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</tbody>NEW ENGLAND clinched the AFC East division title (Week 14), first-round bye (Week 15)
CINCINNATI clinched a playoff berth (Week 15), AFC North division title (Week 16)
KANSAS CITY clinched a playoff berth (Week 16)
| AFC | |||
| Seed | Team | Division | Record |
| 1 |
| East | 12-3-0 |
| 2 |
| West | 11-4-0 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati | North | 11-4-0 |
| 4 |
| South | 8-7-0 |
| 5 |
| West | 10-5-0 |
| 6 |
| East | 10-5-0 |
| Still Alive | |||
| Seed | Team | Division | Record |
| 7 |
| North | 9-6-0 |
| 10 |
| South | 7-8-0 |
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| NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS New England can clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with: 1) NE win or tie 2) DEN loss or tie CINCINNATI BENGALS Cincinnati can clinch a first-round bye with: 1) CIN win + DEN loss or tie 2) CIN tie + DEN loss 3) DEN loss + KC win DENVER BRONCOS Denver can clinch the AFC West division title with: 1) DEN win or tie 2) KC loss or tie Denver can clinch a first-round bye with: 1) DEN win 2) DEN tie + CIN loss or tie 3) KC loss or tie + CIN loss Denver can clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with: 1) DEN win + NE loss KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Kansas City can clinch the AFC West division title with: 1) KC win + DEN loss NEW YORK JETS N.Y. Jets can clinch a playoff berth with: 1) NYJ win or tie 2) PIT loss or tie PITTSBURGH STEELERS Pittsburgh can clinch a playoff berth with: 1) PIT win + NYJ loss HOUSTON TEXANS Houston can clinch the AFC South division title with: 1) HOU win or tie 2) IND loss or tie 3) HOU clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over IND OR clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over IND (Note: HOU clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over IND if one of the following teams wins or ties: NO, CIN, NYJ, SD, NE. HOU clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over IND if KC wins or ties and BAL wins or ties as long as both teams don't tie. If Houston and Indianapolis end up tied in strength of victory and tied in strength of schedule, the teams would then go to the next tiebreaker, which is best combined ranking among AFC teams in points scored and points allowed in all games. Houston currently has a combined AFC ranking of 17 and Indianapolis is at 25.) INDIANAPOLIS COLTS Indianapolis can clinch the AFC South division title with: 1) IND win + HOU loss + IND ties HOU in strength of victory tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over HOU (Note: IND ties HOU in strength of victory tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over HOU if BOTH of the following occurs: ? a) all of the following teams win: BAL, ATL, BUF, DEN, MIA ? b) OAK win or tie + PIT win or tie as long as both teams don't tie. If Houston and Indianapolis end up tied in strength of victory and tied in strength of schedule, the teams would then go to the next tiebreaker, which is best combined ranking among AFC teams in points scored and points allowed in all games. Houston currently has a combined AFC ranking of 17 and Indianapolis is at 25.) | ||
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CINCINNATI clinched a playoff berth (Week 15), AFC North division title (Week 16)
KANSAS CITY clinched a playoff berth (Week 16)
