However, NFL.com has offered up a potential downside to the Chiefs having a bye week, coupled with head coach Andy Reid not playing most of his starters against the Denver Broncos in Week 18.

However, NFL.com has offered up a potential downside to the Chiefs having a bye week, coupled with head coach Andy Reid not playing most of his starters against the Denver Broncos in Week 18.

The Chiefs clinched the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye before their Week 18 game in Denver, which Mahomes sat out with many of their best players. And that meant he was able to focus on the ...

However, due to the Detroit Lions' electric, history-making season, they earned a first-round bye as the No. 1 seed ... to do during the playoff bye week? For some of the Lions’ longtime ...

Following the win, the NVP Joe Mixon – 25 carries, 106 yards, TD – and his teammates hopped on social media to troll Ryan and his "bye week" take. "We smoking on that Rex Ryan Bye Week Pack!" ...

In a postgame Instagram live video, Mixon can be seen saying, "Smoking on that Rex Ryan bye-week pack," while puffing on a victory cigar. Heading into the Texans' wild-card matchup with the ...

The Kansas City Chiefs are not one of those teams, as they secured the No. 1 seed and the bye week that comes with it. If the Bills and Ravens both win, the Chiefs will face the Texans-Chargers ...

Over the course of the weekend, 12 teams will be competing to advance to the Divisional Round where teams on bye await them. The Detroit Lions secured the No. 1 seed in the NFC, which means they ...

The Lions lifted weights and held team and position meetings Tuesday and will take Wednesday off before returning Thursday for their only practice of the bye week. Campbell said Thursday's ...

Most of the playoff spots had been determined by the time Week 18 kicked off. That did nothing to dull the thrill of the final games of the regular season, whether they determined seedings ...

"It's step one," quarterback Jared Goff said. "We're proud to be 15-2, NFC North division champs back-to-back, one seed, bye week, all that stuff. We're proud of it, but this is just tick number one.