15 crazy stats to know about the AFC in 2023, including 14 teams with at least 4 wins, crowded playoff picture

Make it make sense. That’s what I find myself saying after watching the action unfold in the AFC week after week, especially lately. The Steelers can’t lose despite getting outgained in every game. The Ravens can’t hold onto a lead. The Jets can’t score. The Broncos just beat the Chiefs and Bills. Buffalo and Las Vegas have the same record. The Chargers can’t seem to win no matter how much they score. 

The list goes on and on. Here are 15 crazy facts (courtesy of myself and CBS Sports Research) about the action-packed AFC this season.

1. Crowded playoff picture: There are 14 AFC teams with at least four wins, tied for the most in a conference through Week 10 since 1970 (AFC had 14 in 2002 as well).

2. AFC North just wins: Every team in the AFC North has a winning record. No division has ever had every team make the playoffs. The last division with four playoff teams was the 1998 AFC East. 

3. Pittsburgh finds a way: The Steelers have the best record in NFL history (6-3) by a team outgained in nine straight games within a season.

4. Ravens can’t hold a lead: Baltimore had led in the final two minutes of every game this season, but sit at 7-3. The Ravens are the 10th team since 2000 to lead in the final two minutes in each of their first 10 games. The other nine teams were 89-1.

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Author : Douglas Clawson

Publish date : 2023-11-15 13:39:29

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