The Jacksonville Jaguars lead the AFC South with a 7-3 record, control their own destiny with six games to go, and are (gulp!) the No. 3 seed in the AFC playoff race.
No, really.
After beating the Cleveland Browns and then watching the Kansas City Chiefs and Tennessee Titans lose their respective games, the Jaguars sit alone at No. 3 — no tiebreakers needed.
AFC playoff breakdown
No. 1 seed — Pittsburgh Steelers (8-2): For now, the Pittsburgh Steelers hold the tiebreaker but there’s a very important Week 15 showdown at home against the New England Patriots that will probably determine the top two seeds in the AFC.