I think you might be right there. That doesn't technically eliminate Houston but we have an NFC game left. If we lost out Houston still couldn't catch us in conference record. We're 9-1 and they're 7-3.

This is correct!

It's fine that the division winners automatically make the playoffs. Select the 6 teams as it is done now, but then seed by record would be the best option. It's ridiculous when an 8-8 division winner hosts an 11-5 wild card team.

There's a zero percent chance this team loses to Oakland week 17. Win Thursday and the AFC goes through KC

That does happens sometimes. But the real problem is not everyone plays the same schedule. In the same vein, it's really not fair to stick someone who won a brutal division at 10-6 behind a 11-5 "wild card" team that had a weak schedule. You might as well just eliminate divisions.

The only game that matters now is Oakland. The Chiefs could beat Seattle and lose to Oakland and be the two seed if Houston wins out.

Is it because both teams play an NFC team in week 16?

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Pretty much. It's all about conference tiebreaker, so the Seattle game is almost moot unless we lose the Raiders game. Then the Seattle game comes into play again.

Texans are losing tomorrow

If we clinch #1 seed tomorrow does Mahomes sit week 17?

Lot's of games left to play. If the Steelers lose out things get really interesting for the 6 seed.

I don't care if KC loses the 1 seed to the Texans in all reality. I do care if they lose a first round bye. Take care of business in Seattle first and foremost. You could probably get away with beating the Raiders with backups at this point.