It’s getting close to crunch time in the NFL season. Here are 5 things to watch from a loaded Week 14

(CNN) — Week 14 of the NFL season is here, and suddenly everything feels a little heavier.

For some teams, it’s win or wave goodbye to the playoffs. For others, it’s a chance to grab hold of their destiny before the calendar flips to crunch time.

Either way, the stakes are real — and rising fast.

Here are five things to know heading into a loaded Week 14:

Chiefs’ last stand

If the postseason started today, the Chiefs wouldn’t just miss the playoffs – they wouldn’t even be close. At 6-6, Kansas City sits 10th in the AFC, trailing the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-6), Houston Texans (7-5) and Buffalo Bills (8-4) for the final wild card spot.

Sunday night against Houston is as close to a “must-win” as the Patrick Mahomes era has seen. A loss drops the Chiefs to 6-7 and hands the Texans the