Creed Humphrey reveals the key for the Kansas City Chiefs to remain competitive in the AFC West and the conference.

The Chiefs lost a key Week 11 game against the Broncos. Here's how it impacts their chances of making the 2025 NFL playoffs.

What to know: The Chiefs have won the AFC West nine straight times. Is this the year that streak ends? Denver is 9-2 and the Chargers are 7-4, and both teams have one win over K.C. already, meaning the 5-5 Chiefs are well behind two teams in their own division.

In what should be a surprise to no one, Denver Broncos kicker Wil Lutz has been named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week after his walk-off field goal for a huge win over the Chiefs on Sunday. It was a win that made Aqib Talib say,

The 2025 NFL season is more than halfway complete now that Week 11 is in the books. Only seven full weeks of regular season action remain until the start of the playoffs. Which means, while the postseason picture is far from finalized, the race for playoff berths -- and top seeding -- is well underway.

The Chiefs are on track to not win the AFC West for the first time in 10 years, but relying on a wild-card playoff berth isn't a given, either.

On "The Insiders," NFL.com Columnist Jeffri Chadiha breaks down why he thinks the Denver Broncos are the best team in the AFC West.

Despite a chance to get back into first place in the AFC West, the Chargers are picked by USA Today's experts to lose in Jacksonville.