Handicapping the AFC wild card race

Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers are battling with the Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets for one of two AFC Wild Card spots. Winslow Townson / APThe Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers are all 8-5 and fighting for playoff spots. All three rank in the 6-10 range in the Week 15 ESPN NFL Power Rankings.

Even though the Steelers are currently the odd man out of the playoff picture, the Jets are the team that is least likely to play in the postseason, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index. FPI has the Chiefs making the playoffs in 94 percent of simulations, the Steelers in 82 percent and the Jets in 25 percent.

Much of that is due to the Chiefs and…