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We are wrapping up Week 13 of the National Football League. There are two teams out of the AFC that will play on Monday Night Football.

Before that, it’s time to give you an upset on who is in, who is out, some possible upsets and surprises when it comes to the AFC postseason picture.

AFC Playoffs Who’s In? Who’s Out? Upsets, and Surprises | MyBookie NFL Championship Game Preview

2024 AFC Playoffs Saturday, Jan 13 – Sunday, Jan 28, 2024

Teams That are In:

Baltimore Ravens 9-3
The Ravens had a bye in Week 13. Baltimore is in quite the battle for the top seed in the AFC. Week 13 did help them expand their divisional lead to two games. Lamar Jackson and company have put up quite a 2023 season.

Miami Dolphins 9-3
With another blowout win in Week 13, the Dolphins are tied at the top of the AFC standings. Miami has a tough stretch in their final three, but this team seems to be clicking on all cylinders right now.

Jacksonville Jaguars 8-3
The Jaguars can join the Ravens and Dolphins at the top of the AFC standings with a Monday Night Football win. The Jaguars are getting pushed by both Indianapolis and Houston in the AFC South.

Kansas CIty Chiefs 8-4
The loss on Sunday Night Football pushed them a game back. The chances of hosting the AFC title game are slimming down a bit. Kansas City is the defending Super Bowl Champions.

Pittsburgh Steelers 7-5
The Steelers are coming off an ugly loss at home to Arizona. They are also going to be without their starting quarterback Kenny Pickett for a couple weeks as well.

Cleveland Browns 7-5
Another team without their starting quarterback – as Deshaun Watson is out for the season. Cleveland is coming off a loss to the Rams. The defense has been strong, but their inability to get another going on offense has killed them.

Indianapolis Colts 7-5
What a big time overtime win on Sunday over the Titans. The win pushed them to 7-5, and kept pace in the AFC wildcard chase. The Colts are going to have to continue winning without running back Jonathan Taylor.

Teams That are Out:

Houston Texans 7-5
The Texans are on the short end of a four team tiebreaker. For now. Houston is coming off a Week 13 win, but lost their top target in Tank Dell for the season.

Buffalo Bills 6-6
Buffalo will start their final five games of the regular season, still with a chance at the postseason. It’s been a frustrating season, at best, for Josh Allen and his teammates, but there is still hope.

Denver Broncos 6-6
The Broncos had their five game winning streak snapped, and are now back to .500. The Broncos are another team that has been up and down, and way down early in the season.

Cincinnati Bengals 5-6
The Monday Night Football game at Jacksonville is a big one for the Bengals. Cincinnati, despite not having Joe Burrow could still be just a game out win. A loss, and their chances drop by time.

Los Angeles Chargers 5-7
The Chargers shut out the Patriots on Sunday, and picked up their 5th win. Los Angeles likely will need to win out to have a chance at the postseason, which could mean an end to their head coach Brandon Staley.

Las Vegas Raiders 5-7
Despite showing signs of life, it does not look like the postseason will be in the cards for the Las Vegas Raiders in 2023. Josh Jacobs started slow, but has come on a bit in the second half of the season.

New York Jets 4-8
What an offensive mess it has been for the Jets. Aaron Rodgers would be coming back to complete mess. Something they’ll need to address in the off-season.

Tennessee Titans 4-8
The loss in overtime at home to the Colts pretty much locked them into a non playoff team. The Titans have seen their running back Derrick Henry put up back to back weeks of solid performances.

New England Patriots 2-10
It has been a season to forget for the Patriots. Just one game ahead of Carolina for the worst record in all of the National Football League.

Possible AFC Upsets:

Look out for the Buffalo Bills. Despite their struggles, we all know they have all the talent to put something together and make a run at it. Our possible AFC upset, would be if the Bills got into the postseason as the #7 seed. Look for them to get an opportunity to take on a team like the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Bills taking down the Jaguars in the first round of the postseason would be an upset, but certainly one we could see happening. When Josh Allen gets hot, he can really be hot. This would be a perfect scenario for that.

Possible AFC Surprises:

Not sure there is a situation in the AFC that would really be all that surprising. The Houston Texans could be seen as a surprise if they were one of the wildcard teams to get into the postseason. They will be tough to defend with CJ Stroud’s ability to move the football. If they can grab some running game, they will be even tougher to slow down. They would be a surprise in the AFC. Playing a first round game against a team like the Miami Dolphins would certainly open the eyes of football fans.

The biggest surprise so far this season in the AFC is the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Chargers both being on the outside looking in. For Cincinnati, it’s mostly been the injuries to Joe Burrow, but also ineffective play. For the Chargers, they just have been snake bitten by poor play, and tight games. They are likely going to need a new head coach before the start of the 2024 season. Those two teams have been the biggest surprises on the negative side in the AFC.

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