The Ravens are a little over four hours from their much-anticipated matchup against the San Francisco 49ers, and the AFC playoff picture was just rocked by the Chief’s upset loss to the Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium.
Miami defeated Dallas, 22-20, to clinch a postseason berth for the second consecutive season. The Dolphins win also put Philadelphia back into first place in the NFC East.
Kansas City could not clinch the AFC West after losing to Las Vegas.
Cleveland wide receiver Amari Cooper had 11 receptions for a single-game franchise record of 265 yards and two touchdowns in the Browns’ 36-22 win over Houston.
With the kickoff for Baltimore and San Francisco fast approaching, here is an updated AFC playoff picture.
1
Baltimore Ravens (11-3, AFC North) (clinched playoffs)
2
Miami Dolphins (11-4, AFC East) (clinched playoffs, AFC East Leader)
3
Kansas City Chiefs (9-6 AFC West leader)
4
Jacksonville Jaguars (8-7, AFC South leader)
5
Cleveland Browns (10-5, Wildcard)
6
Buffalo Bills (8-6, Wildcard)
7
Indianapolis Colts (8-7, Wildcard)
8
AFC Bubble Teams
Houston Texans (8-7)
Cincinnati Bengals (8-7)
Pittsburgh Steelers (8-7)
Denver Broncos (7-8)
Las Vegas Raiders (6-8)
9
Eliiminated
Tennessee Titans (5-10)
New York Jets (6-9)
Los Angeles Chargers (5-10)
New England Patriots (4-11)