The Indianapolis Colts lost in Week 12 and the New England Patriots won, meaning Indy is even further away from regaining the top spot in the conference they lost on their bye.
The Denver Broncos are on the bye and remain second. The Los Angeles Chargers also stay in their spot on the bye.
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The Baltimore Ravens won and the Pittsburgh Steelers lost, so Baltimore is fourth in the conference now while the Steelers fell all the way out of playoff position.
The Buffalo Bills lost on Thursday night but remain in a wild card spot.
The Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs join the Steelers at 6-5, just out of the playoffs.
The Jacksonville Jaguars won in overtime and sit one game behind the Colts.
AFC standings after Week 12
The Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers were on the bye this week along with the Miami Dolphins.
In the three-way tie at 6-5, the Chiefs are eliminated first because of a worse AFC record than Pittsburgh and Houston. The Steelers wins have come against teams with 30 total wins while the Texans’ wins have come against teams with a combined 29 wins. That can change very quickly.
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1. New England Patriots (10-2)
2. Denver Broncos (9-2)
3. Indianapolis Colts (8-3)
4. Baltimore Ravens (6-5, 2-0 AFCN)
5. Los Angeles Chargers (7-4, 6-2 AFC)
6. Jacksonville Jaguars (7-4, 4-2 AFC)
7. Buffalo Bills (7-4, 4-3 AFC)
8. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5, 5-2 AFC, SOV > HOU)
9. Houston Texans (6-5, 5-2 AFC, SOV < PIT)
10. Kansas City Chiefs (6-5, 3-4 AFC)
11. Miami Dolphins (4-7)
12. Cincinnati Bengals (3-8, win over CLE)
14. Cleveland Browns (3-8, loss to CIN)
13. Las Vegas Raiders (2-9)
15. New York Jets (2-9)
16. Tennessee Titans (1-10)
AFC South standings during Week 12
The Jaguars won on Sunday to pull within a game of Indianapolis. The Houston Texans won on Thursday. The Colts lost, as we have said, and the Titans also lost but were already eliminated from AFC South contention.
1. Indianapolis Colts (8-3)
2. Jacksonville Jaguars (7-4)
3. Houston Texans (6-5)
4. Tennessee Titans (1-10)