1. Pittsburgh (BYE)
2. Kansas City Chiefs vs. 7. Indianapolis Colts
3. Buffalo Bills vs. 6. Miami Dolphins
4. Cleveland Browns vs. 5. Tennessee Titans
Despite its somewhat shocking loss to Washington, Pittsburgh remains in control of its own destiny because of its conference record (8-0), whereas Kansas City, which is also 11-1, has a conference loss to Las Vegas. The two teams won’t face off in the regular season, so if both end up winning out, the Steelers will get the league’s first-round bye and home field advantage throughout the playoffs.
The Chiefs’ two toughest remaining tests come in the next two weeks when they’ll travel to Miami to face one of the best defenses in the league, and a week later they will go to New Orleans, which could have Drew Brees back from injury by that point.