The Denver Broncos won their eighth game in a row, beating the Kansas City Chiefs on a last-second field goal. It was their third walk-off win this year, and they now enter Week 12 on the bye and already having nine wins.
The Broncos also clinched a winning season for the second year in a row, the first time that has happened since 2015 and 2016. All things are pointing toward the Broncos being able to make a deep playoff run in the 2025 NFL Season.
Let's power rank the AFC after some crazy Week 11 action.
Denver Broncos rise to the top in updated AFC Power Rankings
16. Tennessee Titans
It's been a season to forget for the Tennessee Titans thus far, and they are trending toward again holding the first overall pick in the NFL Draft. If nothing else, they are in a position to grab even more blue-chip talent to try and build around Cam Ward, who has struggled as a rookie.
15. Cleveland Browns
Shedeur Sanders now might be thrust into the starting role for the rest of the season, but he's nothing special as an NFL QB and probably isn't going to play nearly as well as people think. Cleveland also keeps losing.
14. New York Jets
Speaking of losing, the New York Jets are sending Justin Fields to the bench. Fields has been one of the worst throwers of the football in quite some time and is simply not an NFL-caliber quarterback. The roster overall is also simply bad.
13. Las Vegas Raiders
The Las Vegas Raiders got blown out on Monday Night Football and are now 2-8 on the season. I would not be shocked if this team blew it up again this coming offseason. Absolutely nothing is working for this franchise, again.
12. Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals need to not bring Joe Burrow back into the lineup, as this is another lost season. The team has to rebuild both sides of the ball in order to get back into the postseason. They haven't been there since 2022.
11. Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are actually playing winning football and don't seem to be playing like a team headed toward a rebuild. They have slowly been climbing our AFC power rankings, and it's warranted.
10. Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are now 5-5 on the season and losers of two games in a row. This team's roster is nothing special, and the Chiefs are now 0-5 in one-score games. The Chiefs aren't good, people.
9. Jacksonville Jaguars
A blowout win over the Los Angeles Chargers has the Jaguars feeling good at 6-4, and that win absolutely muddied up the AFC playoff picture as well. Things will be very interesting in this Wild Card race.
8. Baltimore Ravens
The Ravens are back in the mix at 5-5 after a four-game win streak. Baltimore is probably going to be able to eek out the AFC North title as well, which would bump the Pittsburgh Steelers down into a Wild Card position yet again.
7. Houston Texans
Houston is back at .500 after a shaky 0-3 start, meaning they have gone a strong 5-2 over their past seven games. Even with CJ Stroud not in the lineup, Houston is winning, which is a testament to the defense and backup QB, Davis Mills.
6. Pittsburgh Steelers
Is there such a thing as a bad win? Probably not. The Pittsburgh Steelers maintain their standing atop the AFC North, but the Ravens are coming, and I doubt Pittsburgh is good enough to fend them off. The Steelers don't do anything overly-well and are nothing more than a good team.
5. Los Angeles Chargers
The LA Chargers have serious issues, and I probably should have dropped them more, but a 7-4 record is a 7-4 record. LA is in good standing to make the playoffs again under Jim Harbaugh.
4. Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills have some defensive concerns, but they beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and moved to 7-3 on the season. Buffalo is still two wins behind the New England Patriots, so that's something to keep an eye on, as they are in a Wild Card position right now.
3. Indianapolis Colts
Daniel Jones has fumbled six games and been sacked 12 times over the past two games, and with Indy having a very tough schedule to close out the season, it would not shock me if this team stumbled a bit and fell in our power rankings.
2. New England Patriots
One of two teams with an eight-game winning streak, the New England Patriots are 9-2 and got their win over early this week, as they beat the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football. New England is a well-coached, balanced operation.
1. Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are now 9-2 on the season, riding an eight-game winning streak, and are the first seed in the AFC at the moment. Denver is on the bye in Week 12 and will have some crucial time to recharge and get ready for the final stretch. Having the best defense in the NFL and a clutch QB is a recipe for success in today's NFL. The Broncos are legitimate Super Bowl contenders.