Overview
- New England improved to 8-2 with a win over Tampa Bay and, with no AFC East losses, moved ahead of Buffalo, which fell to 6-3 after losing to Miami and no longer controls the division.
- Los Angeles beat Pittsburgh on Sunday night and holds the conference-record tiebreaker over Buffalo, pushing the Chargers ahead in the wild-card race.
- Indianapolis and Denver also won to reach 8-2, creating a three-team tie with New England at the top of the conference.
- Jacksonville stayed in a playoff spot at 5-4 despite losing to Houston because of its earlier head-to-head win over 5-4 Kansas City.
- Pittsburgh’s loss knocked the Steelers back from the conference leaders, and Baltimore closed to within one game in the AFC North.