AFC Playoff Standings: Dolphins Move Into Wild Card Spot

Following a win over the New York Jets on Monday Night Football, the Miami Dolphins take the No. 6 seed in the AFC Playoff standings.

Entering Monday night, the Kansas City Chiefs held the No. 6 spot in the AFC Playoff standings. However, the Miami Dolphins will now enter Week 14 as the No. 6 seed after rallying to beat the New York Jets on Monday Night Football.

A look at the current AFC Playoff standings can be seen below:

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With the Dolphins win, there are now six teams in the AFC who hold a 7-5 record.

Miami leapfrogged the Chiefs and Buffalo Bills in the AFC Playoff standings because of a handful of tie-breakers.

From ESPN.com:

"Wins tie break over Kansas City and Baltimore based on best win percentage in conference games. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Buffalo (Miami wins tie break over Buffalo based on best win percentage in division games). Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Cleveland (Baltimore wins tie break over Cleveland and Pittsburgh based on head-to-head win percentage). Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Pittsburgh (Baltimore wins tie break over Cleveland and Pittsburgh based on head-to-head win percentage)."

A complete breakdown of the AFC Playoff standings and a full view of the teams still alive can be seen below:

RANK	TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV
1	New England	9	3	0	.750	2-1-0	6-2-0	.511	.495
2	Denver	9	3	0	.750	4-0-0	7-1-0	.538	.510
3	Cincinnati	8	3	1	.708	2-1-0	5-3-0	.466	.405
4	Indianapolis	8	4	0	.667	4-0-0	6-3-0	.489	.363
5	San Diego	8	4	0	.667	2-2-0	6-3-0	.439	.310
6	Miami	7	5	0	.583	3-1-0	6-3-0	.545	.444
7	Kansas City	7	5	0	.583	1-3-0	5-4-0	.492	.548
8	Buffalo	7	5	0	.583	3-2-0	4-5-0	.500	.403
9	Baltimore	7	5	0	.583	2-3-0	3-5-0	.481	.375
10	Pittsburgh	7	5	0	.583	2-2-0	6-3-0	.405	.423
11	Cleveland	7	5	0	.583	2-2-0	4-5-0	.398	.363
12	Houston	6	6	0	.500	2-1-0	5-3-0	.481	.333

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