NFL playoff picture: Who’s in, who’s out?
By Josh Sanchez
| American Football Conference | ||||||||||
| CONF RK | AFC | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | REASON |
| 1 | Kansas City | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1-0-0 | 6-0-0 | .357 | .357 | AFC West Champ |
| 2 | New England | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 3-1-0 | 4-2-0 | .432 | .387 | AFC East Champ |
| 3 | Indianapolis | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 2-0-0 | 4-2-0 | .500 | .527 | AFC South Champ |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 1-2-0 | 4-3-0 | .511 | .527 | AFC North Champ |
| 5 | Denver | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 2-0-0 | 4-1-0 | .410 | .378 | |
| 6 | NY Jets | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 2-1-0 | 2-4-0 | .476 | .422 | |
All of the AFC division leaders have comfortable leads, while the top Wild Card spot appears to be going to the team that finishes second in the AFC West, but the second Wild Card spot is completely up for grabs.
The New York Jets currently hold the spot at 5-4, but there are eight other teams within two wins of the spot.
With seven weeks to go, it is going to get interesting and it’s anyone’s spot to have. We will just have to see who gets hot at the right time and is able to storm forward to earn a postseason berth.