Kansas City can clinch the No. 3 seed with a victory over the Raiders (7-8) or if the Colts (9-6) fall at home to the Titans (6-9). Even if Indianapolis loses, it still can win the AFC South if the Jaguars (8-7) lose to Houston (5-10). The Chiefs would drop to the fourth seed if they lose and the Colts win, setting the Jets up with another matchup against Super Bowl XLI MVP Peyton Manning.
But if you ask defensive end Trevor Pryce, he thinks quarterback Matt Cassel and the Chiefs are a tougher matchup at Arrowhead Stadium than squaring off against Manning at Lucas Oil Stadium, where the Jets were eliminated in last year's AFC Championship Game.
"Peyton Manning, he's as good as there is," Pryce said on 1050 ESPN's "MacDonald and Tierney Show" Tuesday. "He's the best there ever was, him or Tom Brady. And when he starts losing receivers like Austin Collie and tight end Dallas Clark, who is all-world, he's replacing them. But you can only replace them so much.
"The Chiefs don't have that problem. And playing in Kansas City , I can tell you from firsthand experience, it's much tougher playing in Kansas City than playing in Indianapolis."
We'll see how it all shakes out soon enough.