I should mention that these posts exclude the possibility of ties & assumes every game will be played and have a winner. This far out trying to include ties just creates a mess., and it would literally be impossible to include the possibility of cancellations.
AFTER WEEK 9:
1. Pittsburgh - 8-0
2. Kansas City - 8-1
3. Buffalo - 7-2
4. Tennessee - 6-2
5. Baltimore - 6-2
6. Las Vegas 5-3 (Holds Conference Record tiebreaker over MIA, CLE, and IND)
7. Miami - 5-3 (Holds Conference Record tiebreaker over IND and Strength of victory tiebreaker over CLE)
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8. Cleveland - 5-3 (Owns H2H tiebreaker vs IND)
9. Indianapolis - 5-3
10. Denver - 3-5 (Owns H2H tiebreaker over NE)
11. New England - 3-5
12. Cincinnati - 2-5-1
13. LA Chargers - 2-6 (Holds Conference Record tiebreaker over HOU)
14. Houston - 2-6
15. Jacksonville - 1-7
16. NY Jets - 0-9 - Eliminated from AFC East contention
No Clinching or Elimination Scenarios (alas, the Jets don't play this week)
The following teams control their own destiny for a divisional title:: PIT, KC, BUF, TEN, IND
- Baltimore gains control of their own destiny for the AFC North with a win and a PIT loss
- Miami gains control of their own destiny in the AFC East with a win and a BUF loss
- Indianapolis gains control of their own destiny in the AFC South with a win
The following teams control their own destiny for at least a playoff spot: PIT, KC, BUF, TEN, BAL, LV, MIA, CLE, IND
-Miami loses control of their own destiny for a WC spot with a loss, CLE win, LV win, and a PIT OR BUF win
- Cleveland loses control of their own destiny for a playoff birth with a loss, either a MIA win or a LV win, AND either a PIT or BUF win
-Indianapolis loses control of their own destiny with a loss combined with (1) a CLE win, (2)a LV and MIA win, or (3)a BAL, MIA, and PIT win