AFC Power Rankings Week 17: Steelers fall, Pats stay at No. 1
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124. <p>Taking the reins at No. 2 for the second straight week, the Chiefs can now be called the hottest team in football after the Carolina Panthers fell in Week 16. Alex Smith and the Chiefs are winners of nine straight, and the AFC West title is all they have on their minds (they’ll be rooting hard for the Bengals tonight).</p> <p>Jeremy Maclin’s seventh touchdown catch and Marcus Peters’ eighth interceptions powered the Chiefs to a playoff berth on Sunday. It wasn’t like the Chiefs destructed the Cleveland Browns, but they did everything they needed to earn a hard-fought December win over a team playing with nothing to lose.</p><div class=. AFC West. 10-5. Kansas City Chiefs. 2. player
To close out the season, the Chiefs host divisional rival Oakland, a must-win game if the Chiefs want to welcome a Wild Card team next month.
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Kansas City Chiefs
AFC West, 10-5
Taking the reins at No. 2 for the second straight week, the Chiefs can now be called the hottest team in football after the Carolina Panthers fell in Week 16. Alex Smith and the Chiefs are winners of nine straight, and the AFC West title is all they have on their minds (they’ll be rooting hard for the Bengals tonight).
Jeremy Maclin’s seventh touchdown catch and Marcus Peters’ eighth interceptions powered the Chiefs to a playoff berth on Sunday. It wasn’t like the Chiefs destructed the Cleveland Browns, but they did everything they needed to earn a hard-fought December win over a team playing with nothing to lose.
To close out the season, the Chiefs host divisional rival Oakland, a must-win game if the Chiefs want to welcome a Wild Card team next month.
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