• The Chiefs’ initial vision for the offense was to have Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and Xavier Worthy running downfield, stretching coverage vertically and opening up space underneath for Travis Kelce and Rashee Rice. Then, Brown got hurt and Rice went down for the year—and Kansas City had to make it work with what it had.

The AFC’s field of playoff competitors has been whittled down to the top two teams by record: the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills. Here are our early predictions for the AFC Championship Game.