NFL · 2026

Kansas City Chiefs1st AFC West - 1.000 pct vSun 27 Dec, 4:25 PM EST San Francisco 49ers1st NFC West - 1.000 pct

Match resultKansas City 50%Tie <1%49ers 50%

What this game means

The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.

At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 8% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.

The result is worth up to 15 points in the Division race.

Kansas City Chiefs
Playoffs80%
Division54%
Conferenceseason odds16%
Super Bowlseason odds8%
Byeseason odds21%
San Francisco 49ers
Playoffs80%
Division51%
Conferenceseason odds23%
Super Bowlseason odds13%
Byeseason odds25%
Kansas City winDivisionKansas City Chiefs54%78%▲ +24San Francisco 49ers51%66%▲ +15
TieDivisionKansas City Chiefs54%63%▲ +9San Francisco 49ers51%66%▲ +15
49ers winDivisionKansas City Chiefs54%63%▲ +9San Francisco 49ers51%78%▲ +27

The race they're in

Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.

AFC West · winner qualifies direct

NFC West · winner qualifies direct

The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify

The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify