Rashe Rice’s six-game suspension limiting their offense.
Travis Kelce, in his 13th and likely final NFL season, set the franchise record for receptions, but entering Sunday night’s game, he had 59 catches for 719 yards on the year.
In this game, Kelce only received 8 yards, which was his least efficient game of the season. Late in the fourth quarter, he made two key passes, one of which was intercepted.
Despite his struggles all season long, Kelce said earlier this week that he liked the team’s chances.
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“Really, we still have a chance, baby, that’s all that matters to me, is we have a chance and continue to work with the mentality and urgency that we need to fix the ship,” Kelce, 36, told his brother Jason Kelce on their podcast. new heights.
The tight end said he’s “sure everyone is tired of us saying this,” before claiming the Chiefs are “a couple games away from being the No. 1 seed in my opinion.”
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Travis Kelce
Kelce added that he thinks the problem is that the team “just isn’t scoring enough.”
That was certainly the case on Sunday.
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Facing the NFL’s No. 1 defense, the Chiefs failed to score a point in the first half. With about a minute left in the second quarter, kicker Harrison Butker missed a 43-yard field goal, and the Chiefs missed a scoring opportunity.
In the second half, the Chiefs improved and scored a touchdown to chase the score to 10-7 against the Texans. But quarterback Patrick Mahomes limped at times, looked out of sorts, and was harassed by the Texans’ oppressive defense all night.
Now, the Chiefs will pick up the pieces and not only need to win their remaining four games, but also get some help from several other losing teams to maintain their streak of six consecutive Super Bowl appearances.
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