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5. Los Angeles Chargers (8-4)
Pittsburgh and Houston each received in Sunday’s early window to maintain the leads of their respective divisions.
The Steelers earned one other AFC North win by beating the Cincinnati Bengals, whereas the Texans downed the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Pittsburgh obtained some assist in the AFC North race from the Eagles within the late-afternoon window. The Steelers at the moment are 1.5 video games in entrance of the Ravens as Baltimore hits its bye week.
The Los Angeles Chargers additionally benefited from the Ravens’ loss, as they moved up into the No. 5 seed. LA must be in entrance of Baltimore on file as a result of the Ravens personal the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Chargers.
The backside of the wild-card race obtained a bit extra attention-grabbing after the Indianapolis Colts’ last-second win over the New England Patriots.
Indianapolis put some strain on the Denver Broncos going into Denver’s Monday matchup with the Cleveland Browns.
Denver can transfer again forward of the Colts by two video games with a win.
The Buffalo Bills can clinch the AFC East title with a Sunday evening win over the San Francisco 49ers. They personal a 4.5-game edge on the Miami Dolphins going into that recreation.
