Boston Herald · Dec 1, 2015
THE RACE FOR HOME FIELD
The Patriots currently hold the edge in the race for the No. 1 seed in the AFC, but their loss to the Broncos Sunday night combined with a rash of injuries to key performers, has made the quest wide open. Here is a look at the remaining games of the Pats, Bengals and Broncos as well as NFL tiebreaker rules should two, or possibly all three, finish with the same regular-season record:
PATRIOTS (10-1)
(2 home, 3 away)
Dec. 6: vs. Eagles (4-7)
Dec. 13: at Texans (6-5)
Dec. 20: vs. Titans (2-9)
Dec. 27: at NY Jets (6-5)
Jan. 3: at Dolphins (4-7)
CINCINNATI BENGALS (9-2)
(2 home, 3 away)
Dec. 6: at Browns (2-8)*
Dec. 13: vs. Steelers (6-5)
Dec. 20: at 49ers (3-8)
Dec. 28: at Broncos (9-2)
