Isiah Pacheco, Trey Smith, and JuJu Smith-Schuster—received NFL fines following Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers. The penalties were issued for violations classified as "unnecessary roughness,

Kansas City Chiefs starting running back Isiah Pacheco received a $45,020 fine on Saturday from the NFL for "unnecessary roughness" with use of the helmet in last Sunday's 19-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.

The Chiefs play host to the Houston Texans on Saturday. Kansas City improved to an NFL best 13-1 with a 21-7 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. But the Buffalo Bills remain close on their heels at 11-3. What’s more, the Bills (11-3) own the tiebreaker advantage over the Chiefs because of their Week 11 victory against KC in Buffalo.

The NFL is heading into the home stretch of the season with the conference races heating up. The Philadelphia Eagles have tied the Detroit Lions for the top seed in the NFC, but the Lions currently hold the tiebreaker due to having a better conference record.

NFL playoff standings, postseason picture entering NFL Week 16, with the Chiefs and Bills leading the AFC and the Lions and Eagles atop the NFC.

The Bills won a 48-42 shootout over the Lions that was not really as close as the final score might suggest. Buffalo never trailed and pulled away in the second half to improve to 11-3. The Bills remain two games back of the Chiefs for the No.