AFC Playoff Standings Entering Week 16
By Josh Sanchez
UPDATE: Sunday, Dec. 21 (4:40 p.m. ET)
There are just two weeks remaining in the NFL regular season and the AFC playoff standings are as confusing as ever.
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The New England Patriots, Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts have already locked up their divisional rankings, but the rest of the slots are still up for grabs.
For the remaining three spots in the AFC playoff standings, it is the AFC North that leads the way.
The Cincinnati Bengals currently lead the AFC North, while the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens lead the way in the AFC Wild Card race.
Outside of the three AFC North teams currently in the postseason, there are six teams alive with at least seven wins — including the fourth AFC North team, the Cleveland Browns.
Everything will sort out over the next two weekends, and it all begins on Saturday night when the San Diego Chargers head to Santa Clara for a meeting with the San Francisco 49ers.
The current AFC playoff standings and full breakdown of the AFC race for the postseason can be seen below:
RANK | TEAM | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | |
1 | New England | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 3-1-0 | 8-2-0 | .533 | .516 | |
2 | Denver | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 5-0-0 | 9-1-0 | .546 | .519 | |
3 | Indianapolis | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 5-0-0 | 8-3-0 | .480 | .388 | |
4 | Cincinnati | 9 | 4 | 1 | .679 | 3-2-0 | 6-4-0 | .467 | .391 | |
5 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 3-2-0 | 7-3-0 | .429 | .453 | |
6 | Baltimore | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 2-3-0 | 5-5-0 | .467 | .363 | |
7 | Kansas City | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 2-3-0 | 6-4-0 | .503 | .491 | |
8 | San Diego | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 2-3-0 | 6-5-0 | .518 | .381 | |
9 | Buffalo | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 3-2-0 | 4-6-0 | .526 | .455 | |
10 | Houston | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 3-2-0 | 6-4-0 | .450 | .267 | |
11 | Miami | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 3-2-0 | 6-5-0 | .543 | .404 | |
12 | Cleveland | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 2-3-0 | 4-7-0 | .460 | .359 |
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