Both of Last Year's 1 Seeds (KC, DET) Have Failed to Make the Playoffs This Year.

The last time this happened was 2022, where the 2021 1 Seeds (TEN and GB) failed to make the playoffs the following year.

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Post Game Thread: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs

#Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs

[ESPN Gamecast](https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/401772622/broncos-chiefs)

GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium- Kansas City, MO

Network(s): Prime Video [(All prime games are also streamed on twitch for free)](https://www.twitch.tv/primevideo)

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|Time Clock|
|:--:|
|Final|

**Scoreboard**

||Q1|Q2|Q3|Q4|Total|
|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|
|DEN|3|3|7|7|20|
|KC|0|7|3|3|13|


**Scoring Plays**

| Team | Quarter | Type | Denoscription |
|:--|:--|:--|:--|
| DEN | 1 | FG | Wil Lutz 27 Yd Field Goal |
| KC | 2 | TD | Brashard Smith 5 Yd pass from Chris Oladokun (Harrison Butker Kick) |
| DEN | 2 | FG | Wil Lutz 30 Yd Field Goal |
| KC | 3 | FG | Harrison Butker 53 Yd Field Goal |
| DEN | 3 | TD | Bo Nix 9 Yd Rush (Wil Lutz Kick) |
| KC | 4 | FG | Harrison Butker 47 Yd Field Goal |
| DEN | 4 | TD | RJ Harvey 1 Yd pass from Bo Nix (Wil Lutz Kick) |




**Passing Leaders**

|Team|Player|C/ATT|YDS|TD|INT|SACKS|
|:--|:--|--:|--:|--:|--:|--:|
| DEN | Bo Nix | 26/38 | 182 | 1 | 1 | 1-7 |
| KC | Chris Oladokun | 13/22 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 |

**Rushing Leaders**

|Team|Player|CAR|YDS|AVG|TD|LONG|
|:--|:--|--:|--:|--:|--:|--:|
| DEN | RJ Harvey | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 0 | 11 |
| KC | Kareem Hunt | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 0 | 14 |

**Receiving Leaders**

|Team|Player|REC|YDS|AVG|TD|LONG|TGTS|
|:--|:--|--:|--:|--:|--:|--:|--:|
| DEN | Courtland Sutton | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 23 | 10 |
| KC | Travis Kelce | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 14 | 6 |


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Max Brosmer is the only NFL QB in the Super Bowl era to play the entire game and finish with under 70 passing yards and 7+ sacks and yet still win.
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[OC] If Dallas beats the Giants in week eighteen, they have a chance of achieving only the second perfect season in NFL history.

The 7-8-1 Cowboys travel to New York (New Jersey, whatever) to play the 2-13 Giants. They will be obvious favorites coming into the game and will probably win, ending their season at 8-8-1. Being a .500 team during the 17-game era is impressive, but Dallas wouldn’t be the only team to accomplish this feat. Out of the 160 combined team seasons (32 teams \* 5 years) in the 17-game era, only one team has done this…the [2022 Washington Commanders](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was/2022.htm?__hstc=213859787.25287edd6fe7f70cc880c0c55da6e55e.1757823419524.1766596011900.1766755846656.33&__hssc=213859787.4.1766755846656&__hsfp=2637335241) who went 8-8-1.

So yeah…it’s hard to be .500 when the schedule is an odd number of games, and Dallas can be in the 1.2% of teams to ever do this, and that’s pretty cool. But the **PERFECT SEASON** is in play here.

**A perfect season is a .500 winning percentage and a point differential of exactly zero**. (Sorry, Bob Griese, Larry Csonka, and Jim Kiick)

**With a 23-point win over the Giants, Dallas would be one of only two teams in history with a perfect season.**

Out of 2,416 team seasons in NFL/AFL history, only one…ONE team in history has ended at .500 with a 0-point differential, a perfect season. **This feat was accomplished by the** [**1984 Bengals**](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1984.htm?__hstc=213859787.25287edd6fe7f70cc880c0c55da6e55e.1757823419524.1766596011900.1766755846656.33&__hssc=213859787.20.1766755846656&__hsfp=2637335241) coached by Sam Wyche and led by a trio of quarterbacks, Ken Anderson, Turk Schonert, and Boomer Esiason, all with at least three starts.  

As hard as a perfect season has been in the past, it is orders of magnitude harder today given the 17-game schedule. It requires a tie, which has happened only 0.3% of the time since 2021 in the 17-game schedule era (eight ties out of 2,660 games). And of course, the tie must be for an 8-8 team, so the odds dwindle quickly.

As shitty as the Giants are this year and approaching the potential number one pick in the draft, a big win by Dallas in week eighteen is a reasonable expectation. A 23-point win has happened [216 times in NFL history](https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tiny/AE4tF). More recently we have had two this season, five last year, and 8 in 2023. The Giants have yet to lose a game by 23 or more this year (lost by 18 twice), and Dallas has yet to win by 23+ (won by 22), but the final week can bring about some freaky results with resting players, guys mentally checked out, and tanking being in play.  It is also possible that some Cowboys come across this post, realize what's at stake, and *try* for *exactly* \+23 (Dak, CeeDee…we know your one of us, give us the usernames!)

