AFC playoff picture: The current AFC playoff picture

1 seed in the AFC with a single win (at Browns, vs. Steelers) or with one loss by both the Chiefs and the Patriots.

Patriots (11-3): They’ve clinched a playoff berth, and the Patriots would clinch the AFC East for the eleventh straight year with a win (vs. Bills, vs. Dolphins), or with a Week 17 loss by the Bills to the Jets.

With two wins or one win and one Chiefs loss, the Patriots would clinch a bye.

2 seed with two wins and a Patriots loss, with one win and two Patriots losses and a Buffalo loss to the Jets, and one Houston loss.

They’ll win the AFC East by winning their last two games (at Patriots, vs.