Overview
- The Colts, Patriots and Broncos are 7-2, with Indianapolis holding the AFC’s No. 1 seed on a 6-1 conference record and New England ahead of Denver on strength-of-schedule.
- Jacksonville moved into the AFC’s No. 7 after an overtime win, aided by Buffalo’s defeat of Kansas City that dropped the Chiefs to No. 8.
- In the NFC, the Eagles, Buccaneers and Seahawks are 6-2, and Green Bay fell to No. 4 after a last-second loss to Carolina.
- FOX Sports’ provisional bracket has the Eagles as the NFC’s top seed and projects matchups including Patriots–Jaguars, Broncos–Chargers and Steelers–Bills.
- The postseason schedule lists wild-card games Jan. 10–12, divisional Jan. 17–18, conference championships Jan. 25 and Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, with Monday’s Cowboys–Cardinals game expected to change little.