NFL Playoff Picture: Patriots knock Titans out of No. 1 in AFC; Steelers falling behind in AFC North
Nick Gray
The Pittsburgh Steelers are falling behind in the AFC North after Sunday's loss at Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh, at 5-5-1, will finish the week outside the AFC's top 10 and have lost tiebreakers to the Chargers and Bengals.
Elsewhere, the Titans have lost the No. 1 seed in the AFC for now, with the Patriots matching them at 8-4 and earning the tiebreaker with Sunday's win in Foxborough.
Here's the full playoff picture, updating after Sunday's early afternoon games.
GENTRY ESTES:This is becoming the Tennessee Titans' injury season instead of something special
AFC Playoff Picture
Division leaders
1. Baltimore Ravens (8-3, AFC North leader)
This week: Won 13-10 vs. Cleveland
Remaining schedule: at Pittsburgh, at Cleveland, vs. Green Bay, at Cincinnati, vs. LA Rams, vs. Pittsburgh
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2. New England Patriots (8-4, AFC East leader)
This week: Won 36-13 vs. Tennessee
Remaining schedule: at Buffalo, at Indianapolis, vs. Buffalo, vs. Jacksonville, at Miami
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3. Tennessee Titans (8-4, AFC South leader)
This week: Lost 36-13 at New England
Remaining schedule: vs. Jacksonville, at Pittsburgh, vs. San Francisco, vs. Miami, at Houston
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4. Kansas City Chiefs (7-4, AFC West leader)
This week: OFF
Remaining schedule: vs. Denver, vs. Las Vegas, at LA Chargers, vs. Pittsburgh, at Cincinnati, at Denver
Wild cards
5. Cincinnati Bengals (7-4)
This week: Won 41-10 vs. Pittsburgh
Remaining schedule: vs. LA Chargers, vs. San Francisco, at Denver, vs. Baltimore, vs. Kansas City, at Cleveland
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6. Buffalo Bills (7-4)
This week: Won 31-6 at New Orleans
Remaining schedule: vs. New England, at Tampa Bay, vs. Carolina, at New England, vs. Atlanta, vs. NY Jets
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7. Los Angeles Chargers (6-5)
This week: Lost 28-13 at Denver
Remaining schedule: at Cincinnati, vs. NY Giants, vs. Kansas City, at Houston, vs. Denver, at Las Vegas
Outside looking in
8. Las Vegas Raiders (6-5)
This week: Won 36-33 at Dallas
Remaining schedule: vs. Washington, at Kansas City, at Cleveland, vs. Denver, at Indianapolis, vs. LA Charges
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9. Denver Broncos (6-5)
This week: Won 28-13 vs. LA Chargers
Remaining schedule: at Kansas City, vs. Detroit, vs. Cincinnati, at Las Vegas, at LA Chargers, vs. Kansas City
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10. Indianapolis Colts (6-6)
This week: Lost 38-31 vs. Tampa Bay
Remaining schedule: at Houston, vs. New England, at Arizona, vs. Las Vegas, at Jacksonville
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11. Pittsburgh Steelers (5-5-1)
This week: Lost 41-10 at Cincinnati
Remaining schedule: vs. Baltimore, at Minnesota, vs. Tennessee, at Kansas City, vs. Cleveland, at Baltimore
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12. Cleveland Browns (6-6)
This week: Lost 13-10 at Baltimore
Remaining schedule: vs. Baltimore, vs. Las Vegas, at Green Bay, at Pittsburgh, vs. Cincinnati
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13. Miami Dolphins (5-7)
This week: Won 33-10 vs. Carolina
Remaining schedule: vs. NY Giants, vs. NY Jets, at New Orleans, at Tennessee, vs. New England
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14. New York Jets (3-8)
This week: Won 21-14 at Houston
Remaining schedule: vs. Philadelphia, vs. New Orleans, at Miami, vs. Jacksonville, vs. Tampa Bay, at Buffalo
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15. Houston Texans (2-9)
This week: Lost 21-14 vs. New York Jets
