Week 14 in the NFL taught us a lot about which teams are Super Bowl contenders and which teams are nothing more than pretenders. Speaking of those pretenders, let's take a look at a few teams in freefall and rank them on the panic meter.

Kansas City Chiefs

Panic meter rating: 10/10

The reigning AFC champions have officially become the first team to don a 10/10 rating on the panic meter. After losing to the Houston Texans, 20-10, on Sunday Night Football, the Chiefs are now 6-7 and in the 10th spot in the AFC standings. According to NFL.com , the Chiefs have just a 15 percent chance of making the playoffs.

This is almost hard to comprehend, considering Patrick Mahomes has been healthy all season, but injuries and uncharacteristic mistakes have doomed the Chiefs in 2025. The Chiefs n

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