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AFC Standings
|
Team |
Seed |
Rec |
% |
Div |
AFC |
AFC W |
AFC L |
Next |
|
DEN |
1 |
6-1 |
.857 |
2-0 |
4-0 |
IND, KC, SD, NYJ |
N/A |
@NE |
|
NE |
2 |
6-2 |
.750 |
2-1 |
4-2 |
OAK, CIN, BUF, NYJ |
MIA, KC |
DEN |
|
CIN |
3 |
4-2-1 |
.643 |
2-0 |
3-2 |
BAL 2x, TEN |
NE, IND |
JAX |
|
IND |
4 |
5-3 |
.625 |
3-0 |
5-2 |
JAX, TEN, BAL, HOU, CIN |
DEN, PIT |
@NYG |
|
SD |
5 |
5-3 |
.625 |
1-2 |
4-2 |
BUF, JAX, NYJ, OAK |
KC, DEN |
@MIA |
|
BAL |
6 |
5-3 |
.625 |
2-2 |
2-3 |
PIT, CLE |
CIN 2x, IND |
@PIT |
|
PIT |
7 |
5-3 |
.625 |
1-2 |
4-2 |
CLE, JAX, HOU, IND |
BAL, CLE |
BAL |
|
BUF |
8 |
5-3 |
.625 |
2-1 |
2-3 |
MIA, NYJ |
SD, HOU, NE |
BYE |
*Baltimore is ahead of Pittsburgh by way of head to head tiebreaking procedures
*San Diego is ahead of Buffalo by way of head to head tiebreaking procedures
Logjam in the AFC
Seeds 1-8 are separated by a mere 1.5 games in the standings. The Bengals are hanging onto the North via their tie which has given them a higher winning percentage than the two other rivals with 5 victories.
If the season ended today
Denver and New England would have the week off as 1 and 2 seeds respectively. Cincinnati would host Baltimore, and Indianapolis would host San Diego.
With a Win the Broncos....
take a 1.5 game lead on New England for the #1 seed with the head to head tiebreaker. They would also be two games ahead in the division with wins against four contending AFC teams.
With a Win the Patriots....
Take sole possession of the #1 seed with the head to head tiebreaker.
Game of the Week
Once again, your Broncos will be playing in the game of the week against a bitter rival and perennial AFC contender in the New England Patriots.
A close 2nd is Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh with the winner likely to take over the final wild-card spot in the AFC. A win coupled with a Bengals loss would mean the victor catapults all the way up to the #3 seed.
This game against New England will mark the end of the most difficult stretch in the Broncos schedule. What remains after New England are four divisional games, the Rams, Bengals, Bills, and Dolphins.