After the Raiders’ loss to the Chiefs two weeks ago, they were hanging onto the seventh seed in the AFC and looking at a very favorable schedule over the final six weeks of the season.
That home stretch got off to a rough start last Sunday with the Raiders getting pummeled by the Falcons 43-6. For playoff purposes, the score doesn’t really mean much. But the L does. It pushed the Raiders outside the playoffs bubble.
We all had to wait until Wednesday to get a handle on the exact playoff standings because the Ravens and Steelers game had been postponed due to the Ravens’ rash of COVID-19 positives causing them to completely shut down their facility for a week.
That game is now over and the Steelers pulled out the 19-14 win to remain undefeated. The Ravens then dropped to 6-5 and just below the Raiders in the hunt to get back inside the playoff bubble.
Here are the AFC playoff standings as we head into Week 13:
| Seed | Team | Division | Record | Div seed | Conf record |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | North | 11-0-0 | 1 | 8-0-0 |
| 2 | Kansas City | West | 10-1-0 | 1 | 8-1-0 |
| 3 | Tennessee | South | 8-3-0 | 1 | 6-3-0 |
| 4 | Buffalo | East | 8-3-0 | 1 | 6-2-0 |
| 5 | Cleveland | North | 8-3-0 | 2 | 5-3-0 |
| 6 | Miami | East | 7-4-0 | 2 | 4-3-0 |
| 7 | Indianapolis | South | 7-4-0 | 2 | 3-4-0 |
In the hunt:
| Seed | Team | Division | Record | Div seed | Conf record |
| 8 | Las Vegas | West | 6-5-0 | 2 | 4-3-0 |
| 9 | Baltimore | North | 6-5-0 | 3 | 4-5-0 |
| 10 | New England | East | 5-6-0 | 3 | 4-4-0 |
Week 13 matchups to watch:
Colts (7) at Texans
Bengals at Dolphins (6)
Raiders (8) at Jets
Browns (5) at Titans (3)
Patriots (10) at Chargers
Broncos at Chiefs (2)
Football Team at Steelers (1)
Bills (4) at 49ers
Cowboys at Ravens (9)
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