Overview
- Jacksonville secures the AFC South with a victory against the Titans in Week 18.
- The route to the conference’s top seed requires three results: a Jaguars win, a Patriots loss to the Dolphins, and a Broncos loss to the Chargers.
- If Jacksonville loses and Houston beats Indianapolis, the Jaguars drop to a wild-card spot; if both Jacksonville and Houston lose, the Jaguars still take the division.
- Patriots are projected as heavy favorites against a Dolphins team starting Quinn Ewers, making the needed New England loss unlikely.
- The Chargers plan to rest Justin Herbert and start Trey Lance against Denver, a shift that increases the Broncos’ chances and further dims Jacksonville’s top-seed scenario.