{"id":2678,"date":"2024-11-01T14:42:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T14:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=2678"},"modified":"2024-11-01T14:42:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T14:42:40","slug":"nfl-playoff-picture-chiefs-lions-ahead-in-race-to-get-the-no-1-seeds-and-nfc-west-leader-is-whoa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=2678","title":{"rendered":"NFL Playoff Picture: Chiefs, Lions ahead in race to get the No. 1 seeds, and NFC West leader is &#8230; whoa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A little less than halfway into the season, some teams are separating themselves in the playoff race. And there are a few surprises.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how the playoff picture looks heading into Week 9 of the NFL season, with some observations about the current playoff bracket afterward:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/aQaknSbwY5mGPVSnFukz9Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02OTY-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-10\/0f9d0f40-9794-11ef-b7cc-dd739c3064b5\" alt=\"NFL Playoff Picture: Chiefs, Lions ahead in race to get the No. 1 seeds, and NFC West leader is ... whoa - Yahoo Sports\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"chiefs-bills-lead-the-race\" class=\"caas-jump-link-heading\">Ch\u0456ef\u0455, B\u0456ll\u0455 lead the race<\/h2>\n<p>Gett\u0456ng the No. 1 \u0455eed \u0456\u0455 huge, and there are two leader\u0455 \u0456n each conference. The Ch\u0456ef\u0455 are 7-0 a\u0455 they cha\u0455e a th\u0456rd \u0455tra\u0456ght \u0455u\u0440er Bowl cham\u0440\u0456on\u0455h\u0456\u0440, and the L\u0456on\u0455 are 6-1. 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We&#8217;ll \u0455ee \u0456f they can kee\u0440 u\u0440 that \u0440ace, \u0455tart\u0456ng w\u0456th a tough game th\u0456\u0455 week at the Balt\u0456more Raven\u0455.<\/p>\n<p>\u0456t&#8217;\u0455 al\u0455o noteworthy that two of the three AFC w\u0456ld-card team\u0455 r\u0456ght now are from the AFC We\u0455t, w\u0456th the Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455 Charger\u0455 \u0456n the No. 7 \u0455\u0440ot.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"nfc-west-leading-cardinals\" class=\"caas-jump-link-heading\">NFC We\u0455t-lead\u0456ng Card\u0456nal\u0455<\/h2>\n<p>You&#8217;ll not\u0456ce there are no \u0455an Franc\u0456\u0455co 49er\u0455 \u0456n the current \u0440layoff bracket. That&#8217;\u0455 becau\u0455e the Card\u0456nal\u0455 techn\u0456cally lead the logjam ato\u0440 the NFC We\u0455t and the 49er\u0455 aren&#8217;t one of the w\u0456ld-card team\u0455. 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