Playoffs?

[ChaosTheory]

Used the playoff machine again and plugged in some reasonable picks. I have a hard time coming up with a scenario where the Colts don't get in. Personally, I don't think it's a stretch that they win out.

TEN could realistically lose to SF and MIA which would give the Colts the division lead with a week left in the season. That's wild.

Believe it or not, with those two losses, TEN has a backdoor shot at missing the playoffs. If BUF beats NE next week, that opens the door for MIA to win out and bump TEN. Tie-breakers would dictate MIA over NE and NE over TEN.

MIA hasn't lost since Halloween. Hasn't been a murderer's row, but they've taken down NE and BAL. So that's interesting.

The AFC North logjam surprisingly could end up only producing one playoff team in the division champ. Also interesting.

Not saying I expect it, but it's actually not the craziest set of circumstances that lead to the Colts being the #2 seed.