The Buffalo Bills didn’t play on Sunday, instead kicking off on Monday night. While the Bills were waiting the extra day, the Denver Broncos won to move to 7-2. Denver is still behind the Bills, but that won’t be the case if the Bills lose on Monday night.
If the Bills lose to fall to 6-2, they will be in a logjam at that record behind Denver at 7-2. With their 4-1 AFC record, the Bills would win all the tiebreakers with the AFC division leaders, meaning they would only fall from first place to second
place in the AFC. Still, not a great place to be.
AFC playoff standings right now
1. Buffalo Bills (6-1) – Monday Night Football
2. Denver Broncos (7-2)
3. Jacksonville Jaguars (6-2, 5-2)
4. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2, win over CIN, 3-2 AFC)
5. Kansas City Chiefs (6-2, 6-1 AFC)
6. Cincinnati Bengals (6-2, loss to PIT, 4-2 AFC)
7. New England Patriots (5-3)
8. Cleveland Browns (5-4)
9. Las Vegas Raiders (4-4)
10. Baltimore Ravens (4-5)
11. Houston Texans (2-5)
12. New York Jets (2-7, 2-4 AFC)
13. Indianapolis Colts (2-7, 1-5 AFC)
14. Miami Dolphins (1-7, 1-4 AFC)
15. Tennessee Titans (1-7, 1-5 AFC)
16. Los Angeles Chargers (0-7)
Explaining the 6-2 logjam in the AFC playoff standings
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals are both 6-2, so they first have to settle the AFC North leader. Pittsburgh’s win over the Bengals slots the Steelers into fourth place.
In the Wild card, the Chiefs and Bengals are tied. The Chiefs have the best AFC record at 6-1, so they fill in at fifth. The Bengals are sixth.
