Early in the season, the Kansas City Chiefs looked like they had taken a step back from the past three seasons. They weren't bad, but they weren't very good either.
By the start of the new year the Chiefs will be right back where they've normally been since Patrick Mahomes became their starting quarterback, looking down on the rest of the AFC.
The Chiefs won the AFC West when the Los Angeles Chargers lost early Sunday, and have an inside track toward the No. 1 seed in the conference. The Chiefs absolutely demolished the Pittsburgh Steelers 36-10.