AFC Standings: Chargers win over Broncos changes potential Bills opponent

The Chargers beat the Broncos, so the Bills’ potential opponent has shifted.

Week 16 opened on Thursday night with a matchup of two likely AFC playoff teams. The Buffalo Bills were surely watching.

The Los Angeles Chargers beat the Denver Broncos to tie them in overall record and ultimately pass them based on the head-to-head tiebreaker. The Broncos are now in seventh place while the Chargers move up to sixth.

If the current standings hold, the Bills as the second seed would host those Broncos and rookie QB Bo Nix. There is still a lot of football to be played.

Speaking of which, there are two huge games on Saturday. We will update the playoff picture then, as well.

AFC standings during Week 16

1. y-Kansas City Chiefs (13-1)
2. y-Buffalo Bills (11-3)
3. x-Pittsburgh Steelers (10-4)
4. y-Houston Texans (9-5)

5. Baltimore Ravens (9-5, win over DEN)
6. Los Angeles Chargers (9-6, wins over DEN)*
7. Denver Broncos (9-6, losses to LAC)*

8. Indianapolis Colts (6-8, 5-5 AFC, win over MIA)*
9. Miami Dolphins (6-8, 5-5 AFC, loss to IND)*
10. Cincinnati Bengals (6-8, 3-6 AFC)*
11. New York Jets (4-10) — eliminated
12. Cleveland Browns (3-11, win over JAX) — eliminated
13. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-11, win over TEN, loss to CLE, win over NE) — eliminated
14. Tennessee Titans (3-11, loss to JAX, win over NE) — eliminated
15. New England Patriots (3-11, losses to JAX & TEN) — eliminated
16. Las Vegas Raiders (2-12) — eliminated

Teams with an asterisk (*) have been eliminated from divisional contention
Teams with an (x) have clinched a playoff spot
Teams with a (y) have clinched their division