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Kansas City Chiefs 2021 NFL schedule: 5 must-win games

By Mike Phillips

TAMPA, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 07: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs looks to pass against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium on February 07, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 07: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs looks to pass against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium on February 07, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JANUARY 10: Quarterback Ryan Tannehill #17 of the Tennessee Titans throws a pass during their AFC Wild Card Playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens at Nissan Stadium on January 10, 2021, in Nashville, Tennessee. The Ravens defeated the Titans 20-13. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JANUARY 10: Quarterback Ryan Tannehill #17 of the Tennessee Titans throws a pass during their AFC Wild Card Playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens at Nissan Stadium on January 10, 2021, in Nashville, Tennessee. The Ravens defeated the Titans 20-13. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

3. At Tennessee Titans

Securing those playoff tiebreakers is going to be a common theme of this list and the Chiefs will look to grab another one in this matchup with the Tennessee Titans. These two teams met in the 2019 AFC Championship Game, with Kansas City rallying from an early deficit to beat the Titans convincingly.

Tennessee built on the momentum of that surprise playoff run to win the AFC South, earning themselves a home playoff game in the process. Their postseason lasted just one game as the Titans fell to the Baltimore Ravens, denying them an opportunity to earn a potential rematch with the Chiefs later in the postseason.

Kansas City has to be concerned about the Titans because of their power running game with Derrick Henry, who can batter even the best of defenses. There should also be a significant revenge factor in Tennessee as the Titans look to get back at the Chiefs for denying them a trip to the Super Bowl for only the second time in franchise history.

The AFC South is also a weak division so Tennessee is very likely to be in the mix for another crown in 2021. Picking up a win in Nashville would give the Chiefs a key postseason tiebreaker over the Titans, which obviously fits the criteria of a must-win game.

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