It was a good week for the top teams in the AFC playoff
race
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chase.With five winners among the six teams that were in playoff position
heading into Week 13 (the only loss coming on Sunday night, when two playoff
teams met in Pittsburgh), the top teams this week are the same as the top teams
last week. And they¡¯re getting more separation from the teams on the outside
looking in.Here¡¯s how the race looks after Week 13:1. Kansas City (10-2): The
Chiefs appear to be marching toward home-field advantage.2. New England (9-3):
Owns the head-to-head tiebreaker over both Kansas City and Houston.3. Houston
(9-3): A three-game lead in the AFC South with four games to play.4. Pittsburgh
(7-4-1): Still leading the division, but a first-round playoff bye is probably
unrealistic at this point.5. L.A. Chargers (9-3): The overwhelming favorites in
the wild card race, but can they catch the Chiefs in the AFC West?6. Baltimore
(7-5): Now 3-0 since Joe Flacco got hurt.7. Miami (6-6): Owns the AFC record
tiebreaker over Indianapolis and Denver based on AFC record.8. Indianapolis
(6-6): Losing to the Jaguars was a big blow to their playoff hopes9. Denver
(6-6): They¡¯ll probably have to win out to make the playoffs, but the way
they¡¯ve been playing lately, that¡¯s entirely possible.10. Tennessee (6-6): The
tiebreaker scenarios aren¡¯t kind to the Titans.11. Cincinnati (5-7): With Andy
Dalton out for the
season
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Cleveland (4-7-1): They¡¯re making progress, but not playoff contenders yet.13.
Buffalo (4-8): Certainly not a playoff team, but the Bills are playing better
than most expected.14. Jacksonville (4-8): Last year¡¯s defense finally showed up
again.15. N.Y. Jets (3-9): Todd Bowles is coaching out the string now.16.
Oakland (2-10): Gruden¡¯s guys are playing for the first pick in the draft.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) ¡ª The Kansas City Chiefs finally tracked down Lamar
Jackson when it mattered most.After watching the elusive Ravens quarterback
scoot all over the field Sunday, Justin Houston and Dee Ford combined on an
overtime sack that left Jackson holding his ankle. He then had to watch from the
sideline as Robert Griffin III threw two incompletions and Kansas City escaped
with a 27-24 victory Sunday.Jackson had X-rays on his ankle afterward that came
back negative, and he did his best to brush off the injury, likely knowing
full-well that Joe Flacco appears ready to return from his own injury.¡°They just
wanted to see what
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Jackson said with a shrug, ¡°but I¡¯m good.¡±He was excellent most of the way.In a
matchup of school-yard gunslingers, Jackson threw for 147 yards and two
touchdowns without an interception while adding 71 yards on the ground. His
counterpart, Patrick Mahomes, threw for 377 yards and two scores with an
interception while leading the Chiefs to the tying touchdown with 53 seconds
left.The Chiefs won the toss and got the ball first in overtime, and Mahomes
kept finding Tyreek Hill for big chunks of yards. They marched into the red zone
before Baltimore¡¯s top-ranked defense stiffened, and Harrison Butker kicked a
36-yard field goal to give Kansas City the lead.The Ravens looked as if they¡¯d
answer ¡ª if not one-up the Chiefs with a touchdown ¡ª when they got their chance
with the ball. Jackson connected with Willie Snead IV to pick up one first
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another first-down in Chiefs territory.The drive began to unravel after Ronnie
Stanley was called for holding, though. The ground-oriented Ravens were forced
to go to the air, and the Chiefs ¡ª who led the NFL in sacks coming into the game
¡ª were able to send their best pass-rushing unit onto the field for the
second-down play.Houston and Ford met Jackson at the same time, sending him
crumpling to the turf.¡°That offense is a problem. (Jackson) is a great athlete,¡±
Ford said, ¡°but he knows how to execute the offense. We really had to be on one
page as a defense. If you don¡¯t, they¡¯re going to gash you.¡±The Ravens finished
with 198 yards
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just two yards shy of their fourth straight 200-yard game. All of them have come
with Jackson under center, a byproduct of coach John Harbaugh reinventing the
offense to better suit the elusive style of his former Heisman Trophy winner.¡°I
was just trying to manage the game,¡± Jackson said. ¡°We knew we had to keep
(Mahomes) off the field. We had to pound the ball, throw the ball around the
field. We just had to do our job.¡±It wasn¡¯t enough to extend the Ravens¡¯
three-game win streak. And while linebacker Terrell Suggs said there are no
moral victories, Jackson seemed emboldened by the way his team performed.¡°We¡¯re
a strong team. We can fight with anybody,¡± he said. ¡°I know a lot of people
doubted us to lose this game, but it was now how they thought it was going to
be. We just have to get better next
week.¡±Now
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next week.Harbaugh said Flacco was medically cleared to play on Friday from the
hip injury that has kept him out, but he wasn¡¯t prepared enough to face the
Chiefs. Another week of practice could have the Super Bowl-winning quarterback
ready to play when Baltimore returns home to face Tampa Bay.They could need him
if Jackson¡¯s ankle is sore, though he tried to dismiss any such concern.¡°They
were concerned. They just wanted to check and see if anything was broken,
anything like that. I¡¯m good,¡± he said. ¡°We¡¯ve got to regroup next week and get
ready for our next game.¡±