When looking at a Chiefs-less AFC playoff picture, it’s a bit like making your first big financial decision without the input of your parents. There is that prevailing feeling of, are we sure about this? I can’t say I would wager any significant amount of money on a Patriots team that has not played a ton of great opponents, a Broncos team whose offense is incredibly streaky, a Colts team that seems to be freefalling. The Chargers? The Jaguars?
This lack of faith is probably just a psychological manifestation of a fear of change, although when I do an exercise like the Power Rankings, it’s tempting to just put a majority of the NFC (and the Bills) ahead of everyone else out of habit.
