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What Chiefs Win Over Raiders Means For Patriots Playoff Picture

The Chiefs wrapped up the AFC’s top seed Saturday night, easily rolling to a 31-13 win over the Las Vegas Raiders.

As a result, the New England Patriots no longer can face Kansas City in the first round of the NFL playoffs. Entering the weekend, there were multiple scenarios that could’ve resulted in a Chiefs-Patriots matchup on wild-card weekend.

So, if New England earns a playoff berth on Sunday, it will visit either the Buffalo Bills or the Cincinnati Bengals the following weekend. Kansas City’s victory also impacted the wildly revamped AFC playoff seeding situation — which you can click here to read about.