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Before I clicked on this article, the caption underneath the ESPN News photo read,
) Is the AFC South Still Up for Grabs ???
3) ) Tennessee Titans (9-5)
FPI chances to make playoffs: 97%
FPI chances to win division: 91%
Current projected first-round match-up: vs. Chargers
What an enormous swing the Titans went through this weekend. A win in Pittsburgh would have put them atop the AFC with three weeks left in the season and given them a 51% chance to win home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, per ESPN's FPI. But now both the Chiefs and Patriots are in better position, leaving Tennessee at just 15% to finish at No. 1. Sunday's loss also delayed the Titans' chance to clinch the division. They're still prohibitive favorites to win the AFC South, but it didn't happen in Week 15. They could clinch it in Week 16 with a win over the 49ers and a Colts loss to the Cardinals.
Remaining schedule: vs. 49ers, vs. Dolphins, at Texans
5) ) Indianapolis Colts (8-6)
FPI chances to make playoffs: 82%
FPI chances to win division: 9%
Current projected first-round match-up: at Bengals
The Colts pulled off a huge win Saturday night, both qualitatively and quantitatively, and their good fortune continued Sunday. The Titans' loss to the Steelers means the Colts are still in the AFC South race. A division title is still a long shot -- ESPN's FPI gives the Colts a 9% chance to do it -- but at least they are not eliminated from it at this point. Regardless, the Colts should be riding high. Their win Saturday snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Patriots, and had they lost Saturday, the Colts' playoff chances would have dropped to 42%. Instead, they have an 82% chance to get in, and they even jumped the Chargers in the AFC standings.
Remaining schedule: at Cardinals, vs. Raiders, at Jaguars
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