Which team is favorite to win 2025 AFC title after Week 12? | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC

WITH THEM AND YOU LET THEM IN. RIGHT RIGHT. NO. I I I HEAR YOU. AND WELL AND AND THE AFC I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE’VE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LOT. THE NFC HAS SOME REALLY GOOD FOOTBALL TEAMS AND THAT’S WHERE WE FEEL LIKE IT’S WIDE OPEN BECAUSE IT’S THE RAMS, THE EAGLES, THE THE, THE PACKERS, THE SEAHAWKS STILL THE LIONS WHERE WE GO, MAN. THEY’RE REALLY GOOD FOOTBALL TEAMS WHO’S GOING TO COME OUT OF THAT CONFERENCE, RIGHT? ON THE OTHER SIDE, I THINK, ON THE AFC WE LOOK AT IT AND WE KNOW YEAH THE PATRIOTS HAVE THE BEST RECORD. THE BRONCOS, HAVE THE SECOND BEST RECORD. THE COLTS ARE RIGHT OUT OF THERE, BUT I THINK WE THERE THERE’S FLAWS WITH ALL THOSE TEAMS. I DON’T THINK ANY OF US SIT HERE AND GO. OH WE FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT THE BRONCOS AND THE PATRIOTS AS WE DO THE RAMS, THE EAGLES AND THEIR THEIR POTENTIAL THERE. RIGHT? I I I DON’T THINK PEOPLE FEEL THAT WAY AT LEAST I DON’T. AND I THINK WITH THAT THAT’S ACCENTUATES YOUR POINT THAT IF THE CHIEFS GET IN WITH THESE NOT PERFECT. AND THEN WE SEE BALTIMORE WHO I STILL THINK CAN CAN MAKE SOME MOVES IN THE AFC, AND THAT’S WHERE I STILL LOOK AT HOUSTON AND GO, YOU GET A HOUSTON IN THE PLAYOFFS OF THAT DEFENSE. DON’T BE SHOCKED IF IT’S 2015, ALL OVER AGAIN. THE BRONCOS AND THEIR DEFENSE AND ALL THAT, THEY’RE THAT TYPE OF TEAM DID YOU KNOW THE HOUSTON DEFENSE CAN WIN GAMES ALL BY ITSELF. YEAH DID YOU A WISE MAN ONCE SAID THAT. ALL RIGHT RIGHT BUT YES I MEAN LIKE CAN I JUST ADD 1 THING? THOUGH, WE HAVE GOTTEN SWEPT AWAY BY THIS NARRATIVE THAT IT’S WIDE OPEN THIS YEAR. AND THEN THE RAMS ARE JUST GOING TO BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF EVERYBODY. LIKE OH, IT’S WIDE OPEN. IT’S WIDE OPEN. AND THE RAMS WIN 347 AGAINST A TEAM THAT WE WERE SAYING, A FEW WEEKS AGO, COULD MAKE IT TO THE SUPER BOWL. YEAH, I JUST THINK THE RAMS ARE A MEAT GRINDER ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL AND THEY STAY HEALTHY. I DON’T KNOW WHO’S GOING TO BEAT THEM. WELL, THE OKAY I MEAN THE SEAHAWKS ALMOST BEAT HIM LAST WEEK AND THEY HAD 5 TURNOVERS AND THEY’RE SO I KNOW, BUT SO SO DON’T DON’T DON’T DON’T LOOK AT IT LIKE THAT YET. I DON’T THINK IT’S TIME. AND AND ALSO WITH THE BUCKS I THINK THE BUCKS BETWEEN THE INJURIES AND I THINK YOU AND I TOO THOUGHT THE BUCKS WOULD FIGURE OUT SOME OF THEIR DEFENSIVE ISSUES, YOU KNOW, 4 OR 5 WEEKS AGO WHEN WE WERE GOING. HEY, THE BUCKS ARE LOOK LIKE A SUPER BOWL TEAM. WELL, THEY DON’T LOOK LIKE THAT ANYMORE. THE BUCKS HAVE SOME REAL ISSUES THAT YOU GO. WAIT, THEY HAVEN’T GOTTEN BETTER AT ALL THAN THE DEPARTMENT AT THAT DEPARTMENT. IN FACT, IT LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE GETTING WORSE. SO THAT’S WHAT LED TO THAT BLOWOUT LAST NIGHT, BUT, HEY, THE AFC, YEAH. I HEARD WHAT YOU’RE SAYING WITH KANSAS CITY. THAT WAS AN UNBELIEVABLE WIN, AND THEN I THINK ON TOP OF THAT, THERE THERE’S THERE’S 2 THINGS 1, THE DEFENSE. WHAT THEY DID HOW THEY CONTAINED SHANE AND DANIELLE JONES AND JONATHAN TAYLOR OFF A BI-WEEK. REALLY. NEVER LET THEM MAKE BIG PLAYS IN THE FOOTBALL GAME AND THEN ANDY REID DESERVES SOME CREDIT ANDY REID, RAN THE BALL 37 TIMES YESTERDAY. I MEAN, ANDY REID, HE ONLY DOES HE WAS? IS HE DRUNK? WAS HE ON DRUGS? WHAT’S GOING ON? I MEAN, NO, I’M JOKING. LIKE, HE’S JUST JOKING. AND HE’S POSING AS A QUESTION AND HE KNOWS THAT WE GOT A GOOD ENOUGH RELATIONSHIP TO KNOW THAT BECAUSE HE, HE CAN BE PASSIONATE ABOUT CHEESEBURGERS. THAT’S IT. WE THOUGHT 1 OF THE PROBLEMS LAST WEEK IN THE DENVER GAME WAS LIKE, WAIT, THEY JUST GAVE UP ON THE RUN. THEY THREW IT EVERY PLAY AGAINST A TEAM. THAT’S LIKE, PLEASE THROW IT. SO WE CAN RUSH THE PASSER AND DO ALL OUR CRAZY COVERAGES. SO I GIVE THEM A LOT OF CREDIT IN THAT DEPARTMENT TOO AND WITH THE TEAM, THAT’S NOT NECESSARILY JUST