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Where Chargers stand in playoff picture after Week 15

Looking at the AFC Playoff Picture after Week 15.

The Chargers improved to 8-6 after defeating the Titans on Sunday.

After defeating the Texans, the Chiefs clinched the AFC West for the seventh-straight season.

Here’s a look at the playoff picture after Week 15:

  • X –:Clinched Playoff Berth
  • Z –:Clinched Division

1. X–Bills (11-3)

2. Z–Chiefs (11-3)

3. Bengals (10-4)

4. Titans (7-7)

5. Ravens (9-5)

6. Chargers (8-6)

Chances of making the playoffs: 83%

Next opponent: @ Colts

7. Dolphins (8-6)

Chances of making the playoffs: 72%

Next opponent: vs. Packers

8. Patriots (7-7)

Chances of making the playoffs: 19%

Next opponent: vs. Bengals

9. Jets (7-7)

Chances of making the playoffs: 20%

Next opponent: vs. Jaguars

10. Jaguars (6-8)

Chances of making the playoffs: 44%

Next opponent: @ Jets

AFC playoff matchups if the season ended today:

  • No. 2 Chiefs vs. No. 7 Dolphins
  • No. 3 Bengals vs. No. 6 Chargers
  • No. 4 Titans vs. No. 5 Ravens

Where Chargers stand in playoff picture after Week 14

Looking at the AFC Playoff Picture after Week 14.

The Chargers improved to 7-6 after defeating the Dolphins on Sunday night.

After the win, how does Los Angeles stack up with the other teams in the AFC West?

Here’s a look at the division standings entering Week 15:

1. Chiefs (10-3)

2. Chargers (7-6)

3. Raiders (5-8)

4. Broncos (3-10)

And, a look at the playoff picture:

1. Bills (10-3)

2. Chiefs (10-3)

3. Ravens (9-4)

4. Titans (7-6)

5. Bengals (9-4)

6. Dolphins (8-5)

7. Patriots (7-6)

Chances of making the playoffs: 40%

Next opponent: at Raiders

8. Chargers (7-6)

Chances of making the playoffs: 55%

Next opponent: vs Titans

9. Jets (7-6)

Chances of making the playoffs: 34%

Next opponent: vs Lions

10. Jaguars (5-8)

Chances of making the playoffs: 14%

Next opponent: vs Cowboys

The Patriots have the seventh seed due to the conference record tiebreaker over the Chargers. The Jets are also 7-6, but New England has the head-to-head and division record tiebreaker over New York

AFC playoff matchups if the season ended today:

  • No. 2 Chiefs vs. No. 7 Patriots
  • No. 3 Ravens vs. No. 6 Dolphins
  • No. 4 Titans vs. No. 5 Bengals

Expect the unexpected in Week 17 AFC Playoff race

Expect the unexpected in Week 17 AFC Playoff race

The Miami Dolphins’ outlook for Week 17 is fairly straight forward. Win today against the Buffalo Bills and the Dolphins will be punching a ticket to the postseason to square off with the AFC South champion. That could either be the Indianapolis Colts or the Tennessee Titans depending on the outcomes of today’s games. But a loss for Miami isn’t necessarily guaranteed to be the final nail in the coffin — Miami has other avenues into the playoffs.

Miami will have steep rooting interest against the Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens; the other three 10-win wild card contenders. A loss by any punches Miami’s ticket.

But the Browns, Colts and Ravens are all double digit favorites, meaning we’d need to see some major upsets for teams to do the Dolphins the favor they’d need in the event of a Miami loss. Cleveland is favored by 10. The Ravens by 14. The Colts by 14.5. But while the easy assumption is that the playoff contenders will stay “chalk”, don’t expect such a cut and dry affair. There’s no better example of that than last year’s Week 17 contest between a 12-3 New England Patriots and a 4-11 Miami Dolphins team. Remember, the Patriots, at home, were hosting a bad Dolphins team in need of a win to secure a first-round bye. The Dolphins won, 27-24 and knocked New England into a game in the Wild Card round. That Dolphins team was a 16-point underdog, making them even less likely to win than any of the three upsets today that would catapult the Dolphins into the postseason regardless of the outcome of their own game.

Miami, Cleveland and Baltimore all play at 1PM this afternoon. If all win, the Colts will enter their 4:25PM game knowing they’re already locked out of the postseason no matter what. If Miami loses and the Browns and Ravens win, expect a dramatic four hour stretch of watching the Colts wrestle with the Jaguars — and remember, the Jaguars won the first time these two teams played this season back in Week 1.

It’s going to be a dramatic day for Miami. Unless, of course, they take care of their business handily against the Bills. They’ll get their chance to set the tone in just a few hours.

Checking in on Chiefs’ AFC West, conference and Super Bowl LV betting odds

Through nine weeks of the 2020 NFL season, the Kansas City Chiefs are still favored to win it all.

The Kansas City Chiefs are feeling pretty good about where they currently stand at the bye week. They’ve escaped, arguably, the toughest stretch of their schedule with an 8-1 overall record. Now they get a week to relax and recharge as they continue to pursue back-to-back Super Bowl wins.

The Chiefs aren’t the only ones feeling confident after the first half of their season, though. After nine games, oddsmakers still feel like the reigning champions have a very good shot to repeat as AFC West, AFC conference and Super Bowl champions.

Melvin Ingram believes Chargers will still make playoffs

Chargers defensive end Melvin Ingram is confident his team can play in January.

Defensive end Melvin Ingram isn’t giving up hopes of making the playoffs, despite a gut-wrenching loss on Monday night to the Chiefs.

Standing tall at the podium, appearing confident from his tone of voice, Ingram said he believes the Chargers can still make the playoffs after falling to 4-7.

“Yes, sir. We still the same team no matter. Whatever has to happen, take care of itself. All we can do is come, line up, fight every week,” Ingram said.

Led by Ingram’s dominant performance on Monday, the defense had their best outing yet against the league’s most prolific offense, but quarterback Philip Rivers was unable to help put up the much-needed points to match their success.

Prior to game, Los Angeles’ playoff hopes were revived after a few key losses to teams across the AFC in Week 10. The Bolts were only two games back from the division and a win would’ve put them back in contention, but they were unable to deliver.

The Chargers lost their past two consecutive games to divisional opponents and are 4-7 heading into their bye. They’re three games back from first place in the division, but have a tough road ahead of them to close out the season, facing teams like the Vikings, Raiders and Chiefs once more.

Los Angeles would have to not only win the last five games of the regular season, but they would have to hope for losses to the other teams above them that are in the mix for the postseason in order to make the playoffs.

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