Remaining schedule: vs. Indianapolis, vs. Seattle, at Jacksonville, vs. LA Chargers, at San Francisco, vs. Tennessee
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16. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-9)
This week: Lost 21-14 vs. Atlanta
Remaining schedule: at LA Rams, at Tennessee, vs. Houston, at NY Jets, at New England, vs. Indianapolis
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NFC playoff picture
Division leaders
1. Arizona Cardinals (9-2, NFC West leader)
This week: OFF
Remaining schedule: at Chicago, vs. LA Rams, at Detroit, vs. Indianapolis, at Dallas, vs. Seattle
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2. Green Bay Packers (9-3, NFC North leader)
This week: Won 36-28 vs. LA Rams
Remaining schedule: vs. Chicago, at Baltimore, vs. Cleveland, vs. Minnesota, at Detroit
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3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-3, NFC South leader)
This week: Won 38-31 at Indianapolis
Remaining schedule: at Atlanta, vs. Buffalo, vs. New Orleans, at Carolina, at NY Jets, vs. Carolina
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4. Dallas Cowboys (7-4, NFC East leader)
This week: Lost 36-33 vs. Las Vegas
Remaining schedule: at New Orleans, at Washington, at NY Giants, vs. Washington, vs. Arizona, at Philadelphia
Wild cards
5. Los Angeles Rams (7-4)
This week: Lost 36-28 at Green Bay
Remaining schedule: vs. Jacksonville, at Arizona, vs. Seattle, at Minnesota, at Baltimore, vs. San Francisco
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6. San Francisco 49ers (6-5)
This week: Won 34-26 vs. Minnesota
Remaining schedule: at Seattle, at Cincinnati, vs. Atlanta, at Tennessee, vs. Houston, at LA Rams
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7. Minnesota Vikings (5-6)
This week: Lost 34-26 at San Francisco
Remaining schedule: at Detroit, vs. Pittsburgh, at Chicago, vs. LA Rams, at Green Bay, vs. Chicago
Outside looking in
8. Atlanta Falcons (5-6)
This week: Won 21-14 at Jacksonville
Remaining schedule: vs. Tampa Bay, at Carolina, at San Francisco, vs. Detroit, at Buffalo, vs. New Orleans
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9. New Orleans Saints (5-6)
This week: Lost 31-6 vs. Buffalo
Remaining schedule: vs. Dallas, at NY Jets, at Tampa Bay, vs. Miami, vs. Carolina, at Atlanta
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10. Philadelphia Eagles (5-7)
This week: Lost 13-7 at NY Giants
Remaining schedule: at NY Jets, vs. Washington, vs. NY Giants, at Washington, vs. Dallas
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11. Carolina Panthers (5-7)
This week: Lost 33-10 at Miami
Remaining schedule: vs. Atlanta, at Buffalo, vs. Tampa Bay, at New Orleans, at Tampa Bay
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12. Washington Football Team (4-6)
This week: vs. Seattle
Remaining schedule: at Las Vegas, vs. Dallas, at Philadelphia, at Dallas, vs. Philadelphia, at NY Giants
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13. New York Giants (4-7)
This week: Won 13-7 vs. Philadelphia
Remaining schedule: at Miami, at LA Chargers, vs. Dallas, at Philadelphia, at Chicago, vs. Washington
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14. Chicago Bears (4-7)
This week: Won 16-14 at Detroit
Remaining schedule: vs. Arizona, at Green Bay, vs. Minnesota, at Seattle, vs. NY Giants, at Minnesota
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15. Seattle Seahawks (3-7)
This week: at Washington
Remaining schedule: vs. San Francisco, at Houston, at LA Rams, vs. Chicago, vs. Detroit, at Arizona
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16. Detroit Lions (0-10-1)
This week: Lost 16-14 vs. Chicago
Remaining schedule: vs. Minnesota, at Denver, vs. Arizona, at Atlanta, at Seattle, vs. Green Bay