The Buffalo Bills lost the the Houston Texans on Thursday night, and the AFC East is the New England Patriots to control. Again.
With the loss, the Bills fall to 7-4 on the season and they drop a spot to sixth in the AFC thanks to a tiebreaker loss to the Chargers. They can fall even further depending on how Week 12 plays out with the Jacksonville Jaguars. If the Jags beat the Cardinals, Buffalo is in seventh place in the AFC with the Chargers on their bye
With the Denver Broncos on a bye, the New
England Patriots can move into first place with a win on Sunday. The Indianapolis Colts can pass the Broncos via tiebreaker with a win, as well.
The Pittsburgh Steelers face the Chicago Bears as the Steelers schedule gets harder.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have what is on paper an easy game against the Arizona Cardinals Sunday. The Baltimore Raves play the New York Jets.
The Kansas City Chiefs would drop below .500 with a loss to the Colts on Sunday.
The Chargers are on the bye and will stick in the wild card position no matter what.
AFC playoff standings during Week 12
The Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers were on the bye this week along with the Miami Dolphins.
1. Denver Broncos (9-2, 6-2 AFC)
2. New England Patriots (9-2, 5-2 AFC)
3. Indianapolis Colts (8-2, win over DEN)
4. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4)
5. Los Angeles Chargers (7-4, 6-2 AFC)
6. Buffalo Bills (7-4, 4-3 AFC)
7. Jacksonville Jaguars (6-4)
8. Houston Texans (5-5, 4-2 AFC)
9. Kansas City Chiefs (5-5, 2-4 AFC, win over BAL)
10. Baltimore Ravens (5-5, 3-3 AFC, loss to KC)
11. Miami Dolphins (4-7)
12. Cincinnati Bengals (3-7)
13. Las Vegas Raiders (2-7)
14. New York Jets (2-8)
15. Cleveland Browns (2-8)
16. Tennessee Titans (1-9)
AFC East standings during Week 12
The New England Patriots hold every tiebreaker over the Bills right now, so Buffalo doesn’t need New England to get to four losses. The Bills need the Patriots to lose three games at this point in order for Buffalo to win their sixth straight division title. Dire times in Orchard Park.
1. New England Patriots (9-2)
2. Buffalo Bills (7-4)
3. Miami Dolphins (4-7)
4. New York Jets (2-8)
