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The Kansas City Chiefs keep losing, and the Chicago Bears keep winning. Those are two things that may come off as shocking to many NFL fans. Week 13 is over, and the last week of byes will take place during Week 14. So, how does the NFL playoff picture stack up in both the AFC and NFC with just over a month left in the regular season?
The New England Patriots’ league-leading offseason spending spree has paid off, as they are atop the AFC. Some claim that the Patriots have had an easy schedule thus far, but that doesn’t change the fact that they have won 10 straight games. Now, they get some much-needed rest during a Week 14 bye. The Patriots are pretty banged up right now.
The Denver Broncos could take advantage of the Patriots’ bye week and leapfrog them with another win. The 10-2 Broncos have won nine straight games in their own right, including most recently an overtime thriller in which Nik Bonitto had the game-winning pass deflection. The Broncos’ defense is elite due to their ability to sack the quarterback, and Bo Nix’s offense always seems to turn it up late, which is why they keep winning these close games.
With Travis Hunter sidelined and Brian Thomas still struggling, the Jakobi Meyers trade is starting to really pay off for the Jacksonville Jaguars. The team’s rushing attack has improved in recent weeks, and that has helped Jacksonville jump up from being a Wild Card team to a divisional leader after Week 13.
The Baltimore Ravens of the AFC North are the fourth divisional leaders in the conference. They seemed completely down and out earlier in the season when Lamar Jackson was sidelined....
