Bills, Chargers, Jaguars book playoff spots after Colts' loss to 49ers
The AFC playoff field welcomed three teams after the Indianapolis Colts' loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football.
With the Colts' 48-27 defeat, the Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Chargers, and Jacksonville Jaguars officially punched their tickets to the postseason.
The 11-4 Jaguars are currently the conference's No. 3 seed but have yet to clinch the AFC South. The Houston Texans rank second in the division with a 10-5 record ahead of the season's final two weeks.
The Bills are also 11-4 and sit as the conference's No. 6 seed at the moment. They remain one game behind the 12-3 New England Patriots.
Finally, the Chargers place second in the AFC West at 11-4 behind the Denver Broncos, owners of a 12-3 mark. The Chargers visit the Broncos in their regular-season finale. Los Angeles wins the tiebreaker over Buffalo for the No. 5 seed for having a better record in conference games.
The Broncos and Patriots had already clinched their playoff spots in the AFC.
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