AWESOME AND OFFENSE. THEY NEED TO RUN THE BALL LIKE THAT A LITTLE BIT, JUST TO HELP THEMSELVES OUT IN OTHER WAYS. WELL, WHEN THERE WAS TALK ABOUT THEM, POSSIBLY GETTING BREECE HALL, IT’S LIKE WHAT’S THE POINT? THEY’RE NOT GOING TO USE IT. RIGHT LET’S LET’S DO THE MIC AND THE MAD DOG THING FOR THE BALANCE OF THE SCHEDULE FOR THE CHIEFS THIS YEAR AT THE COWBOYS ON THURSDAY. NOW THIS ISN’T YOUR OFFICIAL THE COWBOYS? MY MY LEAN IS STILL CHIEFS RIGHT NOW. OKAY. TEXANS ON SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL THE FOLLOWING WEEK TEXANS IN KANSAS CITY. YIKES. I EXPECT CJ STRAD TO BE THAT, MAN. THAT’S A COIN TOSS TO ME COIN TOSS. LIKE I MAN THAT’S CHARGERS A WEEK AFTER THAT. OH, AND AND I FEEL LIKE I LIKE THE CHIEFS AGAINST THE THE TIME, TITANS. THAT’S A WIN FOR THE CHIEFS. THE BRONCOS ON A THURSDAY NIGHT. CHRISTMAS NIGHT, BRONCOS CHIEFS, HOLY CRAP, SANTA THANK YOU, SANTA COIN TOSS AND THEN AT THE RAIDERS TO FINISH IT UP, WOULD IT BE NOT A COIN TOSS? WOULDN’T IT BE FUNNY THOUGH? WOULDN’T IT BE FUNNY? RIGHT? IF ALL THEY NEED TO DO IS WIN WEEK 18 AND BEAT THE RAIDERS AND THE RAIDERS AND THE RAIDERS THAT THAT WOULD JUST BE PERFECT IF THAT HAPPENED BUT UH, IT’S NOT GOING TO BE EASY, BUT THEY CAN DO IT AND THEY CAN GET TO THE PLAYOFFS AND WE KNOW THAT EVERYTHING CHANGES IN MOMENTUM IS REAL AND THEY’RE NOT GOING TO FREAK OUT BY 1, PLAYOFF GAME, WHEREAS YOU’RE GOING TO GET SOME OF THESE TEAMS. THESE JOHNNY COME LATELY. HE’S LIKE, WHAT ARE THE BRONCOS GOING TO DO WITH BONE? NICKS, WHAT ARE THE PATRIOTS GOING TO DO WITH DRAKE MAYE? WHAT ARE THESE TEAMS THAT WE DIDN’T EXPECT TO GET? THERE, ARE THEY GOING TO RISE UP? ARE THEY GOING TO SHRINK OR THE COLTS GOING TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER IN THE POSTSEASON? IF THE TEXANS GET THERE? ARE THEY GOING TO DELIVER THEY USUALLY DO AT HOME? WHEN THEY WIN THE DIVISION? THEY’VE BEEN UNDERDOGS AT HOME THE LAST 2 YEARS IN THE WILD CARD ROUND AND THEY’VE WON, BUT THAT’S GOING TO BE THE KEY. AND THAT’S THE THING TO REMEMBER, THE ENTIRE VIBE CHANGES. IT’LL BE 6 WEEKS FROM TODAY THE REGULAR SEASON’S OVER THE RECORDS. DON’T MEAN ANYTHING? ALL THAT MATTERS IS WHERE YOU ARE IN THAT PLAYOFF TREE AND YOU GOT 60 MINUTES TO EITHER ADVANCE OR GO HOME. AND THAT’S WHERE THE CHIEFS THRIVE. AND THAT’S WHERE THEY WERE YESTERDAY. WHERE FINALLY, THERE, I THOUGHT THEY WERE THERE AGAINST THE BILLS AND THEY WEREN’T. I THOUGHT THEY WERE THERE AGAINST THE BRONCOS AND THEY WEREN’T, THEY WERE FINALLY BACKS AGAINST THE WALL. WE ARE FACING WIN OR GO HOME AND IF THEY CAN DELIVER THAT EVERY SINGLE UP. WHAT, WHAT WOULD IT BE? THERE’S 6 AND 5. THEY’D BE 12 AND 5. IF THEY END UP 12 AND 5, HOW ARE YOU GONNA, HOW ARE YOU GONNA THINK THEY CAN’T KEEP IT IF THEY’RE, IF THEY YOU’RE RIGHT. I MEAN, IF THEY END UP 12 AND 5 FROM WHERE THEY ARE RIGHT NOW, I’M GOING IN THE PLAYOFFS GOING. UH, OH, THE CHIEFS ARE GOING TO WIN THE DAMN GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL. I SAY I SAY AND IT DOESN’T HAPPEN EVERY YEAR. BUT THERE’S THAT TEAM THAT GETS HOT AROUND THANKSGIVING AND THEY GET THE MINDSET OF THE PLAYOFFS HAVE STARTED, RIGHT? THEY’RE JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN 4 WEEKS, THEY MAY BE 10 WEEKS, BUT ONCE YOU GET INTO THAT, WE HAVE TO WIN, WE HAVE TO WIN. WE HAVE TO WIN AND EVERYBODY’S LOCKED IN. AND ALL THE OTHER CRAP GETS SET ASIDE. YOU HAVE TUNNEL VISION THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. GETS PUT ON HOLD AND IT’S LET’S GET THIS 1 AT A TIME AND THEY’VE PROVEN TO US THAT WHEN THEY GET INTO THAT MINDSET, THEY CAN DO IT. IT’S JUST A QUESTION OF DOING IT LONGER THAN WHAT THEY USUALLY DO IT. SO YEAH, I’M I’M YOU GOT TO GO ON SOME OF THESE LOSSES. THEY’RE GOING TO LOSE TIE BREAKERS TO A LOT OF FOOTBALL TEAMS. SO THEY THEY NEED TO GIVE THEMSELVES SOME CUSHION HERE. AND HEY THEY MAY LOSE TO MY COWBOYS ON THANKSGIVING, MAN. I CAN’T I CAN’T USUALLY I FALL ASLEEP DURING THAT GAME I AIN’T FALLIN

