{"id":166197,"date":"2022-12-23T13:23:57","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T13:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nfl-week-16-playoff-picture-jaguars-closing-in-on-afc-south-lead-jets-fading-in-wild-card-race\/"},"modified":"2022-12-23T13:23:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T13:23:57","slug":"nfl-week-16-playoff-picture-jaguars-closing-in-on-afc-south-lead-jets-fading-in-wild-card-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nfl-week-16-playoff-picture-jaguars-closing-in-on-afc-south-lead-jets-fading-in-wild-card-race\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 16 playoff picture: Jaguars closing in on AFC South lead, Jets fading in wild card race"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Jaguars’ win over the Jets on Thursday night put the Jaguars in great shape and all but knocked the Jets out of contention.<\/p>\n
Jacksonville is still half a game behind Tennessee in the AFC South, but the Jaguars are the betting favorites to win the division and control their playoff destiny.<\/p>\n
The Jets haven’t been mathematically eliminated from wild card contention, but they’re now long shots.<\/p>\n
Here’s how the AFC playoff picture looks after Thursday night’s game:<\/p>\n
CURRENTLY IN 2. Chiefs (11-3)<\/strong> Clinched the AFC West.<\/p>\n 3. Bengals (10-4)<\/strong> Clinched at least a wild card.<\/p>\n 4. Titans (7-7)<\/strong> Barely holding onto the AFC South lead.<\/p>\n 5. Ravens (9-5)<\/strong> Fading down the stretch but still a safe bet to earn a wild card.<\/p>\n 6. Chargers (8-6)<\/strong> Own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Dolphins.<\/p>\n 7. Dolphins (8-6)<\/strong> One-game lead in the wild card race with three games to go.<\/p>\n OUTSIDE LOOKING IN 9. Jaguars (7-8)<\/strong> If they win their last two games, they win the AFC South.<\/p>\n 10. Jets (7-8)<\/strong> A playoff-caliber defense was let down by its offense.<\/p>\n 11. Raiders (6-8)<\/strong> Still not totally out of wild card contention.<\/p>\n 12. Browns (6-8)<\/strong> Trying to stay out of last place in the AFC North.<\/p>\n 13. Steelers (6-8)<\/strong> Trying to avoid Mike Tomlin’s first losing season.<\/p>\n NO CHANCE OF GETTING IN 15. Broncos (4-10)<\/strong> Mathematically eliminated.<\/p>\n 16. Texans (1-12-1)<\/strong> Mathematically eliminated.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Getty Images The Jaguars’ win over the Jets on Thursday night put the Jaguars in great shape and all but knocked the Jets out of contention. Jacksonville is still half a game behind Tennessee in the AFC South, but the Jaguars are the betting favorites to win the division and control their playoff destiny. The …<\/p>\n
1. Bills (11-3)<\/strong> The head-to-head tiebreaker over the Chiefs is big.<\/p>\n
8. Patriots (7-7)<\/strong> Still control their playoff destiny.<\/p>\n
14. Colts (4-9-1)<\/strong> Mathematically eliminated.<\/p>\n