The Buffalo Bills beat the New York Jets on Sunday and with the Denver Broncos on a bye, the Bills have now opened a full one-game lead in the AFC.
In the AFC East, the New England Patriots lost in Germany, which drops them to 5-5. The Bills have a 3-game lead in the division and the Patriots have games against the Bills, Vikings, Chiefs, and Broncos still upcoming.
With so many games going on still here, we will update but the headline won’t change; the Bills have a playoff picture stranglehold.
AFC playoff standings during Week 10
1.
Buffalo Bills (8-1)
2. Denver Broncos (7-2)
3. Jacksonville Jaguars (6-2, 5-2 AFC)
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. Cleveland Browns (5-4, 3-3 AFC)
8. New England Patriots (5-4, 5-1 AFC)
9. Las Vegas Raiders (4-5, 3-3 AFC)
10. Baltimore Ravens (4-5, 2-4 AFC)
11. Houston Texans (3-5)
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 (0-8)
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 the division lead.
Among the division leaders, the Jaguars and Steelers haven’t played each other so the Jags’ 5-2 AFC record slots them third in front of the Steelers.
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.
