AFC North Will Be a Fight to the Finish
In general the AFC playoff race picture is a bit of a NFL football odds snoozer. In three of the four divisions the race for the title is all but wrapped up. Denver (6-1) is light years ahead of the rest of the poor teams in the AFC West.
It’s all but impossible to think that undefeated Indy (7-0) will lose ground to anyone in a weak AFC South. And it’s clear that New England (5-2) is still the class of the AFC East.
But when you focus the flashlight on the AFC North NFL football odds playoff picture,
things get a bit more interesting.
After 8 weeks of NFL odds the Bengals and the Steelers are knotted up at the top of the NFC North with identical 5-2 records. Cincy holds the lead in the division by way of a head-to-head win against the Steelers in the football odds earlier in the season. In any case, the Steelers record would still be good enough to procure a wild card slot in the post season.
However, what makes this race even more interesting is the fact that Baltimore is just a game behind the two co-leaders at 4-3. And with the rough part of the Ravens schedule in the rearview mirror, this team looks set to gain ground in the playoff push.
This race could even go down to the wire with the Steelers and Ravens meeting in week 17 in what could be the division title decider. No matter who wins the AFC North it’s bound to be a photo finish with a minimum of two teams in the post season.
In general the AFC playoff race picture is a bit of
a NFL football odds snoozer. In three of the four divisions the race for the
title is all but wrapped up.