AFC Playoff Picture: All 7 spots locked in, and here’s the bracket

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All seven AFC playoff seeds are set. Check out the playoff bracket right here.

All seven spots in the AFC have been locked in and we know how will play who in the wild card round.

Coming into the weekend, the Kansas City Chiefs were locked in as the one seed while the Buffalo Bills were the two and the Houston Texans fourth. The Baltimore Ravens joined the list of division winners on Saturday, clinching the third seed with their win.

On Sunday afternoon, the Los Angeles Chargers won their game to secure the five seed after the Steelers lost Saturday, and Pittsburgh fell to sixth. The Denver Broncos spanked the Chiefs’ backups on Sunday to clinch the seven seed.

Despite winning in Week 18, the Cincinnati Bengals missed the tournament.

Final AFC standings following Week 18

1. z-Kansas City Chiefs (15-2) - clinched No. 1 seed
2. y-Buffalo Bills (13-4) - clinched No. 2 seed
3. y-Baltimore Ravens (12-5) - clinched No. 3 seed
4. y-Houston Texans (10-7) - clinched No. 4 seed

5. x-Los Angeles Chargers (11-6) - clinched No. 5 seed
6. x-Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7, win over DEN) - clinched No. 6 seed
7. x-Denver Broncos (10-7, loss to PIT) - clinched No. 7 seed

8. Cincinnati Bengals (9-8) - eliminated
9. Indianapolis Colts (8-9, win over MIA) — eliminated
10. Miami Dolphins (8-9, loss to IND) - eliminated
11. New York Jets (5-12) — eliminated
13. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-13, 4-8 AFC — eliminated
14. New England Patriots (4-13, 3-9 AFC, .471 SOV) — eliminated
12. Las Vegas Raiders (4-13, 3-9 AFC, .353 SOV) — eliminated
15. Cleveland Browns (3-14, .510 strength of victory) — eliminated
16. Tennessee Titans (3-14, .440 strength of victory) — eliminated

AFC playoff bracket

1. Kansas City Chiefs (15-1) — BYE
2. Buffalo Bills (13-4) vs. 7. Denver Broncos (10-7)
3. Baltimore Ravens (12-5) vs 6. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)
4. Houston Texans (10-7) vs. 5. Los Angeles Chargers (11-6)

After the wild card round, the lowest-seeded remaining team will travel to Kansas City to play the Chiefs. The second-highest remaining seed will how the second-lowest remaining seed.

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