Chiefs sit 5 and 5 after Broncos loss

After a 22-19 loss to Denver, the Kansas City Chiefs fell to 5-5 and ninth in the AFC, putting their playoff hopes at risk despite Patrick Mahomes’s run of seven straight AFC title game trips. All five defeats have been one-score games, a stark contrast to last season’s 10-0 mark. Mahomes said the slump “sucks” and called for consistency. Tiebreakers held by the Bills and Jaguars and a 12th-toughest remaining schedule compound the climb, and Kansas City now trails the Broncos by three losses — a first in Mahomes’s career — with the Colts up next.