It's Christmas Day in America today, and five AFC teams already have a gift-wrapped box under the tree with a shiny new playoff berth inside. Who will join them as the sixth team? Let's take a closer look at the situation.
The NFL playoffs are just around the corner, and though most New England fans seem to think the playoffs are just a formality this year, plenty of teams are still chasing that shiny Lombardi Trophy. With that in mind, here's a look at how the AFC playoff race is stacking up at this point in the season...
Seed
Team
Record
Div.
Conf.
1
New England Patriots*
14-0
5-0
11-0
2
Indianapolis Colts*
12-2
4-0
8-2
3
San Diego Chargers*
9-5
3-1
8-3
4
Pittsburgh Steelers
9-5
5-0
7-4
5
Jacksonville Jaguars
10-4
2-3
7-3
6
Cleveland Browns
9-5
3-2
7-4
--
Tennessee Titans
8-6
3-2
5-5
* - Clinched division title.
TIEBREAKERS:
San Diego has the tiebreaker on Pittsburgh based on conference record.
The NFL playoffs are just around the corner, and though most New England fans seem to think the playoffs are just a formality this year, plenty of teams are still chasing that shiny Lombardi Trophy. With that in mind, here's a look at how the AFC playoff race is stacking up at this point in the season...
The NFL playoffs are just around the corner, and though most New England fans seem to think the playoffs are just a formality this year, plenty of teams are still chasing that shiny Lombardi Trophy. With that in mind, here's a look at how the AFC playoff race is stacking up at this point in the season...
Seed
Team
Record
Div.
Conf.
1
New England Patriots
12-0
4-0
9-0
2
Indianapolis Colts
10-2
4-0
6-2
3
Pittsburgh Steelers
9-3
5-0
7-2
4
San Diego Chargers
7-5
3-1
6-3
5
Jacksonville Jaguars
8-4
2-3
6-3
6
Cleveland Browns
7-5
3-2
5-4
--
Tennessee Titans
7-5
3-2
4-4
--
Buffalo Bills
6-6
3-2
5-5
TIEBREAKERS:
Cleveland has the tiebreaker on Tennessee based on conference record.
The NFL playoffs are just around the corner, and though most New England fans seem to think the playoffs are just a formality this year, plenty of teams are still chasing that shiny Lombardi Trophy. With that in mind, here's a look at how the AFC playoff race is stacking up at this point in the season...
The NFL playoffs are just around the corner, and though most New England fans seem to think the playoffs are just a formality this year, there are plenty of teams are still chasing that shiny Lombardi Trophy. With that in mind, here's a look at how the AFC playoff race is stacking up at this point in the season...
Seed
Team
Record
Div.
Conf.
1
New England Patriots
10-0
4-0
8-0
2
Indianapolis Colts
8-2
3-0
5-2
3
Pittsburgh Steelers
7-3
4-0
5-2
4
San Diego Chargers
5-5
2-1
4-3
5
Jacksonville Jaguars
7-3
2-2
5-2
6
Tennessee Titans
6-4
2-2
3-3
--
Cleveland Browns
6-4
3-2
4-4
--
Denver Broncos
5-5
2-1
5-3
--
Buffalo Bills
5-5
3-2
5-4
--
Houston Texans
5-5
0-3
3-4
TIEBREAKERS:
San Diego wins the tiebreaker over Denver based on head-to-head matchup. (So far.)
Tennessee wins the tiebreaker over Cleveland based on strength of victory. (.416 to .316)
