The Indianapolis Colts have home field and the San Diego Chargers have the bye, but seeds 3 through 6 are still a bit cloudy. Here is a taste of what could happen.
The New England Patriots are the #3 seed as of now, but with a loss and a Cincinnati Bengals win they are the #4 seed. This is the only way Cincinnati can get the #3 seed. New England holds the tie breakers over the Bengals in case of tie.
Now to the wide open AFC Wild Card.
The New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens control their destiny. If they both win they are in. The New York Jets face Cincinnati Sunday Night. The Baltimore Ravens face the Oakland Raiders on Sunday afternoon.
Now here is a list of what the Houston Texans, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Denver Broncos would need to make the playoffs.
Denver needs a combination of the following
- a win (vs. Kansas City) and a N.Y. Jets loss loss or tie (vs. Cincinnati) and a Baltimore loss or tie (vs. Oakland) OR
- a win and a N.Y. Jets loss or tie and a Pittsburgh loss or tie (vs. Miami) OR
- a win and a N.Y. Jets loss or tie and a Houston win (vs. New England) OR
- a win and a Baltimore loss or tie and a Pittsburgh loss or tie OR
- a win and a Baltimore loss or tie and a Houston win OR
- a Pittsburgh loss and a Baltimore loss and a Houston loss and a Jacksonville loss (vs. Cleveland) OR
- a Pittsburgh loss and a Baltimore loss and a Houston loss and a N.Y. Jets loss OR
- Pittsburgh loss and a Baltimore loss and a Jacksonville loss and a N.Y. Jets loss OR
- Pittsburgh loss and a Houston loss and a Jacksonville loss and a N.Y. Jets loss OR
- Miami loss or tie (vs. Pittsburgh) and a N.Y. Jets loss and a Baltimore loss and a Houston loss and a Jacksonville loss or tie
Pittsburgh would need the following
- a win (vs. Miami) and a Houston loss or tie (vs. New England) and a N.Y. Jets loss or tie (vs. Cincinnati) OR
- a win and a Houston loss or tie and a Baltimore loss or tie (vs. Oakland) OR
- a win and a N.Y. Jets loss or tie and a Baltimore loss or tie and a Denver loss or tie (vs. Kansas City)
Houston would need the following
- a win (vs. New England) and a N.Y. Jets loss or tie (vs. Cincinnati) and a Baltimore loss or tie (vs. Oakland) OR
- a win and a N.Y. Jets loss or tie and a Denver loss or tie (vs. Kansas City) OR
- a win and a Baltimore loss or tie and a Denver loss or tie
The Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars are still alive and need the following…
Miami needs a win (vs. Pittsburgh) and a N.Y. Jets loss (vs. Cincinnati) and a Baltimore loss (vs. Oakland) and a Houston loss (vs. New England) and a Jacksonville loss or tie (vs. Cleveland)
While Jacksonville would need
- a win (vs. Cleveland) and a Pittsburgh loss (vs. Miami) and a Baltimore loss (vs. Oakland) and a Denver loss (vs. Kansas City) and a Houston loss (vs. New England) OR
- a win and a Pittsburgh loss and a Baltimore loss and a Denver loss and a N.Y. Jets loss (vs. Cincinnati) OR
- a win and a Pittsburgh loss and a Baltimore loss and a Houston loss and a N.Y. Jets loss OR
- a win and a Pittsburgh loss and a Denver loss and a Houston loss and a N.Y. Jets loss OR
- a win and a N.Y. Jets loss and a Denver loss and a Houston loss and a Baltimore loss
For more you can go to CBS Sports for the full breakdown.