re: If the Chiefs win the AFC and potentially the Super Bowl, does it come with an asterisk?

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They were staring down the barrel of a 3 seed and now they get the 1 seed, a bye week and the advantage of not playing either Bills or Bengals until AFC championship. NFL dropped the ball.

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Wrong…Chiefs have 2 game lead over Bengals

If Bills beat Bengals - Chiefs would’ve been locked in at 2 seed regardless of week 18

If Bengals beat Bills - Chiefs would have to win week 18 for 1 seed

Bills and Bengals essentially got a bye week and teams like the Chiefs didn’t get a good scouting report in a top profile game.

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If the Bills would’ve won….Chiefs would be resting all their starters this Saturday since that game would be irrelevant in seeding.