Overview
- - Sportsnaut’s Week 15 snapshot has Denver as the AFC’s No. 1 seed with the bye, with current matchups of Texans–Patriots (2–7), Bills–Jaguars (3–6) and Chargers–Steelers (4–5).
- - The Broncos carry a two-game cushion over the Chargers and own the conference-record tiebreaker over New England; a Week 18 win vs. Los Angeles would clinch the AFC West.
- - With Daniel Jones out for the season, Indianapolis’ playoff hopes have dimmed as the AFC South tilts toward Jacksonville over Houston, and the Colts are expected to lean on Riley Leonard or Brett Rypien at quarterback.
- - In the NFC, the Rams lead for the No. 1 seed, the Packers sit second, the Eagles are third and the Buccaneers fourth, with the wild cards currently Seattle (5), San Francisco (6) and Chicago (7).
- - Analysis flags the Colts, Bears, Steelers and Buccaneers as vulnerable to falling out, with Pittsburgh up one game before a Week 18 trip to Baltimore and Tampa Bay tied with Carolina with two head-to-heads left.