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1. Kansas City Chiefs (11-1)
3. Pittsburgh Steelers (9-3)
5. Los Angeles Chargers (8-4)
6. Baltimore Ravens (8-5)
8. Indianapolis Colts (6-7)
10. Cincinnati Bengals (4-8)
11. Cleveland Browns (3-9)
13. Tennessee Titans (3-9)
14. New England Patriots (3-10)
15. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-10)
16. Las Vegas Raiders (2-10)
While there is still plenty to decide in terms of seeding in the AFC, there may not be much drama down the stretch when it comes to who will be in the playoffs.
The Buffalo Bills already clinched the AFC East, while the Kansas City Chiefs are three games ahead of the Los Angeles Chargers in the AFC West. The Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC North) and Houston Texans (AFC South) each have a two-game lead in their respective divisions and picked up important wins Sunday.
There are even multiple game separating the Broncos and Baltimore Ravens from the Colts and other wild-card contenders, although Indianapolis could change that with a head-to-head showdown against Denver in Week 15.
If the Colts don’t figure out a way to win that one on the road, it will become even clearer that the Chiefs, Bills, Steelers, Texans, Chargers, Ravens and Broncos will be the seven AFC playoff teams.
Kansas City still controls its own destiny for the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage from that group, although its head-to-head loss to the Bills leaves Patrick Mahomes and Co. with little room for error.
Pittsburgh also has the opportunity to remain a factor with a game against the Chiefs in Week 17, although it might have to continue winning every matchup before that for it to matter in the race for the No. 1 seed.
There are still races to be decided, but an AFC playoff potentially featuring Mahomes, Josh Allen, Russell Wilson, C.J. Stroud, Justin Herbert, Lamar Jackson and Nix should sound quite exciting for fans across the league.
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