It took nine years, but the Kansas City Chiefs have finally been knocked out of the top spot in the AFC West. Following their loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday night, the Chiefs have officially been eliminated from winning the division title.

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.

"We know the (playoff) chances are getting lower and lower, but I know the guys on this team are going to give everything they have, every opportunity we get," Mahomes said following the loss to H

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