We all know the big wins by the Bills over KC and Detroit. The flip side of that coin is they lost to every other playoff bound team they faced. So It made me curious how that stacks against the other playoff bound teams. There are 5 teams still on the bubble: Miami, Cincinnati, Denver, Atlanta, and Tampa Bay. Therefore, I considered the worst case record and best case records for each team as well based on who the 2 additional playoff teams end up being.
For the AFC:
Buffalo: Currently 2-3 which is also the worst case. Best case is 4-3 if Miami gets in.
Baltimore: Currently 5-3 which is also the worst case. Best case is 7-3 if either Cincy or Denver make it for the AFC and Tampa Bay for the NFC.
Pittsburgh: Currently 3-3 which is also the worst case. Best case is 5-3 if either Cincy or Denver make it for the AFC and Atlanta for the NFC. Also note they have another game against Cincinnati would could push best case to 6-3.
Houston: Currently 2-5 which is also the worst case. Best case is only 3-5 if Miami gets in.
Kansas City: Currently 6-1 which is also the worst case. Note they beat both Atlanta and Tampa Bay so giving them 1 win there. Best case is 7-1 if Cincy or Denver get in.
La Chargers: Currently 0-4. Their worst case is 0-5 if Miami gets in for the AFC and Tampa Bay for the NFC who they lost to. Best Case is 2-4 if Cincy or Denver make it for the AFC and Atlanta for the NFC.
So my first takeaway here which isn't really surprise is that KC has performed the best by far even with the loss to Buffalo.
The other takeaway is that the Chargers are easily the weakest playoff by far. I know a lot has been said about how they are scary but they haven't beaten a single playoff team in current state.
Lastly Houston also doesn't look all that strong of a playoff team with only a 2-5 record despite their win against Buffalo.
If this is interesting, I'll take a look at the NFC too. I'll also come back and update once we do in fact have the final playoff teams.