If Dallas can pull this off, here are the most likely scores based on the number of occurrences in history:

* 30-7 (47 occurrences)
* 23-0 (40 occurrences)
* 37-14 (34 occurrences)

Dallas has a chance to be great; to do the almost impossible; to do something only 0.04% of teams have ever done…a Perfect Season. The most disappointing outcome would be a 22- or 24-point-win. Keep an eye on this game on January 4^(th), and tune in during the fourth quarter, because these moments don’t come around often.

Happy Holidays, Happy New Year

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[Schatz] Just ran DVOA for yesterday, and this surprised me but the Vikings didn't even come close to the worst offensive DVOA performance in a win. Vikings were at -38%. Worst offense in a win was Chicago -83% in the "crown their ass" game in 2006. 4 of the 5 worst offensive DVOAs in wins are the
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[Pryor] Ryan Kennedy, the Lions fan involved in the altercation with DK Metcalf, held a press conference. Unclear his full message because the audio on their zoom was muted until halfway through

He did ask “DeKaylin” to tell people he didnt use racial slur or hate speech
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Reverse play! Jets will now let super fan take $100K field goal challenge after Post report
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[CBS Sports] Since returning from his Turf Toe injury, Brock Purdy leads the NFL in Completion Percentage, Quarterback Rating, and QBR. 47% of his passes result in a First Down, which is the highest mark in the last 35 years.
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Garrett: Setting NFL sack record vs. Rodgers would be 'special'
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[Dubow] Jets have lost 3 straight games by 23+ points. Only teams to lose 4 straight in one season by 23+:
1972 Patriots
1954 Redskins
1934 Cincinnati Reds
1923 Oorang Indians
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[Front Office Sports] T.J. Watt and his wife Dani provided Christmas dinner to all families and staff spending the night at UPMC Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh.
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Vikings work to re-sign free-agent defensive coordinator Brian Flores
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Every AFC playoff team's path to the #1 seed in their conference.

So I decided to look into how each team with a chance at the #1 seed in the AFC can clinch it, heading into today's big game between the Chargers and Texans.

Broncos: Win in Week 18 (vs. Chargers), it's that simple. If they beat the Chargers next week, they're the #1 seed.

Patriots: Win both of their remaining games (at Jets, vs. Dolphins), Broncos lose to Chargers in week 18.

Jaguars: Win both of their remaining games (at Colts, vs. Titans), have the Patriots (at Jets, vs. Dolphins) drop at least 1 of their final 2, and have the Broncos lose to the Chargers in week 18.

Chargers: Win both of their remaining games (vs. Texans, at Broncos), and have the Patriots (at Jets, vs. Dolphins) and Jaguars (at Colts, vs. Titans) each drop at least 1 game.

Bills: Win both of their remaining games (vs. Eagles, vs. Jets), have the Jaguars, Patriots, and Chargers go 1-1 at best in their remaining games, and have the Broncos lose to the Chargers in week 18.

Texans/Colts: Impossible
Steelers/Ravens: Impossible

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Burrow gifts offensive linemen authentic dinosaur, bear and mammoth fossils for Christmas
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[Raimondi] Aaron Rodgers, Baker Mayfield among players chasing millions in bonuses
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[The Sporting News] Joey Porter Jr. has reached elite status, and the numbers prove it.
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[Rapoport] 49ers star LB Fred Warner is ahead of schedule following ankle surgery and a return for the NFC Title game and beyond is possible. SF just needs to get there.
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Raiders star Maxx Crosby is expected to need knee surgery that would sideline him into the offseason, league sources tell ESPN. The Raiders placed Crosby on season-ending injured reserve today to begin the process of getting him healthy for 2026.
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Game Thread: Houston Texans (10-5) at Los Angeles Chargers (11-4)

#Houston Texans at Los Angeles Chargers

[ESPN Gamecast](https://www.espn.com/nfl/game?gameId=401772951)

SoFi Stadium- Inglewood, CA

Network(s): NFL Net

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|Time Clock|
|:--:|
|10:31 - 2nd|

**Scoreboard**

||Q1|Q2|Q3|Q4|Total|
|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|
|HOU|14|0|--|--|14|
|LAC|0|0|--|--|0|


**Scoring Plays**

| Team | Quarter | Type | Denoscription |
|:--|:--|:--|:--|
| HOU | 1 | TD | Jayden Higgins 75 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick) |
| HOU | 1 | TD | Jaylin Noel 43 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick) |




**Passing Leaders**

|Team|Player|C/ATT|YDS|TD|INT|SACKS|
|:--|:--|--:|--:|--:|--:|--:|
| HOU | C.J. Stroud | 9/12 | 178 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| LAC | Justin Herbert | 3/5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2-16 |

**Rushing Leaders**

|Team|Player|CAR|YDS|AVG|TD|LONG|
|:--|:--|--:|--:|--:|--:|--:|
| HOU | Woody Marks | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 5 |
| LAC | Omarion Hampton | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 |

**Receiving Leaders**

|Team|Player|REC|YDS|AVG|TD|LONG|TGTS|
|:--|:--|--:|--:|--:|--:|--:|--:|
| HOU | Jayden Higgins | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 1 | 75 | 3 |
| LAC | Tre' Harris | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |


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[Schefter] Ravens QB Lamar Jackson officially is inactive for tonight’s game at Green Bay.
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