The Kansas City Chiefs officially clinched the No. 1 seed for the AFC playoffs after their Week 17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas Day. The Chiefs' defense put together an exceptional outing against Pittsburgh,

Chiefs wide receiver Justin Watson (No. 84) and Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes (No. 15) celebrate their 11-yard touchdown connection during an NFL Week 17 game against the Steelers at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024. Barry Reeger Imagn Images

The Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Kansas City Chiefs to open NFL Week 17. However, that doesn’t mean there weren’t some good performances from Steelers players, especially on defense. According to Pro Football Focus,

There is plenty of maneuvering in the standings to come in the final two weeks of the 2024 NFL regular season. Six of the seven playoff spots are taken in the AFC, with the Kansas City Chiefs clinching the conference's overall top seed with a 29-10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday.

For the AFC, the playoff picture is starting to become quite clear. On Wednesday, the Kansas City Chiefs handled the Pittsburgh Steelers and clinched the conference’s top seed. With that result along,

Week 17 is already in the books for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the news wasn't great. The Steelers got blown out by the Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas Day while the Baltimore Ravens blew out the Houston Texans to take over the lead in the AFC North.

With the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens both getting a jump on Week 17 of the NFL regular season, we have a bit more information about what Week 18 means for the Steelers prior to any of the other AFC teams in the playoff mix getting to play.

As we enter the weekend in Week 17, the Pittsburgh Steelers have a handful of seeding and playoff matchup scenarios after their loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Here's a look at the seeds the Steelers can finish as and their possible matchups based on how things shake out over the final two weeks.