Overview
- Denver beat Las Vegas 24-17 to move to 11-2, matching New England and owning the edge on common opponents and the current conference record.
- New England can secure the No. 1 seed only by finishing with a better record than Denver over the final four games.
- Buffalo rallied past Cincinnati 39-34, and a Patriots win over the Bills would clinch the AFC East for the first time since 2019, with another path available via wins over the Jets and Dolphins.
- Houston defeated Kansas City 20-10 to take the No. 7 spot, dropping the three-time reigning AFC champions to 6-7 and outside the playoff field.
- Pittsburgh topped Baltimore to move into the AFC North lead, and Indianapolis fell out of the picture after losing to Jacksonville and losing quarterback Daniel Jones to a season-ending Achilles tear.