After a much-needed win in Week 10, the Oakland Raiders are right in the thick of things in the AFC playoff chase. Sitting at 5-4, there are only a few teams in the conference with a better record than the Raiders.
With the Chiefs losing in Week 10, Oakland is somehow only one-game back of the division lead with a game left with Kansas City.
While a wild card berth is still the most likely outcome for the Raiders, it’s certainly not impossible that they catch the Chiefs given how soft their schedule is over the next few weeks.
Let’s take a quick look at the current playoff standings in both the AFC:
| SEED | TEAM | DIVISION | RECORD |
| 1 | East | 8-1-0 | |
| 2 | North | 7-2-0 | |
| 3 | South | 6-3-0 | |
| 4 | West | 6-4-0 | |
| 5 | East | 6-3-0 | |
| 6 | North | 5-4-0 | |
| SEED | TEAM | DIVISION | RECORD |
| 7 | West | 5-4-0 | |
| 8 | South | 5-4-0 | |
| 9 | South | 5-5-0 | |
| 10 | South | 4-5-0 | |
| 11 | West | 4-6-0 | |
| 12 | West | 3-6-0 | |
| 13 | North | 3-6-0 | |
| 14 | East | 2-7-0 | |
| 15 | East | 2-7-0 | |
| 16 | North | 0-9-0 | |
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