Overview
- The AFC’s top seven now line up as Denver (9-2), New England (9-2), Indianapolis (8-2), Pittsburgh (6-4), Buffalo (7-3), the Chargers (7-4) and Jacksonville (6-4), with Houston, Kansas City and Baltimore sitting outside for now.
- Indianapolis slipped to the No. 3 seed during its bye but retains a head-to-head edge over Denver and a stronger conference record that could influence later tiebreakers.
- Philadelphia remains the NFC’s No. 1 over the Rams at the same 8-2 mark due to an earlier head-to-head win, followed by Chicago, Tampa Bay, Seattle, Green Bay and San Francisco.
- If the playoffs started today in the AFC, New England would host Jacksonville, Indianapolis would host the Chargers and Pittsburgh would host Buffalo while Denver would receive the lone bye.
- If the playoffs started today in the NFC, Los Angeles would host San Francisco, Chicago would host Green Bay and Tampa Bay would host Seattle while Philadelphia would receive the bye.