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Getty Images We won’t know all 12 playoff teams by the time that Week 16 comes to an end, but we could have 11 of the spots filled by the close of business on Monday. Eight teams have already booked berths and the Texans, Cowboys and Vikings can join them. The Texans will clinch both a playoff...

Getty Images At a time when traditional helmet manufacturers keep rolling, the new kid on the block is having trouble making ends meet. Via the New York Times, Vicis informed investors last month that the company is “running out of cash.” Vicis has designed a helmet that is widely regarded as...

Getty Images The Pro Bowl rosters include six quarterbacks, three for the NFC and three for the AFC. In the NFC, it’s a trio of old-timers. In the AFC, the kids have taken over. The NFC quarterbacks are Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and Saints...

Getty Images The Ravens tied the Pro Bowl record with 12 players selected to the original list. Tight end Mark Andrews, long snapper Morgan Cox, cornerback Marlon Humphrey, running back Mark Ingram, quarterback Lamar Jackson, outside linebacker Matt Judon, cornerback Marcus Peters, fullback...

Getty Images Terrell Suggs threatened not to report to any team claiming him except the Ravens. He must be satisfied with the team that was awarded the linebacker on the waiver wire. Suggs is planning to report to the Chiefs, a source tells PFT. Suggs sees a chance for another Super Bowl...

Getty Images The Chiefs were hoping to limit Frank Clark‘s snaps a bit, after he had to see a stomach specialist after losing 12 pounds the week before the Patriots game. But an injury to a teammate and Clark’s own attitude made that a moot point last week, and he was back to a regular role...

Getty Images Yes, there was significance to Saints quarterback Drew Brees breaking the passing-touchdown record set by former Colts and Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning against the team New Orleans beat in the Super Bowl on the night the Saints honored the 10th anniversary of that team — a...

Getty Images The Chiefs are finally getting healthy at the same time on offense, now have another issue on defense to deal with. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Chiefs fear that defensive end Alex Okafor has a torn pectoral. He’s having an MRI today. The 28-year-old Okafor has...

Getty Images You knew some AFC team would claim Terrell Suggs to keep him from returning to the Ravens if nothing else. One did. The Chiefs have been awarded the pass rusher, a source told PFT. That means the Titans didn’t put in a claim, which was speculated because of Suggs’ familiarity...

Getty Images The Chiefs have placed defensive end Alex Okafor on injured reserve to make room for the arrival of Terrell Suggs, Field Yates of ESPN reports. The team claimed Suggs off waivers from the Cardinals on Monday. Okafor played only five snaps and made a sack before leaving in the...

Getty Images With 15 weeks down and only two to go, let’s take a look at where things stands for the teams in, trying to get in, and trying to secure the best possible spot in the AFC playoff tree. This isn’t completely and totally comprehensive with every possible permutation, but it’s close...

Getty Images Only four teams put in a waiver claim for Terrell Suggs. In addition to the Chiefs, who were awarded Suggs because they had the highest waiver priority of any team that claimed him, the Saints, Seahawks and 49ers were the other teams to claim Suggs, according to Adam Schefter of...

Getty Images The Chiefs have 238 yards, with Patrick Mahomes passing for 210 of those. They have yet to punt, and have scored on all four possessions. But Kansas City is having trouble finding the end zone in a driving snowstorm. Harrison Butker has kicked field goals of 23, 24 and 44 yards...

Getty Images Neither snow nor Broncos nor gloom of day could keep the Chiefs from their fourth consecutive victory. In a heavy snowstorm, Kansas City improved to 10-4 with an easy 23-3 victory over the overmatched Broncos. Denver’s two-game winning streak ended as it fell to 5-9. Tyreek Hill...

Getty Images The NFL confirmed that the Bears game against the Chiefs will remain the Sunday Night Football game next week on NBC as originally scheduled. The Bears tweeted the confirmation. The league could have flexed out of the game after the Bears’ 21-13 loss to the Packers on Sunday...

Getty Images Von Miller didn’t even wait for the first question to express his frustration after a 23-3 beat down at the hands of the Chiefs. The Broncos linebacker said “it just defeats my soul to go out there and play the way we play and lose the way we lose.” “It’s hard,” Miller said, via...

Getty Images Before January, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had never played in the snow. He now has played in the snow twice, and he explained to PFT by phone after a 23-3 win over the Broncos that his experience during pregame warmups in the division-round victory over the Colts made him...

Getty Images Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark made it into the lineup last week after being hospitalized with a stomach condition that caused him to lose a good deal of weight and it appears he’ll be able to play again this week. Clark missed a pair of practices before returning to the field...

Getty Images Cut by the Cardinals on Friday, veteran linebacker Terrell Suggs has leaked the notion that, if anyone other than the Ravens claims him on waivers, he may not show up. And that may operate as an engraved invitation to claim him on waivers. As players, fans, and media begin to...

Getty Images Kansas City has a winter storm warning today, with heavy snow expected during the Broncos-Chiefs game, which kicks off at noon Central time. And the light snow that has already fallen has apparently slowed down the commutes for some Chiefs players. Several Chiefs players had not...