Pass the thermometer.<br /><br />It’s time for a temperature check. Today’s episode of The GIST of It is a tale of three AFC teams — the Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, and Kansas City Chiefs — who have traveled very different paths this season. With just four weeks left in the regular season, the playoff picture is starting to come into focus, and who’s in and who’s on the brink just might shock you.<br /><br />Show notes:<br /><a href="https://www.thegistsports.com/page/plus/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Join The GIST Plus</a><br /><a href="https://www.thegistsports.com/bracket-challenge/college-football-bracket-challenge-2025/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=The%20GISTs%20College%20Football%20Playoff%20Bracket%20Dedicated%20Email%20-%2012082025&amp;utm_content=The%20GISTs%20College%20Football%20Playoff%20Bracket%20Dedicated%20Email%20-%2012082025+CID_f70dc2fb6499d4499590efd947a29586&amp;utm_source=Email%20Newsletter&amp;utm_term=Make%20Your%20Picks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Enter The GIST’s College Football Bracket Challenge</a><br /><br />More on The GIST: <br />☎️ Leave us a voicemail! Call us at 1-437-564-5579 or hold down <a href="https://tel" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">on this link</a>🎧 Subscribe: <a href="http://thegistsports.com/subscribepod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">thegistsports.com/subscribepod</a> <br />✉️ Email: [email protected] <br />📷 Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thegistca/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@thegistca</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thegistusa/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@thegistusa</a> <br />🐦 X: <a href="https://twitter.com/thegistpod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@thegistpod</a>