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  10. It looked like Tampa bay when they were 5-1 .. the eagles are overated , and the Ravens ..as well as Detroit and Green Bay … Besides the Rams .. the NFC is wide open. The AFC is clear the surprising colts , broncos and , patriots …all the other teams don't stand a chance including k.c even tho they beat indy yesterday … The cowboy will outplay the chiefs and put the stake in them on Thanksgiving and don't laugh butbl no one is talking about Dallas like they do Baltimore ..Dallas is the team nobody wants to play r now and if they sneak in , look out ..they can beat LA if they beat Philly …

  15. The broncos can’t be slept on by any team. The look better than any other team in the AFC.
    The defense is scary good. Not a broncos fan but they look like they can run it back to 2015.
    Para still need to sort something’s out. They looks scrappy and sloppy. Ugly ugly win over cincy, still a win at the end of the day. Positioned themselves for homefield advantage.

  19. As a Bronco fan I put $100 on Denver to win the division before the season. Now as I saw the odds for Denver to win the AFC and Superbowl , I put some more money on them. Using the media in my favor.

  23. Regardless of whatever the Chiefs do, I just can't make myself say that the Colts will make it past the first round of the playoffs. They're hitting the meat of their schedule and have lost the last 2 out of 3. The Falcons was a close call. I'm not confident enough to say that the Colts have arrived. The next few weeks will tell the story but I'm not sure that it's going to be a happy ending even if they do make the PLAYOFFS. I've seen this movie before and all the hype just fizzled out.

  25. U act like the broncos didnt just beat that same chiefs team.. with out their dpoy with out their leading tackler, with out their swing lb, with out their leading rusher, with out their starting guard.. 😂😂😂 not even 7 days later and were back on the chiefs nuts..

  27. Let me get this straight… so the Texans can be the 2015 Broncos if they make it to the playoffs and win the whole thing. But the Broncos can't?

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