Follow live with updates of the pivotal Jets-Dolphins and Chiefs-Broncos matchups Sunday afternoon with the Bengals hoping to make the playoffs.

Kansas City has already clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC, but how does the rest of their path to a potential Super Bowl look? The Sporting News breaks down the scenarios heading into Week 18.

The Miami Dolphins gun for a fifth consecutive winning season for the first time since they logged a seventh such successive campaign in 2003, though their hopes of parlaying that into a playoff

After defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 29-10 on Christmas Day, the Chiefs clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC, securing home-field advantage and a first-round bye. While Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce, and the bulk of the team’s starters will rest, they all traveled to Denver for the Week 18 matchup.

With nothing but pride — and an NFL record-tying 16th regular-season win — to play for Sunday in Denver, the Kansas City Chiefs are doing the sensible thing in sitting multiple key starters.

Will Aaron come through? With the Cincinnati Bengals’ 19-17 win over the division-rival Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night, their playoff hopes now rest upon a Kansas City Chiefs win against the Denver Broncos and a New York Jets win over the Miami Dolphins.

Rodgers’ Jets take on the Miami Dolphins, while Kansas City’s backups visit the Denver Broncos on Sunday, with both games kicking at 4:25 p.m. ET. If the Jets and Chiefs win, the Bengals will sneak into the playoffs after winning five straight.

The Miami Dolphins (8-8) head to MetLife Stadium on Sunday to face the New York Jets (4-12) in a Week 18 regular-season finale

If the Denver Broncos lose to Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins can pinch their place in the play-offs with victory

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As Joe Burrow and Co. anxiously await Sunday’s results, Bengals offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. revealed that he went to some desperate measures to help Cincinnati clinch a playoff berth. Brown, who played for the Chiefs for two seasons in 2021 and ‘22, apparently sent his ex-teammates an urgent text asking them to beat Denver on Sunday.