
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.
|
Seed
|
Team
|
Record
|
Div.
|
Conf.
|
|
1
|
New England Patriots*
|
15-0
|
6-0
|
12-0
|
|
2
|
Indianapolis Colts*
|
13-2
|
5-0
|
9-2
|
|
3
|
San Diego Chargers*
|
10-5
|
4-1
|
9-3
|
|
4
|
Pittsburgh Steelers*
|
10-5
|
5-0
|
7-4
|
|
5
|
Jacksonville Jaguars+
|
11-4
|
2-3
|
7-3
|
|
6
|
Cleveland Browns
|
9-6
|
3-2
|
7-5
|
|
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|
Tennessee Titans
|
9-6
|
3-2
|
6-5
|
* - Clinched division title.
+ - Clinched playoff berth.
TIEBREAKERS:
- San Diego has the tiebreaker on Pittsburgh based on conference record.
- Cleveland has the tiebreaker on Tennessee based on conference record, but one game could change that.







