Here's the remaining schedules
1. Kansas City 12-1
at New Orleans
vs. Atlanta
vs. Chargers
Kansas City has played five straight weeks winning by 6 or fewer points. Their explosive offense is simply too much for teams, but these games are close and it hasn't exactly been against stellar competition. New Orleans is still competing for the top spot in the NFC and is getting Drew Brees back this week, which will mean a big dose of Kamara. Problem is they are without Thomas for the rest of the season. While Atlanta is talented, they find a way to lose every week. LAC is very interesting as they aren't going to be a team ready to pack it in. They have a terrific rookie QB who will want to outduel Mahomes.
2. Pittsburgh 11-2
at Cincinnati
vs. Indianapolis
at Cleveland
Put your fandom aside, the Steelers are currently the worst looking playoff contender right now because they're too limited on offense. The message has been received and they're talking about making adjustments to the offense. Even without Dupree, this defense is tough. They should wrap up the division on Monday and have two very challenging games to close the season. Rivers doesn't always show up when it comes to pressure situations so we'll see what he brings. I seem to remember him beating the Steelers last time he was in Pittsburgh because he threw a touchdown pass when the offense had a false start. The Cleveland game is tough to predict because both teams could potentially be resting guys depending on seeding.
3. Buffalo 11-3
at New England
vs. Miami
The Bills are getting hot at the right time. Four straight wins by 10 or more points and they've held their opponents to fewer than 20 points in three of those games. You better believe they're ready to but a nail in the coffin on New England's season to overcome some of those demons from seasons past. The Dolphins game could be huge as the Bills may be playing for the No. 2 seed or Miami could be playing for a spot. We really need a Bills loss since they hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over us.
4.Tennessee 9-4
vs. Detroit
at Green Bay
at Houston
We have a two-game edge over the Titans and beat the head-to-head. You can bet they'll lose to the Packers as well. The problem is they are in a fight with the Colts making our game next week huge for Indy. I don't think we'll fall any further than third in the AFC.
6. Indianapolis 9-4
vs. Houston
at Pittsburgh
vs. Jacksonville
Indy has an easier schedule down the stretch getting a reeling Steelers team and a Jacksonville team playing for the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. They want to win the division and will come out firing in two weeks. I think this offense can be held in check if you play a physical brand of football against them, but they seam to be hitting their stride scoring 26+ points in five straight games and Taylor is heating up. Again, I don't anticipate falling further than third, but things could get scary if we lose to the Colts.
