Baltimore Beatdown
The Baltimore Ravens put pressure on the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 15. Baltimore’s win over the Cincinnati Bengals means the Steelers need to win on Monday night to stick in first place.
Elsewhere in the AFC playoff picture, the Kansas City Chiefs’ loss means they are eliminated from the postseason.
In the rest of the wild card race, the Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Chargers, and Houston Texans all won to stay in playoff position as did the Jacksonville Jaguars. It looks like Baltimore’s only path to the postseason is in the division.
The Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals were both eliminated from the AFC playoff race on Sunday.
1. Denver Broncos (11-2)
2. New England Patriots (113)
3. Jacksonville Jaguars (10-4)
4. Pittsburgh Steelers (7-6)
5. Los Angeles Chargers (10-4, 8-2 AFC)
6. Buffalo Bills (10-4, 7-3 AFC)
7. Houston Texans (9-5)
8. Indianapolis Colts (8-5) 9. Baltimore Ravens (7-7)
10. Miami Dolphins (6-7)
11. e-Kansas City Chiefs (6-8)
12. e-Cincinnati Bengals (4-10)
13. e-New York Jets (3-11)
14. e-Cleveland Browns (3-11)
15. e-Tennessee Titans (2-11)
16. e-Las Vegas Raiders (2-12)
The Pittsburgh Steelers play in prime time Week 15, so that is still up in the air. If the Steelers lose, the Ravens more back into first place. If they win, Pittsburgh stays in first.
The Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns both lost again. They are both eliminated from the postseason.
1. Pittsburgh Steelers (7-6)
2. Baltimore Ravens (7-7)
3. e-Cincinnati Bengals (4-10)
4. e-Cleveland Browns (3-11+
