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The New England Patriots are still one of the hottest teams in the NFL right now. Hosted Cleveland Browns In a 5-4 team battle, they left their opponent with no chance and celebrated a 45-7 victory. So the Patriots continue to rise in the AFC rankings, and their 6-4 record is now good enough to earn them sixth place in the conference playoffs.
However, as can be seen, New England is not too far from the other top teams in the AFC and not significantly ahead of those behind them:
- Tennessee Titans (8-2)
- Buffalo Bills (6-3)
- Baltimore Ravens (6-3)
- Kansas City Chiefs (6-4)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (5-3-1)
- New England Patriots (6-4)
- Los Angeles chargers (5-4)
In the bubble: 8. Cincinnati Bengals (5-4), 9. Las Vegas Raiders (5-4), 10. Indianapolis Colts (5-5), 11. Cleveland Browns (5-5), 12. Denver Broncos (5-5), 13. Miami Dolphins (3-7), 14. New York Jets (2-7), 15. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-7), 16. Houston Texans (1-8)
As New England has not yet enjoyed a swing week, it is currently in its sixth year. However, the team would remain ahead of the Chargers, Bengals and Raiders, even if these three clubs leveled their records in one step: 5-1 The Patriots share the AFC’s best conference record, giving them an important point. tiebreaking an advantage over their competitors in the playoffs.
Thus, the odds are very much in New England’s favor when it comes to their entry into at least the playoffs (Through FiveThirtyEight):
AFC Playoff Odds: Week 11
| Team | Make the playoffs | Win the division | Heip of the first round | Win the Super Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Make the playoffs | Win the division | Heip of the first round | Win the Super Bowl |
| Titans | > 99% | > 99% | 75% | 16% |
| Invoices | 92% | 74% | 9% | 11% |
| Masters | 82% | 52% | 2% | 7% |
| Patriots | 74% | 26% | 5% | 4% |
| Ravens | 74% | 48% | 4% | 4% |
| Chargers | 63% | 34% | 3% | 3% |
| Colts | 46% | 0.4% | <0.1% | 1% |
| Brown | 39% | 18% | <0.1% | 1% |
| Steelers | 39% | 17% | 1% | 1% |
| Bengal | 38% | 16% | 1.0% | 0.8% |
| Raiders | 28% | 6% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Broncos | 21% | 7% | <0.1% | 0.3% |
| Dolphins | 4% | 0.1% | <0.1% | <0.1% |
| Shower machines | 0.1% | <0.1% | <0.1% | <0.1% |
| Jaguars | 0.1% | <0.1% | <0.1% | <0.1% |
| Texas | <0.1% | <0.1% | <0.1% | <0.1% |
As can be seen, with only three teams in the Titans, the Bills and Chiefs have a better chance of getting into the playoffs than the Patriots right now.
However, as New England continues to play Tennessee in Week 12 and Buffalo in Weeks 13 and 16, the team has considerable potential not only to improve their chances of earning one of the seven post-season seeds in the AFC, but also to improve them significantly. Kansas City, on the other hand, only plays teams with a final distance of 0.500 or better.
Long story short: For the Patriots, anything is still possible, and they have the power to continue making noise in the AFC on their own.
The NFC playoff game image, on the other hand, looks like this:
- Green Bay Packers (8-2)
- Arizona Cardinals (8-2)
- Dallas Cowboys (7-2)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-3)
- Los Angeles Rams (7-3)
- New Orleans Saints (5-4)
- Carolina Panthers (5-5)
In the bubble: 8. Minnesota Vikings (4-5), 9. San Francisco 49ers (4-5), 10. Atlanta Falcons (4-5), 11. Philadelphia Eagles (4-6), 12. Washington football team (3-6), 13. The giants of New York (3-6), 14. Seattle Seahawks (3-6), 15. Chicago bears (3-6), 16. Detroit Lions (0-8-1)
The image of the NFC playoffs shook slightly thanks to five teams during the top seven losses in recent weeks. The Cardinals, Buccaneers, Saints and Falcons all lost in Week 10, and the latter dropped out of the playoffs altogether. Meanwhile, the Panthers and recently signed former Patriots quarterback Cam Newton have now risen to seventh place after a decisive 34-10 win in Arizona.
The competition for the top spots and the last wild card slots continues to be intense.
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