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The Chiefs play against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada during Week 18. It’s the regular season finale and the AFC’s No. 1 seed is on the line for Kansas City. Kickoff is set for Saturday, Jan. 7 at 3:30 p.m. CT. The game will be nationally televised on ABC and ESPN stations with Steve Levy, Louis Riddick, and Dan Orlovsky on the call.
The Chiefs are guaranteed at least one home playoff game in either the AFC wild-card or divisional round pending the results of Week 18. You can find tickets for those potential games down below:
KC Laboratory - Chiefs vs. Raiders, Week 18 preview:
KCSN’s Kent Swanson, Craig Stout, and Matt Lane react to the latest news surrounding the AFC Championship game and preview the Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders' second meeting of the season on Saturday.
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NFL Passes Resolution G-1 - What does it mean for the Chiefs?
NFL Owners officially passed Resolution G-1 on Friday — stemming from the cancellation of the Bills-Bengals Week 17 game. How does this impact the Chiefs? It might not impact them at all depending on the results of Week 18 and the ensuing results in the playoffs. It could impact where the AFC Championship Game is played under certain circumstances involving the Chiefs.
Resolved, that for the 2022 season only, the AFC Championship Game will be played at a neutral site, to be determined by the Commissioner, if (A) the participating teams played a different number of regular season games; and (B) the lower seeded team in the Championship Game could have been the number one seed in the AFC if a full 17-game regular season had been played by all AFC clubs; and further
So what are all of the scenarios that the Chiefs would play at a neutral site? You can find those in the chart below.
(Chart via NFL Research)
21 Questions - Was this actually a rebuilding year for the Chiefs?
KCSN’s Matt Lane and Jordan Foote answer questions from the subscribers of KC Sports Network. Want the chance to have your question featured on the show? Subscribe to KCSN Daily below for access to Discord.
Defensive film review - How the Chiefs defense is mixing it up prior to the NFL playoffs
Former Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro linebacker Derrick Johnson and defensive lineman Mike DeVito break down some plays from the Chiefs' previous weeks that showcase what defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has been doing differently.
NFL playoff wild-card round scenarios
How many different scenarios exist for the NFL’s wild-card round of the playoffs with just Week 18 left to play? On the AFC side, there are 128 different scenarios. On the NFC side, there are 256. Wesley Roesch, who writes for Chiefs Wire and Sportsbook Wire, has compiled a spreadsheet to help you keep track of all the possible outcomes for the AFC and NFC wild-card rounds.
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KCSN Update:
KCSN’s BJ Kissel sits down with Pro Football Focus' Trevor Sikkema to talk about the new proposed scenarios for the AFC championship game and playoffs from the NFL and get his three key matchups leading up to the Kansas City Chiefs' game vs. the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday.
Quotable:
“I mean, he’s a really good quarterback. We see him as a gunslinger. The guy (Raiders QB Jarrett Stidham), he’s super confident – you would think that since he’s a backup he’d come in and be a little shaky, but I watched the game last week and he stepped up and played a heck of a game. I think he played one of the best games they have had all season. I think he can control it (and) he can move the ball, and we just have to focus in and show up to play because the Raiders are a good team.” - Juan Thornhill on Raiders QB Jarrett Stidham
“It’s been everything for me. He’s helped not only develop my game, but he’s helped change, really, the outlook on what a tight end can be, and I appreciate him guiding me in that. And without a doubt, I’m extremely fortunate – everybody’s always asking how the heck I get so open, I’m like, ‘Well, I got (Head) Coach (Andy) Reid, baby.’ When you got Coach Reid, he can get (anybody open). He can get my dad open, if he was out there (laughter). So, I’ve been unbelievably fortunate to be under his guidance, programmed the way he is because I do genuinely believe he does it the right way. And I don’t plan on stopping this thing anytime soon and I hope he doesn’t.” - Travis Kelce on 10 years with Andy Reid
Quicks Hits:
From the personnel notice: The Chiefs have elevated K Matthew Wright and WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette from the practice squad for Week 18. You can read more about those moves here.
From the Special League Meeting: ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that the Chiefs abstained from voting for playoff changes. He says they felt teams impacted by the changes should not vote due to bias.
From the Bills: Another update everyone has been waiting for. Damar Hamlin has been extubated and is breathing on his own. He was healthy enough to get on FaceTime with his coaches and teammates to tell them the following. . .
Important dates ahead:
Saturday, Jan. 7 at 3:30 p.m. CT - Week 18: Chiefs vs. Raiders - Allegiant Stadium - Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday, Jan. 9 - Teams may begin signing free agents for the 2023 season.
Monday, Jan. 9 - Earliest permissible date for teams to renegotiate or extend the rookie contract of a drafted rookie who was selected in any round of the 2020 NFL draft or any undrafted rookie who signed in 2021.
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