AFC Playoffs 2013: Week 15 Wild Card picture

Jan 5, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; General view of the NFL Wild Card logo on the field before a game between the Houston Texans and Cincinnati Bengals during the AFC Wild Card playoff game at Reliant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /

The AFC Wild Card race became a lot clearer on Sunday. The Miami Dolphins beat the new England Patriots to improve to 8-6 and they took sole possession of the only Wild Card berth up for grabs. Of course the Baltimore Ravens, who are behind them at 7-6, play Monday night and a win would make things interesting again.

If the Ravens won on Monday night and improved to 8-6, the same record as the Dolphins, the Ravens would move ahead of the Dolphins in the standings for the sixth spot. That is because the Ravens beat the Dolphins beat in Week Five.

The San Diego Chargers still have an outside shot too.

Here is a look at the current AFC standings, via ESPN.com:

American Football Conference
CONF RK	AFC	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	REASON
1	x – Denver	11	3	0	.786	4-1-0	7-3-0	.503	.471	AFC West Champ (Wins tie break over Kansas City based on head-to-head win percentage.)
2	New England	10	4	0	.714	3-2-0	7-3-0	.474	.429	AFC East Champ
3	Cincinnati	9	5	0	.643	2-3-0	7-4-0	.487	.492	AFC North Champ Wins tie break over Indianapolis based on head-to-head win percentage.
4	z – Indianapolis	9	5	0	.643	5-0-0	7-3-0	.480	.437	AFC South Champ
5	x – Kansas City	11	3	0	.786	2-3-0	7-3-0	.408	.331
6	Miami	8	6	0	.571	2-2-0	7-3-0	.518	.491
7	Baltimore	7	6	0	.538	3-2-0	6-4-0	.445	.403
8	San Diego	7	7	0	.500	2-2-0	4-6-0	.473	.524
9	Pittsburgh	6	8	0	.429	3-2-0	5-6-0	.484	.463	Wins tie break over NY Jets based on head-to-head win percentage.
10	NY Jets	6	8	0	.429	2-3-0	3-7-0	.497	.440
11	Tennessee	5	9	0	.357	0-4-0	4-6-0	.541	.414	Wins tie break over Buffalo based on best win percentage in common games.
12	Buffalo	5	9	0	.357	2-2-0	4-6-0	.508	.507
13	Oakland	4	10	0	.286	1-3-0	4-6-0	.485	.339	Wins tie break over Jacksonville based on head-to-head win percentage. Wins tie break over Cleveland based on best win percentage in conference games.
14	Jacksonville	4	10	0	.286	3-1-0	4-6-0	.495	.232	Wins tie break over Cleveland based on head-to-head win percentage.
15	Cleveland	4	10	0	.286	2-3-0	3-7-0	.534	.464
16	Houston	2	12	0	.143	1-4-0	2-8-0	.549	.429

z – Clinched Division
x – Clinched Playoff Berth

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