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We’re now entering the stretch run of the 2024 NFL season, and all eyes are on the playoff race. The field itself is coming into view, but there are also some internal battles within those fields that are important. Who advances in the postseason, obviously, is heavily dependent on who achieves which seed in their respective conference.
That’s what we’re looking at here today. Thanks to some help from the SportsLine projection system, we’re taking a look at some of the most pertinent seeding battles that will play out over the remainder of the season.
AFC No. 1 seed
SportsLine’s numbers favor the Bills (10-2) over the Chiefs (11-1) for the top spot in the AFC, despite Kansas City being a game ahead at the moment. Buffalo has the benefit of the tiebreaker by virtue of its head-to-head win over Kansas City, as well as an easier schedule: The Bills have two games left against the Patriots and one against the Jets, while the Chiefs have four games left against teams currently in the AFC playoff field. The Steelers are a full game back of Buffalo and two back of K.C., and they play the Chiefs in Week 17. But they also have to play the Eagles and Ravens, so it’s going to be pretty difficult to close that gap.
AFC No. 2 seed
AFC West champion: 44% Bills: 39% Steelers: 14% Everyone else: 3%
Because the Bills are actually favored to get the top seed, SportsLine has the Chiefs/Chargers getting the No. 2 spot a plurality of the time. Those two AFC West teams play each other in Week 14, but even if the Chargers pull out a victory, they’ll still have to make up a two-game gap in the remaining four games and win the tiebreaker. In other words, this seed is going to come down to the Chiefs, Bills and Steelers. Pittsburgh, as mentioned, has the toughest schedule of the three.
AFC Nos. 5, 6, 7 seeds
Chargers: 44% (No. 5), 34% (No. 6), 12% (No. 7)Ravens: 32% (No. 5), 34% (No. 6), 8% (No. 7)Broncos:…
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Author : Jared Dubin
Publish date : 2024-12-04 15:57:00
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