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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. (Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n The NFL\u2019s proposal for handling the playoffs in light of Monday Night Football\u2019s cancelation means the Chiefs can win the No. 1 seed but not get home field.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Roger Goodell and the NFL have proposed a solution to the cancelation of the Bills-Bengals game on Monday night. It could have a significant impact on the Chiefs<\/a> and their pursuit of home field advantage in the AFC.<\/p>\n It\u2019s obviously a difficult situation for everyone involved. The reason for canceling the game was necessary. The Bills and Bengals couldn\u2019t continue playing while Damar Hamlin, a teammate and peer<\/a>, was fighting for his life in the hospital after collapsing on the field after a tackle. Staging the game at another time was not viable.<\/p>\n \u201cCancelling the game between the Bills and Bengals creates potential competitive inequities in certain playoff scenarios,\u201d the league said in a statement. \u201cIn an effort to mitigate those inequities, NFL clubs will consider tomorrow in a Special League Meeting a resolution recommended by the Commissioner and approved today by the Competition Committee\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n That resolution could result in the Chiefs losing home-field advantage even if they beat the Raiders on Saturday.<\/p>\n \u201cThe AFC Championship Game will be played at a neutral site if the participating teams played an unequal number of games and both could have been the number one seed and hosted the game had all AFC clubs played a full 17-game regular season,\u201d the statement said on the NFL proposed.<\/p>\n Basically, if the Chiefs and Bills match results this weekend, the AFC Championship Game will be played at a neutral site.<\/p>\n On one hand, Kansas City could feel hard done if they finish the season 14-3 and don\u2019t get home field advantage as the No. 1 seed.<\/p>\n On the other hand, these are unprecedented circumstances. The Chiefs have to play the hand they\u2019re dealt.<\/p>\n If the Chiefs beat the Raiders and the Bills lose to the Patriots, Kansas City will get the No. 1 seed and home field.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n How NFL proposal would affect Chiefs home field advantage with No. 1 seed<\/h2>\n