1997 NFL AFC West standings

Name: 1997 NFL AFC West standings
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The Kansas City Chiefs won the 1997 NFL AFC West division race at 13-3, 1 game ahead of the Denver Broncos. It came down to the final days: the Kansas City Chiefs did not lead for good until Week 16.

The 1997 playoffs, game by game

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AFC West standings, 1997

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Kansas City Chiefs (KC) b	13	3	.813	-	9-1	W6
Denver Broncos (DEN) x	12	4	.750	1	6-4	W1
Seattle Seahawks (SEA)	8	8	.500	5	5-5	W2
Oakland Raiders (OAK)	4	12	.250	9	2-8	L5
San Diego Chargers (SD)	4	12	.250	9	1-9	L8

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place
b: clinched a first-round bye

Turning points

The lead changed hands once.
The Kansas City Chiefs trailed by as many as 2 games in Week 6.
The Kansas City Chiefs took first place for good in Week 16.
The Kansas City Chiefs won 6 games in a row from Week 12 to Week 17, the longest run of the race.
The Denver Broncos led by 2 games as late as Week 11.
The Kansas City Chiefs went 8-1 from Week 7 to Week 16, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 1 game.
The Kansas City Chiefs spent 3 of the season's 17 charted weeks in first place.