The officiating was heavily in favor of the Cowboys, but it was so bad all around. Specifically, the way they called the game on the Chiefs' defensive backs was maddening, and even one of the Chiefs' biggest rivals of all time thinks the same.

If the Chiefs lost Sunday, their playoff chances would have been just 31%, according to Next Gen Stats. The Chiefs have the 22nd-ranked strength of schedule to finish the season, according to Tankathon.com. That’s good news for the Chiefs because only one of the wild-card contenders has an easier slate to finish the season: the Jaguars.

The Chiefs will have to wait at least another week before they can start running the table, as they came away from Thanksgiving with a loss to the Cowboys.

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The Kansas City Chiefs are staring at a massive uphill climb to reach the playoffs, but there is more hope than many realize.

But here's the thing: Two former NFL quarterbacks thought the Chiefs got the short end of the stick on Thursday. Dan Orlovsky, the former Lions quarterback who is now with ESPN, spoke out about the officials on social media. "The officiating has been very very one sided for Dallas so far," Orlovsky wrote on X.

Following the Chiefs' loss on Thursday night, the Broncos find themselves as overwhelming favorites to win the AFC West