AFC Playoff Picture Breakdown Ahead of Week 18 Slate

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00:00Live right here on the early line figuring out the stakes for the AFC playoff picture entering week 18 again

00:07back to that playoff graphic the top two seats locked in the Chiefs the one the bills the two the Ravens a

00:1317 and a half point favorite on Saturday afternoon

00:17Against the Cleveland Browns who are probably going to trot out Dorian Thompson

00:20Robinson to stay in the hunt for that number one overall pick the Ravens are a minus

00:2520,000 favorite to win the AFC North

00:28It would be highly unlikely for that not to be the case. The Houston Texans are locked in to the four spots

00:34So let's figure out where things stand in the wild card

00:38Seeds if the Steelers who will host the Bengals on Saturday night

00:43It's just a point and a half spread in favor of Cincy

00:46I'll be it on the road in the Steel City if Pittsburgh wins that game

00:51They are the top wild card team assuming that before them the Baltimore Ravens win the AFC North with a beatdown of

00:59The Browns so that would be big for the Chargers who play on Sunday

01:04Currently is a five and a half point road bit road favorite in Las Vegas if the Steelers lose right now

01:10They're a slight home underdog against Cincy. The Chargers could move up to the five spot

01:15I think the more desirable opening round matchup is a visit to Houston and a potentially nine and eight Texans team or

01:24Ten and seven Houston team that has not been playing its best football really all year

01:29but certainly in the last month and a half than a visit to Baltimore to take on Lamar Jackson and

01:35The Ravens so those are the stakes Joe for those top two wild card spots the five and the six seeds currently

01:42Yeah, and will any of it matter Ben because the top three seeds in the AFC it really doesn't matter

01:51I mean, it's gonna come down to are the Chiefs playing the Bills are they playing the Ravens?

01:56I don't see unlike the NFC where we saw some value in that five six seven slot there

02:04We don't I don't see any value here with these teams

02:07I think it's ultimately very top-heavy in the AFC the Chiefs bills are the Ravens are going to be

02:14Representing and in all likelihood the Super Bowl champion this year