There was some movement in the AFC playoff picture in Week 1, but the Miami Dolphins find themselves in the same fourth position they've been for a couple of weeks now.
What has changed is their first-round opponent playing the ever-popular "if the season ended today game" because it now would be the Cleveland Browns, as a result of their last-second home victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.
The Steelers previously occupied the fifth spot and stood as Miami's projected first-round opponent, but now have fallen to seventh — the last playoff position.
There could be a change at the top after the Monday night between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs because an Eagles victory at Arrowhead Stadium would move the Baltimore Ravens to the No. 1 seeding position in the AFC while the Chiefs would fall to No. 2.
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There remain 11 teams with a record of .500 or better in the AFC, a stark contrast from the NFC where the four teams tied for eighth place (Packers, Rams, Falcons, Bucs) all are 4-6.
One of those .500 teams in the AFC remarkably are the Denver Broncos, who have won four straight following a 1-5 start that included their record-setting thrashing at the hands of the Dolphins in Week 3.
Looking at the AFC East, the Dolphins maintained their 1.5-game lead against the Buffalo Bills, who currently do have the tiebreaker advantage by virtue of their head-to-head victory in Week 4.
To set the stage, we break down the remaining schedules of every team currently at .500 or better and run down the tiebreaker procedures, both within a division or for wild-card spots.
REMAINING SCHEDULES OF AFC PLAYOFF CONTENDERS (teams at .500 or better)
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (7-2) — vs. Philadelphia, at Las Vegas, at Green Bay, vs. Buffalo, at New England, vs. Las Vegas, vs. Cincinnati, at L.A. Chargers
BALTIMORE RAVENS (8-3) — at L.A. Chargers, bye, vs. L.A. Rams, at Jacksonville, at San Francisco, vs. Miami, vs. Pittsburgh
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (7-3) — at Houston, vs. Cincinnati, at Cleveland, vs. Baltimore, at Tampa Bay, vs. Carolina, at Tennessee
MIAMI DOLPHINS (7-3) — at N.Y. Jets, at Washington, vs. Tennessee, vs. N.Y. Jets, vs. Dallas, at Baltimore, vs. Buffalo
CLEVELAND BROWNS (7-3) — at Denver, at L.A. Rams, vs. Jacksonville, vs. Chicago, at Houston, vs. N.Y. Jets, at Cincinnati
HOUSTON TEXANS (6-4) — vs. Jacksonville, vs. Denver, at N.Y. Jets, at Tennessee, vs. Cleveland, vs. Tennessee, at Indianapolis
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (6-4) — at Cincinnati, vs. Arizona, vs. New England, at Indianapolis, vs. Cincinnati, at Seattle, at Baltimore
BUFFALO BILLS (6-5) — at Philadelphia, bye, at Kansas City, vs. Dallas, at L.A. Chargers, vs. New England, at Miami
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (5-5) — vs. Tampa Bay, at Tennessee, at Cincinnati, vs. Pittsburgh, at Atlanta, vs. Las Vegas, vs. Houston
DENVER BRONCOS (5-5) — vs. Cleveland, at Houston, at L.A. Chargers, at Detroit, vs. New England, vs. L.A. Chargers, at Las Vegas
CINCINNATI BENGALS (5-5) — vs. Pittsburgh, at Jacksonville, vs. Indianapolis, vs. Minnesota, at Pittsburgh, at Kansas City, vs. Cleveland
PLAYOFF TIEBREAKER PROCEDURES
To break a tie within a division
1. Head-to-head
2. Best record in division games
3. Best record in common games
4. Best record in conference games
5. Strength of victory in all games
6. Strength of schedule in all games
7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed in all games
8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed in all games
9. Best net points in common games
10. Best net points in all games
11. Best net touchdowns in all games
12. Coin toss
To break a tie for wild-card spots
Two teams
1. Head-to-head, if applicable
2. Best record in conference games
3. Best record in common games (minimum of four)
4. Strength of victory in all games
5. Strength of schedule in all games
6. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed in all games
7. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed in all games
8. Best net points in conference games
9. Best net points in all games
10. Best net touchdowns in all games
11. Coin toss
Three or more teams
1. Apply division tiebreaker to eliminate all but highest-ranked team in each division prior to proceeding to Step 2.
2. Head-to-head (apply only if one team has defeated all the others or one team has lost to all the others)
3. Best record in conference games
4. Best record in common games (minimum of four)
5. Strength of victory in all games
6. Strength of schedule in all games
7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed in all games
8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed in all games
9. Best net points in conference games
10. Best net points in all games
11. Best net touchdowns in all games
12. Coin toss
Note: When the first Wild Card team has been identified, the procedure if repeated to name the second and third teams.
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