A loss on Sunday could end the Chiefs’ season, but a narrow set of realistic outcomes still gives Kansas City a path to keep its playoff hopes alive.
When Patrick Mahomes’ pass clanged off Travis Kelce’s hands and into the waiting arms of Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair, it felt like a representation of the end. The play symbolized the unceremonious and disappointing conclusion of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2025 season, a campaign that has largely been unceremonious and disappointing.