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Just three weeks remain in the NFL’s regular season. A handful of teams have already secured a spot in the postseason, while plenty of playoff berths and seeding remain to be decided.
Here’s how the AFC and NFC playoff races are shaping up after Week 15.
AFC DIVISION LEADERS
West: Kansas City (9-5) is currently two games ahead of Denver (7-8) for the division lead, and will clinch the division if they win on Monday against the Raiders.East: Miami (11-4) is currently two games ahead of Buffalo (9-6) for the division lead and has already clinched a playoff berth. The Dolphins will clinch the division next week if they win AND the Bills lose; the two will also play in the final week of the season.South: Jacksonville, Indianapolis, and Houston are tied at 8-7 but Jacksonville owns the head-to-head over Indianapolis and is ahead of Houston on tiebreakers despite the two splitting the series. The Jaguars will clinch the division if they win their last two games.North: Baltimore (11-3) is currently ahead of Cleveland (10-5) for the division lead, and has already clinched a playoff spot. With the Browns winning, the Ravens cannot clinch the division even with a win vs the 49ers on Monday.
AFC WILD CARD
Cleveland is currently in the first wild-card spot at 10-5, with three AFC games remaining on their schedule; they can still mathematically win their division if the Ravens lose on Monday.Buffalo is currently the second wild card at 9-6; they can still win their division if they win out.Indianapolis is currently in the third wild-card spot at 8-7; they can still win their division but would have to finish with a better record than Jacksonville, as they lost both head-to-head matchups against them. *The Colts are ahead of the Texans due to owning the head-to-head result against them, and are ahead of the Steelers due to also owning the head-to-head against them.Houston (8-7), Pittsburgh (8-7), and Cincinnati (8-7) are each in the hunt and are mathematically still in play for…
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Publish date : 2023-12-25 15:24:27
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