14. Kansas City Chiefs (LW: 12)
So goes the Chiefs’ season. Lose two. Win two. Lose. Win five straight. Lose three straight. Give Kansas City points for consistency, but not stability. The Chiefs’ loss in Arizona makes it officially impossible for them to catch the Broncos — against whom they were swept — and leaves them fighting the rest of the crowded AFC for one of the two Wild Card berths. The Chiefs have thoroughly disappointed of late, likely turning a 7-3 record into an early end to their season. Even with a top-five scoring defense and an offense that protects the football better than almost every other team in the league, the Chiefs have simply fallen apart at the wrong time. They may pummel the Raiders this week, avenging a loss that began this spiral, but unless the Chiefs can return to their mid-season form, it will be ‘too little, too late.’
