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5. Los Angeles Chargers (8-5)
Kansas City now owns a two-game benefit on the Bills for the No. 1 seed.
In addition to opening up the hole on the Bills, the Chiefs secured one other AFC West title with their overcome the Los Angeles Chargers.
There’s an opportunity the Chiefs might be in an much more favorable spot after Week 15 since Buffalo has to face the Detroit Lions.
The Chargers fell from the No. 5 to No. 6 seed with their loss. They are behind the Baltimore Ravens on the head-to-head tiebreaker. Los Angeles continues to be in entrance of the Denver Broncos because of a head-to-head win.
The Miami Dolphins did their finest to remain in rivalry within the AFC wild-card race.
Miami wanted extra time to beat the New York Jets and transfer to 6-7 to get inside two video games of the Denver Broncos.
Miami and Indianapolis nonetheless must win out and get some assist from Denver’s opponents to make the race shut, however they’re each nonetheless alive, which is one thing that six AFC groups cannot say.
The Jets are among the many sextet of groups which have already been eradicated within the AFC by the tip of Week 14.
The Cincinnati Bengals completely must beat the Dallas Cowboys on Monday evening to maintain their even slimmer playoff hopes alive.
