AFC Playoff Picture: Despite win, Bills buried by previous conference losses

The AFC standings are in flux after some big Week 7 results.

The Buffalo Bills didn’t just wallop the Seattle Seahawks in Week 8, they got a lot of help in the AFC Playoff Picture.

Ahead of the Bills, the Baltimore Ravens lost though the Houston Texans were able to pull out a victory. The Pittsburgh Steelers play on Monday Night Football and the Kansas City Chiefs are playing a close game against the las Vegas Raiders.

In the AFC East, CHAOS! The New England Patriots summoned up their grit and put down the New York Jets despite losing QB Drake Maye to a concussion. The jets are 0-3 since firing Robert Saleh as head coach.

We’ll keep updating this until the end of Week 8.

AFC East standings during Week 8

In the AFC East, CHAOS! The New England Patriots summoned up their grit and put down the New York Jets despite losing QB Drake Maye to a concussion. The Jets are 0-3 since firing Robert Saleh as head coach. The Jets are in last place in the division.

1. Buffalo Bills (6-2)
2. Miami Dolphins (2-5)
4. New England Patriots (2-6, win over NYJ)
3. New York Jets (2-6, loss to NE)

The Buffalo Bills have a 3.5-game lead in the AFC East plus tiebreaker wins over both the Dolphins and Jets.

AFC standings during Week 8

There are a lot of AFC games still to play, obviously, but we will continue to update this post. The Steelers play Monday, but the rest of the conference is done in the late window Sunday afternoon.

1. Kansas City Chiefs (6-0)
2. Houston Texans (6-2, win over BUF)
3. Buffalo Bills (6-2, loss to HOU)
4. Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2, 4-1 AFC) - To play on MNF
5. Baltimore Ravens (5-3)
6. Denver Broncos (4-3)
7. Indianapolis Colts (4-4, .444 strength of victory)
8. Los Angeles Chargers (3-3, .333 strength of victory)
9. Cincinnati Bengals (3-5)
10. Las Vegas Raiders (2-5, .438 strength of victory)
11. Miami Dolphins (2-5, .250 strength of victory)
12. Cleveland Browns (2-6, 2-2 AFC)
13. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-6, 2-4 AFC, .313 SoV for NE)
14. New England Patriots (2-6, 2-4 AFC, .200 SoV for JAX, H2H over NYJ)
15. New York Jets (2-6, 2-3 AFC)
16. Tennessee Titans (1-6)

How does Monday Night Football impact the AFC playoff standings?

If the Steelers win, they will pass the Buffalo Bills into third place in the AFC thanks to conference record.

If Pittsburgh loses, they will fall into a tie with the Ravens in the AFC North. The Steelers at 0-0 in the AFC North are technically ahead of the Ravens at 1-1, but Pittsburgh also wins the first tiebreaker on AFC record. Pittsburgh would stay fourth.