There are still a number of scenarios still in play in the AFC - certainly in the AFC South where all four teams are in contention, to the AFC West, as well as in the AFC North and AFC East where the conference's top four teams are vying for a divisional crown and one of the two precious top seeds come playoff time.
That said, the AFC looks to be top-heavy at this point, with the top four teams (New York, New England, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh) all at either 9-2 or 8-3. The Steelers and Ravens play this week, as do the Jets and Patriots. We'll have a much better idea of who has the inside track towards a divisional championship and first-round bye after Week 13. Nevertheless, let's take a look at the remaining schedules for the remaining 12 AFC teams within one game of .500 or better, with a particular interest of course in what lies ahead for the Steelers, Ravens, Jets, and Patriots, the front-runners in the AFC heading into December.
AFC NORTH
|
TEAM |
BALTIMORE (8-3) |
PITTSBURGH (8-3) |
|
OPP. RECORD |
27-28 (.491) |
24-31 (.436) |
|
WEEK 13 |
Pittsburgh (8-3) |
at Baltimore (8-3) |
|
WEEK 14 |
at Houston (5-6) |
Cincinnati (2-9) |
|
WEEK 15 |
New Orleans (8-3) |
NY Jets (9-2) |
|
WEEK 16 |
at Cleveland (4-7) |
Carolina (1-10) |
|
WEEK 17 |
Cincinnati (2-9) |
at Cleveland (4-7) |
AFC EAST
|
TEAM |
NY JETS (9-2) |
NEW ENGLAND (9-2) |
MIAMI (6-5) |
|
OPP. RECORD |
33-22 (.600) |
32-23 (.582) |
26-29 (.473) |
|
WEEK 13 |
at New England (9-2) |
NY Jets (9-2) |
Cleveland (4-7) |
|
WEEK 14 |
Miami (6-5) |
at Chicago (8-3) |
at NY Jets (9-2) |
|
WEEK 15 |
at Pittsburgh (8-3) |
Green Bay (7-4) |
Buffalo (2-9) |
|
WEEK 16 |
at Chicago (8-3) |
at Buffalo (2-9) |
Detroit (2-9) |
|
WEEK 17 |
Buffalo (2-9) |
Miami (6-5) |
at New England (9-2) |
AFC SOUTH
|
TEAM |
JACKSONVILLE (6-5) |
INDIANAPOLIS (6-5) |
HOUSTON (5-6) |
TENNESSEE (5-6) |
|
OPP. RECORD |
26-29 (.473) |
24-31 (.436) |
29-26 (.527) |
30-25 (.545) |
|
WEEK 13 |
at Tennessee (5-6) |
Dallas (3-8) |
at Philadelphia (7-4) |
Jacksonville (6-5) |
|
WEEK 14 |
Oakland (5-6) |
at Tennessee (5-6) |
Baltimore (8-3) |
Indianapolis (6-5) |
|
WEEK 15 |
at Indianapolis (6-5) |
Jacksonville (6-5) |
at Tennessee (5-6) |
Houston (5-6) |
|
WEEK 16 |
Washington (5-6) |
at Oakland (5-6) |
at Denver (3-8) |
at Kansas City (7-4) |
|
WEEK 17 |
at Houston (5-6) |
Tennessee (5-6) |
Jacksonville (6-5) |
at Indianapolis (6-5) |
AFC WEST
|
TEAM |
KANSAS CITY (7-4) |
SAN DIEGO (6-5) |
OAKLAND (5-6) |
|
OPP. RECORD |
24-31 (.436) |
21-34 (.382) |
28-27 (.509) |
|
WEEK 13 |
Denver (3-8) |
Oakland (5-6) |
at San Diego (6-5) |
|
WEEK 14 |
at San Diego (6-5) |
Kansas City (7-4) |
at Jacksonville (6-5) |
|
WEEK 15 |
at St. Louis (5-6) |
San Francisco (4-7) |
Denver (3-8) |
|
WEEK 16 |
Tennessee (5-6) |
at Cincinnati (2-9) |
Indianapolis (6-5) |
|
WEEK 17 |
Oakland (5-6) |
at Denver (3-8) |
at Kansas City (7-4) |