Week Ten Preview (2022)

Matchups for Division Lead:

Patriots (8-3) vs Bills (7-4)

• NE: wins AFC East with a win, clinching top four seed in postseason
• BUF: won't officially take lead with a win, but easier schedule over final two weeks compared to Patriots

• CIN: wins AFC North with a win, clinching top four seed in postseason
• PIT: can tie season H2H at 1-1, forcing total points tiebreaker (CIN leads by less than 60 points)

• WAS: won't have H2H tiebreaker with a win, but big points lead gives them upper hand with 2 games left
• DAL: can claim H2H tiebreaker (2-0) with a win, will likely need to go 1-1 over final two to win division

• TEN: have clinched division title, playing for first round bye (Bengals trail by one game)
• HOU: wins in 4 of last 5, control their own destiny for AFC wildcard

• LAC: can clinch 2-0 H2H tiebreaker vs DEN with a win, likely playing for wildcard spot with LV remaining schedule
• DEN: need win to stay in wildcard race, final two matchups against 2021 Super Bowl teams

• DET, SEA: playing for the top seed, Lions lead by nearly 150 points
• SF, MIN: not eliminated with a loss, but final wildcard spot is a seven team race

Other Matchups:

BAL (2-9) vs CLE (5-6) // JAX (1-10) vs IND (5-6) // PHI (5-6) vs Giants (1-10)

• Browns, Colts, Eagles can stay in wildcard race with a win, longshot unless they can win out

• Raiders easiest remaining schedule of AFC West contenders, 2 wins should be enough to lock up division

• worst game of the week, top of draft order implications

• Bears, Cardinals should win & build up their leads on other NFC wildcard contenders

AFC Playoff Picture:

1 Tennessee Titans (10-1) -- Clinched AFC South Title, Top 4 Seed
2 Cincinnati Bengals (9-2)
3 New England Patriots (8-3)
4 Las Vegas Raiders (8-3)
5 Pittsburgh Steelers (8-3)
6 Denver Broncos (7-4)
7 Los Angeles Chargers (7-4)
8 Buffalo Bills (7-4)
9 Houston Texans (6-5)
10 Indianapolis Colts (5-6)
11 Cleveland Browns (5-6)

*ELIMINATED*


- Miami Dolphins (2-9)
- Baltimore Ravens (2-9)
- New York Jets (1-10)
- Kansas City Chiefs (1-10)
- Jacksonville Jaguars (1-10)

NFC Playoff Picture:

1 Detroit Lions (10-1) -- Clinched Playoff Berth
2 Seattle Seahawks (10-1) -- Clinched NFC West Title, Top 4 Seed
3 Washington Commanders (7-4)
4 New Orleans Saints (6-5)
5 Chicago Bears (9-2)
6 Arizona Cardinals (7-4)
7 Atlanta Falcons (6-5)
8 Dallas Cowboys (6-5)
9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-6)
10 Carolina Panthers (5-6)
11 San Francisco 49ers (5-6)
12 Minnesota Vikings (5-6)
13 Philadelphia Eagles (5-6)

*ELIMINATED*


- Los Angeles Rams (2-9)
- New York Giants (1-10)
- Green Bay Packers (0-11)