Soon teams will start eliminating each other in these division battles, but that hasn’t occurred yet.
This is a ranking of the teams competing for a wild card spot in the AFC.
There’s little reason to panic in terms of reaching the playoffs for Buffalo, but this team were supposed to be Super Bowl contenders.
The Chargers earned a big victory over the Bengals to seize control of one of the three wild card spots up for grabs — and kept pace with the Chiefs for first place in the AFC West .
A loss to the Chargers hurts Cincinnati in a game that determines playoff seeding, but the Bengals did sweep the Steelers — who are a half game behind them for the final playoff spot.
The Colts have a much easier finish to the season than a lot of these teams, so getting 10 wins is still possible if Indianapolis can find a way to split between New England and Arizona.
The Steelers still have a shot at the division with their final two games against Cleveland and Baltimore — and they are just 1.5 games out of the division race with a win over the Ravens.
Three of the last five games are against AFC North teams, but this game against Baltimore is the one Cleveland needs to win if it wishes to stay in the playoff picture.
Losing on a last minute field goal to the Washington Football Team wasn’t ideal for Vegas, especially since the Raiders needed a win to keep pace with the Chiefs in the AFC West.
Will that be enough to be within striking distance of the final wild card spot? Plenty can change in this wild conference over the next three weeks — and Miami is just 1.5 games out.
Denver is two games behind Kansas City for the division lead with the Chiefs having the head-to-head tiebreaker, so the Broncos’ best chances at the postseason are via the wild card.