The Jacksonville Jaguars didn’t play this weekend, but they still lost in the standings. With the Kansas City Chiefs’ win on Monday night, the Jaguars fell from the final playoff spot into the teams in the “In
The Hunt” graphic. They sit in eighth place in the AFC.
The Indianapolis Colts won to stay atop the AFC and AFC South at 7-1.
The New England Patriots won and stay in first place in the AFC East with the Bills also winning. New England is second in the AFC right now while Buffalo holds the top wild card.
The Denver Broncos won, too, and they remain in third place.
The Pittsburgh Steelers lost on Sunday night but remain tops in the AFC North and remain fourth in the AFC overall.
The Los Angeles Chargers are the last wild card team we haven’t mentioned yet. They are in sixth ahead of the Chiefs because of their Week 1 win over KC.
AFC playoff standings after Week 8
The Jaguars and Raiders were on their byes in Week 8.
1. Indianapolis Colts (7-1)
2. New England Patriots (6-2, 4-2 AFC)
3. Denver Broncos (6-2, 3-2 AFC)
4. Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3)
5. Buffalo Bills (5-2)
6. Los Angeles Chargers (5-3, win over KC)
7. Kansas City Chiefs (5-3, loss to LAC)
8. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-3)
9. Houston Texans (3-4)
10. Cincinnati Bengals (3-5)
11. Las Vegas Raiders (2-5, 2-3 AFC)
12. Baltimore Ravens (2-5, 1-3 AFC)
13. Miami Dolphins (2-6, win over CLE)
14. Cleveland Browns (2-6, loss to MIA)
15. New York Jets (1-7, 1-4 AFC)
16. Tennessee Titans (1-7, 0-5 AFC)
AFC South standings after Week 8
With the Jaguars on the bye, the Colts added a half-game to their lead in the division. The Texans won, but are still several games back.
Indianapolis has their four big divisional games yet to come, but they are sitting pretty.
1. Indianapolis Colts (7-1)
2. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-3)
3. Houston Texans (3-4)
4. Tennessee Titans (1-6)
