The Pittsburgh Steelers are on their bye week after a 6-2 start. They entered Week 9 as the No. 3 seed in the AFC, but they dropped one spot after the result of Thursday night’s matchup between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Baltimore Ravens.
With the Jaguars’ win, they climb to the No. 3 seed due to currently having five AFC wins to the Steelers’ three. All four of the conference’s division winners currently sit with six wins. The full AFC playoff standings after Thursday Night Football are as follows:
1. Buffalo Bills (6-1)
2. Denver Broncos (6-2, 3-1 AFC)
3. Jacksonville Jaguars (6-2, 5-2)
4. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2, 3-2 AFC)
5. Kansas City Chiefs (5-2, 5-1 AFC)
6. Cincinnati Bengals (5-2, 4-2 AFC)
7. New England Patriots (5-3, 5-1 AFC)
8. Cleveland Browns (5-3, 3-3 AFC)
9. Las Vegas Raiders (4-4)
10. Baltimore Ravens (4-5)
11. Houston Texans (2-5)
12. New York Jets (2-6, 2-3 AFC)
13. Indianapolis Colts (2-6, 1-5 AFC)
14. Miami Dolphins (1-6)
15. Tennessee Titans (1-7)
16. Los Angeles Chargers (0-7)
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